Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 15, 2026
V93000 integration with FormFactor's TRITON prober and a new turnkey optical test rack target the move from engineering to HVM The post Advantest Readies Silicon Photonics Test for Volume Production appeared first on Semiconductor Digest.
SemiWiki • Oct 15, 2026
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the infrastructure that powers healthcare, transportation, finance, manufacturing, and everyday digital services. As these systems grow more capable, they also process more sensitive information a...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to sell 1,000 units of its compact electric bus, the e-Palette, within five to six years as it prepares to introduce a Level 4 autonomous driving version in fiscal 2027, which runs from April 2027 through March 2028...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 14, 2026
The Amazon Echo rival features an indoor temperature and humidity sensor.
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Oct 14, 2026
Hyperscale CSPs are ramping up investments in servers and AI infrastructure, according to TrendForce’s latest AI server industry research. Combined CapEx among the world’s nine leading CSPs is projected to surge 106% YoY to US$957 billion i...
TechCrunch - Semiconductors • Sep 22, 2026
Singapore-based Nexstrom has raised new funding to develop equipment that could help chipmakers manufacture 2D semiconductor materials at scale.
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 15, 2026
From engineering plastics in semiconductor wafer equipment to EUV dry resist precursors, MCG says its vertically integrated portfolio touches nearly every step of chipmaking The post Mitsubishi Chemical Group: The Materials Supplier Hiding ...
SemiWiki • Oct 14, 2026
Sirish Munipalli is Co-Founder and CTO of Moores Lab AI, where he leads the development of agentic AI for chip design verification, including SpecAgent(tm), the company’s specification and modeling platform. He has spent about 15 years desi...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
Optical communications maker Luxnet reported a September 2026 net profit attributable to parent-company owners of NT$103 million (US$3.21 million), up 110.2% year-over-year, with earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.72. September EPS exceeded h...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 09, 2026
Infleqtion, Honeywell Aerospace, and the University of California, Santa Barbara are working to skrink the optical cavity of quantum sensors.
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Oct 13, 2026
TrendForce’s latest research on AI interconnect technologies reveals that growing demand for high-speed transmission in AI data centers is accelerating the transition of co-packaged optics (CPO) toward mass production, making shorter test t...
TechCrunch - Semiconductors • Sep 17, 2026
Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 15, 2026
View or Download the SEMICON West Show Daily — Day Three! The post Show Daily 2026 — Day Three appeared first on Semiconductor Digest.
SemiWiki • Oct 14, 2026
By Sajeed Mohammad The most memorable slide I ever saw in a chip design review didn’t show a floorplan. It showed a target. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program manager running AISS, Automatic Implementation of Secu...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
TSMC will not let customers sublease or auction off their wafer capacity allocations, chairman C.C. Wei said during the company's October 15 earnings call. With AI chip demand still far outstripping supply, Wei said TSMC intends to leave no...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 07, 2026
Firefly, whose Autonomous Mowing Platform is aimed at golf courses and similar environments, filed for an IPO last year, but later withdrew that plan.
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Oct 08, 2026
TrendForce’s latest report, “2027 Infrared Sensing and Optical Communication Market Trend”, shows that rapidly growing demand for data transmission in expanding data center networks is increasing interest in VCSEL-based near-packaged optics...
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
Advanced packaging has a bigger place at SEMICON West than ever, with three days of packaging content on this year’s program, and SEMI is building a global home for the topic through its Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration (APH...
SemiWiki • Oct 14, 2026
Score: the written music for an orchestra, with every section’s part laid out on the same page so they play together. In this article, it’s your designed workflows. Is AI helping you hit your tape-out date, or putting it at risk? How would ...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
TSMC Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei announced that, driven by relentless AI momentum and strong demand for advanced process technologies, the company has raised its full-year 2026 US dollar revenue growth guidance to approximately 44%. AI and le...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 06, 2026
A panel at Sensors Converge 2026 discussed the state of battery-free sensing in real-world deployments and the various technologies enabling sensors to last years beyond batteries.
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Sep 30, 2026
TrendForce’s latest memory industry research reveals that DRAM suppliers continue to prioritize advanced-process capacity for high-performance server products in 4Q26, keeping the overall market undersupplied. However, the pace of contract ...
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
When SEMI asks member companies what could hold back their growth, the number one answer is talent, Joe Stockunas, president of SEMI Americas, said at Monday’s SEMICON West press conference. The post SEMI Scales Up Workforce Programs as U.S...
SemiWiki • Oct 14, 2026
Moving semiconductor IP to a new process technology is often treated as a redesign problem. For analog and mixed-signal designs, however, starting again from the schematic can overlook an asset: the engineering knowledge embedded in the exi...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
Apple's trade-secret lawsuit against OpenAI went to a hearing, where OpenAI pledged not to use confidential information that Apple claims was stolen. OpenAI also accused a former employee of taking more than 100 documents related to unrelea...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 05, 2026
An ultrathin transparent mirror can be embedded in a smart glasses lens, TDK said
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Sep 29, 2026
TrendForce’s latest research reveals that continued expansion in AI server demand is keeping HBM and conventional DRAM in competition for limited advanced-process and wafer capacity. Meanwhile, yields and output for next-generation products...
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
ChipAgents, the agentic AI platform for semiconductor engineering, today introduced Build-A-Chip-Bench, a benchmark built in collaboration with NVIDIA designed to test whether AI agents can carry an end-to-end digital chip-design task from ...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
The European Union (EU) is negotiating with China to lift sanctions on Sindlhauser Materials GmbH, a small German business that is part of ASML's supply chain, according to people familiar with the matter. In exchange, the EU would remove t...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 05, 2026
The Schneider-PTC deal is a strategic move to place electronics provider Schneider more directly in the physical AI space.
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Sep 24, 2026
According to TrendForce, the MLCC industry is experiencing a structural shift as AI demand continues to displace traditional markets. Leading Japanese and Korean suppliers are increasingly reducing their supply of consumer-oriented MLCCs an...
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
Nordson Test & Inspection, a global leader in inspection, metrology, and testing solutions, will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading optical, X-ray, acoustic inspection, and metrology technologies powered by the Nordson...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
An international AI research team has detected a fleet of more than a dozen AI agents operating in a suspected Tencent Cloud infrastructure sandbox and repeatedly attempting to penetrate Amap, the mapping service owned by Alibaba Group Hold...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 04, 2026
Autotech Council Startup Review at Sensors Converge 2026 brought out thinking that future autos can benefit by better and different sensors. And the startups backed up that thinking with tech.
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Sep 22, 2026
According to TrendForce statistics, the global DRAM module market generated $21.2 billion in revenue in 2025, up a strong 59% YoY. Rising prices and concentrated shipments from DRAM module makers in the second half of the year helped drive ...
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
Siemens today announced significant advances in its collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate computational lithography workflows. The post Siemens, NVIDIA Accelerate Computational Lithography Up to 12× appeared first on Semiconductor Digest.
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
Aurotek Corp. reported record consolidated revenue of NT$1.113 billion (US$34.7 million) in the third quarter of 2026, up 57.93% from a year earlier. Orders from semiconductor, high-end artificial intelligence (AI) server and electronics ma...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 02, 2026
Two chip technology from TDK gives wearable manufacturers the ability to place a magnetometer at the edge of a board for less magnetic impedence.
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Sep 21, 2026
U.S. CSPs have recently upgraded their enterprise SSD demand forecasts over the past two weeks, according to TrendForce’s research. This shift is mainly driven by major CSPs speeding up deployments and expanding enterprise SSD use across mo...
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
Nexus and Oscar are Eliyan’s first NuLight chiplet products that enable optical connectivity designed for the high-bandwidth, extended reach, and low-power requirements of large AI scale-up and future scale-in systems at copper economics. T...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
FIC Group opened its PRO3C (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, on October 15, expanding its optical communications production footprint in Southeast Asia. The Johor Bahru site is designed to support global custom...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 02, 2026
Humanoid robot builders need the best stream of real-world data and a new Boston Dynamics robotics metaplant at a Hyundai auto plant in Georgia could meet that need.
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Sep 18, 2026
TrendForce’s latest research into advanced semiconductor packaging reveals that GPU suppliers and hyperscale CSPs are continuing to develop increasingly powerful and versatile AI chips, making larger package sizes a key development priority...
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
NVIDIA today announced semiconductor leaders are adopting NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries — including the new NVIDIA cuPotential library, which developers can use to build AI agents that simulate how atoms and molecules interact — to advance AI-def...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
US President Donald Trump said at a Republican rally in Alaska on Tuesday that Taiwan had agreed to buy 30% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a planned Alaska pipeline project over 20 years, according to Reuters. Commerce Secretary Howard...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Oct 01, 2026
Coastal sensors typically include acoustic sensors, hyperspectral and optical imagers, radar and electro-optical/infrared sensors and electric field sensors
TrendForce – Semiconductors • Sep 16, 2026
TrendForce’s latest AI server industry research reports that CSPs are accelerating infrastructure deployments to meet surging demand for AI applications. TrendForce estimates that global data center power demand capacity will reach 161 GW i...
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
Collaboration aims to accelerate development of the manufacturing and design capabilities needed for future nanostack generations. The post IBM and Siemens Collaborate on Next-Generation Nanostack Transistors appeared first on Semiconductor...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
Touch Taiwan 2027 will take place on April 21–23, 2027, and will expand its scope with two dedicated co-located shows: the Advanced Packaging & Testing Expo and the Silicon Photonics Technology Applications Expo. Spurred by surging demand f...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 30, 2026
AMD sees deal as bringing experts and researchers together in AI modeling as physical AI grows
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
President Trump's agreement with Japan unlocks up to $21 billion investment to expand foundational semiconductor production, support American jobs and strengthen domestic supply chains. The post GlobalFoundries to Operate Two New Fabs Under...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
Taiwan's connector and server-chassis suppliers posted broadly higher September revenue, although their growth trajectories differed. Seven of eight tracked companies recorded annual gains for both September and January–September 2026. BizL...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 30, 2026
ADI is working with physical world data gathered by sensors it has made over decades to develop robot hands with sensor fusion.
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 14, 2026
View or Download the SEMICON West Show Daily — Day Two! The post Show Daily 2026 — Day Two appeared first on Semiconductor Digest.
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
TSMC chairman and CEO C.C. Wei said on October 15 that the chipmaker sees no ceiling on its profitability as demand for AI accelerators continues to outpace supply. Wei also said AI-related growth could exceed the company's long-term foreca...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 28, 2026
Keynote speakers from Nvidia and Qualcomm at Embedded World stressed AI and robotics testing and established engineering processes to boost developers
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 13, 2026
Ahead of his presentation at SEMICON West, Chris Jones, Environmental Sustainability Manager at Edwards, argues that framing misses most of what actually drives a fab’s environmental performance. The post Semiconductor Sustainability Needs ...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
SK Hynix is seeking US approval to ship additional American chipmaking equipment to its NAND flash facility in Dalian, China, linking the request to a potential investment in a new US factory, Reuters reported on October 15, citing two peop...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 26, 2026
A panel discussion on “Catalysts of Sensors Innovation” at Sensors Converge 2026 brought out diverse views on the potential for physical AI innovations.
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 13, 2026
SEMI, the industry association advancing the global semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today announced Kulicke & Soffa as the recipient of the 2026 SEMI Award for North America. The post Kulicke & Soffa Ear...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
Six Taiwanese server and networking contract manufacturers booked combined revenue of NT$2.18 trillion (US$67.3 billion) in September 2026, up 55.9% year-over-year and 4.9% month-over-month, as demand for AI servers stayed strong. Nine-mont...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 24, 2026
Meta’s announcements show an industry moving further away from headsets to smart glasses where sensor data works with AI models
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 13, 2026
ETEL, the supplier of high-performance motion control components and complete motion platforms, is proud to introduce the METIS HP, a new full air bearing planar platform designed for the most demanding step‑and‑scan semiconductor applicati...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson said customer demand to produce more good dies per wafer and rapidly expand wafer output has reached levels unprecedented in his career, driven by the rise of AI computing. Speaking at a global investor ...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 23, 2026
Small innovators in humanoids and physical AI should be exempted from many AI regulations.
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 13, 2026
New production capabilities at the Mesa, Arizona, facility will support growing demand for copper interconnects and advanced packaging applications. The post Fujifilm to Expand CMP Slurry Production Capacity in the U.S. appeared first on Se...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
India's RRP Electronics has inaugurated an Advanced Wafer-Level Packaging (AWLP) facility at its semiconductor unit in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, adding SIM and eSIM module production and specialized testing to its outsourced semiconductor a...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 22, 2026
Long-time RFID leader Impinj created a new company logo and platform around Physical Intelligence to stress the link between billions of physical items and AI.
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 13, 2026
Global 300mm front-end fab equipment spending is projected to reach $149 billion in 2026, up 31% year-over-year, SEMI reported today in its latest 300mm Fab Outlook. The post Global 300mm Fab Equipment Spending to Reach $227 Billion in 2029...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
TSMC has confirmed that it is in discussions with Elon Musk's Terafab initiative over potential semiconductor manufacturing cooperation, marking the first public acknowledgment of talks between the two sides.
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 18, 2026
Francesco Doddo, a 26-yeasr veteran of STMicroelectronics, sat down with Edge AI Foundation CEO Pete Bernard for a discussion on the role of sensors in the physical AI era.
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 13, 2026
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. today launched the new Centra Smart Hub at SEMICON West in San Francisco. The post Advanced Energy Launches Temperature Measurement System for Semiconductor Processing appeared first on Semiconductor Digest.
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
TSMC expects fourth-quarter 2026 revenue to reach US$52.3 billion to US$54.3 billion, potentially rising as much as 61% year-over-year, with sustained demand for advanced semiconductor manufacturing and accelerating 2nm production supportin...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 17, 2026
Forge's Sensors Converge has opened the 2027 call for speakers and early access registration for the event, June 8-10 in Santa Clara, Calif.
Semiconductor Digest (General) • Oct 13, 2026
Multi-year agreement expands dedicated capacity across Tower's global fab network to support the companies’ growth in optical and copper interconnects for next-generation AI infrastructure. The post Tower Semiconductor and Semtech Expand Si...
DigiTimes (EN) • Oct 15, 2026
Chinese semiconductor equipment maker AMEC plans to develop 102 new equipment models over the next three to five years, backed by nearly CNY13 billion (≈ US$1.94 billion) in research and development investment. The expansion will extend its...
FierceElectronics (All news) • Sep 17, 2026
Omdia analyst forecasts 68% CAGR in humanoid growth through 2035, including multiple sensors inside