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ROHM Semiconductor and AIXTRON scale Ga N power production for AI and EV markets
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (304+ words) Japanese power semiconductor supplier ROHM Semiconductor is expanding its gallium nitride (Ga N) manufacturing capabilities through a new production partnership with German equipment maker AIXTRON. The move will see ROHM bring Ga N epitaxy in-house at its Hamamatsu plant in Japan…...
How Cargo Beacon, Panasonic, and Wirepas are redefining industrial asset tracking
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (818+ words) That is the problem Cargo Beacon, a Swedish hardware company, set out to solve. The path they took " through a Panasonic Bluetooth module, a Finnish mesh protocol, and a distributor relationship stretching back two decades " is a case study in…...
JEDEC Si C Guidelines Boost Reliability in Power Electronics
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (226+ words) JEDEC has released two new guideline documents aimed at supporting the growing use of silicon carbide (Si C) power semiconductors in applications ranging from electric vehicles to industrial power systems. The publications, JEP203 and JEP204, were developed by the JC-70. 2 Silicon Carbide Subcommittee…...
Intel unveils AI innovations from chip to rackscale systems at Computex
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (334+ words) At Computex 2026 in Taipei, Intel outlined a broad AI strategy spanning everything from processors to rackscale infrastructure, as the company looks to strengthen its position in the fast-growing inference and agentic AI market. The announcements included new rackscale AI systems…...
Fake call detection from Google targets Android scams
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (595+ words) Google has started rolling out fake call detection for Android, using an RCS-backed device verification mechanism to warn users when a caller may be spoofing one of their contacts. The feature is part of the June Android Drop and is…...
Intel targets agentic AI with Xeon 6+ and Ethernet upgrades
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (375+ words) Intel has unveiled a new wave of data center hardware aimed at supporting the rise of agentic AI, with updates spanning CPUs, networking, and future AI accelerators. The company says the latest additions reinforce the role of the CPU as…...
NVIDIA open sources physical AI agent tools
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (439+ words) NVIDIA has unveiled a major open source collection of tools and skills aimed at speeding up development of physical AI systems for robotics, autonomous vehicles, industrial digital twins and vision AI applications. Announced at NVIDIA GTC Taipei, the release expands…...
NVIDIA and TSMC push AI deeper into semiconductor fabs
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (368+ words) NVIDIA and TSMC are expanding their long-running partnership by bringing AI and accelerated computing directly into semiconductor manufacturing, targeting faster chip production, improved yields and more efficient fab operations. Announced at NVIDIA GTC Taipei, the collaboration covers a broad range…...
AI data centres drive power trends at PCIM
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1702+ words) Power is an increasingly important factor in system design, spilling over into everything from AI data centres to e-mobility, drones and robotics. From the power needs of AI data centres to e-mobility and lightweight, efficient battery power and motors for…...
Micron ramps US-made DDR4 production in Virginia
1+ week, 1+ day ago (428+ words) Micron has started manufacturing its 1" (1-alpha) DRAM technology at its Manassas, Virginia fab, marking what the company says is the most advanced memory ever produced in the US. The move expands domestic production of long-lifecycle DDR4 and LP4 memory aimed at sectors…...