8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (464+ words) The value in datacentres is shifting from the chip to the rack, says Yole, with hyperscalers and AI labs co-designing their own AI ASICs and with advanced packaging, HBM4, co-packaged optics, and power (1 MW racks, 800 V, liquid cooling) setting the direction....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (207+ words) Infineon is sampling a dual-phase smart power stage family designed for AI accelerators and vertical power delivery modules. Integrating Infineon’s OptiMOS 6 MOSFETs and a dual-phase driver IC in a compact 6 x 6 x 0.8 mm³ package, the new family delivers benchmark power density exceeding…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (178+ words) I'm not a big fan of the Nobel prize system myself, which is why I pay attention to news of the Ig Nobel awards. Check out this year's and the techniques for 3D printing with a mosquito proboscis! The post Ig…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (255+ words) I Apple has introduced iPhone Duo, the first foldable iPhone. Opened, it is the thinnest iPhone ever, with a 7.6-inch inner display that provides a large canvas for viewing content, gaming, and multitasking, and a special nano-texture finish that minimises…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (310+ words) Five years ago, the US Congress provided guidance to the Pentagon to create a plan to remove Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean content from critical defense supply chains: certainly adequate time for this important work to be done, says…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (333+ words) AEye – the software-defined, long-range lidar specialist – has been has been selected by Lunar Outpost for integrating its Apollo long-range lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) onto the Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV). This is the vehicle that will transport Artemis IV…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (151+ words) 2Q 2026 marked a major inflection point as switch sales in AI back-end networks surpassed those in front-end networks for the first time, reports Dell’Oro. Meanwhile, Ethernet further extended its lead in AI back-end networks, helping mitigate supply constraints. Ethernet AI back-end…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (303+ words) Midas Displays, the display specialist based in Great Yarmouth, is partnering with CLAF Guangzhou Science and Technology, for the latter’s range of power supply systems. “We’re excited to add CLAF’s power solutions to the Midas line up. Power supplies naturally…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (115+ words) China is 15 years behind in chip manufacturing, according to Frank Rohmund (pictured) who beads up the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology at Zeiss. Zeiss is the only source of the optical systems used in ASML’s EUV lithography machines and ASML has a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (231+ words) IQE, the Cardiff compound semiconductor materials specialist, has signed a purchase agreement with Quintessent, the optical interconnect supplier, for Quantum Dot Laser (QDL) epitaxial wafers. Following an initial strategic announcement […] The post IQE extends supply agreement with Quintessent appeared first…...