EE Times News
Inside Architect Labs’ Two-Week Chip Design
Published: September 12, 2026, 2:00 am
Architect Labs says its AI can drag custom chip design from years to weeks with Redwood.
The post Inside Architect Labs’ Two-Week Chip Design appeared first on EE Times.
Fabships Aim to Exploit ‘Free’ Space Vacuum for Compound Semiconductor Substrates
Published: September 11, 2026, 9:00 pm
Space is the next frontier for semiconductor manufacturing, as startup Besxar, founded by an ex-OpenAI technical director, completed its first SpaceX flight and recovered wafer samples without contamination.
The post Fabships Aim to Exploit ‘Free’ Space Vacuum for Compound Semiconductor Substrates appeared first on EE Times.
SoC PLANNER: A New Generation of Automated SoC Design Exploration Managing Cost-Effectiveness and Sustainability
Published: September 11, 2026, 2:36 pm
GRENOBLE, France – [2026, September 8th] CEA, Defacto Technologies, and Innova Advanced Technologies today announced the completion of SoC PLANNER, a three-years project funded by BPI France, as part of the France 2030 program, and aiming to develop next-generation System-on-Chip (SoC) design exploration platform. SoC PLANNER is now ready for early adopters. With over a […]
The post SoC PLANNER: A New Generation of Automated SoC Design Exploration Managing Cost-Effectiveness and Sustainability appeared first on EE Times.
Should Standards Trump Innovation?
Published: September 11, 2026, 1:52 pm
Standards shouldn’t muzzle RFID’s next leap: Gen2X keeps Gen2 compatibility while boosting range, speed, and reliability.
The post Should Standards Trump Innovation? appeared first on EE Times.
Indian Researchers Look Beyond GPUs to Neuromorphic AI Hardware
Published: September 11, 2026, 7:31 am
As AI workloads become more computationally demanding, Indian researchers argue that the next advance may come from rethinking computing architecture itself.
The post Indian Researchers Look Beyond GPUs to Neuromorphic AI Hardware appeared first on EE Times.
Hackaday News
Re-creating NASA’s Heat Shield Problem
Published: September 14, 2026, 2:00 am
After the Orion capsule of the Artemis I lunar mission returned to Earth, it was found that massive chunks of its heatshield had been ripped off, posing a serious risk …read more
Hackaday Links: September 13, 2026
Published: September 13, 2026, 11:00 pm
We try to steer clear of politics and societal issues here at Hackaday, so a protest is not usually the sort of thing we’d cover. But we figure it’s safe …read more
Rusting an E-scooter (In a Good Way)
Published: September 13, 2026, 8:00 pm
It is a classic Hackaday situation. You have an Egret GT E-scooter. It has a screen that shows the usual dash stats, but that led to an annoyance. You could …read more
A 386 PC For Your RP2350
Published: September 13, 2026, 5:00 pm
We’re at a fortunate moment: microcontrollers available at modest prices are edging into the capability level previously reserved for full-fat systems and can, through emulation, run software beyond classic 8-bit …read more
Analyzing the FScale Instruction in Intel’s 8087 FPU
Published: September 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
During his continuing analysis of the architecture and microcode of Intel’s highly influential 8087 floating point unit (FPU) co-processor, [Ken Shirriff] has now arrived at the point where he can …read more
Adafruit Blog News
Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: T3CAD, CircuitPython Turbo, and more!
Published: September 13, 2026, 7:00 pm
ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. BLOG T3CAD: An agent-driven electronics […]
Driving 512 LEDs from a Nintendo Switch: ESP32, WS2812, and a 240fps
Published: September 13, 2026, 5:52 pm
Brewser is a homebrew web runtime for modded Switch consoles. The app Matrix Studio lets you drive an LED Matrix from your Switch! Matrix Studio is a pixel art and animation app running in Brewser, a homebrew web runtime and app platform for modded Nintendo Switch consoles. It streams frames live to a 512-LED WS2812 […]
A Glowing Modern Grandfather Clock
Published: September 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Get a bonus inside look into a planer in Full Stack Woodworking’s modern grandfather clock build video on YouTube: Building a sculptural, kinetic timepiece from Iroko hardwood. An ESP32 micro controller gets the time from NTP (Network Time Protocol) and positions a glowing, orb floating according to the time, along with lighting effects. We have […]
Happy National Video Games Day 2026
Published: September 12, 2026, 3:00 pm
image of Magnavox Odyssey via Wikipedia September 12th is National Video Games Day!! Released 54 years ago in 1972 the Magnavox Odyssey was the first commercial home video game console. And while there seem to bet a few different days claiming to be “video game day” we celebrate today for Magnavox. We remain agnostic […]
UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit Metro M4 Express AirLift Lite #NoCode #WipperSnapper #AdafruitLearningSystem @Adafruit
Published: September 11, 2026, 4:30 pm
UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit Metro M4 AirLift (WipperSnapper Essentials) You already know about the Adafruit Metro M4 featuring the Microchip ATSAMD51, with it’s 120MHz Cortex M4 with floating point support. With a train-load of FLASH and RAM, your code will be fast and roomy. And what better way to improve it than to add wireless? Now cooked in […]
Electronics Weekly News
Ed Stiffens The PM’s Sinews
Published: September 14, 2026, 12:00 am
The PM nobbled me after this week’s Cabinet and hustled me into the private office for a chinwag, Ed confides to his diary. “Ed,” he says, “the media are dissing […]
The post Ed Stiffens The PM’s Sinews appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
TechWorks calls for economic growth through UK expertise
Published: September 11, 2026, 4:51 pm
TechWorks celebrated its 30th anniversary with the first TechWorks Semiconductors to Systems Summit (S2S26) in London. And it is calling for greater collaboration within the industry to turn UK technology […]
The post TechWorks calls for economic growth through UK expertise appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
UKESF, Unibots partner for robotics and engineering
Published: September 11, 2026, 3:14 pm
The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) is partnering with Unibots CIC to help make learning practical robotics more accessible and social for students. Unibots CIC is a non-profit organisation that […]
The post UKESF, Unibots partner for robotics and engineering appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
Intel’s StrongARM commitment looking wobbly
Published: September 11, 2026, 1:23 pm
28 years ago Intel’s commitment to making Arm processors was looking wobbly. The ‘x86 everywhere’ concept could have cost the company dearly. In March 1998, EW reported: Intel’s commitment to […]
The post Intel’s StrongARM commitment looking wobbly appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
US Space Force selects Texas as third DARC site
Published: September 11, 2026, 9:14 am
The U.S. Space Force has approved the location for the third and final site of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC), which involves a partnership of Australia, the UK […]
The post US Space Force selects Texas as third DARC site appeared first on Electronics Weekly.