AI chip advances depend on more than design, requiring new materials, manufacturing equipment, and packaging technologies to meet rising performance demands.

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Toronto-based Meissner Technologies uses AI and laboratory testing to discover superconducting materials that could cut cooling costs and help quantum computers scale.

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Long-term customer contracts and rising chip prices point to a change in how memory manufacturers manage multi-year production capacity and capex.

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This whitepaper explores how building safety and security systems can overcome the limitations of legacy RS-485 networks by adopting Single Pair Ethernet (SPE). It examines the growing demands of AI-enabled surveillance, access control, cybersecurity, and system convergence, while highlighting how SPE delivers secure, scalable communications over existing infrastructure. Readers will learn about SPE architectures, migration […]

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NSING Technologies, a Singapore-founded semiconductor company, presents this whitepaper on its full-stack semiconductor solutions for embodied AI and robotics, built around high-performance MCUs, security ICs, wireless connectivity and BMS ICs. The document explains the industry shift toward distributed robotic architectures that combine AI main control with deterministic real-time joint, motor and sensor nodes. It details […]

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Over on IEEE Spectrum, [Stephen Cass] has a project that would probably have seemed like a magic a few centuries ago. Imagine a box that uses a magnetic device to …read more

Although once little more than an academic endeavor, the RISC-V architecture is slowly supplanting applications that would have normally gone to ARM. Even a few microcontrollers have chips running this …read more

Although the term ‘quantum battery’ is a bit of a vague term, the cell that [Kieran Hymas] et al. demonstrate in a recent paper does seem to suggest that it …read more

Although not technically the first virtual pet, the Tamagotchi handhelds certainly popularized the idea and made it a worldwide phenomenon. In the late 90s it was hard to go out …read more

Although e-paper displays are famous for being low-power and lasting essentially forever if not damaged physically, the recent push to drive even cheaper e-paper displays at a framerate like 30 …read more

enzo_dog shares: Two Gridfinity-compatible bins that keep measuring cups and spoons organized — each with a dedicated spot. Default ‘Hilbert’ top-layer texture can be changed in the slicer. Larger container fits measuring cups up to 92mm (3.6″) diameter; smaller container fits measuring spoons up to 21.5mm (0.84″) diameter. Prep-cooking essential — great Thanksgiving-week pick for […]

juergen_ shares: A LoRa/Meshtastic case for the RAK Wisblock 19003 that uses one 18650 battery. Modified/remixed from DeMeshe Node’s 19007 case. Compatible with the RAK 19003 only (tags also mention 19007 but description limits to 19003). Includes a small SMA-port guard protecting the antenna plug. 0.2mm layers, 3 walls, 10% infill, ~2.2h, 47g PETG, 1 […]

enzo_dog shares: Modular Gridfinity knife holders — mix and match 36 block sizes for different blade heights/lengths, plus two handle rest styles and spacer pieces for custom layouts. Customize directly on MakerWorld. 36-plate set: blocks with 3 regular slots, 2×1 to 2×6 length, 3u to 8u tall. Legacy Set (4 blocks): Large (2×6×8u), Medium (2×4×7u), […]

From the mail bag! ong time customer here. (maybe a decade? certainly not as long as some, i’m sure) i just wanted to send an “we appreciate you!” message (the royal “you”, obviously. all the named and unnamed folks that make, and have made, adafruit possible) i have learned SO VERY much in that time […]

Allpa_112 shares: A small Christmas tree for a shelf, windowsill, or desk. Base fits over an LED tealight so the tree glows and flickers in the dark. Base designed for a 36×18mm tealight (also versions for 37.2×18.4mm, 37×20mm, and 40×23mm; designer takes requests). Tree is printed in spiral vase mode — quick to print. Base […]

“Reassuringly boring “ was one judgment on yesterday’s budget, meaning that it didn’t upset the bond market. £18 million has been allocated for a new UK advanced chip design Academy […]

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onsemi is in talks to acquire Ferric, a 16 year-old New York-based semiconductor startup for close to $1 billion, reports The Information. Ferric specialises in integrated voltage regulators (IVRs) and  […]

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Seoul Semiconductor and its affiliate Seoul Viosys have begun mass production of WICOP 3 – an LED which emits white light without using rare earths. White LEDs have depended on […]

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The PCB industry closed 2025 at about $88 billion in revenue, and a conservative forecast puts it at $140 billion by 2031, following an 8.1% CAGR. That headline figure averages […]

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Toshiba has started mass production of three Entry-Class M4H Group  MCUs  for system control in consumer and industrial equipment. The MCUs are designed for consumer products such as air conditioners […]

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