EE Times News
Rochester Electronics and Qorvo® Team to Offer Long-Term Availability of RF Components
Published: July 13, 2026, 5:30 pm
NEWBURYPORT, MA – July 2026 Rochester Electronics, LLC, a premier continuous source of authorized semiconductors, and Qorvo®, a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, today announced the completion of a worldwide distribution agreement. This collaboration significantly expands access to Qorvo’s RF and power high-performance semiconductor solutions for customers worldwide, with a particular emphasis […]
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Interview with GlobalFoundries VP at MIPS ‘Physical AI is Agentic AI at the Edge’ Taipei Event
Published: July 13, 2026, 5:21 pm
GlobalFoundries’ Sudipto Bose explains how silicon photonics, GaN and MIPS/ARC fire up physical AI at the edge—watch now.
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RISC-V Is Inevitable, State of the Union Keynote Argues
Published: July 13, 2026, 12:00 pm
The RISC-V open standard and the emergence of RVA23 silicon now provide the necessary flexibility and modularity without the limitations of traditional proprietary systems.
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MSI Leverages R&D and Manufacturing Strengths for AI Growth
Published: July 13, 2026, 8:00 am
As generative AI extends from the cloud to end-user devices, AI PCs, on-premises AI, and hybrid cloud architectures are becoming key areas of industry focus.
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ITF World 2026: The Semiconductor Industry Enters a New Systems Era
Published: July 13, 2026, 7:51 am
AI, heterogeneous integration, silicon photonics, chiplets, and quantum computing are converging to define the next generation of complex systems.
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Hackaday News
Using Your Own RBMK Reactor Control Center At Home
Published: July 13, 2026, 8:00 pm
To give people the most intimate RBMK experience, the [Chornobyl Family] has been working tirelessly at not only replicating the original RBMK reactor control room and its SKALA industrial control …read more
It’s A Spectrum, With An RP2350 ULA
Published: July 13, 2026, 6:30 pm
There was a time in the early 1980s when it was common to see home made keyboards for 8-bit machines that came with membrane or rubber keyboards. Though we’ve seen …read more
2026 Hackaday Supercon: Call for Proposals
Published: July 13, 2026, 5:00 pm
We are absolutely stoked to announce that the Hackaday Superconference is taking place this year November 6th through 8th in glorious Pasadena California, and we want to see you there! …read more
Voltmeter-Based Floating Point Calculator Does It In Style
Published: July 13, 2026, 3:30 pm
[lcamtuf] is not just a calculator superfan, but also a skilled builder. That much is evident in the fabulous design of Calcumator 2000, an electromechanical calculator that uses voltmeter readouts …read more
The Death of Physical Media and the Real Challenges to Software Archiving
Published: July 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Along with the many displays of outrage, gnashing of teeth and other displays of profound grief at the recent news that Sony will no longer manufacture physical game discs come …read more
Adafruit Blog News
Reviewing a trove of old computers in Germany
Published: July 13, 2026, 9:15 pm
On July 26, 2006, The Computer History Museum curator Dag Spicer received an unexpected email from Dortmund, Germany. It described what appeared to be a lost trove of rare computers abandoned in a warehouse in the town of Castrop-Rauxel. The Museum’s collections committee agreed that a visit was necessary to see exactly what was there […]
John Deere owners will get the right to repair their own equipment under a new FTC settlement
Published: July 13, 2026, 8:57 pm
It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their […]
Using five monitors on a Commodore 128
Published: July 13, 2026, 8:37 pm
The 8-Bit Guy demonstrates a custom hardware setup to drive five separate displays from a single Commodore 128 computer. By splitting RGBI signal lines and leveraging specific VDC register configurations, The 8-Bit Guy explores the potential for unique multi-monitor output and extends these experiments to IBM EGA hardware. Check the video out below:
LightNMEA: a fast GNSS parser with minimal memory, specifically for MicroPython and Python
Published: July 13, 2026, 8:05 pm
LightNMEA is an extremely fast, zero-dependency, single-pass NMEA 0183 parser with minimal memory allocation, written specifically for MicroPython and Python (CPython). Designed for 32-bit microcontrollers (ESP32, STM32, RP2040) working with high-rate GNSS receivers (10-50 Hz multi-constellation GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo modules). Why light_nmea? At the time of creation (2026), there was only one NMEA parser available for MicroPython […]
How the Webb Telescope is Influencing Astrophysicists’ Theories
Published: July 13, 2026, 8:00 pm
Kristina Armitage/Quanta Magazine Our understanding of the universe is changing as new images from the James Webb Space Telescope uncover new objects. But, what does this mean for astrophysics? Quanta Magazine explains how astrophysicists are developing theories in response to these new images. Mason, an astrophysicist at the Cosmic Dawn Center in Copenhagen, has lately […]
Electronics Weekly News
Intel puts $5.7bn into Leixlip
Published: July 13, 2026, 3:32 pm
Intel today announced a $5.7 billion capital investment in Fab 34 at Leixlip, Ireland, to retrofit the fab for the Intel 3 process. Intel is scaling capacity in Ireland to ...
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Tridonic, NEIoT create youth academy for careers in electronics
Published: July 13, 2026, 3:08 pm
Tridonic is launching a scheme to help tackle youth unemployment and get young people into electronics careers. The Durham-based company – a specialist in smart lighting systems – has partnered ...
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China’s Massive Battery Build Capacity
Published: July 13, 2026, 1:01 pm
China’s grid-scale battery energy storage capacity surged from just 2.4 gigawatts in 2020 to more than 140 gigawatts in 2025 – far ahead of the United States, which reached roughly 57 ...
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Tesla A15 chip to be fabbed at Samsung and TSMC
Published: July 13, 2026, 11:57 am
The Tesla A15 chip is to be fabbed concurrently on the 2nm processes of TSMC in Taiwan and Samsung’s Taylor, Texas fab. TSMC’s Arizona fab site may be added to the ...
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CP1000 probe features 1.5MHz bandwidth for measurements up to 1000A
Published: July 13, 2026, 10:20 am
Teledyne LeCroy’s CP1000 current probe targets the precise measurement of modern high-power systems. It features a measurement capability up to 1000A RMS and 1400A peak current. Teledyne says it is ...
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