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Google’s Marvell Deal Shows Custom Silicon Spreading Beyond the TPU
Published: August 28, 2026, 9:59 pm
Google’s expanded relationship with Marvell suggests that memory, networking, storage, and data movement are candidates for specialization too.
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Microscale Power Management Starts with Microflow Heat Measurement
Published: August 28, 2026, 7:00 am
Laser pulses and X-ray imaging reveal the surprising impact of micron-scale material defects on heat dissipation.
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First Benchmarks Revealed for Jalapeño, OpenAI’s Clean-Sheet General Purpose AI Accelerator ASIC
Published: August 27, 2026, 10:14 pm
At Hot Chips 2026, Richard Ho, says OpenAI isn't just repurposing a GPU to suit AI: Jalapeño is a purpose built AI accelerator built from scratch for AI workloads.
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Qualcomm Bets Open-Source AI Software Can Break Nvidia’s Lock-In
Published: August 27, 2026, 6:09 pm
Modular aims to separate AI software from silicon choice, giving Qualcomm and other challengers a shot at Nvidia-dominated workloads.
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NewPower Worldwide Expands Credit Facility to $750 Million to Support Global Growth and Customer Demand
Published: August 27, 2026, 2:44 pm
NASHUA, New Hampshire – NewPower Worldwide, one of the electronics industry’s fastest-growing distributors, today announced it has expanded its committed credit facility to $750 million, further enhancing its ability to invest in inventory, support customer growth, and capitalize on opportunities across the global supply chain. The increase follows a period of exceptional growth for NewPower Worldwide. […]
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Hackaday News
Fat Tire Brakes Get Wireless Upgrade
Published: August 30, 2026, 2:00 am
At first glance, wireless brakes seem like a recipe for disaster. For something as critical as braking, many bicyclists might prefer a physical connection to their method of safely controlling …read more
Compact PCB Vise Uses Up That Leftover Filament
Published: August 29, 2026, 11:00 pm
Needing less than 70 grams of filament, [Chefkoch]’s 3D printed PCB vise solder station might be a good way to use up some filament spool leftovers and get yourself a …read more
Wikipedia on a Cheap Yellow Display
Published: August 29, 2026, 8:00 pm
The Cheap Yellow Display (CYD) is a board carrying a slightly older ESP32 variant, a display with a resistive touchscreen, an SD card, and not much else. It’s often used …read more
Motorized Planer Height Adjustment Dials In
Published: August 29, 2026, 5:00 pm
Having access to a planer opens up a lot of options for woodworking. It enables a craftsman to work with much rougher lumber and the finished results generally have tighter …read more
Same As It Ever Was
Published: August 29, 2026, 2:00 pm
Whether you like it or not, the use of LLMs to write code is kind of a big deal at the moment. We’ve been asking ourselves what, if anything, this …read more
Adafruit Blog News
Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round Up: Adafruit WipperSnapper Firmware 1.0.0 beta 132 now on GitHub, Attachécade, & more!
Published: August 30, 2026, 1:14 am
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. New component added SCD43👃Adafruit IO […]
New Products 8/29/2026
Published: August 29, 2026, 11:57 pm
We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here This week we debut 3 New Products. Adafruit GP8403 Breakout Board I2C DAC with 12V Booster + NVM – STEMMA QT / qwiic Adafruit Stereo I2S 3W Amplifier Breakout – Dual MAX98357A Adafruit TMF8801 Time of Flight Distance Sensor – STEMMA QT / Qwiic Visit […]
Prepare for NASA’s Roman Launch
Published: August 29, 2026, 8:00 pm
Teams inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida encapsulate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope within the payload fairing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Encapsulation shields the spacecraft during rollout, ascent, and the early phases of flight. Roman will […]
Why Are Rivers So Mathematical?
Published: August 29, 2026, 5:52 pm
Wadis, or river valleys that are dry in winter months, in Yemen are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 256 miles above. via NASA Sometimes meandering, sometimes turbulent, every river seems to have its own character. But the behavior and nature of river networks follow mathematical rules. In 1957, USGS scientist […]
Firehat brings FireWire capture to Raspberry Pi
Published: August 29, 2026, 1:55 pm
Computer Equipment Group has developed Firehat, an open-source FireWire HAT designed for single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi 5 and Radxa ROCK 2F. The board uses a VIA VT6315N FireWire controller to provide an IEEE 1394, i.LINK or DV connection for capturing digital video from MiniDV, Digital8, DVCAM, DVCPRO and HDV cameras and decks. […]
Electronics Weekly News
Earth Observation satellite market develops to $155.9bn by 2035
Published: August 28, 2026, 4:33 pm
Novaspace, the space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released the 19th edition of its Earth Observation Satellite Systems report. This covers Earth observation (EO) satellite supply and demand, and […]
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SeeReal Gets Real
Published: August 28, 2026, 1:23 pm
‘German company SeeReal Technologies claims it is close to producing a consumer prototype 3D holographic display,’ EW reported back in 2007. !The technology will be suitable for TV, projector and […]
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Aurora Avionics wins launcher control contract for autophage rocket
Published: August 28, 2026, 11:03 am
Aurora Avionics, the Edinburgh-based launcher control specialist, has agreed a contract with European aerospace company Alpha Impulsion to supply electronic systems for Alpha’s new autophage rocket engine. Specifically, the agreement […]
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Strategies to drive success in the supply chain playbook
Published: August 28, 2026, 11:00 am
Even as the European electronic components market shows signs of growth, supply chain expectations in the region continue to evolve, write Krista Alby and Kyle Nelson. The electronics industry is […]
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Microchip adds radiation-tolerant space CSAC-SA65
Published: August 28, 2026, 9:19 am
Microchip Technology is expanding its atomic clock portfolio with the radiation-tolerant CSAC-SA65, to deliver precise timing for LEO space systems. CSAC stands for Chip Scale Atomic Clock. Microchip says the […]
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