EE Times News
Why Magnetic Sensor Selection Has Become a System Architecture Decision
Published: November 5, 2026, 9:00 am
Kiloampere busbars, 2,000 V solar platforms, hollow-shaft robot joints and nanoamp standby budgets are pulling magnetic sensing in directions no single sensing principle can follow. Ask a traction inverter designer, a robotics engineer and someone building a battery-powered water meter what they need from a magnetic sensor, and you will get three answers with very […]
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What Makes a Quantum Company Valuable?
Published: November 5, 2026, 7:00 am
Quantum investors weigh technical progress against customer demand, commercial timing, and the ability to build lasting value.
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Chiplets: Meta-Scale Chiplet Velocity Accelerating AI SoC Development to Match the Rapid Evolution of AI Model
Published: November 4, 2026, 8:30 pm
This event session is presented by Olivia Wu, Distinguished Engineer at Meta AI model architectures are evolving faster than traditional chip development cycles, and at Meta’s scale—serving billions of users across ranking & recommendation and generative AI workloads—this mismatch is untenable. Meta’s Infra Silicon team has responded with a six-month SoC tape-out cadence, delivering four […]
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Silicon Photonics Hits the Big Time
Published: November 4, 2026, 7:51 pm
The land grab for silicon photonics aims to beat the power wall associated with copper interconnects. We also interviewed Salience Labs about its $125 million funding for optical circuit switching.
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ABLIC’s Small, Smart, and Simple Strategy for High-Value Analog Semiconductors
Published: November 4, 2026, 5:00 pm
ABLIC’s Satoshi Hanazawa discusses its low-power analog semiconductor strategy, target markets, product innovation and development approach.
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Hackaday News
I Think We Should See Other SBCs
Published: November 5, 2026, 3:00 pm
Are you currently designing a project for a common single-board computer (SBC), and do you expect other people to build your project, too? We routinely feature projects that do exactly …read more
Finger Joint Cutter Uses a Jigsaw Blade, But Not As We Know It
Published: November 5, 2026, 12:00 pm
Around these parts, finger joints (or box joints) are usually the product of laser cutting. [bluesyann] shows us a method of using a stationary jigsaw, a custom blade, and 3D-printed …read more
Porting a “Crappy” Flash Game to the IBM 5150 and Beyond
Published: November 5, 2026, 9:00 am
Flash is obsolete and the IBM 5150 is obsolete. Therefore, by the transitive property of algebra, you should be able to run flash games on IBM’s original PC, right? Okay, …read more
PiPedal Grants Guitar Effects, Amp Emulation, and More
Published: November 5, 2026, 6:00 am
Back in the day, if one wanted a particular guitar effect one would purchase an effects pedal or “stomp box”, and even a modest collection of them could be an …read more
The First Business Computer Hits 75!
Published: November 5, 2026, 3:00 am
Many of us will have followed the early history of electronic computing, from the urgent necessities of war, to universities, and then on into the wider world. Most of the …read more
Adafruit Blog News
MariaDB enhances agent development for its next-gen database platform
Published: November 5, 2026, 2:00 pm
MariaDB has added four AI agent features to Enterprise Platform 2027, as reported by InfoWorld. They are AI Retrieval, AI Plugins, Agent Memory, and Semantic Cache. AI Retrieval lets agents pull from enterprise documents and live operational data through one managed service, and turns plain-language questions into read-only SQL queries. AI Plugins teach coding agents […]
Pine Cone LED Lantern
Published: November 5, 2026, 2:00 pm
Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Pine Cone LED Lantern By Animaag makerworld.com/en/models/3496033-kabi-the-pine-cone-led-lantern Bambu X1C PolyMaker PLA 6hr 9mins X:173 Y:119 Z:105mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 129g 230mm/s Every Thursday is […]
Flexi Penguin – Articulated Christmas Edition with Santa Hat #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Published: November 5, 2026, 1:00 pm
michelem shares: A holiday-themed flexi penguin with a wiggle motion and a Santa hat. Fidget toy, tree ornament, keychain, or fridge magnet. Print-in-place, no supports. Christmas hat version included. Rear slot fits 3×1mm magnets. Suited to multi-color printing. Two files: AMS Multicolor (~4.9h, 1 plate) and No-AMS Single-Color (~25 min, 1 plate). Christmas + flexi […]
Nutcracker Decoration #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Published: November 5, 2026, 12:00 pm
SabreDesign shares: Christmas nutcracker decoration. VERIFY DIRECTLY — this page could not be read during curation. Confirm the model page is accessible and that content matches a classic nutcracker decoration before scheduling. If unavailable, swap for an alt Christmas-figure pick. Nutcrackers are a traditional Christmas category that hasn’t been represented yet across the Oct 22, […]
Articulated Christmas Gnome – Movable Hands + Feet, Santa Gnome Style #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Published: November 5, 2026, 11:00 am
flexyLion shares: A fully articulated Santa Gnome with movable hands + feet — perfect for holiday decorations or as a fun toy. 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill. Two print profiles: 10.4h (full) or 43 min (fast version), each on 1 plate. 5.0★ ratings. Christmas-articulated-figure crossover — pairs with the Flexi Penguin (6AM) for a […]
Electronics Weekly News
Fable: RIP
Published: November 5, 2026, 2:25 pm
The final stop for a genius on whose shoulders Einstein said he stood. Moral: Genius does not need a monument
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Electronica: Synov-Proto launches as online PCB prototyping service
Published: November 5, 2026, 2:17 pm
Synov Group will be introducing Synov-Proto, its online PCB rapid prototyping service, at electronica in Munich ahead of its launch on 1 December 2026. Aimed at design offices, manufacturers and […]
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Talking vehicles
Published: November 5, 2026, 12:00 pm
Automotive vehicle-to-everything is the bridge between today’s traffic challenges and tomorrow’s seamless mobility, writes Payam Pajoohi. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) alone could cut crashes […]
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RAMageddon pushes Raspberry Pi pricing higher
Published: November 5, 2026, 11:56 am
Some people call it RAMageddon, which may be a bit extreme, but there's no doubting the tech backwash in terms of memory supply. As well as drinking the water, the AI hyperscalers are distorting the market for consumer memory...
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MP Space raises $16 million for spacecraft power development
Published: November 5, 2026, 10:14 am
MP Space has raised $16 million in seed funding to develop its spacecraft power technology – generating, storing and managing power for satellites. The round was led by Blackbird VC, […]
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