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What Hormuz Exposed About Our Semiconductor Supply Chain
Published: April 24, 2026, 8:00 am
The semiconductor industry is facing a reckoning it has postponed for years.
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Why Chip Sovereignty Is No Longer About Chips—But Systems
Published: April 23, 2026, 8:30 pm
Exclusive interviews with Mark Papermaster, CTO of AMD, and Chris Miller, author of “Chip War” and professor at Tufts University
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Designing and Optimizing the Stability of Switch Mode Power Supplies
Published: April 23, 2026, 2:00 pm
Switch mode power supplies have a regulation loop to generate a fixed output voltage. Such a loop needs to provide a stable output voltage generation, and it needs to speed up the regulation. When a power supply can react to line and load changes faster, typically fewer output capacitors are required for the same quality […]
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Telecom Industry Bets on Automation to Tackle AI Squeeze
Published: April 23, 2026, 1:07 pm
The telecom sector's survival hinges on rapid software automation to counteract soaring hardware costs fueled by the booming AI demand.
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Cyient Semiconductors’ Power Play: How Kinetic Technologies Fits the Puzzle
Published: April 23, 2026, 8:19 am
Cyient Semiconductors amps up India's custom silicon game with Kinetic Technologies.
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Hackaday News
How Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol Allows for Easy Remote Execution
Published: April 24, 2026, 11:00 am
As part of the effort to push Large Language Model (LLM) ‘AI’ into more and more places, Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) has been adopted as the standard to connect …read more
Reviving Nintendo’s Early Arcade Game, Wild Gunman
Published: April 24, 2026, 8:00 am
There’s retrogaming, and then there’s retro gaming. This next project falls into the second category, as [Callan] of 74XX Arcade Repair digs into the original Wild Gunman, first released by Nintendo …read more
WSL9x: Add a Linux Subsystem to Your Windows 9x
Published: April 24, 2026, 5:00 am
Considering that Windows NT has the concept of so-called ‘subsystems’ whereby you can run different systems side-by-side, starting with the POSIX subsystem and later the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), …read more
Encrypting Encrypted Traffic To Get Around VPN Bans
Published: April 24, 2026, 2:00 am
VPNs, Virtual Private Networks, aren’t just a good idea to keep your data secure: for millions of people living under restrictive regimes they’re the only way to ensure full access …read more
This KiCAD Plugin Enables Breadboarding
Published: April 23, 2026, 11:00 pm
Some people learning the noble art of electronics find the jump from simpler tools like Fritzing to more complex ones, such as KiCAD, a little daunting, especially since they need …read more
Adafruit Blog News
Sound-Reactive Nautilus Lamp (Arduino Project) #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: April 24, 2026, 12:00 am
seanliang00 shares: I made this cool Nautilus lamp, and it reacts to sound. If I clap or sing a song next to it, it triggers a cool running light effect. I made it open-source so everyone can make it. download the files on: Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing […]
flying bird {with fun flexi fidget wings} #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Published: April 23, 2026, 11:00 pm
Shared by TuesdayIsMyFavorateDayOfTheWeek on Thingiverse: Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight […]
Flower Tulip Lamp E27 – Multi Part #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: April 23, 2026, 10:00 pm
DSCMakerco shares: A mini Wi‑Fi or Zigbee Tuya smart switch (for example: link – try to get a module size 404020) – used as a button, and it lets you connect your lamp without any soldering or programming with Wemos, ESP or other ways…. An E27 cable An E27 bulb (a mini bulb looks nicer) […]
Flexible Moray Eel (chain) #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Published: April 23, 2026, 9:00 pm
Shared by bigovereasy on Thingiverse: Easy to print, no supports ✅ Slightly reduced version is functional and looks great too 🔥. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics […]
Rope Lamp #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: April 23, 2026, 8:00 pm
jll8 shares: This decorative lamp shaped like a spool wrapped with rope combines modern 3D printing with a rustic look. The model is designed to be easy to print, stable, and compatible with a standard E14 socket. I used a 200 lm LED bulb, but you can choose another light source – for example, an […]
Electronics Weekly News
Upbeat Q1 for Intel
Published: April 24, 2026, 5:30 am
Intel’s Q1 revenue was up 7% YoY at $13.6 billion. The loss for the quarter was $3.7 billion. The forecast for Q2 revenue was $13.8 billion to $14.8 billion. The ...
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Cisco switch aims to network quantum computers
Published: April 24, 2026, 5:29 am
Cisco has come up with the Cisco Universal Quantum Switch, which claims to accept and translate between all major encoding modalities without destroying the quantum information in the process. M ...
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F C Lane celebrates 60th anniversary
Published: April 24, 2026, 5:15 am
F C Lane Electronics a franchised distributor for many of the industry’s major electrical, electronic and optical connector manufacturers is celebrating 60 years of trading since their foundation on 12th ...
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CES Power makes three Irish acquisitions
Published: April 24, 2026, 5:12 am
CES Power, which provides temporary power solutions across Europe, the UK and the USA, has completed the acquisition of three Ireland-based businesses – GH Energy Rental Ltd, Event Power and ...
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Toshiba extends its TC75W series of CMOS dual comparators for overcurrent detection
Published: April 24, 2026, 5:08 am
Toshiba extends its TC75W series of CMOS dual comparators for overcurrent detection in industrial equipment with the introduction of the TC75W71FU. Featuring high-speed response times and a full input/output range, ...
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