EE Times News
India Adds Pieces to Strengthen Its Electronics Supply Chain Puzzle
Published: July 16, 2026, 7:00 am
India races to own more of its electronics value chain, from OSATs to PCBs, but imported materials still hold the leash.
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How Nidec Is Rethinking Gear Design for Humanoid and Mobile Robots
Published: July 15, 2026, 9:06 pm
Nidec tackles the brutal gearbox tradeoffs behind humanoid robots, from zero backlash to lighter integrated actuators.
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TYLsemi De-Risks Chiplets With New Business Model
Published: July 15, 2026, 7:00 pm
Startup TYLsemi wants to address the gap between ASIC houses and design services, taking on the risk of developing large chiplet-based chips for AI infrastructure customers.
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Why TL3228 Is the Go-To Standard Chip Powering True 8K Wireless Gaming Peripherals
Published: July 15, 2026, 1:00 pm
The TL3228 integrates a dual-core RISC-V processor consisting of a high-performance D25F core and an energy-efficient N22 core.
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Massive Stock, Full-Chain Service — Your Global Semiconductor Partner
Published: July 15, 2026, 1:00 pm
Discover how New Ideas Industrial can stabilize your semiconductor supply chain for AI, storage, and UAV applications.
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Hackaday News
Transponder Mania
Published: July 16, 2026, 8:00 am
In order to not hit something, you generally need to know where that thing is. On land, the meager human eyesight tends to be sufficient. On the water, however, the …read more
Chromatography as Art
Published: July 16, 2026, 5:00 am
You may or may not remember in some ancient chemistry class studying or even performing chromatography. The short definition is using media like paper or powder to separate a mixture. …read more
Pinch Puts an Arduino On a USB-C Connector
Published: July 16, 2026, 2:00 am
Compared to the Arduino Uno of old, modern microcontrollers are absolutely tiny — especially for the amount of processing power and I/O you get. But if you need something really small, …read more
DOOM runs (slowly) in a IBM PC-Compatible CSS Sheet
Published: July 15, 2026, 11:00 pm
Just when you thought we’d run out of things to port DOOM to, here comes [Ahmed Amer] with his CSS-DOS, a massive 300 MB CSS style sheet, that runs not …read more
Cut And Fold Your 3D Printer’s Next Cover
Published: July 15, 2026, 8:00 pm
[cmh]’s ultra-simple top cover for the Snapmaker U1 3D printer has a 3D model, but don’t let that fool you. There’s no 3D printing at all involved in this project. Rather, …read more
Adafruit Blog News
Arduino Mega Case – Snap-Fit #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: July 16, 2026, 9:00 am
i.boxit shares: A snap-fit case designed for the original Arduino Mega board (101.6 × 53.3 × 1.6mm). Check clone board dimensions before printing. Simple, clean enclosure for prototyping and project use download the files on: Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid […]
Sci-Fi Storage Canister – Screw-Top Movie Prop Style #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: July 16, 2026, 8:00 am
EternityLabs shares: A sci-fi movie prop-style storage canister with a smooth screwing seam. Scales down to 40% and still works well. Roomy enough to hold shop tags, pens, baseball cards, or any small collectibles. Great as a display piece or functional container. By Eternity Labs download the files on: Every Thursday is #3dthursday here […]
WLED HiveLight – Audioreactive Mood Lamp #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: July 16, 2026, 7:00 am
miqu shares: An audioreactive touch-sensitive mood lamp powered by ESP32, WS2812b LED strip, I2S microphone, and touch sensor. Full assembly walkthrough with WLED AudioReactive install, GPIO pin assignments (16 for LEDs, 12 for touch, 32/25/33 for I2S). One reviewer swapped in a 12-bit NeoPixel ring for candle-effect night lighting. By miqu download the files on: […]
ICON Hex + Torx Driver Socket Organizer #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: July 16, 2026, 6:00 am
AbeFroman shares: A dedicated organizer for ICON hex and Torx driver sockets. Recommended in PETG (ABS or ASA also work; PLA in controlled environments). Great for organized bench-top drawer storage of driver sockets and hardware. By Abe Froman download the files on: Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community […]
From the mail bag…
Published: July 16, 2026, 5:30 am
From the mail bag! Wow, this may be the best customer service experience I have ever had. From the time I asked for help until I received your note authorizing a free replacement was less than 2 minutes. I’ve learned a lot using Adafruit products and really like doing business with you. Keep up the […]
Electronics Weekly News
TSMC Q2 revenue up 34% YoY; plans another $100bn investment in Arizona
Published: July 16, 2026, 8:21 am
TSMC today announced Q2 revenue of $40.20 billion, which increased 33.7% YoY and increased 12.0% from Q1 for a profit of $22 billion which was up 77% YoY and up ...
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China startup claims world’s first 2D semiconductor pilot line
Published: July 16, 2026, 5:28 am
Shanghai-based Yuanjiwei has set up what it claims to be the world’s first pilot production line for 2D semiconductors, reports the South China Morning Post. Yuanjiwei has released version 0.1 ...
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Diodes buys ElevATE
Published: July 16, 2026, 5:26 am
Diodes has bought ATE chip specialist ElevATE Semiconductor of San Diego for $250 million. The deal combines ElevATE’s ATE IC technology with Diodes’ broad product portfolio, manufacturing scale and global ...
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Tower’s $3bn expansion in Japan
Published: July 16, 2026, 5:25 am
Tower Semiconductor, the Israeli foundry, is to spend $3 billion on expanding SiPho, SiGe and packaging capacity in Japan with $1 billion of that coming from the Japanese government. The ...
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Imec and Diraq demo eight qubit array
Published: July 16, 2026, 5:24 am
Imec and quantum specialist Diraq have demonstrated the coherent operation and readout of an eight qubit silicon CMOS spin-qubit array. The array was designed and fabricated on imec’s 300mm spin-qubit ...
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