EE Times News
AI Data Centers Push Silicon Photonics Toward 300-mm Scale
Published: July 16, 2026, 2:00 pm
AI data centers are torching copper’s reign as ST pushes 300-mm silicon photonics for faster, denser optical links.
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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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Hackaday News
GOES-19 Goes Down, NOAA Investigating
Published: July 16, 2026, 3:30 pm
Some breaking news from geostationary orbit, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that its newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite unexpectedly went offline last night, …read more
Hackaday Europe 2026 – Build A Cable Modem For Your Arduino
Published: July 16, 2026, 2:02 pm
Even for those of us that are quite technically minded, we spend precious little time thinking about the cables that carry our signals and do all the important work we …read more
Google Earth Desktop Client to be Retired in 2027
Published: July 16, 2026, 11:00 am
Come next year, those looking to explore the globe virtually via Google Earth will have to do so on their smartphone or from within their browser, as the search giant …read more
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
Adafruit Blog News
3D Hangouts – Flight Tracker, Voicebox FX and Noodle Numchucks
Published: July 16, 2026, 3:00 pm
3D Hangouts – Flight Tracker, Voicebox FX and Noodle Numchucks This week @adafruit Pedro continues his work on the flight tracker with lunar transit features. Noe is designing the enclosure for a voicebox with effects. This week’s timelapse features a pool noodle numchucks. Qualia ESP32-S3: 2.1in TTL Round Display with Touch: Adafruit […]
A zero-CPU-Overhead OV7725 Camera Streaming Library for RP2350 (90fps)
Published: July 16, 2026, 2:32 pm
The OV7725_CPUfree_Camera Arduino library captures images from OV7725 camera without using CPU at all on the RP2350 microcontroller. By leveraging DMA and PIO automation, both CPU cores of RP2350 can be dedicated to tasks like AI/ML and real-time processing without being interrupted by camera capture. CPU-Free Camera Capture Dual-Buffer Architecture Fixed 90 FPS Streaming Color […]
Pool Noodle Numchucks #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: July 16, 2026, 1:00 pm
Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Pool Noodle Numchucks By CompliantDesigns makerworld.com/en/models/1497093-pool-noodle-numchucks Bambu X1C PolyMaker PLA 3hr 58mins X:202 Y:202 Z:130mm .2mm layer / .4mm Nozzle 10% Infill / 1mm Retraction 200C / 60C 85g 230mm/s Every Thursday is #3dthursday […]
Elegant Snap-Fit Arduino UNO R3 Enclosure – Transparent Cover Option #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: July 16, 2026, 12:00 pm
baszczewski shares: A clean, compact Arduino UNO R3 enclosure with a four-pin snap-fit top cover that can be printed in transparent filament to keep the board visible. Board sits on three guide pins and can be secured with a small computer screw (Ø2.85mm, 5.7mm). Note: ICSP ports require removing the top cover. By baszczewski download […]
Raspberry Pi 4/5 Wall Mount Case – Arcade-Style Slide-In #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Published: July 16, 2026, 11:00 am
twgondeck shares: A slide-in wall-mount case designed for arcade builds. Both Pi 4 and Pi 5 versions slide easily into the wall mount with all ports accessible. Pi 5 version fits the RP5 Active Cooler; Pi 4 has two variants (30mm fan or passive cooling slots). Uses M2.5×16mm screws download the files on: Every […]
Electronics Weekly News
Hybrid energy storage: we need it more than ever
Published: July 16, 2026, 11:00 am
Hybrid energy storage systems combine complementary technologies to offer resilient systems that are better suited to modern applications, write Dr Joanna Thurston and Hendrik Bahre. Within the last decade hybrid […]
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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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