EE Times News
New Material Beats Copper’s Thermal Conductivity
Published: July 17, 2026, 7:00 pm
Meet θ-TaN, a metal that moves heat nearly 3× better than copper—and could upend chip cooling layers.
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ASML Raises Outlook, Plans More EUV Capacity
Published: July 17, 2026, 2:00 pm
ASML raised its full-year outlook as AI demand prompted plans to expand lithography capacity through at least 2028.
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TSMC Boosts 2026 Expansion Budget, Adds $100B to U.S. Investment
Published: July 17, 2026, 5:55 am
TSMC is raising its 2026 capital budget to $64 billion and adding $100 billion to its U.S. investment for AI.
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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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Hackaday News
ESP32-driven Roulette Wheel Could Have Used a 555, but That Didn’t have WiFi
Published: July 18, 2026, 5:00 pm
Sometimes you see a project and immediately, before going into the details, your mind throws up the old refrain: “coulda used a 555” — well, [Hulk] actually agrees when it …read more
Simple Games from a Simpler Time
Published: July 18, 2026, 2:00 pm
Modern video games are nothing short of amazing. My son and I were playing through the one of the latest Zeldas, which involve a mix of combat and puzzle-solving that’s …read more
Spidery Drone Goes Near-invisible By Spinning Really, Really Fast
Published: July 18, 2026, 11:00 am
Researchers demonstrate that something interesting happens when a small drone with a spindly airframe spins at a high speed: it very nearly turns invisible. The spidery device is shown mounted …read more
Cross-Sectioning Crickets with a Femtosecond Laser
Published: July 18, 2026, 8:00 am
Unlike most cutting lasers, femtosecond lasers don’t vaporize materials; rather, they produce such short, intense bursts of light that the affected region is ablated without having the chance to heat …read more
Flex Filament Stuck To Your Build Platform? Reach For The Isopropanol
Published: July 18, 2026, 5:00 am
3D printing has been around long enough that everyone’s heard at least one weird trick regarding 3D prints. [Angus] of [Maker’s Muse] puts a few to the test, and came …read more
Adafruit Blog News
From The Archives: MagTag Kitchen Timer
Published: July 18, 2026, 5:48 pm
Build a handy kitchen timer with the Adafruit MagTag. This project uses the eInk display, NeoPixels, and built-in buttons of the Adafruit MagTag to make a rechargeable, programmable kitchen timer that is also magnetic. The MagTag displays the time left and then plays an alarm through the speaker and flashes the NeoPixels when the timer […]
Sci-Fi Nuclear Core Battery Lamp
Published: July 18, 2026, 2:00 pm
image via technocraftStudio/Instructables Instructables user technocraftStudio made a lamp that looks like a sci-fi nuclear core and shared the build: Have you ever wanted to bring a piece of a futuristic, post-apocalyptic wasteland or a high-tech video game universe right onto your desk? The Sci-Fi Nuclear Core Battery Lamp is a functional piece of […]
From the Adafruit Learning System: LED Campfire
Published: July 17, 2026, 8:00 pm
Summertime means being outdoors, looking at the stars, and spending time with friends and family. Traditionally, a camp fire or backyard fire has been a place to gather and relax after a hard day’s hike. Many campsites don’t allow individual fires — and in my world, it’s just not true camping without a campfire. Nothing […]
Inky Bird Frame Birdwatcher Log #piday #raspberrypi
Published: July 17, 2026, 6:03 pm
“A finished portrait installation using the recommended 12 x 16 inch frame with a panel-fitted mat opening.” Image via GitHub Keep tabs on local avian visitors with this project from Henry Sowell on GitHub, Shared via Reddit. The Pimoroni Inky Impression for Raspberry Pi – 13.3″ – PIM774 displays field journal illustrations and images […]
John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: Bitmaptools Rotozoom Rotation
Published: July 17, 2026, 4:50 pm
#circuitpythonparsec Rotate a bitmap with ease using bitmaptools.rotozoom in CircuitPython. code example To learn about CircuitPython:
Electronics Weekly News
Samtec angled launch connectors for precision RF
Published: July 17, 2026, 1:33 pm
Samtec is announcing full production availability of its 185-AL series of 1.85 mm 30-degree angled launch board connector (185-AL Series). The angled launch is to allow cables to exit PCBs […]
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Tales In Sintra
Published: July 17, 2026, 1:02 pm
The concerns of the day were aired at the1999 9th Future Horizons Electronics Forum in Sintra, Portugal. For Wally Rhines, CEO of Mentor Graphics, the concern was the HE/SW interface. […]
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Most Read – Intel Leixlip, Tesla A15 chip, MicroLED manufacturing
Published: July 17, 2026, 9:05 am
The stories cover MicroLED manufacturing, fabbing the Tesla A15 chip, and Bosch starting semiconductor production in the U.S. And there's also a major landmark for the Chinese space industry and Intel announcing a $5.7 billion capital investment in Fab 34 at Leixlip, Ireland...
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China H1 exports driven by chips
Published: July 17, 2026, 5:28 am
Chips were a key element of. China’s first half export surge, reports the South China Morning Post. China exported 179.44 billion chips in H126 with a value up 96%YoY at […]
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Micron inks longterm supply deals with seven customers
Published: July 17, 2026, 5:24 am
Micron says it has finalised memory supply deals with Qualcomm, Visteon, HARMAN, JOYNEXT, DENSO, Astemo and Hyundai Mobis, all of which are suppliers to the automotive industry. “These agreements are […]
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