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Europe’s Chip Ambitions: Why the EU’s Semi Strategy May Fall Short

Europe’s Chip Ambitions: Why the EU’s Semi Strategy May Fall Short

An audit finds that the European Chips Act is "very unlikely" to hit the 20% global market target by 2030, citing fragmented funding, slow progress on FOAKs, and fierce international competition.


News May 12, 2026 by Gordon Feller
How SoC Integration Impacts SMT Assembly Yield

How SoC Integration Impacts SMT Assembly Yield

Learn how SoC integration impacts SMT assembly yield, from fine-pitch BGA challenges and package warpage to reflow profiling and inspection strategies.


STMicroelectronics STSPIN9P1 75V Advanced Motor Drivers | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics STSPIN9P1 75V Advanced Motor Drivers | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics STSPIN9P1 75V Advanced Motor Drivers provide a flexible, highly integrated solution for efficient control of brushed DC, stepper, and brushless DC motors. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products May 11, 2026 by Mouser
SiTime Reveals MEMS Timing Device for AI Data Center GPU Optimization

SiTime Reveals MEMS Timing Device for AI Data Center GPU Optimization

The MEMS-based oscillator delivers less than 1 nanosecond of time synchronization accuracy for AI clusters.


News May 11, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Intel and US Semi Fabrication Gets Huge Boost on Rumors from SpaceX, Apple

Intel and US Semi Fabrication Gets Huge Boost on Rumors from SpaceX, Apple

SpaceX’s proposed Terafab and Apple's preliminary discussions indicate escalating pressure to expand domestic semiconductor production.


News May 11, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Class AB vs. Class D: Understanding the Trade-Offs for Piezo Driver Design

Class AB vs. Class D: Understanding the Trade-Offs for Piezo Driver Design

In this article, we explore when to choose a Class AB or Class D output stage for your piezo amplifier design. We'll also examine the Class D stage's power supply requirements.


Optical Brain Research Pushes Smaller Implants, Sharper Imaging

Optical Brain Research Pushes Smaller Implants, Sharper Imaging

Cornell, MIT, and HKUST teams have reported laser- and photonics-based devices that record neurons, image deeper, and tame crosstalk in all-optical neuroscience.


News May 08, 2026 by Luke James
Nordic Semiconductor nRF9151 SMA Development Kit | Digital Datasheet

Nordic Semiconductor nRF9151 SMA Development Kit | Digital Datasheet

Nordic Semiconductor nRF9151 SMA Development Kit is a flexible, feature-rich platform designed for advanced cellular and satellite IoT development. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products May 08, 2026 by Mouser
The LM386: How National Semiconductor Put a Speaker Amplifier in Eight Pins

The LM386: How National Semiconductor Put a Speaker Amplifier in Eight Pins

Developed in the mid-1970s, National Semi’s LM386 collapsed a complete audio output stage into a single DIP-8 package running off a 9-V battery—and it became the first amplifier most hobbyists ever built.


News May 08, 2026 by Luke James
STMicro Unwraps Low-Power Image Sensors for Always-On Designs

STMicro Unwraps Low-Power Image Sensors for Always-On Designs

New BrightSense global-shutter sensors reduce power consumption by 10x for continuous sensing in battery-constrained wearables.


News May 07, 2026 by Jake Hertz
5 V MCUs and 5 V Tolerant MCUs—What’s the Difference and Why It Matters

5 V MCUs and 5 V Tolerant MCUs—What’s the Difference and Why It Matters

5 V microcontrollers vs. 5 V Tolerant microcontrollers: That single word is a massive differentiator. Learn the crucial difference between supply voltage and I/O tolerance for predictable 5 V logic design.


Gigadevice Targets HMI and Edge Designs with New MCU Series

Gigadevice Targets HMI and Edge Designs with New MCU Series

Gigadevice’s GD32F5HC MCU series combines high performance, compact size, integrated security, and rich peripherals to support HMI and IoT edge applications.


News May 06, 2026 by Austin Futrell
Microchip Unveils Plug-In Timing Module for AI-Burdened Data Centers

Microchip Unveils Plug-In Timing Module for AI-Burdened Data Centers

The new plug-in module is designed to meet the timing and synchronization requirements of distributed computing, AI data centers, and upcoming 5G networks.


News May 06, 2026 by Duane Benson
Arm Axion Heads Google’s 8th-Gen TPUs as Cloud Pivots to Agentic AI

Arm Axion Heads Google’s 8th-Gen TPUs as Cloud Pivots to Agentic AI

Google Cloud split the TPU line into training and inference variants, with Arm Neoverse-based Axion CPUs as the host across the stack. Arm also rolled out Performix, a free performance toolkit aimed at the silicon's growing developer base.


News May 05, 2026 by Luke James
TDK Unwraps Software Tools for Sensor Data and IMU Evaluation

TDK Unwraps Software Tools for Sensor Data and IMU Evaluation

Today, the company released two new AI software products at Sensors Converge, SensorGPT, for creating sensor data at scale, and SensorStage to accelerate development workflow for the company’s latest IMUs.


News May 05, 2026 by Duane Benson
The Hidden Cooling Bottleneck Inside Liquid-Cooled AI Data Centers

The Hidden Cooling Bottleneck Inside Liquid-Cooled AI Data Centers

Learn how liquid cooling eliminates system airflow, creating a hidden thermal bottleneck for 'left-behind' components like memory and SSDs. Targeted micro-cooling is required to restore system balance.


NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXW23 Development Board | New Product Brief

NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXW23 Development Board | New Product Brief

NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXW23 Development Board is a compact and flexible platform designed for rapid Bluetooth® Low Energy 5.3 prototyping and embedded system development. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products May 04, 2026 by Mouser
HARTING ix Industrial® IP20 PushPull Cables | New Product Brief

HARTING ix Industrial® IP20 PushPull Cables | New Product Brief

HARTING ix Industrial® IP20 PushPull Cables provide compact, high-performance connectivity for demanding industrial Ethernet applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products May 04, 2026 by Mouser
TE Connectivity 1.25mm HPI Wire-to-Board Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity 1.25mm HPI Wire-to-Board Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity 1.25mm HPI Wire-to-Board Connectors provide compact, high-reliability interconnect solutions for signal and low-power applications in space-constrained designs. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products May 04, 2026 by Mouser
Congatec Module Adds NPU-Based AI to Entry-Level x86 Embedded Designs

Congatec Module Adds NPU-Based AI to Entry-Level x86 Embedded Designs

The module brings Intel's NPU-integrated processors to entry-level x86 systems, scaling edge AI performance and simplifying integration and long-term upgrades.


News May 04, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell