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Summit 2026 - Advanced Packaging Materials as Enablers for High-Density Power Electronics in AI Data Centers

Summit 2026 - Advanced Packaging Materials as Enablers for High-Density Power Electronics in AI Data Centers

The rapid deployment of AI workloads in data centers is driving new requirements for power electronics, including very high power density, fast load transients, and strict efficiency targets.


News Oct 07, 2026 by Dale Wilson
Summit 2026 Keynote - The Quiet Giant Goes All In: MediaTek is Diving Into AI Datacenters

Summit 2026 Keynote - The Quiet Giant Goes All In: MediaTek is Diving Into AI Datacenters

After building a $10B+ smartphone business, Yenchi Lee is standing up MediaTek's Datacenter BU from scratch to tackle full-stack AI silicon, 2.5D packaging, and co-packaged optics.


News Oct 07, 2026 by Dale Wilson
Automated 3D Reconstruction: How Chipmakers Can Keep Pace in the AI Era

Automated 3D Reconstruction: How Chipmakers Can Keep Pace in the AI Era

As chipmakers stack dies vertically to meet surging AI demand, 2D imaging is losing its edge. Automated 3D reconstruction is becoming essential to keeping fabs on pace.


Inside a Multi-$Billion IP Engine Driving IC and EDA Innovations

Inside a Multi-$Billion IP Engine Driving IC and EDA Innovations

John Koeter, former SVP of IP at Synopsys (retired), joins the podcast to discuss how pre-designed silicon blocks are accelerating chip development in the age of AI and 3D ICs.


Vishay EMIF-1S1P-481N EMI Filter Reference Design | Digital Datasheet

Vishay EMIF-1S1P-481N EMI Filter Reference Design | Digital Datasheet

Vishay EMIF-1S1P-481N EMI Filter Reference Design provides a flexible, ready-to-test platform for developing and optimizing single-phase, single-stage EMI filters. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


new products Sep 19, 2026 by Mouser
Hardware-Based Security for FPGAs: Protecting Against Evolving Threats

Hardware-Based Security for FPGAs: Protecting Against Evolving Threats

Learn how rising security threats, quantum computing, and strict regulations demand FPGA architectures with integral hardware security and crypto agility for long-term compliance.


Onsemi Unveils Platform That Turns  Silicon Wafers Into Power Packages

Onsemi Unveils Platform That Turns Silicon Wafers Into Power Packages

By embedding heterogeneous Si, SiC, and GaN die directly into 12-inch silicon wafers with precision RDLs, Onsemi's EPP replaces wire bonds and mold compounds to deliver up to 5x power density.


News Sep 16, 2026 by Jeff Child
A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s mirror may get the headlines, but its detector chips, photon-counting cameras, and downlink amplifier tell the electronics story.


News Aug 31, 2026 by Robert Martin
Microchip Debuts Rev 2 of Its PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge

Microchip Debuts Rev 2 of Its PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge

The new PolarFire FPGA-powered board from Microchip brings multiple sensors to Nvidia edge AI platforms.


News Aug 24, 2026 by Duane Benson
First-Pass Silicon Success at Advanced Nodes: How to De-Risk Tapeout

First-Pass Silicon Success at Advanced Nodes: How to De-Risk Tapeout

Skyrocketing SoC costs mean traditional testing can't catch every sub-7nm escape. Early formal verification, unified workflows, and strict gated signoffs are key to avoiding costly respins.


Ceva and Actions Show Off Strengths of Bluetooth HDT in New Audio Chips

Ceva and Actions Show Off Strengths of Bluetooth HDT in New Audio Chips

The ATS296X series from Actions Technology combines Ceva's High Data Throughput radio IP with Actions' own dual-RF design, targeting links of roughly 7.5 Mbps.


News Aug 17, 2026 by Luke James
Siemens Upgrades Its AI Agent to Enable Self-Verifying Agentic AI EDA Workflows

Siemens Upgrades Its AI Agent to Enable Self-Verifying Agentic AI EDA Workflows

Siemens’ updated Fuse EDA AI Agent validates its own decisions against deterministic, physics-based EDA engines.


News Aug 03, 2026 by Jake Hertz
MOSIS Partners With GlobalFoundries, Extending 40-Year Prototyping Legacy

MOSIS Partners With GlobalFoundries, Extending 40-Year Prototyping Legacy

The USC-run service that pioneered multi-project wafers in 1981 now offers a path from shared shuttle runs to full production on GlobalFoundries' FinFET and FD-SOI processes.


News Jul 22, 2026 by Luke James
Efinix Seeks to Overcome Edge AI Constraints With New FPGA Family

Efinix Seeks to Overcome Edge AI Constraints With New FPGA Family

The Titanium Edge FPGA family targets constrained edge AI with 50% lower power, compact SiP packages, high-speed MIPI I/O, and robust security/reliability features for intelligent systems.


News Jul 14, 2026 by Austin Futrell
IBM Unveils ‘Smallest, Most Powerful Chip in the World’

IBM Unveils ‘Smallest, Most Powerful Chip in the World’

IBM leveraged its nanostack architecture, a technique that "builds a chip like a city," to pack nearly 100 billion transistors on a fingernail-sized chip.


News Jul 13, 2026 by Austin Futrell
OECD Is Putting Supply Chain, Value Chain, and Subsidies in the Spotlight

OECD Is Putting Supply Chain, Value Chain, and Subsidies in the Spotlight

The OECD is analyzing the semiconductor industry, focusing on supply chain resilience, global value chain mapping, and the impact of rising industrial subsidies on global market competition.


News Jul 09, 2026 by Gordon Feller
Nvidia First to Roll Out Full-Stack Safety System for Physical AI in Robotics

Nvidia First to Roll Out Full-Stack Safety System for Physical AI in Robotics

The full-stack platform pairs the IGX Thor compute module with a safety-certified software stack and an accredited inspection lab, with humanoid maker Agility as the first adopter.


News Jul 06, 2026 by Luke James
France’s Drive to Rebuild a Native Semiconductor Industry

France’s Drive to Rebuild a Native Semiconductor Industry

France’s Électronique 2030 program commits €5B+ to revitalize its semiconductor industry. Learn the details of this ambitious effort, and the market challenges it’s facing.


News Jun 11, 2026 by Gordon Feller
Intel Outfits New Xeon Processors, Networking, and GPUs for Agentic AI

Intel Outfits New Xeon Processors, Networking, and GPUs for Agentic AI

At Computex, Intel described the CPU as the control plane for agentic workloads, pairing new processors and network controllers with fresh details on its inference GPU.


News Jun 05, 2026 by Luke James
Siemens Intros AI-Powered Library Characterizer to Speed IC Design

Siemens Intros AI-Powered Library Characterizer to Speed IC Design

New characterization software delivers 7x throughput gains by combining a predictive AI engine with a purpose-built SPICE simulator.


News Jun 02, 2026 by Luke James