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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
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
EU’s European Investment Bank Meets the Unique Needs of Semiconductors

EU’s European Investment Bank Meets the Unique Needs of Semiconductors

Learn how the EU's premier lending institution is deploying billions in loans, equity, and blended finance to build a sovereign European chip ecosystem.


News Apr 07, 2026 by Gordon Feller
Inside the 7400-Series Era of Digital Logic

Inside the 7400-Series Era of Digital Logic

Texas Instruments’ SN7400 and the broader 7400-series TTL family defined how digital systems were built, debugged, and scaled from the mid-1960s through the early microprocessor age.


News Feb 27, 2026 by Luke James
Exclusive—TSMC Enlightens Us About Its Next Steps in This Q&A

Exclusive—TSMC Enlightens Us About Its Next Steps in This Q&A

In this article, Gordon posed a set of questions to TSMC about their next steps going forward.


News Jan 09, 2026 by Gordon Feller
RCA CD4000: The CMOS Logic That Wouldn’t Die

RCA CD4000: The CMOS Logic That Wouldn’t Die

For over 55 years, this logic family has bridged analog and digital design with noise immunity, rail flexibility, and unmatched staying power.


News Nov 21, 2025 by Luke James
Your 2025 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Your 2025 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Are you a first year electronics engineering student? Or maybe working on a second or third degree in this field? All About Circuits has the resources you need: comprehensive textbooks, technical articles, calculators, videos, and more for your EE studies.


News Sep 19, 2025 by Jeff Child
Earthquake in Taiwan—Our Hearts Go Out to Those Impacted

Earthquake in Taiwan—Our Hearts Go Out to Those Impacted

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake today in Taiwan has caused devastating loss and suffering. Our thoughts with all those affected.


Exclusive Interview—Flux Partners With Ultra Librarian to Tap Its Ecosystem

Exclusive Interview—Flux Partners With Ultra Librarian to Tap Its Ecosystem

We talked with Flux’s co-founders about their new partnership—announced today—with online electronic parts ecosystem firm Ultra Librarian.


News Mar 06, 2024 by Jeff Child
Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Launched today, this new alliance promises to make high quality thin-film piezoelectric (PZT) technology more accessible to piezoelectric MEMS developers.


News Jan 17, 2024 by Duane Benson
I’m Thankful for These 6 EE Online Resources on All About Circuits

I’m Thankful for These 6 EE Online Resources on All About Circuits

On Thanksgiving today, Jeff reflects on how electronics technology enables all our amazing devices, and shares six useful All About Circuits online resources to be thankful for.


News Nov 23, 2023 by Jeff Child
UCLA Creates First Stable, Fully Solid-State Thermal Transistor

UCLA Creates First Stable, Fully Solid-State Thermal Transistor

The transistor prototype opens doors for more efficient thermal management in integrated circuits—and even presents interesting opportunities in human metabolic research.


News Nov 21, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Your 2023 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Your 2023 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Whether you are just starting your first year as an engineering student, working on a second or third degree, or simply want to brush up on key topics, All About Circuits has the resources you need: awesome textbooks, technical articles, calculators, and more for your EE studies.


News Oct 11, 2023 by Jeff Child
Synopsys Debuts Full-stack AI-based EDA Tool Suite for IC Engineers

Synopsys Debuts Full-stack AI-based EDA Tool Suite for IC Engineers

At today’s Synopsys Users Group (SNUG) event, Synopsys has unveiled a full-stack suite of AI-based EDA tools.


News Mar 29, 2023 by Jeff Child
Siemens Rolls Out IC Design Tool for Data-driven Verification

Siemens Rolls Out IC Design Tool for Data-driven Verification

Seeking to leverage today’s data-rich engineering world, Siemens has released Questa Verification IQ, a software platform enabling data-driven IC verification.


News Feb 03, 2023 by Jeff Child
Happy 75th Birthday to the Transistor—the Device That Changed the World

Happy 75th Birthday to the Transistor—the Device That Changed the World

75 years ago, the transistor was born. Its invention launched modern electronics as it moved from the building block of ICs, then microprocessors, and beyond.


News Dec 23, 2022 by Jeff Child
5 Online EE Resources I WOULD Have Been Thankful For

5 Online EE Resources I WOULD Have Been Thankful For

On this Thanksgiving Day, Jeff wonders what his EE college days would have been like if he’d had access to All About Circuits’ rich online resources.


News Nov 24, 2022 by Jeff Child
Take Our 2022 EETech Global Engineering Survey

Take Our 2022 EETech Global Engineering Survey

Join your engineering community peers and take our EETech 2022 Global Engineering Survey. You’ll get a summary of the results once they’re released. And you’ll be entered for a chance to win an Amazon card prize!


News Aug 09, 2022 by Jeff Child
A New Optical Switch Proves 1,000 Times Faster Than Traditional Transistors

A New Optical Switch Proves 1,000 Times Faster Than Traditional Transistors

Optical computers have long been on the horizon. Now, IBM and Skoltech are teaming up to bring optical circuits into the mainstream.


News Oct 07, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Modern Power Switches Zero In on Accurate Current Sensing

Modern Power Switches Zero In on Accurate Current Sensing

ST's new intelligent high-side drivers illustrate how accurate current sensing is a non-negotiable feature of modern power switches, especially in the automotive space.


News Oct 02, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar