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Microchip’s Industrial Midspan Unlocks PoE for Legacy Networks

Microchip’s Industrial Midspan Unlocks PoE for Legacy Networks

The PoE solution injects IEEE 802.3bt power onto existing Ethernet runs and operates from -40°C to 75°C, targeting factory and outdoor deployments where switch upgrades are impractical.


News Aug 04, 2026 by Luke James
Business Shorts: Partnerships Advancing AI Factories, Physical AI, and More

Business Shorts: Partnerships Advancing AI Factories, Physical AI, and More

In this edition of Business Shorts, SK Group and Nvidia plan $500 billion in AI infrastructure, TDK and LG Innotek team up on robotic sensing, and Micron locks in automotive memory supply.


News Aug 03, 2026 by Luke James
MEMS Sensors Measure Pressures as Low as 2 Bar in Gas and Liquid

MEMS Sensors Measure Pressures as Low as 2 Bar in Gas and Liquid

Melexis has added low-pressure variants with analog, LIN, and SENT output options to its Triphibian pressure sensor family.


News Jul 30, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Geehy Intros 200 V Motor Gate Driver for Compact 3-Phase Drive Systems

Geehy Intros 200 V Motor Gate Driver for Compact 3-Phase Drive Systems

A new three-phase motor gate driver integrates a bootstrap diode and robust protective mechanisms to streamline designs and reduce switching losses in compact motor applications.


News Jul 28, 2026 by Jeff Child
4 New Memory ICs Scale From AI Accelerators to Industrial Sensors

4 New Memory ICs Scale From AI Accelerators to Industrial Sensors

New HBM, UFS, NAND, and EEPROM devices span the storage stack.


News Jul 24, 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
Arduino Launches Plug-and-Play Modules for Long-Range Sensor Projects

Arduino Launches Plug-and-Play Modules for Long-Range Sensor Projects

With the three new boards, developers can seamlessly integrate complex I2C sensor networks with motor drive systems without the headaches of chaotic wiring.


News Jul 17, 2026 by Dr. Steve Arar
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
Toshiba Adds 60 V, 100 V N-Channel MOSFETs in 3 Compact Packages

Toshiba Adds 60 V, 100 V N-Channel MOSFETs in 3 Compact Packages

The 60 V and 100 V parts pair low on-resistance with small footprints as industrial systems migrate from 12 V and 24V rails toward 48 V distribution.


News Jul 10, 2026 by Luke James
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
MIT Chip Builds Real-Time 3D Maps for Robots on the Power of One LED

MIT Chip Builds Real-Time 3D Maps for Robots on the Power of One LED

Called Gleanmer, the 16-nm system-on-chip swaps memory-hungry voxels for compact Gaussian “blobs” to map and navigate at roughly 6 mW.


News Jul 07, 2026 by Luke James
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
Nordic’s Prototyping Tag to Streamline ‘Find My’ and Asset Tag Designs

Nordic’s Prototyping Tag to Streamline ‘Find My’ and Asset Tag Designs

The 33-mm, coin-cell-powered board includes dual antennas, multiprotocol wireless support, and an integrated sensor suite.


News Jul 06, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Indie Launches Edge AI SoC for Perception Systems in Autos and Robots

Indie Launches Edge AI SoC for Perception Systems in Autos and Robots

The new system-on-chip pairs a heterogeneous AI compute engine with a low-latency multi-camera image signal processor, and can ship pre-integrated with emotion3D perception software.


News Jun 29, 2026 by Luke James
EPC Debuts Ultra-Compact GaN Motor Drive Reference Design

EPC Debuts Ultra-Compact GaN Motor Drive Reference Design

The new reference design leverages EPC’s monolithic GaN module to deliver an ultra-compact, high-efficiency motor drive solution specifically optimized for humanoid robotics and drones.


News Jun 26, 2026 by Jeff Child
Tektronix Intros Wideband Shunts and High Voltage Differential Probe

Tektronix Intros Wideband Shunts and High Voltage Differential Probe

The new wideband shunts and the high-voltage differential probe are designed to enable engineers to extend measurement coverage from precision low-current analysis to high voltage power validation.


News Jun 23, 2026 by Austin Futrell
3 Pocket-Sized Photonics Innovations Power MedTech to Atomic Clocks

3 Pocket-Sized Photonics Innovations Power MedTech to Atomic Clocks

Research teams at EPFL, Harvard, and UC San Diego each reported photonic devices that shrink or repurpose light-based hardware.


News Jun 22, 2026 by Luke James
ST Unveils 2.3K-Zone dToF 3D Lidar Module for Resource-Limited Edge AI

ST Unveils 2.3K-Zone dToF 3D Lidar Module for Resource-Limited Edge AI

Announced today, the all-in-one VL53L9CX combines stacked BSI SPAD technology, metasurface optics, and on-chip processing to deliver dense spatial awareness directly to small microcontrollers.


News Jun 22, 2026 by Jeff Child
Onsemi Unveils Interactive Web Tool to Simplify Power Design

Onsemi Unveils Interactive Web Tool to Simplify Power Design

The new Elite Pairing Studio is an interactive cloud-based simulation tool designed to give power electronics engineers deep visibility into device-level switching behavior and component trade-offs.


News Jun 12, 2026 by Jeff Child
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