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Page 15 of 34China’s dancing, jumping, performing humanoid robots are fun but useless, said TSMC CEO C C Wei (pictured) when accepting a doctorate from Asia University at the weekend. “It’s useless — ... The post China dancing robots useless appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
Sansung plans to invest $73 billion this year to keep up with TSMC in the chip business. TSMC expects to spend $52-56 billion on capex and $7 billion on R&D ... The post Samsung to spend $73bn on chip capex and R&D appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
PC units will fall 11.3% this year and tablet units will fall 7.6%, says the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. These reductions are driven by memory shortages, rising ... The post 2026 PC units down 11.3%, tablet units down 7.9%, but revenues up appeared first on Electronics Weekly....
Global foundry revenue is projected to grow 24.8% YoY to approximately $218.8 billion, with TSMC expected to post the largest increase of around 32% YoY, says TrendForce. Demand for advanced ... The post Foundry revenues to grow 24.8% appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
Mouser is sponsoring the Create the Future Design Contest. which challenges engineers and innovators to design the next great thing, with a chance to win the grand prize of $25,000. ... The post Create The Future Design Challenge appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
The great thing about being a Cabinet Minister is being ahead of the game, so the government’s announcement of a couple of billion quid for quantum computing came as no ... The post Ed Seeks The Solace Of Quantum appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
Moti Margalit is the CEO and co-founder of SonicEdge, a deep-tech pioneer reinventing sound through ultrasonic modulation – unlocking smaller, vibration-free speakers with studio-quality audio. With a background in lasers and electro-optics, Moti transitioned from technologist to inventor. His career spans 150+ patents… Read More The post CEO Interview with...
Learn about this simple sequential phase detector and how it compares to the XOR gate. We'll also examine some key limitations and circuit implementations.
Most people who regularly use AI tools would say they’re making their lives easier. The technology promises to streamline and take over tasks both professionally and personally—whether that’s summarizing documents, drafting deliverables, generating code, or even offering emotional support. But researchers are concerned AI is making some tasks too easy,...
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2026: 1–5 June 2026, VIENNASummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29...
The March 2026 Edition of EE Times Europe Magazine analyzes how AI is transforming factory automation and operations and reviews Europe's de-risking semiconductor strategy. The post EE Times Europe Magazine – March 2026 appeared first on EE Times.
A new technical paper, “Cascade: Composing Software-Hardware Attack Gadgets for Adversarial Threat Amplification in Compound AI Systems,” was published by the University of Texas, Austin, Intel Labs, Symmetry Systems, Microsoft and Georgia Tech. Abstract “Rapid progress in generative AI has given rise to Compound AI systems – pipelines comprised of...
A new technical paper, “Revealing and Engineering Contact-Origin Noise in Ultrathin Tellurium Transistors,” was published by researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology. Abstract “Tellurium (Te) has emerged as a promising p-type semiconductor for ultrathin electronics owing to its strong air stability, excellent hole transport, narrow bandgap, and BEOL-integration...
Wheelchair users with severe disabilities can often navigate tight spaces better than most robotic systems can. A wave of new smart-wheelchair research, including findings presented in Anaheim, Calif., earlier this month, is now testing whether AI-powered systems can, or should, fully close this gap.Christian Mandel—senior researcher at the German Research...
The rapid ascent of artificial intelligence and semiconductor manufacturing has created a paradox: Industries are booming yet they face a critical shortage of skilled workers. Demand for data center technicians, fabrication facility workers, and similar positions is growing. There aren’t enough candidates with the right skill sets to fill the...
Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers, modulators, amplifiers and detectors) has announced sample availability of its first heterogeneously...
For fourth-quarter 2025, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $165m, down 9.4% on $182.1m a year ago but roughly flat on Q3/2025’s $165.9m...
The Renesas 365 Development platform unifies electronics design from MCU recommendation to validation.
Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers, modulators, amplifiers and detectors) has announced the first volume production orders by...
Synaptics is introducing its SYN765x single-chip device for using AI at the edge with smart IoT devices. It combines support for real-time intelligence with integrated Wi-Fi 7, aiming at battery-powered ... The post Synaptics SYN765x integrates Wi-Fi 7 and AI for smart devices appeared first on Electronics Weekly.