Category: Electronics
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IonQ has moved Superion 256 towards semiconductor-based quantum manufacturing scale. Integrated 256-qubit QPUs are fabricated, with first ions trapped in prototypes.
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French researchers have combined memristors and SMTJs for hardware optimisation. The architecture uses device-level randomness to implement intrinsic annealing during its search.
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SEMI wants Chips Act 2.0 support across Europe’s semiconductor chain. Nine proposals address investment, operating costs, governance, resilience, and workforce capacity.
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Imec has pushed CAR resists to 22nm-pitch High-NA EUV patterning. The single-exposure work also reaches 28nm-spaced vias for A14/A10 logic.
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MegaChips will embed proteanTecs telemetry into next-generation ASIC and LSI. The collaboration targets power, performance, reliability, and lifecycle visibility from development through deployment.
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GIGALIGHT has completed a shippable 1.6T near-package optical engineering sample. The socket-based OIF design exposes mechanical and manufacturing barriers that still separate NPO demonstrations from volume deployment.
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Global semiconductor sales reached $146.8 billion in July, SIA reports. The market rose 6.4% month on month, extending sequential growth to a seventeenth consecutive period.
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IQE revenue climbed 43% as compound semiconductor demand strengthened globally. Photonics led growth, while the group plans to convert tooling for additional indium phosphide capacity.
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Acconeer secured another automotive production order for its A121 sensor. The $120,000 order from a Japanese distributor is scheduled for first-quarter 2027 delivery.
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Infineon has introduced dual-phase power stages for dense AI accelerators. The 6mm devices support 300A peak current, vertical power delivery, and liquid-cooling integration.