EC Approves €66m for German SiC Facility
The European Commission has approved a €288 million (≈$314 million) state‑aid package for two German semiconductor projects. €66 million (≈$72 million) will fund Zadient Materials Europe’s new plant in Bitterfeld to produce high‑purity silicon‑carbide (SiC) source material using a circular gas‑recovery process. The remaining €222 million (≈$242 million) supports Carl Zeiss’s HNA@SCALE initiative to industrialise extreme‑ultraviolet (EUV) optical columns for next‑generation lithography machines made by ASML. Both projects aim to strengthen Europe’s autonomous semiconductor supply chain.
Amkor Expands Arizona Packaging Plans as AMD Joins Advanced Packaging Customers
Amkor Technology announced the acquisition of an additional 67 acres adjacent to its existing 104‑acre campus in Arizona, paving the way for a new advanced‑packaging fab slated to begin production in 2028. The company confirmed a partnership with AMD to...
Cabinet Rejects Trump’s Claims of Chip Industry Theft
The U.S. Cabinet rejected President Donald Trump’s assertion that Taiwan stole America’s semiconductor technology, emphasizing that the island’s chip industry stems from decades of independent development. Trump, after a recent Beijing visit, claimed the U.S. lost its chip sector because...
Eufy Brings Local AI Agents to Home Security, the First I've Seen Without a Subscription
Eufy unveiled EdgeAgent, an on‑device AI processor built into its new Smart Security Shield, a weather‑resistant sensor and camera with a 180‑degree view. The edge‑based system performs facial recognition up to 100 feet away and operates 63% faster than typical cloud‑based...
Anker’s New Earbuds Have the Best Call Quality I’ve Ever Heard
Anker’s Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro and 5 Pro Max earbuds debut with the new Thus chip, delivering processing power comparable to Apple, Sony and Bose offerings. Priced at $170 for the Pro and $230 for the Max, they target the premium segment while retaining...
ADT Announces Yet Another DIY Home Security Line, Now With AI Features
ADT introduced ADT Blu, a new DIY home‑security line that eliminates the company’s traditional installation fees and long‑term contracts. The lineup includes a $249 Security Starter Kit and a $389 Outdoor Video Kit, with optional $10 monthly monitoring that can be...
Beijing Bans Nvidia’s Top Graphics Card to Back Domestic Rivals
Beijing has added Nvidia's RTX 5090D V2 graphics card to its banned‑goods list, ending the sale of a Blackwell‑based GPU that was marketed to Chinese gamers and AI hobbyists. The ban follows the Trump‑Xi summit and reflects escalating U.S. export controls that...
AI-Powered Stretchable Computing Patch Can Run Algorithms Directly on the Body
University of Chicago researchers unveiled a skin‑like, stretchable computing patch that runs AI algorithms directly on the body in milliseconds, eliminating the need for wireless data transmission. The device uses a dense array of organic electrochemical transistors—10,000 per square centimetre—fabricated...
Meta, Broadcom and Others to Launch $125 Million Semiconductor Research Hub at UCLA
Meta, Broadcom, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries and Synopsys are investing $125 million to launch a five‑year Semiconductor Hub at UCLA's Samueli School of Engineering. The center will support research across chip design, equipment, software and manufacturing, aiming to accelerate AI‑powered chip innovations....
Aetina Demonstrates Edge AI Platforms for Robotics, Vision AI and Enterprise Automation at COMPUTEX 2026
Aetina will exhibit its next‑generation edge AI portfolio at COMPUTEX 2026, featuring NVIDIA‑Jetson‑based robotic arms, vision AI modules, and on‑premise large language model workstations. The showcase highlights integrated Physical AI that combines voice, vision, reasoning and motion control without cloud...
Microsoft Plans Significant Update to Windows Secure Boot
Microsoft is rolling out its first Secure Boot certificate update in 15 years, with the 2011‑based certificates set to expire between June 27 and October 2026. For Windows desktops, the fix requires a standard Windows Update plus a UEFI firmware...
Nvidia Earnings Show AI Spending Moving Beyond GPUs
Nvidia reported record fiscal 2027 Q1 revenue of $81.6 billion, driven by a 92% surge in data‑center sales to $75.2 billion. The company announced a new reporting structure that separates its business into Data Center and Edge Computing, with the Data Center split...
Servers Don’t Fail Randomly: The Structural Causes Behind Large Scale Hardware Incidents
Server outages in modern data centers are rarely random; they stem from structural flaws introduced during design, firmware configuration, or pre‑production validation. As platforms become denser and firmware‑driven, reliability hinges on interactions among power delivery, PCIe fabrics, and management controllers...
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Wants to Be King of a Brand-New Empire
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable chipmaker, announced its entry into the central processing unit market with Vera, its first standalone AI‑focused CPU launched in March. CFO Colette Kress said the product opens a new $200 billion total addressable market, with early...
New Silicon Battery Partnership Targets Longer-Range Drone Delivery
Amprius Technologies and Matternet have formed a strategic partnership to embed Amprius’s silicon‑anode lithium‑ion cells into Matternet’s autonomous M2 delivery drones. The collaboration has already seen the new batteries installed in the M2 platform, which operates in several urban drone...