TDLAS vs CRDS: Which Gas Analysis Technology Truly Performs in the Fab?
Semiconductor fabs need ultra‑trace gas analysis to prevent contamination that can cripple yields. Two optical‑spectroscopy methods dominate: Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) and Cavity Ring‑Down Spectroscopy (CRDS). TDLAS delivers sub‑second, in‑situ measurements with minimal maintenance, making it the workhorse for real‑time process control, while CRDS achieves slightly lower detection limits but demands frequent calibration and a stable environment. The choice hinges on speed versus ultimate sensitivity and operational overhead.
American Tower Delivers 5G Connectivity at Pittsburgh International Airport
American Tower has completed a neutral‑host 5G Distributed Antenna System at Pittsburgh International Airport, covering the newly opened terminal and existing concourses. The deployment was selected through a competitive RFP and was built while the terminal was still under construction,...
Finding the Best Batteries for Electric Off-Highway Machines
Off‑highway sectors such as construction, agriculture and mining are accelerating electrification, with OEMs like Caterpillar, John Deere and Volvo backing the shift. IDTechEx’s updated 2026‑2036 report projects the global off‑highway battery market to expand to over 45 GWh by 2036, driven by...
Is Tesla a Chip Stock Now? Investors Are Cheering a Semiconductor Milesto...
Tesla announced that its next‑generation AI5 chip has been "taped out," meaning the design is finalized and ready for fabrication. The AI5 is intended to power Tesla's upcoming humanoid robots and high‑performance AI supercomputers, with volume production slated for 2027....
Samsung Hikes Galaxy Book 6 Prices by up to $600 as Base Model Goes on Sale
Samsung has launched the base Galaxy Book 6 in the United States, but with a $200 price increase to $1,249, higher than the originally announced $1,049. The company also raised prices across the entire Galaxy Book 6 lineup, with Pro models climbing...
CG Semi Included in Newly Approved Semiconductor SEZs
The Indian government has approved a special economic zone (SEZ) in Dholera, Gujarat, for Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing’s chip‑fabrication plant, covering 66.16 hectares. Tata plans to invest roughly ₹91,000 crore (about $11 billion), positioning the project as the country’s first large‑scale semiconductor fab....
The Nothing Phone 4a Pro Is Nearly Unbreakable, Except for One Design Flaw
Nothing’s Phone 4a Pro, priced at $499, features a CNC‑milled aluminum unibody that survived bend, scratch and flame tests, proving it is one of the toughest mid‑range phones. The device’s 6.8‑inch AMOLED panel uses Gorilla Glass 7i and delivers up to 5,000 nit brightness. However,...
U.S. Grid-Scale Battery Production to Support 100% of Renewable Generating Capacity
The United States has rapidly built grid‑scale battery manufacturing capacity, reaching roughly 70 GWh of finished storage systems in 2025—enough to meet the entire storage demand of wind and solar generation. Companies such as Fluence, LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On and...
NAB Show 2026: Sony Announces New Cameras, Virtual Production Tools
Sony unveiled its new R Series system cameras at NAB Show 2026, expanding the HDC‑5000 and HDC‑3000 families with higher dynamic range, modular transmission options, and consistent color matching. The company also rolled out AI‑driven firmware updates for PTZ units...
CoreWeave Sees a $7 Billion Win From an Unconventional Customer. Financia...
CoreWeave, a specialist GPU‑cloud provider, secured a $7 billion multi‑year commitment from quantitative‑trading firm Jane Street. The deal underscores the financial sector’s appetite for high‑performance AI compute beyond traditional tech labs. Jane Street will tap CoreWeave’s infrastructure to run large‑scale machine‑learning...
US DOE Selects Five Project to Restart Domestic Primary Gallium Recovery
The U.S. Department of Energy announced roughly $5.4 million in funding for five projects aimed at restarting domestic primary gallium recovery, a capability absent since 1987. The TRACE‑Ga initiative, managed by ENERGYWERX, will prototype novel extraction methods from waste streams, alumina...
This Uncommon Port Turns Weak Mini PCs Into Sleeper Gaming Rigs
Mini PCs can become viable gaming machines by pairing them with an external GPU via the OCuLink port, which taps directly into PCIe lanes. OCuLink delivers up to 64 Gbps of PCIe 4.0 ×4 bandwidth—roughly double Thunderbolt 4 and often outpacing Thunderbolt 5 in real‑world...
Microsoft's Windows 11 Laptop Deal for Students Comes with a $500 Bonus - What's Included
Microsoft is offering U.S. college students a free bundle worth over $500 when they purchase a qualifying Windows 11 laptop from major retailers. The package includes a year of Microsoft 365 Premium with AI‑driven Co‑Pilot, a year of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and a customizable...
AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources
Nvidia currently dominates the AI‑chip market, but emerging AI tools are making high‑performance compute more accessible to smaller players. Open‑source models and on‑demand cloud GPU rentals let startups run sophisticated workloads without owning expensive hardware. New ASIC designs from up‑and‑coming...
DJI Is Releasing 4 New Products This Month — Here’s What’s Coming
DJI is staging an unprecedented four‑product launch in April 2026, covering a vlogging camera, a portable power station, an entry‑level drone, and a new audio system. The Osmo Pocket 4 promises a 1‑inch sensor and up to 100 GB of built‑in...
One of the World's Most Powerful Flip Phones Is Now 46% OFF at Amazon — That's Not a Typo
Amazon is offering a 46% discount on the Motorola Razr Ultra (2025), slashing the price from $1,299.99 to $699.99. The 512 GB foldable features Snapdragon 8 Elite, 16 GB RAM, dual 165 Hz pOLED displays, and IP48 resistance. The deal makes the Razr Ultra cheaper...
Struggling With This Early Heatwave? Shark’s New ChillPill Delivers 3 Ways to Cool Down Fast
Shark and Dyson have each introduced new portable cooling devices as an early East Coast heatwave drives demand for personal temperature control. Shark’s ChillPill combines a bladeless fan, dry‑touch mist and a cryotherapy‑inspired cooling plate that can lower skin temperature...
A Closer Look at HP's New Multi Jet Fusion 1200 3D Printer
HP unveiled the Multi Jet Fusion 1200 at RAPID+TCT, positioning it as the most affordable entry‑level industrial 3D printer in the company’s portfolio. The new model promises up to 30% faster build speeds and a broadened material library while targeting...
LUMA Installs 20 Transformers to Strengthen Puerto Rico's Power Grid
LUMA Energy installed 20 new transformers across Puerto Rico, enhancing capacity and voltage regulation for roughly 78,000 customers in the eastern and Bayamón regions. The Bayamón TC Substation upgrade fortifies a key northern transmission hub, while the Fajardo unit replaces...
When the Patent Litigation System Has to Make Charging Happen: Tesla V. Charge Fusion and the Drafting Risk of &Lsquo;Result...
Tesla has sued Charge Fusion over a patent that claims a charging system capable of both scheduling and actively increasing battery charge. The dispute centers on the patent’s use of “result in” language, which blurs the line between a recommendation...
CTS Taps Diversified to Expand Global Playout and Distribution Capabilities
Diversified has teamed with Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) to expand CTS’s global Broadcast Operations Center in Colorado. The upgrade adds a fully IP‑based playout environment built on SMPTE ST 2110, advanced monitoring and centralized network operations. By embedding Diversified engineers on‑site,...
Develon Gets Smart with Series 9 Safety Solution
Develon has equipped its Series 9 crawler excavators, the DX230LC‑9 and DX260LC‑9, with an AI‑powered safety suite that includes an E‑Stop system and a Smart All‑Around Viewing Monitor (SAVM). The E‑Stop automatically halts the machine when a person enters a 4‑meter...
Motorola Razr Fold Release Date Might by May 6 as Pre-Orders Open in UK, Europe
Motorola has opened pre‑orders for its first book‑style foldable, the Razr Fold, in the United Kingdom and Europe, promising shipment on May 6. The device carries a pre‑order price of £1,579.99 (about $1,950) in the UK and €1,749.99 (roughly $1,900) in Europe,...
Kymeta Wins ONR Contract for KuKa Multi-Band Antenna Development
Kymeta Government & Defence has secured a three‑year contract from the U.S. Office for Naval Research to mature its KuKa multi‑band, multi‑beam antenna that delivers four concurrent full‑duplex beams across Ku and Ka frequencies using a single flat‑panel aperture. The...
This Name Keeps Data Centers Buzzing. Shares Set Up In A Base.
Dycom Industries beat Q4 earnings, driven by surging demand for fiber‑optic infrastructure in data centers. The company reported a 74% profit jump to $2.03 per share, sales up 34% to $1.458 billion, and a 23% increase in its backlog, now $9.542 billion....
MiniMed Flexes with Next-Gen Insulin Pump After Spinning Off From Medtronic
MiniMed, the newly independent diabetes business spun out of Medtronic, secured FDA clearance for its next‑generation MiniMed Flex insulin pump within two weeks of its March 2026 IPO. The Flex is a screenless, pocket‑sized device that retains the 300‑unit reservoir...
Opto Devices Extend to Fulfill Automotive, Harsh-Environment Apps
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp. introduced a new line of optoelectronic components designed for harsh automotive and industrial environments. The flagship TLX9920 photovoltaic‑output photocoupler, housed in a thin SO6L package, delivers 5 kV isolation, operates from –40 °C to 125 °C, and...
I Was Already Hyped for the New PlayStation Handheld, but This Compatibility Leak Has Sent My Excitement Into Overdrive
Sony is reportedly developing a handheld dubbed Project Canis, internally known as the PlayStation 6 Portable, that will launch alongside the next‑gen PS6 console. A leaked internal document confirms backward compatibility with PS4, PS5 and upcoming PS6 titles, though the device...
Transense to Supply Surface Acoustic Wave Sensing Tech for Cummins Heavy-Duty EV Motor
Transense Technologies will supply its SAWsense surface acoustic wave sensors to Cummins for the DriveSense project, a 12‑month effort to create a sensor‑enabled smart electric motor for heavy‑duty zero‑emission vehicles. The sensors capture real‑time torque and temperature data from inside...
Moto Edge 70 Pro Chipset Details Leaked After Geekbench Listing
Motorola’s upcoming Edge 70 Pro 5G for India was spotted on a Flipkart microsite, and a Geekbench listing has revealed its internals. The handset is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 8500 SoC, featuring a 4‑core 2.20 GHz cluster, three 3.20 GHz cores and a 3.40 GHz prime...
BYD Is Now Upgrading some of Its Top Selling EVs with 5-Min Flash Charging
Chinese EV maker BYD is extending its 5‑minute Flash Charging system, first seen on the ultra‑luxury Yangwang U7, to high‑volume models. The Denza Z9 GT, priced at $134,500, becomes the inaugural overseas vehicle equipped with the technology, debuting in Europe....
Corning and EXFO Leveraging New Technologies
At OFC 2026, Corning and EXFO executives highlighted how AI‑driven data traffic is forcing unprecedented density in optical networks. They outlined advances in multicore fiber and co‑packaged optics that promise higher capacity with lower power consumption. The companies emphasized the...
Tigo’s Smallest Inverter Can Now Adjust Its AC Output to Repower Legacy Solar Systems
Tigo Energy has extended its Inverter Power Output Control (IPOC) software to the 3.8‑kW EI inverter, targeting smaller residential solar installations that face utility or permitting limits. The new capability lets installers derate the inverter’s AC output during commissioning, matching...
Someone Finally Got an RTX 5090 Running on a Mac – No Hacks Required
Apple’s long‑standing removal of Nvidia support has finally been challenged by Tiny Corp, which released TinyGPU—an open‑source macOS kernel extension that lets a native Nvidia RTX 5090 run via Thunderbolt on Apple Silicon. The driver required only standard extension approval, avoiding...
Indra to Supply EW and Radar Systems for Six Type 212CD Submarines
Indra has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to provide electronic‑warfare and radar systems for six additional Type 212CD submarines destined for the German and Norwegian navies. The deal brings the total number of submarines equipped with Indra’s systems...
Proptivity Switches on World-First Ericsson Feature for Fully Digital Indoor 5G in Oslo
Proptivity has completed the world’s first commercial deployment of Ericsson’s Host Management Control feature at a commercial property in Oslo. The solution uses the Ericsson Radio Dot System to replace legacy analog distribution, allowing operators to connect their own baseband...
Memory Cards and Flash Drives Prices Rocket 124%, some Products Peak at 261% Jump — Increases From 2025 Driven by...
The 2025‑2026 AI‑driven chip shortage has pushed NAND supply toward high‑performance SSDs, leaving USB flash drives and memory cards with soaring prices. PCWorld’s price tracking shows a median increase of 123% across formats, with some items jumping over 260%. Manufacturers...
Singaporean Data Center Provider Opens AI Testing Hub for Businesses
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) announced the launch of an AI testing hub in Singapore, offering enterprises a low‑cost environment to trial artificial‑intelligence models. The hub, unveiled at a signing ceremony with SuperX AI Technology’s CTO Kenny Sng, provides...
A Global Breakthrough in Interventional Imaging Fully Made in France
GE HealthCare’s Allia™ Moveo interventional imaging system received FDA clearance and CE marking in December 2025, marking the first fully French‑made, cable‑free mobile C‑arm platform. The device combines a lightweight composite C‑arm, concealed cabling and AI‑enhanced 3‑D reconstruction to free...
Allbirds Is Pivoting to AI Compute. Sure, Why Not
Allbirds announced a dramatic pivot from footwear to AI compute infrastructure, rebranding as NewBird AI and planning to build a GPU‑as‑a‑Service platform. The company will use a $50 million convertible financing facility to acquire high‑performance GPUs, while its former intellectual property was...
'In 10 Years of Tracking Retail CPU Sales, I Have Never Seen Such a Steep Decline,' Says One Tech Channel...
TechEpiphany’s tracking of German retailer Mindfactory shows CPU sales dropping faster than any year in the past decade. The decline spans both AMD and Intel desktop processors from week 3 to week 15 of this year. Rising prices for DDR5 memory and...
Siemens Expands 5G to US and 7 Additional Countries
Siemens announced that its industrial‑grade private 5G infrastructure is expanding to the United States and seven additional countries, bringing the solution to a total of 15 markets across Europe and the Americas. The rollout is powered by two new radio...
NAB 2026: AI-Media Launches LEXI Text Encoder and LEXI Voice Encoder
AI‑Media unveiled the LEXI Text Encoder and LEXI Voice Encoder at NAB Show 2026, its first new encoder hardware in over a decade. Both units support native 4K over 12G‑SDI and operate across SDI, IP and cloud pipelines, with LEXI...
Sony Enters the Esports OLED Monitor Race with a Fnatic Collaboration
Sony has entered the high‑end esports monitor market with the Inzone M10S II, a 27‑inch OLED display co‑developed with esports powerhouse Fnatic. The monitor offers a dual‑mode panel—native 1440p at 540 Hz or 1080p at 720 Hz—targeting ultra‑fast competitive play. Priced at $1,099.99,...
Tesla Taped Out AI5 Chip, Musk Says — Nearly 2 Years Behind Schedule
Tesla announced that its next‑generation AI5 self‑driving processor has been taped out, sending the final design to TSMC for fabrication. The milestone arrives almost two years after the company promised AI5 hardware in vehicles and pushes volume production to mid‑2027....
Neosem to Supply PCIe 5.0 SSD Test Equipment to U.S. Client in 6.2 Billion-Won Deal
Neosem announced a contract to supply its fourth‑generation CPU‑based PCIe 5.0 SSD test system to an undisclosed U.S. customer, valued at roughly 6.21 billion won (about $4.6 million). The deal represents roughly 9.7% of Neosem’s projected 2025 revenue of 63.9 billion won (≈$48 million). Neosem...
EPlus Launches Memory Optimization and Reclamation Assessment to Help Organizations Mitigate Chip Shortages
ePlus has introduced a Memory Optimization and Reclamation Assessment designed to help enterprises recover unused RAM and right‑size existing infrastructure. The service evaluates workloads, flags over‑provisioned or idle memory, and delivers a detailed report with a zombie‑capacity list, stranded‑memory analysis,...
Commvault Flex Expands Storage Options for AI-Scale Recovery
Commvault has broadened its Flex data protection platform to include native support for Hitachi Vantara and NetApp storage systems. The expansion gives enterprises more options for building scalable, AI‑ready resilience architectures, allowing them to pair Flex’s software‑defined image with existing...
The New Demands on Data Center and Storage Leaders
Data‑center leaders now grapple with AI‑driven workloads, exploding unstructured data, and hybrid IT complexity, far surpassing the challenges of the mainframe‑to‑internet transition. Unstructured content already exceeds 80 % of enterprise data and is projected to reach 291 zettabytes by 2027, demanding new...
Join Us for the ESD Tech Forum Virtual Event in April
Embedded.com will host the annual Embedded Systems Design (ESD) Tech Forum virtually on April 28‑29, focusing on embedded architectures, edge AI, physical AI, and security. The two‑day program features keynotes from senior executives at Synaptics, Renesas, MIPS and Texas Instruments,...