Semiconductors

Nova Scotia Bets on Microelectronics Integration, Not Chip Fabs

Atlantic Canada’s coastal engineering cluster is turning specialized components and rugged hardware into exportable tools for subsea research, security, and resource markets.

electronica 2026: Chipmakers Move Up the Stack as Data Centers and Physical AI Take Center Stage

Explore how electronica 2026 shows chipmakers shifting to AI platforms as data centers, edge AI, and robotics reshape power and silicon.

How NovoGenius® MCU+ Devices Are Reshaping the Automotive Edge Node

NOVOSENSE NovoGenius MCU+ chips integrate analog, power, and drivers, adding intelligence to automotive edge nodes for motor control, sensing and lighting.

IBM unveils Quantum Nighthawk r3 processor, slated for deployment in 2027

Company is also furthering support for hybrid quantum-classical workloads via its IBM Quantum Platform

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Hardware-Based Location Checks Target AI Chip Smuggling (Texas A&M)

Researchers at Texas A&M University published “5G CATS: 5G-Based Cryptographic Authorization Against Trafficking of Semiconductor Devices.” Abstract: “Enforcing export controls on AI accelerators requires verifying where a chip operates…

Single-Crystal High-κ Dielectric Enables Low-Power 2D CFETs (NUS et al.)

Researchers led by the National University of Singapore and Nexstrom published “Low-power 2D CFETs using single-crystal high-κ dielectrics.” Abstract Excerpt: “Here we demonstrate that a wafer-scale, transferable, single-crystal anatase…

Optimized E-Beam Evaporation Reduces Metal-Semiconductor Contact Degradation (RWTH Aachen)

Researchers at RWTH Aachen University published “Mitigating the degradation of metal–semiconductor contacts with optimized electron beam evaporation.” Abstract “An optimized electron beam evaporation (EBE) setup is presented that allows…

Chiplets: Revolutionizing Design Velocity with Artificial Chip Intelligence ACI

This session introduces Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI®), a paradigm-shifting technology using a physics-informed foundation model designed to transform chip development from a manual labor-intensive process into a conversational…

Saskatchewan’s Semiconductor Strength Is Connecting the Pieces

Saskatchewan brings together AI infrastructure, quantum research, chip design talent, and advanced materials expertise to expand its role in Canada’s technology ecosystem.

AMD's Epyc X-chips are back after a three-year hiatus

Venice-X promises big speedup for EDA and HPC workloads

Cosmic at SEMICON Europa 2026: Advancing High-Complexity Semiconductor Test Solutions

ALTOPASCIO, Italy — Nov. 9, 2026 — Cosmic Group will participate in SEMICON Europa 2026 in Munich, held concurrently with electronica from Nov. 10 to 13, 2026. Cosmic will be located at booth C1255.

PyTorch 2.15 tackles the 'one bad GPU' problem

Technical debt shoveled aside to make large-scale AI training more resilient

Ongoing labor dispute sees Micron pause construction at its $4.5bn memory fab in Taoyuan, Taiwan – report

Micron is latest memory chip maker to face pushback from employees over profit sharing bonuses

Two dead and five injured following fire at Panasonic chip packaging facility in Taiwan

Fire broke out at 2:00 am local time on November 4

DRAM demand stays strong, fuelling gains

DRAM revenue surged during Q3 despite minimal growth in shipments, as demand for AI and data centres continued to keep prices high, Counterpoint Research figures showed.

Viettel reveals homegrown security chip co-developed with Vietnam govt

Viettel Group and Vietnam's Government Cipher Committee revealed on Wednesday they have jointly developed a semiconductor security platform featuring VGC v1.0, a homegrown chipset that integrates a domestic cryptographic algorithm directly…

Fast, Sub-Volt HZO Ferroelectric Capacitors For DRAM-Like Memory (SNU)

Seoul National University-led researchers published “Resolving the Kay–Dunn limit and the speed–endurance dilemma in ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 for DRAM-class sub-volt capacitors.” The first author, Geun Hyeong Park, Ph.D., summarizes the…

AI Is Changing How Semiconductor Fabs Work — and Engineers Are Moving Faster Because of It

Demand for advanced chips is rising. The processes to build them are getting more complex. And the margin for error is shrinking.

AI Image Enhancement Improves Detection Of Flip-Chip Interconnect Defects (MCL, PVA TePla, ASE)

Researchers at Materials Center Leoben, PVA TePla, and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) published “AI-Based Image Enhancement Improves Detection of Interconnect Defects in Microelectronic Packaging.” Abstract Excerpt: “Traditional…

3D Integration Reduces Embodied-Emissions Impact Of GPU Scaling (imec, VUB)

Researchers at imec and Vrije Universiteit Brussels published “Embodied Emissions of 2.5D and 3D Scaling in Chipletized GPUs for Low-Carbon AI.” Abstract “GPU compute resources are scaling to support growing AI workloads, leading to…

Quantum Interconnects Link Two 120-Qubit Processors (IBM Research)

Researchers at IBM Research published “Meter-scale quantum interconnects between large quantum processors.” Abstract Excerpt: “Modular quantum architecture requires long-distance quantum interconnects to stitch together individual…

Hardware Defense Blocks Memory-Dependent Prefetcher Leakage (KU Leuven)

Researchers at KU Leuven and EURECOM published “SecDMP: Provably Secure Data Memory-Dependent Prefetching.” Abstract Excerpt: “In this work, we address this gap by designing a defense that is both secure and efficient.

Canada’s Quantum Sector Sets Sights on Commercialization

Defense procurement, patient capital, and shared infrastructure will help Canadian quantum firms scale at home.