Research Bits: May 26


Simultaneous energy generation and emission Researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo and University of Osaka designed an organic semiconductor device that can both generate electricity from light and emit bright visible light. The researchers used two multiple-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) molecules, v-DABNA and QAO, in a simple layered structure. Their... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: May 11


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: Technical Paper Research Organizations Source-position-dependent transmission cross coefficient formula including polarization and mask three-dimensional effects in High NA EUV🔗 Science Tokyo Performance and Energy Benefits of MRDIMMs 🔗 Barcelona Supercomputing Center, UPC, ... » read more

SDVs: Modular Drive Architecture Using Power-Packet-Based Sensorless Control (Kyoto U.)


A new technical paper, "Modular Drive Architecture for Software-defined Vehicles Enabled by Power-packet-based Sensorless Control," was published by researchers at Kyoto University. Abstract "The transition toward software-defined vehicles requires standardization and modularization of hardware decoupled from software, along with centralized electrical/electronic architectures. While elec... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


SIA's latest monthly global semiconductor sales report reflects a ~30% YOY increase, hitting a record $75.3B in November 2025. Asia Pacific had a notable 66% increase. Cadence launched its Chiplet Spec-to-Packaged Parts ecosystem to accelerate time to market for chiplet development for physical AI, data centers, and HPC applications. Initial IP partners joining Cadence include Arm, Arteris, ... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Major Deals: Taiwan-based UMC is exploring possible collaboration with Polar Semiconductor for high-volume production of 8-inch wafers at Polar’s expanded Minnesota fab, a move that could provide domestic manufacturing capacity for automotive, data center, consumer, aerospace, and defense customers. Marvell will acquire Celestial AI for $3.25B, adding photonic fabric technology for o... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer warned Southeast Asian semiconductor manufacturers that they must shift production to the U.S. or face new punitive tariffs, reports the South China Morning Post. President Trump previously floated a 100% tariff on imported chips. Malaysia and other regional economies are offering large concessions and promises of U.S. goods purchases in hopes of securin... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 29


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=458 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here. » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


The U.S. government will grant licenses to NVIDIA and AMD to again sell some AI chips — NVIDIA's H20 GPU and AMD's MI308 — to Chinese companies. TrendForce projects that the availability of NVIDIA chips, in particular, will create a surge in demand from Chinese AI firms and cloud service providers, and boost high-bandwidth memory (HBM) consumption. The move could raise China’s share of... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


The Chinese Academy of Sciences unveiled a fully automated processor chip design system, claiming the potential to accelerate semiconductor development and replace human programmers. Micron Technology plans to expand its U.S. investments to approximately $150 billion in domestic memory manufacturing and $50 billion in R&D, which is $30 billion higher than previously reported. AMD laun... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


McKinsey issued a new report on the state of the chemical supply chain for semiconductors in the U.S., citing potential shortages of high-purity materials such as tungsten, aluminum and copper, lack of access to CMP slurries and photoresists for EUV, and rising competition for high-k precursors that can fetch higher prices outside of the U.S. CSIS weighed in on the U.S. goverment's recent ... » read more

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