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Silicon-based microelectronics have powered the digital revolution, but their performance and efficiency are starting to reach limits imposed by the fundamental properties of silicon itself.

Silicon-based microelectronics have powered the digital revolution, but their performance and efficiency are starting to reach limits imposed by the fundamental properties of silicon itself.

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Chinese analog and mixed-signal chipmaker Novosense Microelectronics has introduced the NSM350x series, a Hall-based magnetic encoder designed for high-precision angular measurement in robot joints and industrial motion-control systems, reports .

Infineon has stated that the company’s growth will include new senior and junior positions. Global semiconductor, power systems and IoT company Infineon Technologies has officially opened a new Cork-based R&D centre. The new location will focus on Infineon’s innovations in the automotive and consumer microelectronics space, in areas such as battery management, motor control and touchscreens.  The premises is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland and Infineon has stated that the continued growth will include new senior and junior positions as well as a strong contingent of local university graduates through the Infineon Ireland graduate programme. 

Data is growing at a staggering pace, pushing charge-based microelectronics, such as smartphones and laptops, to their physical limits. Spintronics—technology that uses electron spin rather than charg...

A Russian man who has lived in Hong Kong has been taken into U.S. custody and charged with smuggling large quantities of American-made, military-grade microelectronics to Russia, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.

Data is growing at a staggering pace, pushing charge-based microelectronics, such as smartphones and laptops, to their physical limits. Spintronics—technology that uses electron spin rather than charg...

## Korean Experts Launch 15-Year Semiconductor Advancement Road Map A brand new, far-reaching forecast by South Korea's microelectronics specialists outlines a crucial leap in semiconductor technology in the coming 15 years: The "Semiconductor Technology Roadmap 2026", published by the Korean Society of Semiconductor Engineers, describes the industry's anticipated evolution, including the development of chips based on 0.2-nanometer processes. ### Technological Projections through 2040 In the roadmap, detailed technical forecasts are provided to each sector of microelectronics, carrying its projections from nanometer (nm) technology into angstrom (Å) technologies. * **Logic Chips:** From 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process in current chips such as Exynos 2600, the industry is expected to move to 0.2nm process utilizing next generation CFET transistors in a monolithic 3D structure. * **DRAM:** Technology processes for DRAM are expected to shrink from 11nm to 6nm. * **NAND Flash Memory:** The number of memory layers is estimated to increase by a larger margin going from 321 layers today straight to 2000 layers. * **High Bandwidth Memory(HBM):** HBM is expected to progress from 12-layer stacks to 30 layers with bandwidth extending from 2 TB/s to 128 TB/s. * **AI Processors:** A great leap in performance is envisaged, with capabilities for AI chips going from the present 10 TOPS to 1000 TOPS. ### Purpose and Scope of the Roadmap These documents will serve to boost the long-term competitiveness of the semiconductor industry, motivate academic research, and guide the formulation of human resources development strategies. It delineates the direction for nine key technologies including AI semiconductors, packaging, and quantum computing. The Korean Society of Semiconductor Engineers intends to update and augment this roadmap each year in order to keep up with the fast-moving semiconductor industry. The full roadmap can be accessed from the society's official website.

Russian-American citizen Ksenia Karelina, who was imprisoned in Russia for donating $51 to a US-based Ukrainian aid charity, has arrived back in the United States after a prisoner swap for Arthur Petrov, a dual German-Russian citizen who allegedly exported sensitive microelectronics.

A total of 52.8bn Ultra High Frequency RAIN RFID tag chips were shipped in 2024, a survey of leading chip suppliers by the RAIN Alliance has found, up 54% in just two years compared to the number shipped in 2022. The data is based on shipment data reported to the association by five leading chip makers — EM Microelectronic, Impinj, NXP, Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group and Shanghai Quanray Electronics. “We’re continuing to see strong appetite for RAIN technology across various industries, as reflected by the 52.8bn tag chips shipped in the last 12 months,” Aileen Ryan, president and CEO of the industry association, says. “This is driven by an increase in mandates for a wider range of items to be tagged with RAIN technology – including beauty products, sports equipment and electronics – as well as continued growth in penetration in other industries such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, logistics and manufacturing. “Emerging use cases will continue to drive future growth, for instance, as businesses increasingly harness and expand their deployments in recognition of the wider sustainability benefits that RAIN can offer. Notable among these is RAIN’s capacity to act as a data carrier that enables compliance with the European Union’s incoming Digital Product Passport regulations.” “With the rollout of RAIN-enabled enterprise mobile devices expected within a few quarters and consumer devices set to follow, we expect the RAIN technology market to continue its upwards trajectory in the coming years,” Ryan adds. “The RAIN Alliance is working to support and accelerate the integration of RAIN technology into mobile devices. We are committed to making RAIN-enabled mobile devices a reality, and enabling new enterprise, consumer and sustainability use cases that will change how we interact with items on a daily basis.”

Beijing-based Naura Microelectronics Equipment Co Ltd has completed a deal to buy U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment company Akrion Systems LLC, in a rare instance of the U.S. government appro...