Intel’s eight-laser silicon-photonics research chip could be a breakthrough for copackaged optics. It places the laser array on a silicon chip that can eventually be integrated in the package.

Qualcomm has updated its smartwatch platform with new chip designs. Reduced power enables a visible watch face even when idle; reduced chipset area enables smartwatches that operate globally.

Our die-photo analysis reveals that Samsung devoted too little area to its AMD-powered GPU, contributing to its performance shortfall. MediaTek and Intel both outperform the latest Apple chip.

Still green but clouds loom Andrea Lati Order activity for semiconductor equipment extended its decline, slipping to 84 degrees All segments trended lower led by Subcon/Adv. Packaging and SOC Computing where temperatures slid more than 4 points The Assembly market, in particular, is feeling the

First commercially available Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be) wireless router: H3C Magic BE18000 Radu Trandafir Less than 2 months after the announcement of Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11 be) networking chipset, known since 2019 as Networking Pro Platform, we have a world premier, the first wireless router Wi

Chips and Science Act G. Dan Hutcheson The Chip Insider® What’s Happening and What’s the Meaning: Chips and Science Act Passed: I must admit, I had been saying I didn’t expect the US Congress to get its act together and pass this bill. You’ll recall that the $52B CHIPS act pretty much died. I

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