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It's Not the US, China, Taiwan, or Japan — It's Korea Becoming the Semiconductor Superpower Now
South Korea: An Empire Built on Memory Walk into any conversation about the AI hardware race and the reflex is to talk about Nvidia, TSMC, or the latest export-control fight between Washington and Beijing. But the company that actually posted the largest quarterly operatin
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India semiconductor company grows Lithium Niobate Single Crystal
Lithium Niobate single crystal is considered the "silicon of photonics" because it brings essential properties like the electro-optic and piezoelectric effects that silicon inherently lacks. By combining them, engineers create ultra-fast, highly efficient, and compact optical circuits crucial for
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How Applied Materials Built a Two-Headed Engine in Singapore and India
The first installment of our series profiles Applied Materials—a legacy giant making massive waves in the Indian semiconductor ecosystem. As proud participants in “CoseIn 2026” (organized by IISc Bangalore, with “EE Herald” serving as Media Partner), we wan
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IBM Announces World's First Sub-1nm Chip Technology with Nanostack Architecture
IBM has unveiled the world's first sub-1 nanometer chip technology, featuring a transistor architecture at 0.7 nanometers or 7 angstroms, a scale approaching the size of individual atoms. The technology is built around a new "nanostack" 3D architecture developed through advances in thin die
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The Silicon Bridge: A Socio-Technical Blueprint for the US-India Semiconductor Partnership
As the global electronics industry pivots toward a "trusted geography" model, the strategic alignment between the United States and India has transcended traditional trade diplomacy. By 2026, this partnership—anchored by the iCET, TRUST framework an
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UMC’s Strategic Pivot: Specialty Leadership, Global Diversification, and Competitive Reality vs. TSMC, Samsung & SMIC
UMC is not chasing TSMC at 3nm. It is doing something arguably more useful for most design teams: building a deep, stable portfolio at 22–12nm where cost, longevity, and supply predictability matter most. Here is what you need to know.Why mature nodes still matter for most desi
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InchFab Launches Compact Modular Chip Fabrication Platform for Semiconductor Workforce Training and Development
InchFab has introduced an approximate shipping container-sized complete chip-making system that simplifies training for the semiconductor workforce through its affordability, with the fab costing only a few million US dollars. The company originated from the PhD work of Mitchell and Parker
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Software-Defined Vehicles: Execution Challenges and the Case for Standardization — Insights from Excelfore CEO Shrinath Acharya
In a detailed discussion with Srinivasa Reddy N, Editor of EEHerald, Shrinath Acharya, CEO and Co-founder of Excelfore, outlined the opportunities and execution realities shaping the transition to Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV). The conversation covered rapid market growth, new business models s
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