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- 1Nvidia adds LG Electronics as preferred AI cooling provider●Nvidia is tackling its massive AI power bottleneck by bringing LG Electronics into its Partner Network as a preferred co
Nvidia has brought LG Electronics into its Partner Network as a preferred cooling provider, aiming to ease the power and heat bottleneck facing large-scale AI data centers. The move highlights that thermal management, not just GPU supply, is becoming a decisive factor in AI infrastructure, giving LG a direct route to supply cooling technology for Nvidia systems.
- 2GlobalFoundries ships first Navitas GaN wafers from Vermont●GLOBALFOUNDRIES READIES A GLOBAL GAN EXPANSION AS ITS VERMONT LINE SHIPS FIRST NAVITAS WAFERS 10 MONTHS AFTER THE TSMC L
GlobalFoundries has shipped its first gallium nitride wafers for Navitas Semiconductor from its Vermont fab, roughly ten months after taking a license arrangement linked to TSMC. The company is now preparing a broader global expansion of GaN power chip capacity. The move highlights growing demand for GaN technology in power electronics and positions GlobalFoundries as an alternative supplier as Navitas diversifies its manufacturing base.
- 3Power Electronics to build nation's largest power conversion manufacturing campus▼Power Electronics building nation’s largest power conversion manufacturing campus
Power Electronics has announced plans to build the largest power conversion manufacturing campus in the United States. The facility would significantly expand domestic production of power conversion equipment used in solar and energy infrastructure projects. The announcement is drawing attention from clean energy and manufacturing observers watching how US supply chains scale up.
- 4Russia's Geran-4 Drone Built From Hobby Jet Parts●Russia's Geran-4 Runs On A $25,000 Hobby Jet, Texas Instruments Chips
Analysis of Russia's Geran-4 attack drone shows it is built around a roughly $25,000 hobby jet engine and relies on Texas Instruments microchips, despite Western sanctions meant to cut Russia off from advanced electronics. The findings highlight how cheap consumer and off-the-shelf components continue to power Russian weapons used in the war against Ukraine.
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Researchers report that hyperbolic wave attractors, structures that trap and concentrate light waves, could be used to build next-generation optical chips. By confining light more efficiently, the approach may improve photonic circuits used in computing and communications. Details of the research and its practical applications remain limited in the available reporting.
- 6Navitas to develop 10kV silicon carbide chips for US government▼Navitas to develop 10kV SiC chips for US Government
Navitas Semiconductor is set to develop 10kV silicon carbide (SiC) power chips for the US government, according to a report by Compound Semiconductor. The high-voltage chips would serve applications requiring robust power conversion, such as grid infrastructure and defense systems. The announcement underscores growing US investment in domestic semiconductor capabilities, particularly in wide-bandgap materials like silicon carbide, which offer higher efficiency and voltage tolerance than traditional silicon chips.
- 7Samsung puts hybrid bonding at core of DRAM roadmap●Samsung Electronics is reshaping its next-generation dynamic random-access memory roadmap, elevating its B1b wafer-to-wa
Samsung Electronics is reshaping its next-generation DRAM roadmap by elevating B1b wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding to become the core technology behind its D0a node, according to DigiTimes Asia. The move signals Samsung's effort to stay competitive in advanced memory as the industry pushes toward denser, more power-efficient DRAM for AI and data-center demand.