On June 8, 2026, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that its researchers had successfully embedded gallium nitride (GaN) transistors into an ultra-thin single-crystal diamond layer, overcoming a major thermal bottleneck in high-power wireless chips and developing a record-sett...

A research team led by the The University of Tokyo has fabricated the world’s smallest semiconductor nanotube, according to a study published in the latest issue of Science. Using boron nitride (BN) nanotubes as a template, the researchers successfully synthesized single-walled molybdenum disulfid...

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is accelerating the company's foundry ambitions, continuing to recruit seasoned talent from across the chip industry. The latest move is the appointment of Seok-Hee Lee as Executive Vice President of Intel Foundry, according to an Intel announcement on June 18. Notably, Lee j...

As per Science and Technology Daily, the first gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) radio frequency (RF) chip for smart terminals to enter mass production has surpassed 5 million units shipped. Developed independently by the 55th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporat...

Marvell is counting on continued adoption of leading-edge nodes to drive growth in high-speed connectivity solutions for AI data centers. According to Nikkei, Chris Koopmans, Marvell's president and chief operating officer, said the company has already begun discussions with TSMC regarding the use o...