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Quantum light gets a place to wait with new on-chip memory
News Oct 9, 2026

Quantum light gets a place to wait with new on-chip memory

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed an integrated nanophotonic platform that can store multiple photons simultaneously for over one microsecond. The chip-based quantum memory uses erbium-doped thin-film lithium niobate waveguides arranged in an atomic frequency comb pattern to capture and hold photons.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
EdgeCortix unveils RAIDEN chiplet platform for physical AI applications
News Sep 28, 2026

EdgeCortix unveils RAIDEN chiplet platform for physical AI applications

EdgeCortix has introduced RAIDEN, a multi-die chiplet architecture designed to scale AI compute for robots, autonomous systems, and edge servers. The platform ranges from single-die to four-die configurations, with the flagship X4 offering up to 3.36 petaflops of FP4 compute and 256 GB of memory. The chiplet approach aims to solve the scaling limitations faced by physical AI systems that must perceive, reason, and act in real-time environments.
Giulio Prisco 3 min read
Light screens many deepfake videos in one pass
News Sep 24, 2026

Light screens many deepfake videos in one pass

An optical processor at UCLA judges fifteen or more clips together by doing much of the detection in free-space light rather than on a digital chip.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Cornell flies pizza-box light sails free of their satellites
News Sep 23, 2026

Cornell flies pizza-box light sails free of their satellites

Student-built sails unfolded from CubeSats, sent radio data from gram-scale computers, and were filmed opening in weightlessness on the space station.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Engineers improve edge artificial intelligence efficiency through joint redesign of software and hardware
News Aug 18, 2026

Engineers improve edge artificial intelligence efficiency through joint redesign of software and hardware

A new system reaches high accuracy in identifying languages while using far fewer computing resources by combining brain-inspired algorithms with specialized memory chips.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Spacex and Tesla plan massive chip factory in Texas
News Aug 7, 2026

Spacex and Tesla plan massive chip factory in Texas

The companies will build a large semiconductor plant in Grimes County to produce advanced chips for robots vehicles and space systems while expanding domestic manufacturing capacity.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
The Chip the World Forgot: Inside the Memory Famine That Could Reshape Computing
News Jul 11, 2026

The Chip the World Forgot: Inside the Memory Famine That Could Reshape Computing

SK Hynix drops $64B as AI memory shortages and energy grid strain trigger a crisis. Demand outruns supply well past 2030!

Hruy Tsegaye 5 min read
BYD's 4D Radar Chip Adds Height to Self-Driving Vision
Mindbytes Sep 2, 2026

BYD's 4D Radar Chip Adds Height to Self-Driving Vision

BYD Semiconductor mass-produced a 28nm 4D radar chip with 8T8R and 400m range, adding elevation data to help vehicles distinguish pedestrians from obstacles in complex traffic.

gizmo guru 2 min read
SpaceX advances giant chip plant project in Texas for AI needs
News May 8, 2026

SpaceX advances giant chip plant project in Texas for AI needs

The $119 billion Terafab factory will produce advanced semiconductors to power artificial intelligence systems at SpaceX, Tesla, and beyond.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
A tiny gallium nitride switch that can hold almost 4,000 volts
News Aug 31, 2026

A tiny gallium nitride switch that can hold almost 4,000 volts

An EPFL device spreads high voltage along its length instead of letting it pile up at one weak point, while keeping resistance low.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read