Woodcliff Lake, NJ — April 27, 2026 — CAST, a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property cores, today announced the MAC-SEC-MG MACsec Protocol Engine IP core, extending the company’s secure Ethernet IP offerings with a multi-gigabit MACsec engine optimized for providing 10G+ Ethernet in ASIC and FPGA designs requiring secure channels.
The new MAC-SEC-MG core
TES Electronic Solutions GmbH offers an Integer-N Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) IP designed for high-frequency clock generation and frequency synthesis in on-chip applications. Built on X-FAB XT018-0.18µm BCD-on-SOI CMOS technology, this integrated PLL features an integrated loop filter, a high-performance VCO, and robust stability, making it ideal for applications demanding precise timing, low jitter, and long-term
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AMD’s upcoming MI500 may matter for more than just GPU performance. The bigger story is co-packaged optics and what it could mean for the future of AI infrastructure. If MI500 moves in that direction, it would signal that the next phase of AI competition is no longer only about faster accelerators. It is about connecting
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The strongest takeaway from TSMC’s 2026 North America Technology Symposium is that the old model of simple node-to-node progression is fading. In its place, TSMC is building a roadmap that separates cost-efficient scaling from performance infrastructure, with some technologies aimed at smooth migration and others designed to solve the physical constraints of AI and HPC.
April 16, 2026 – Aalter, Belgium / MADRID, Spain — Sofics and Alcyon Photonics today announced a partnership to support semiconductor companies developing advanced photonic systems. The collaboration combines Sofics’ expertise in specialty I/Os and on-chip ESD protection for electrical ICs (EICs) with Alcyon Photonics’ expertise in validated photonic IP building blocks and design services
[13-Apr-2026] Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), the world’s largest OSAT provider, continues to scale its advanced packaging and testing capabilities to meet growing semiconductor demand.
The company has broken ground on a new IC testing facility in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, representing a total investment of NT$108.3 billion (approximately $3.4 billion). Located in the Renwu