Shawn DuBravac, chief economist at IPC, discusses the chaos tariffs are causing in the electronics industry. With fluctuating tariffs, prices for electronics like smartphones and TVs are skyrocketing, hitting low-income consumers hardest. Supply chains are…

Applied Materials’ SEMVision H20 system uses the industry’s most sensitive electron beam system combined with advanced AI image recognition to enable better and faster analysis of buried nanoscale defects in the world’s most advanced chips.

Future transistor technology could create hotter hotspots on chips. Can new cooling methods and chip designs save us from thermal runaway? Imec's research offers hope, but the challenge grows with each new technology node. #ChipDesign #MooresLaw

How Amazon is revolutionizing warehouse automation with cutting-edge robotics and AI, driving efficiency and innovation.

Bell Labs just celebrated its 100th birthday, showcasing a legacy of groundbreaking innovations like the transistor, Unix, and the CCD camera.

Discover the latest in robotics with IEEE Spectrum's Video Friday! From TU Delft's drone racing victory to Cosmo's expressive interactions, and even a robotic wedding cake, the future is here. What excites you most about these innovations? Dive in and join…

Swiss startup brings offline-first e-learning to world’s remote locations

In this 1999 profile, Henry Samueli reflects on the research that led to digital broadband and his cofounding of Broadcom in 1991. In the quarter-century since this article was published, Samueli's pioneering work has continued to transform the telecom industry…

In 1991, the few people who had Internet access at home mainly relied on slow dialup lines. Henry Samueli envisioned faster digital broadband. In research at UCLA and at Broadcom, which he cofounded in 1991, Samueli and his team revolutionized digital modems…

Henry Samueli, cofounder of Broadcom and 2025 IEEE Medal of Honor recipient, advises engineering students: Pursue engineering for impact and passion, not money. Advance your education for better odds of success. Avoid social media's distractions. If successful…

While coding assistants are great for busting out new lines of code, it turns out actually writing code is not as big a part of software development as you might think. AMD says to get transformative results from AI, they are combining generative and predictive…

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The XPrize Foundation awarded $50M to Mati Carbon for its innovative carbon removal technique using enhanced rock weathering.

Amazon, Apple, and Snap dominate the rankings

Silent data errors only show up in massive data centers, and are difficult to spot before CPUs are deployed. Intel engineers are using reinforcement learning to detect these elusive flaws faster in a key part of the Xeon CPU. #Xeon #DataCenters #Intel

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IBM ethics expert Francesca Rossi shares her advice

In the '80s and '90s, BBSs were tiny dial-up digital oases for exchanging messages, playing games, and sharing files. Today, there's a resurgence of interest in BBSs, and here's how you can build one of your own using modern Meshtastic radios and a Raspberry…