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Wolfspeed Files for Bankruptcy, Erasing 70% of Debt
Wolfspeed has begun a reorganization of its operations with a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that will transfer ownership of the company to creditors, including Renesas.
Wolfspeed Needed a Lifeline, it Got Govt. and Executive Hubris Instead
To survive, Wolfspeed, must deal with the effects of legacy actions taken by America’s CFIUS and its former CEO. Troubles in the SiC market will only compound the challenges facing the company. A bankruptcy will offer only temporary reprieve.
Is Jensen Huang About to ‘Mid-Wife’ Quantum Computing?
Quantum Computing is a new frontier, one that holds great appeal for AI market leader Nvidia. A recent shares filing by Nvidia hints at plannings ahead by CEO Jensen Huang to set up the company as a leader in quantum computing.
Podcast: Complex, High-Risk Electronics Business Meets Dedicated Marketers
Marketing Electronics is our newly introduced webcast and in the first episode, we feature Guy Forster, founder of UK-based TKO Marketing. Forster says semiconductors will be at the root of finding solutions to mankind’s major problems, but first design engineers must continue to make error-free decisions.
What’s Cooking at TechSplicit (and at my house): Rewriting the Rules of War with Tech, Tactics, and Tenacity
Warfare is always evolving and Ukraine’s recent drone strikes on Russia’s air bases far from the front lines provides an important lesson not only for military strategists but for tech execs, engineers, and investors, too.
With Zena CSS Arm Wants to Refine and Shorten Vehicle Design Cycle
Arm has responded to deep changes occurring in the automotive design and manufacturing world with Zena CSS, a platform it sees most auto OEMs adopting as they seek to reduce development time and costs. Will they bite?
What’s Cooking at TechSplicit (and at my house) — June 3, 2025: President TACO’s Tech Tantrum Will Wreck US Semi Leadership
Even with little legal success to date, the Trump administration’s misguided efforts to remake global trade and higher education threaten to wreck US leadership in semiconductors.
Rapidus Sparks Japan’s Semiconductor Comeback
Rapidus Corp. aims to reignite Japan Semiconductor Inc., changing the narrative from that of a faded, once-dominant player, into one featuring a champion again, but this time in the contract chip making business. We outline what the company is doing to succeed.
Webcast: 3D-Sensing for In-Cabin Monitoring
TechSplicit presents a conversation on Software-Defined Vehicles featuring Timothy Edwards, co-founder and VP, Strategy, at Seeing Machines, and Colin Barnden, principal analyst at Semicast Research. They’ll be discussing 3D Sensing for In-Cabin Monitoring.
Nvidia and America May be on a Collision Course
American political leaders see unbridled access to the hottest AI processors as a threat to the country’s goal of remaining the world’s sole superpower. But as companies like Nvidia groan loudly about restrictions on the exports of their products to China, will America yield or clamp down on perceived opposition to its stated ambitions?
Automakers Seek Lessons in Apple’s iPhone Launch Feat
Can embattled US and European carmakers pull off an upset in the changing automotive market just like Apple did nearly 20 years ago with the iPhone? Doing this will require rearchitecting the vehicle and reinventing the supply chain, says an industry executive.
Leading Technology News Platform Ojo-Yoshida Report Rebrands as TechSplicit
WINCHESTER, MA, United States – May 8, 2025 — The Ojo-Yoshida Report, a respected voice in technology journalism, today unveils a new name and sharpened mission: TechSplicit — a brand dedicated to delivering journalism with integrity by looking behind the curtain to understand the intended and unintended consequences of innovation and decisions that shape the global high-tech landscape. Led… Read More »Leading Technology News Platform Ojo-Yoshida Report Rebrands as TechSplicit
Capex Malaise and ‘MisCapex’ Pains
It’s been only a few years since many chipmakers agreed to fund multiple new fabs but those promises are now being ignored. The industry must still deal with the implications for demand-supply planning, however.
In Hindsight, the Future is Notoriously Incorrect
Most business forecasts often turn out wrong, but analysts and companies keep churning them out. Are forecasts doing more damages than good in the electronics market?
Intel: Will Lip-Bu Tan Build Gelsinger’s Promised Fabs?
Chip equipment makers can forget about a capex splurge from Intel as it is unlikely to build many of the fabs promised under former CEO Patrick Gelsinger. This has implications for supply chain planning throughout the industry.
Renesas 365: Activating a Digitalization Vision for Design Engineers and Developers
Renesas 365 is the next step in the digital transformation of electronics, bridging the gap between silicon and system development.
Nvidia’s China Nightmare Has Only Just Begun
Nvidia had for years known that it has a massive and growing China problem, yet it persisted in developing products for the country, ignoring America’s apprehensions and warnings. The solution is to exit the country before it is driven out both by China itself and the United States.
ST Heats up SDV Market with Expandable Memory MCUs
STMicroelectronics’ new automotive Stellar MCU with xMemory feature extends product capabilities without increasing costs, enabling incremental updates and faster time-to-market, the company said.
Embedded Quest 2025: MCU Vendors Step up Edge AI Play
Edge AI was the primary focus of microcontroller vendors at the 2025 Embedded World Exhibition. We caught up with some industry executives for our annual Embedded Quest program, asking them about their take on Edge AI.
Intel Sells 51% of Altera to Silver Lake
Altera and Intel are officially terminating their 10-years long attachment as Silver Lake takes a majority stake in the FPGA supplier.
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