Matt Hamblen

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Serious AI sensors to hit Sensors Converge with gaming motif

1 week ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

STMicroelectronics always has some of the best demos at the annual Sensors Converge event, and this June’s version promises to be no exception. The company will show a new dual accelerometer inertial measurement unit (LSM6DSV320) in the form of a game for Expo attendees to play. At its booth at Sensors Converge 2025 in Santa Clara, CA, visitors will drop a small shipping case to see what level of impact registers on a dashboard.
Preview here! Sensors Converge keynote by LG’s CTO Sean Kim

1 week ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

Fierce Electronics caught up with Seong-Hyok Sean Kim, CTO of LG Electronics and a keynoter at Sensors Converge 2025. His topic: Sensing as an AI Service for Smart Space. He talks about how the era of smart home sensing for air conditioners and air purifiers is already being enriched with AI insights, with implications for industrial applications as well. Fierce: What's the elevator pitch about your keynote at Sensors Converge?
Fierce Electronics names more 40 Under 40 honorees

1 week ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

Fierce Electronics proudly announces the ninth group of four honorees in the inaugural 40 Under 40 awards program. These awards are timed with the 40th anniversary of Sensors Converge being held June 24-26 in Santa Clara, CA. The Fierce Electronics 40 Under 40 recognizes individuals under 40 who are driving advancements in technology, pushing boundaries and shaping the future of electronics with their creativity, expertise and impact.
Trade war truce announced between US and China

1 week ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

Electronics trade war China President Trump Semiconductor Industry Association Share The US and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs for 90 days in a breakthrough sure to ease concerns by the electronics industry—at least for three months. The pause begins on Wednesday.
NIST departures expected to hurt electronics standards, with latest in cyber

2 weeks ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

The impact of federal job cuts on the electronics sector have begun to sink in as President Trump’s second term enters its second 100 days. National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) was originally scheduled to lose more than 500 jobs early in the current Trump administration, raising concerns for the functioning of the CHIPS program office as well as an array of research and standards operations.
AI+sensor data=$$ (unless tariffs botch it): Sensors keynoter

2 weeks ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

As AI proliferates, the edge case for the role of sensors is getting scrutinized by industry experts. Revenue potential already exists for sales of AI hardware—a collection of GPUs and CPUs and assorted accelerators used in hyperscalers. But combining sensors with AI at the edge in industrial and work settings will also produce value beyond the hardware, and ultimately revenue for sensors companies themselves.
Fierce Electronics unveils more honorees in 40 Under 40 Awards

2 weeks ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

Fierce Electronics proudly announces the eighth group of honorees in the inaugural 40 Under 40 awards program. These awards are timed with the 40th anniversary of Sensors Converge being held June 24-26 in Santa Clara, CA. The Fierce Electronics 40 Under 40 recognizes individuals under 40 who are driving advancements in technology, pushing boundaries and shaping the future of electronics with their creativity, expertise and impact.
What’s advanced packaging? It’s a big way Intel Foundry hopes to dazzle

2 weeks ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

Intel asserts it is the industry leader in packaging technologies for semiconductors, which today have expanded capabilities that enable the most demanding AI compute applications used in the cloud and data centers. Packaging is well understood in the semiconductor manufacturing field as being distinct from chip design, but the two are closely related in the overall field.
Intel Foundry partners with Taiwanese fab to make chips in USA

3 weeks ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

Intel Foundry is partnering with UMC, a Taiwanese semiconductor fabrication company, to produce a 12nm chip for use in everything from high-speed transmission needed in high-performance computing to ubiquitous Wi-Fi transmitters. The chip will be manufactured in Chandler, Arizona, at an existing facility, but relies on base technology from UMC, officials from the two companies told reporters and analysts in a briefing at Intel headquarters on Wednesday.
Glum about tariffs? Here’s some sunshine from the silicon pros

3 weeks ago | fierceelectronics.com | Matt Hamblen

Tariffs on chips and electronics components were on everybody’s minds at Intel Foundry Direct Connect this week, but few were willing to let the uncertainty get in the way of progress.