Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., introduced a new defect review system to help semiconductor manufacturers continue pushing the limits of chip scaling combining the industry’s most sensitive electron beam technology with advanced AI image recognition to enable better and faster analysis of buried nanoscale defects.
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Backblaze, Inc., San Mateo, Calif., published its 2025 Year-End Drive Stats report that analyzes the performance of 344,196 hard drives across 30 models and found the annual failure rate drops to 1.36% across 344,000+ drives and high-capacity models are on the rise as first 26TB drives enter service.
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Optotherm, Inc., Warrandale, Pa., a designer and manufacturer of infrared imaging components and systems, released the MW640-15, a high-sensitivity MWIR thermal imaging camera designed for front and backside IC failure analysis, lock-in thermography, and microscopic temperature measurement.
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New research from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that applying an electric field to a ceramic material removes barriers to phonon transport, conducting heat almost three times more efficiently along the field direction, challenging conventional understanding about controlling heat flow in solid materials.
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Norman Noble, Highland Heights, Ohio, announced plans to open a new rapid prototype facility in Irvine, California. The West Coast location will expand the company’s ability to support early-stage development and rapid prototyping while strengthening collaboration with medical device OEMs across the Western U.S.
“Opening a rapid prototype facility in Irvine is a strategic investment in how we support our customers throughout the product lifecycle,” said Dan Stefano, chief executive officer. “By expanding our R&D prototyping footprint, we’re enabling easier face-to-face collaboration, faster iteration, and more manufacturable designs.”
Southern California is one of the largest medical device hubs in the country, with a high concentration of both established OEMs and startup innovators. The Irvine facility will feature advanced laser cutting, shape setting, and electropolishing capabilities to manufacture prototype design iterations in a matter of days.
The new location complements Norman Noble’s existing prototype and production facilities in Ohio, Florida, and Ontario, Canada. Established 80 years ago, Norman Noble remains a family-owned company offering advanced processes for ultra-precision micromachining of medical implants. The company is known for its ability to produce nitinol-based implants and achieve sub-miniature precision beyond the reach of most manufacturers.
Partnership between GE Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio and the Singapore Economic Development Board brings AI-enabled inspection, predictive maintenance, and automated repair to speed turnaround and improve connectivity and customer experiences.
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HP Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., drives additive manufacturing adoption through portfolio expansion, new material innovations, and global collaborations—including its partnership with GKN Powder Metallurgy, Cincinnati, Ohio, to expand copper applications using HP Metal Jet technology for cloud computing, electrification, and thermal management.
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Seco/Warwick, Swiebodzin, Poland, announced its first contract with a European defense manufacturer. The company will deliver a customized single-chamber vacuum furnace equipped with advanced low-pressure carburizing technology and high-pressure gas quenching for heat treatment of steels used in firearm manufacturing.
The contract represents a shift by the defense client from traditional gas carburizing to modern low-pressure carburizing, which improves quality, process predictability, and energy efficiency. The vacuum furnace approach eliminates the environmental concerns associated with atmosphere-based systems while delivering more uniform case depth and reduced distortion.
The deal holds strategic significance for both parties. For the client, it represents a modernization of defense manufacturing infrastructure. For Seco/Warwick, it establishes a position as a solutions provider in the European defense sector, a market segment with growing demand for advanced thermal processing equipment.
Seco/Warwick operates globally with manufacturing facilities in Poland, the United States, India, and China, and service centers across Europe and Asia.
Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new X-ray tomography method called the perception fused iterative tomography reconstruction engine (PFITRE), a novel approach that combines the physics of X-rays with the power of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Rising power densities in AI data centers are forcing a shift to liquid cooling and service-based models, sparking debate over outsourcing versus addressing core infrastructure and maintenance.
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Researchers at several Chinese institutions, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed a 3D electrical imaging technique that enables direct observation of how charge moves through perovskite films.
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Governor Greg Abbott announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant of $4,162,550 has been extended to Arm Inc. for an expansion of their Austin campus to include a new semiconductor lab with failure analysis capabilities.
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Synopsys, in collaboration with AMD, has been selected for the World Economic Forum’s MINDS (Meaningful, Intelligent, Novel, Deployable Solutions) AI program for their joint work in transforming chip design through AI-powered workflows.
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An E190 airliner had a slat failure on approach to Launceston, Tasmania, Australia after a torque tube was incorrectly installed during recent maintenance, an ATSB investigation report details.
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Advantest Corporation, Japan, and Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd. announce plans to co-develop a new die-level prober, designed for the testing of high-performance computing devices.
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A joint research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., has developed a new analysis method that can detect “hidden defects” in semiconductors, electronic traps that interfere with electrical flow, with approximately 1,000 times higher sensitivity than existing techniques.
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Researchers from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an innovative flexible sensor that can simultaneously detect strain, strain rate, and temperature using a single active material layer, representing a significant advance in multimodal sensing technology.
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Imina Technologies SA, Switzerland, released a new Nanoprobing High-Voltage Platform designed to safely apply voltages up to 1 kV through both nanoprobing tips and the backside of the sample, addressing the growing need for reliable electrical characterization of wide-bandgap and high-power semiconductor devices such as SiC- and GaN-based MOSFETs, IGBTs, and other devices.
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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., modified a commercial atomic force microscope with artificial intelligence to assemble and detect patterns in bismuth ferrite and analyze defects at the materials’ surface, advancing the understanding of these materials and enabling innovative data storage and computation methods.
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Researchers at Manipal Institute of Technology, India, developed a machine learning-based approach to detect faults in ball bearings through acoustic signals, proving that this innovative methodology could revolutionize predictive maintenance strategies.
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The Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corporation, Japan, has enhanced its long-trusted AutoMeasure software—used for over 30 years with Nikon’s NEXIV video measuring machines—by adding automated edge finding to make precise dimensional measurement programming even more efficient.
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Intertek, UK, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, announced the opening of a new Intertek Caleb Brett laboratory in Naples, Italy, strengthening its presence in this important region and addressing a growing demand for reliable, high-quality testing services in crude oil, refined fuels, and emerging biofuels.
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Tescan, Czech Republic, announces that Carlyle, together with the other shareholders, has entered into a definitive agreement with Shimadzu Corporation, Japan, for the sale of the company, resulting in a change in Tescan’s shareholding structure.
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Germany, are developing an open-source tool to enhance the prevention of radiation-induced functional degradation in electronic systems.
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A research team from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, has developed an automated artificial intelligence-based approach for analyzing X-ray absorption spectroscopy data to establish a clear and objective link between a material’s spectral data and its underlying material properties.
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ATL Turbine Services, Scotland, has expanded its technological capabilities by investing in the Surface Two thermal spray system from Oerlikon, Switzerland.
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Chromalloy, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a global leader in the aerospace engine aftermarket, has received Federal Aviation Administration parts manufacturer approval for its CFM56-5B/7B high pressure turbine blade.
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Materials scientists at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have found a way to create and control tiny internal “flaws” inside ultra-thin materials known as extended defects, that could give next-generation nanomaterials entirely new properties, opening the door to advances in nanotechnology.
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New technology and foundry partnership between GlobalFoundries, Malta, NY., and Navitas Semiconductor, Torrance, Calif., expands U.S. capacity for advanced GaN technology, design, and at-scale manufacturing to support a wide range of power management applications.
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Microscopy images are indispensable in nanomaterials science. Yet scientists now fear that generative AI is diluting the significance of these images by polluting the pool with fake, AI-generated photos that are indistinguishable from the real ones. Even seasoned researchers find it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real microscopy images of nanomaterials and those created by AI as shown in a new study.
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