Consumer electronics often grapple with battery pack swelling in lithium-ion batteries, attributed to factors like rapid charging, inadequate thermal regulation, and prolonged full charge states. This study compares swelling control mechanisms in MacBook Pro M3 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11.

Synaptics’ new Astra platform aims to ease the integration of more AI compute capability in IoT edge devices with Arm-based SoCs featuring AI acceleration engines and an ecosystem of supporting software and development tools.

Chiplets: a disruptive business model? It’s important to ask this question when chiplets are only a new technology. Loss of leadership by incumbents becomes unavoidable whenever a new technology metastasizes into a new business model.

Notable improvements include the expansion of fab coverage, with the model now covering 184 300mm semiconductor fabs worldwide.

Arm has updated its neural processing technology, offering its EthosU85 as a follow-on to the prior EthosU65. It positions Arm as having a critical new technology for the edge.

Semiconductor equipment order activity increased to 82 °F last week. AI-related segments like memory and advanced packaging are going strong. Mobile segment is also getting warmer following some positive signs from emerging markets in Q1 2024

TechInsights’ analysis of the iPad Pro with the M4 processor highlights its AI leadership. However, the absence of carbon neutrality mentions points to challenges in meeting Apple’s environmental goals.