D&R News Alert
January 19th, 2026


Welcome to the issue of January 19th, 2026 of D&R SoC News Alert, our email update to provide you with the latest news and information in the System-On-Chip Community.

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Foundry News
■ Samsung perfecting 2nm Exynos 2600 yields, TSMC eyes 1.6nm in 2026
Design Platform
■ Keysight Unveils Machine Learning Toolkit to Accelerate Device Modeling and PDK Development
■ Transforming Data Management in EDA: How Keysight SOS Prepares You for the AI Era
RISC-V
■ SiFive to Power Next-Gen RISC-V AI Data Centers with NVIDIA NVLink™ Fusion
■ T2M Presents TGE200 RISC-V IP Core: Ultra-Low-Power for IoT & MCU Platforms
Processor IP
■ Processors for Smart Manufacturing
Automotive
■ Quadric's SDK Selected by TIER IV for AI Processing Evaluation and Optimization, Supporting Autoware Deployment in Next-Generation Autonomous Vehicles
■ SST and UMC Announce Immediate Availability of 28nm SuperFlash® Gen 4 Automotive Grade 1 Platform
■ BOS Semiconductors and Rambus: Securing the Future of Automotive AI
Multimedia IP
■ Chips&Media Accelerates AI-Based Video IP Evolution and Autonomous Driving Reference Expansion
Artificial Intelligence
■ TSMC Will Struggle to Meet AI Demand for Years, Analysts Say
Security
■ eMemory and PUFsecurity’s PUFPQC Achieves NIST FIPS 205 and SP 800-208 Certification, Reaching a Milestone in Comprehensive Post-Quantum Cryptography Protection
■ Defending the Digital Highway: Cybersecurity for Software-Defined Vehicles
Photonics
■ NVIDIA Includes Ethernet Photonics in New Six-Chip AI Rubin Platform
■ Why PICs Power Next-Gen Data Centers and Quantum-Safe Security
Partner News
■ Quadric, Inference Engine for On-Device AI Chips, Raises $30M Series C as Design Wins Accelerate Across Edge
■ Sassine Ghazi 2026 Letter to Stakeholders: Re-engineering Engineering in the Age of AI
Business News
■ Samsung to close down one of its 8-inch foundry fabs within the year
■ TSMC Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of NT$19.50
■ Portugal enters the European semiconductor map





What they said at
IP-SoC EU 25
Agile Analog microphone

Why anti-tamper sensors matter
Chris Morrison, Agile Analog
CAST microphone

Designing Single- and Multi-Mode Post-Quantum Cryptography IP Cores: Architectural Challenges and Integration Strategies
George Athanasiou, Product Manager, Security, CAST
PQShield microphone

From Standards to Silicon: Enabling the Post-Quantum Transition in SoC Design
Michele Sartori, Senior Product Manager, PQShield
Dolphin Semiconductor microphone

Automated Generation of Automotive Grade PMU
Vincent Telandro, Product Marketing Manager, Dolphin Semiconductor

Interview with Luca Testa - Co-Founder and COO - Keysom

Interview with Richard Wu - General Manager - DeepMentor USA

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