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Telecommunications & Media
AirPods 5 breaks out of zero repairability score, battery replacement now possible
Apple\'s AirPods 5 has moved off a zero score in repairability assessments after a teardown found a design that allows the earbud battery to be removed without completely destroying the product. iFixit gave the AirPods 5 a score of 2 out of 10, indicating self-repair remains difficult. Batteries for left and right earbuds are not interchangeable, deeper disassembly can still damage the device, and the charging case remains hard to access.
Industry
onsemi to sell two chip plants in U.S., Philippines to cut $35 million in annual costs
Semiconductor company onsemi plans to sell two production facilities to cut manufacturing costs and improve gross margin, Cryptopolitan reported. The company will sell its Mountain Top plant in Pennsylvania and a facility in Tarlac, the Philippines, and expects annual savings of about $35 million. Silex Microsystems is set to buy the Mountain Top site, with closing targeted by January 2028. Greatek Electronics will acquire the Tarlac facility, with completion expected within 3 to 6 months.
People
Son Hoon of KAIST wins June Korea Science and Technology Award for infrastructure sensor
Son Hoon (손훈), a professor at KAIST, has been selected as the June winner of South Korea\'s Science and Technology Award for developing sensor technology that detects small movements in medium and small social infrastructure facilities in real time. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation said the technology supports disaster warnings and improves infrastructure safety by combining millimeter-wave radar and MEMS accelerometers to measure acceleration, tilt and displacement with high precision at low cost.
