Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) announced that Dr Anirudh Devgan has joined its board of directors. Dr Devgan, who currently serves as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., brings to Lam a deep semiconductor ecosystem and technology expertise. Since joining Cadence in 2012, Dr Devgan has held senior leadership roles at the company, a market leader in ...
Nova (Nasdaq: NVMI) a leading innovator in metrology and process control solutions for advanced semiconductor manufacturing, announced the adoption of its Nova Metrion® platform by global leaders in Memory and Logic device production. The platform was purchased for Gate-All-Around (GAA) and advanced DRAM device production, enabling customers to accelerate performance and yield. This achieve...
Micron Technology has announced plans to invest approximately $24 billion to expand its memory chip manufacturing capacity, signalling strong confidence in sustained demand driven by artificial intelligence and data centre workloads. The announcement pushed Micron’s shares higher, reflecting investor optimism around tightening memory markets and long term growth prospects. The investment ...
EMASS, a Nanoveu subsidiary specialising in next-generation semiconductor technology, announced the successful tape-out of its 16nm ECS-DoT system-on-chip (SoC). The device has entered fabrication at TSMC, marking the transition of EMASS's next-generation ultra-low-power edge AI architecture from final design into production silicon. The 16nm ECS-DoT represents a process-node and architectural sc...
Kyocera Corporation (TOKYO: 6971) and Maxell, Ltd. (TOKYO: 6810) began test operations in December 2025, installing power modules that use Maxell’s all‑solid‑state battery “PSB401010H” into industrial robots and controllers at Kyocera’s Kagoshima Sendai Plant, one of its semiconductor ceramic package production sites. The ceramic‑packaged all...
Companies operating in the semiconductor test consumables sector are strengthening their market strategies as demand for advanced testing solutions continues to rise. Products such as probe cards, test sockets and related components play a critical role in ensuring semiconductor performance and reliability, prompting manufacturers to invest in innovation and capacity expansion. Industry leaders a...
Micron Technology is accelerating the execution of its India manufacturing strategy as it advances its long-term production roadmap in the country. The company’s assembly and test facility in Sanand, Gujarat, is progressing steadily toward full operations, marking a major milestone in Micron’s global manufacturing expansion. Developed with support from India’s semiconductor ince...
Wolfspeed a global leader in silicon carbide technology, announced a significant industry milestone with the successful production of a single crystal 300mm (12-inch) silicon carbide wafer. Backed by one of the industry’s largest and foundational silicon carbide IP portfolios, comprising more than 2,300 issued and pending patents worldwide, Wolfspeed is pioneering the transition to 300mm tec...
India has made a notable advance in developing a domestic semiconductor manufacturing sector, with pilot production now underway at several approved facilities and full-scale commercial output expected in the near future. Government officials highlighted that lithography — the process of transferring circuit patterns onto silicon wafers — remains one of the most technically demanding s...
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is helping engineers stay ahead in motor control design with its online motor control resource center. Advanced motor control seeks to precisely regulate a motor's speed, torque, and position. These innovations are critical for next-generation mobility and electric vehicle (EV) systems, strengthening both efficiency and driving range. Across applications such as e-bikes,...
C&Y Engineering, a U.S.-based structural engineering firm specializing in industrial and manufacturing facilities, announced that it is emerging as a critical partner for Korean companies entering the U.S. market by addressing one of the most underestimated challenges: local structural design and permitting risk. Unlike Korea’s standardized design environment, the U.S. structural engine...
Qnity Electronics, Inc. (“Qnity”) (NYSE: Q), a premier technology solutions leader across the semiconductor value chain, announced that Matt Harbaugh has stepped down from his role as Chief Financial Officer due to health reasons. Mike Goss, the Company’s current Principal Accounting Officer and Controller, has been appointed to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective...
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) introduces the AP53781 and AP53782 28V USB Type-C® Power Delivery (PD) dual-role power (DRP) controllers designed for managing DC power requests and outputs in battery-powered portable devices. The controllers support the latest USB PD3.1 extended power range (EPR) standard, delivering up to 140W for charging as well as releasing power from the internal batte...
Beacon Global Strategies (BGS), a leading strategic advisory firm specializing in global public policy, defense, and national security, announced the launch of its new Export Control and Industrial Strategy Practice. The firm also announced that Meghan Harris has been promoted to Managing Director to lead the newly established practice, and that Kevin Kurland, former Principal Deputy Assistant Sec...
Origin℠ AI, the inventors of AI Sensing℠, announced a strategic collaboration with NXP® Semiconductors, the trusted supplier for innovative solutions in industrial and IoT markets, to embed Origin's award-winning WiFi Sensing software directly into NXP's i.MX 9 applications processors and wireless tri-radio chipsets. This endeavor fast-tracks the deployment of intelligent motion sensing in...
Siemens announced it has acquired ASTER Technologies ("ASTER"), a privately held market leader in printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) test verification and engineering software. This strategic move integrates ASTER's advanced "shift-left" design for test (DFT) functionality directly into Siemens' Xpedition™ software and Valor™ software – part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio...
New Photonics® Ltd., the award-winning fabless semiconductor designer delivering innovative all-optical domain connectivity solutions for data center interconnect, introduced NPC50503 1.6T NPO laser integrated transmitter with integrated OSPic™ all-optical signal processor. The NPC50503 NPO chiplet is the industry's first laser-integrated 1.6T solution for a serviceable NPO environment a...
PlayNitride, a global leader in MicroLED technologies, announced a strategic collaboration with Brillink to develop a next-generation array-based photonic interconnect solution designed to deliver longer reach, lower power consumption, and superior bandwidth density for high-performance computing (HPC)and AI systems. As one of the industry's foremost MicroLED innovators, PlayNitride will contribu...
Quantum Computing Inc. an innovative quantum optics and integrated photonics technology company, announced that, following its previously announced agreement to acquire Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. ("LSI"), it has submitted a bid and has been selected as the stalking horse bidder for selected remaining assets of Luminar Technologies, Inc. ("Luminar"). This proposed transaction will be completed in ...
Impinj, Inc. a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer, announced a licensing agreement with EM Microelectronic, a semiconductor manufacturer specialized in the design and production of ultra-low power, low voltage integrated circuits (IC), to integrate Impinj Gen2X into future EM endpoint ICs. “We are committed to enabling a broader ecosystem of product and technology pro...