• Monday | 24 August 2026
Ramaco Resources and Bedrock Semiconductor Explore Domestic Gallium Supply for GaN Chips

Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: METC, METCB) ("Ramaco" or the "Company") announced that it has executed a non-binding memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with Bedrock Semiconductor Inc. ("Bedrock"). The MOU confirms potential strategic relationships involving critical minerals from Ramaco's exploratory Brook Mine rare earth and critical-mineral project in Wyoming (the "Brook Mine"). Bedrock ...

19 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Prodigy Technovations Launches Industry-First UFS 5.0 Protocol Exerciser and Analyser for AI

Prodigy Technovations Pvt. Ltd, a leader in protocol analysis solutions, proudly announces the successful testing and launch of the PGY-UFS5-EX-PA. This groundbreaking tool is the industry's first UFS 5.0 protocol exerciser and analyser designed to accelerate the development of next-generation flash memory interfaces required for the burgeoning AI-driven ecosystem. Supporting MIPI M-PHY...

19 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
CesiumAstro Acquires Jariet Technologies to Strengthen In-House RF Semiconductor Capabilities

CesiumAstro Inc., a global leader in advanced space communications and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, has announced the acquisition of Jariet Technologies, a leading mmWave RF System-on-Chip (RF-SoC) semiconductor company specialising in leading integrated solutions for SATCOM, electronic warfare (EW), and radar systems. This advances CesiumAstro’s strate...

19 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
UMass Amherst Engineers Develop Hardware-Software Approach to Make Edge AI More Efficient

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are working on a hardware-software co-design approach aimed at making artificial intelligence more efficient on edge devices. The research addresses a key challenge in edge computing: delivering advanced AI capabilities while operating within strict limits on power, memory and processing resources. Edge devices increasingly need to process AI...

19 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Taiwan Semiconductor Firms Expand Silicon Capacitor Push as AI Chip Demand Rises

Taiwan’s semiconductor industry is stepping up efforts to develop silicon capacitor technologies, as the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) increases demand for more efficient power management within advanced chip packages. The shift is being driven by the increasing power consumption of high-performance processors. As AI accelerators become mo...

18 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Wyoming Invests $3.15 Million in Lattice Semiconductor as Institutional Interest Grows

The State of Wyoming has taken a new position in Lattice Semiconductor, purchasing 20,626 shares of the semiconductor company during the second quarter of 2026. The investment was valued at approximately $3.15 million, according to a recent regulatory disclosure. The investment represents around 0.3% of Wyoming’s overall investment portfolio, making Lattice its 24th-largest holding. The mov...

18 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
India’s VIHAAN Broadband Chip Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success, Targets 2027 Production

Chennai-based fabless semiconductor startup Aheesa Digital Innovations has achieved first-pass silicon success with VIHAAN, an indigenous networking system-on-chip (SoC) developed for fibre broadband applications. The milestone marks a significant step towards production, with the company targeting a production tape-out in 2027. VIHAAN is built around the indigenous VEGA microprocessor and is des...

18 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Tower Semiconductor CEO Sells 42% Stake in $40 Million Insider Share Sale

Tower Semiconductor CEO and director Russell C. Ellwanger has sold approximately 160,000 shares in the company, generating proceeds of around US$40 million. The shares were sold at an average price of approximately US$251 each, reducing Ellwanger’s direct personal holding by about 42%. The transactions took place in August 2026 and represented the largest insider sale at Tower Semiconductor...

18 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
ATLANT 3D Launches NANOFABRICATOR® PRO to Link AI Materials Discovery with Atomic-Scale Manufacturing

ATLANT 3D announced the launch of NANOFABRICATOR® PRO, the world's first and only physical platform for AI-driven materials discovery. The platform connects AI-driven materials discovery with programmable atomic-scale fabrication, experimental validation, and device prototyping, accelerating the transition from design to manufacturable materials and devices. As AI transforms materials discove...

18 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Teradar Establishes European Headquarters in Germany to Advance THz Vision for Autonomous Driving

Teradar, the US-based developer of the world's first terahertz (THz) vision technology for self-driving vehicles, announced the establishment of Teradar GmbH in Germany to serve as the company's European headquarters. As Teradar gains commercial traction and continues testing with Europe's top automakers for production-readiness of its Terahertz Imaging sensors, the establishment of Teradar G...

18 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Nvidia’s SpaceX Stake Reaches $17.2 Billion as AI Ties Deepen

Nvidia has emerged as one of the largest institutional shareholders in SpaceX, with its holding currently valued at approximately $17.2 billion, according to regulatory filings and market data. The semiconductor company disclosed that it owns around 122.8 million Class A shares in the Elon Musk-led aerospace and technology company. Nvidia’s SpaceX investment was valued at about $21 billion ...

17 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Mimik and AMD Advance Device-First Agentic AI for Physical Systems

In this exclusive interview with Semicon Leaders Asia, Fay Arjomandi, Founder, CEO and Board Member of mimik, shares how mimOE Embedded Edition and AMD’s Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series are shaping a device-first approach to Agentic AI, enabling secure, scalable and efficient intelligence for physical AI, autonomous systems and industrial automation.   Q. mimOE Embedded Edition has been...

17 Aug 2026 | Monday | Interaction
SEMIFIVE Reports Strong H1 2026 Growth as AI ASIC Demand Accelerates

SEMIFIVE, a leading global provider of custom AI semiconductor (ASIC) solutions, announced bookings of KRW 118.9 billion and consolidated revenue of KRW 94.7 billion for the first half of 2026. In just six months, the company achieved 71% of its full-year 2025 bookings (KRW 168.4 billion) and 78% of its full-year revenue (KRW 120.9 billion), sustaining strong growth m...

17 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
TIER IV Advances Open-Source AI Chip Design for Level 4 Autonomous Driving

TIER IV, the pioneering force behind open-source software for autonomous driving, has joined the Next-Generation Edge AI Semiconductor Research and Development Program led by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) to advance research and development of a software-defined system-on-chip (SoC) for Level 4 autonomous driving. Under the JST program, a research team led by Professor Yoshihiro Ka...

17 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Infinity AI Accelerates Software Readiness for Next-Generation AI Chips

Infinity (Infinity Artificial Intelligence Institute), an early-stage AI infrastructure research company building the software layer that makes any AI chip inference-ready, announced a new case study that showcases tools for its autonomous research and tool-building agent, Ignition, which generates, tests, and optimises the low-level compute kernels, compilers, profilers, debuggers and S...

17 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Lam Research to Invest More Than $3 Billion to Expand Global Semiconductor R&D Network

Lam Research is planning to invest more than $3 billion over the next five years to expand its global research and development (R&D) laboratory network, as the semiconductor industry faces growing pressure to accelerate innovation for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The semiconductor manufacturing equipment supplier said the multi-site expansion is expected to increase its experime...

17 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Lattice Semiconductor Targets AI Growth Through Low-Power Programmable Silicon

Lattice Semiconductor is attracting increased market attention as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure creates opportunities across a wider range of semiconductor suppliers. The company’s focus on low-power, programmable devices gives it exposure to applications that extend beyond the high-performance processors typically associated with the AI boom. The company, wh...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Flip Electronics Partners with Vishay to Expand EOL and Obsolete Semiconductor Supply

Flip Electronics, a global authorised distributor specialising in hard-to-find, discontinued, EOL, aged and obsolete electronic components, announced it has signed an authorised Value-Added Reseller partnership agreement with Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Through this agreement, Flip Electronics will distribute Vishay's expansive portfolio of discrete semiconductors, focusing on EOL and Obsolete de...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Heron Power Selects California for 40GW Advanced Power Electronics Factory

Heron Power, an American advanced power electronics manufacturer, announced it has selected Morgan Hill, California, as the home of its first large-scale factory. Heron Power will convert a former 286,000-square-foot distribution warehouse 30 minutes south of San Jose into an advanced manufacturing facility to produce Heron Link, a 5-megawatt medium-voltage power conversion system for large-scale ...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Semtech to Sell Cellular Module Business to Compal Electronics for $62 Million

Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading provider of high-performance semiconductors powering AI data center networking, Internet of Things (“IoT”) and cellular connectivity and intelligent connected devices worldwide, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its cellular module business to Compal Electronics, Inc. (TWSE: 2324) for $62 million in cash...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS

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