Expanding global carbon regulations and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) exposure could increase costs and vulnerabilities for the semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence (AI) sectors Expanding global carbon regulations and stricter reporting requirements that include indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, such as Scope 2 and 3, could substantially in...
Wallbox (NYSE: WBX), a global leader in EV charging and energy management solutions, has reached an indicative commercial agreement (“Commercial Agreement”) with its core banking partners and its major shareholders, which contemplates an extension of debt maturities and a proposed liquidity injection of €22.5 million through a combination of debt and equity, to provide a renewed...
W. L. Gore & Associates announced the opening of its Battery Lab in Shanghai, China, expanding its global R&D capabilities to accelerate advanced battery materials development for customers worldwide. The lab is dedicated to the development, characterization, and rigorous testing of critical materials for battery cells and packs—spanning membranes, venting solutions, moisture and con...
Proposed all-stock transaction aims to align JEV's scalable energy platform with Smartkem's semiconductor innovations to power next generation AI data centers Smartkem, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMTK), ("Smartkem"), a company developing a new class of organic semiconductor technology, announced that it has agreed to a 60-day extension of its non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") for a proposed all-stock bus...
Semiconductor Startup Sophrosyne Technologies Raises $2Mn in Seed round from Bluehill.VC Bangalore based Sophrosyne Technologies is a deep-tech Indian startup pioneering advanced System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for medical and healthcare applications. Leveraging cutting-edge advancements in high-precision analog circuit design, Sophrosyne is developing ultra-low power, high-precision arch...
New semiconductor nanofabrication facility will support advanced research and workforce development opportunities IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Dayton announced an agreement for the joint research and development of next-generation semiconductor technologies and materials. The collaboration aims to advance critical technologies for the age of AI including AI hardware, advanced packag...
RH12™ Storefront offers a one-stop-shop for new integrated circuits that withstand the harsh space environment BAE Systems (LON: BA) has added new capabilities to its next-generation, radiation-hardened 12 nanometer (nm) Storefront. The RH12™ Storefront is an advanced and accessible integrated circuit development capability with a vast technology library to support a wide r...
-Infleqtion, a global leader in neutral atom based quantum technology, is collaborating with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) through the Department of Energy’s Quantum Science Center (QSC) to explore how quantum computers can integrate with the world’s most powerful high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The joint research aims to demonstrate real-world utility from hybrid co...
Wolfspeed, Inc., a global leader in silicon carbide technology, announced its new 1200V SiC six-pack power modules that redefine performance benchmarks for high-power inverters. By combining its latest advanced Gen 4 SiC MOSFET technology and innovative packaging, Wolfspeed’s modules deliver three times more power cycling capability at operating temperature than competing solutions, and 15% ...
PowerLattice, the company reimagining power delivery for next-generation AI accelerators, announced its emergence from stealth with $25 million in Series A funding jointly led by Playground Global and Celesta Capital. The company’s breakthrough power delivery chiplet tightly couples power and compute, reducing total compute power needs by more than 50%, effectively doubling performance. Powe...
The QSTTM substrate*1, a 300-mm GaN growth substrate that Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saitoh; hereinafter, “Shin-Etsu Chemical”) developed, has been adopted for the 300-mm GaN power device development program at IMEC*2, where sample evaluation is in progress. In the evaluation, the 5 µm-thick HEMT*3 device using a QSTTM substrate achiev...
Fabric8Labs, the company pioneering Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing, announced a $50 million funding round to expand its U.S.-based advanced manufacturing facilities, boosting capacity to produce tens of millions of components annually. Powered by its breakthrough Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM) technology, Fabric8Labs is scaling up production of next-generation electronic...
Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), a global leader in innovative silicon carbide power solutions, announced a collaboration with Hopewind, a global innovator in renewable energy solutions. Together, the two companies will advance the development of the next generation of wind power solutions by integrating Wolfspeed’s cutting-edge 2.3kV LM Pack Module into Hopewind’s advanced highly modul...
New platform provides a Kubernetes-native foundation for running AI workloads on NVIDIA AI infrastructure, combining advanced isolation, dynamic scaling, and hybrid networking. (KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, ) —vCluster Labs, the company pioneering Kubernetes virtualization, today announced its Infrastructure Tenancy Platform for AI to help organizations build and...
New 'Ultra Thin Pixel Lighting Module' wins CES 2026 Innovation Award. Silicon optical components reduce thickness by 71%, offering customers greater design freedom. Delivers diverse text and animated effects, advancing V2X communication capabilities. LG Innotek (CEO Moon Hyuksoo, Korea: 011070) announced on November 7, 2025, that it has been honored with a CES 2026 Innovation Awa...
INNIO Group has signed a contract with KMW (Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden AG) for a new 54-MW peaking power plant. A total of twelve modular energy systems from INNIO are intended to be operated at the site. Part of the plant’s capacity is expected to be available for the “Green Rocks” data center, which is being built by KMW and Norwegian data center operator Green Mountain. INNIO&...
Strategic Collaboration Combines Sivers' Lasers With POET's Optical Interposer™ to Deliver Scalable, Energy-Efficient Light Sources Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE), a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies, announced additional details on the strategic partnership with POET Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: POET), a leader in the design and implementation of highly integr...
EFC Gases & Advanced Materials ("EFC"), a leading supplier of high-purity specialty gases and advanced materials, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ESI), a global and diversified specialty chemical technology company. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and customary cl...
--Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, released its latest installment of the Empowering Innovation Together (EIT) technology series, Urban Transport Takes Flight, examining the emerging sector of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). This series details the technology behind electric vertical takeoff and lan...
SolarEdge and Infineon are partnering to advance the development of highly efficient next-generation Solid-State Transformer (SST) technology for AI and hyperscale data centers The new SST is designed to enable direct medium-voltage to 800–1500V DC conversion with over 99% efficiency, reducing size, weight, and CO₂ footprint The collaboration combines SolarEdge’s DC expertise...