The United States government has approved the shipment of selected semiconductor manufacturing tools to China for 2026, enabling equipment exports linked to operations by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The decision marks an important regulatory development at a time when semiconductor supply chains have been navigating heightened scrutiny, export controls and geopolitical uncertainty. Industry...
TSMC has commenced mass production of its 2 nanometre semiconductor technology in the fourth quarter of 2025, reinforcing its leadership at the forefront of advanced logic manufacturing. The transition to volume production at 2nm represents a decisive step forward for the global semiconductor industry. The new process technology delivers meaningful gains in performance, power efficiency and trans...
Samsung Electronics has strengthened its position in the fast growing automotive semiconductor market through a new supply agreement with BMW Group to support the carmaker’s next generation electric vehicle platforms. Under the agreement, Samsung will provide a range of automotive grade semiconductors designed to meet the performance, safety and reliability requirements of modern electric v...
LG Innotek (CEO Moon Hyuksoo) announced its success in developing a 'Next-Generation Under-Display Camera Module(UDC)' installed behind a vehicle's instrument cluster to monitor the driver, with plans to unveil it at CES 2026. The UDC is a core component of the Driver Monitoring System (DMS), which integrates a camera and software within the vehicle to continuously monitor the driver. Mounted beh...
The global AI hardware market is entering a period of unprecedented expansion as artificial intelligence applications move from experimental use cases to large-scale, mission-critical deployments across industries. Market projections indicate the sector could grow from just over USD 30 billion today to more than USD 620 billion by 2035, reflecting the accelerating demand for computing infr...
The global artificial intelligence (AI) chip market is entering a phase of unprecedented expansion, with projections indicating growth from USD 31.6 billion in 2025 to USD 846.8 billion by 2035, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.84%. The surge highlights the critical role of AI silicon in powering digital transformation across industries worldwide. Rising enterprise adopti...
MemryX Inc., a company delivering production AI inference acceleration, announced its strategic roadmap for the MX4. The next-generation accelerator is engineered to scale the company's "at-memory" dataflow architecture from edge deployments into the data center, leveraging 3D hybrid-bonded memory to eliminate the industry's most pressing bottleneck: the "memory wall." MemryX is cu...
MediaTek, a global leader in innovative semiconductor solutions, announced that it is working closely with DENSO, one of the world's leading automotive technology providers, to develop a custom automotive System-on-Chip (SoC) solution tailored for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) and cockpit systems. This joint effort merges DENSO's automotive-grade safety expertise and deep vehicle integ...
Taiwan Weighs Export Controls That Could Limit Advanced Chip Production Overseas Taiwan is evaluating tighter export control measures that could restrict the manufacture of its most advanced semiconductors outside the island, a move that may reshape global chip supply strategies and slow the rollout of cutting edge production at overseas facilities. At the centre of the discussion is a proposed ...
TSMC’s new Global R&D Center in Taiwan reflects Asia’s drive to maintain cutting-edge chip capabilities on home soil. Semiconductor technology has become not just an industry, but an instrument of national power. Semiconductors in 2025 are not merely about cranking out more chips – they have become closely tied to national sovereignty and strategy. Nowhere is this shift more...
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum company, announced the continuation of its strategic partnership with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) and forthcoming delivery of a 100-qubit IonQ Tempo quantum system. The finalized agreement marks a key milestone in the establishment of South Korea’s National Quantum Computing Center of Excellence. Unde...
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, announces a global distribution agreement with Telit Cinterion, an end-to-end IoT solutions enabler, for their industrial-grade cellular, wireless communication, and positioning modules for IoT and IIoT solutions."Mouser is pleased to add Telit Cinterion to ou...
STRADVISION, a global leader in AI-based vision perception technology for autonomous driving, will participate in CES® 2026 in Las Vegas with a strong focus on ecosystem collaboration and platform-level integration with leading semiconductor and technology partners. At CES 2026, STRADVISION will demonstrate how its vision perception software, SVNet, is implemented and operating across multipl...
Cyient Semiconductors has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Kinetic Technologies, a global leader in power management, high-performance analog and mixed-signal ICs for a total consideration of up to USD 93 Mn. The combination establishes a scaled platform in the $40B+ power semiconductor market, accelerating Cyient Semiconductors' growth trajectory across data centers, e...
Global Micro LED microdisplay technology leader JBD has officially launched the "Roadrunner I" polychrome projector. As the inaugural product of the new "Roadrunner" series, "Roadrunner I" not only achieves breakthroughs in pixel size and optical efficiency, translating into a substantial advantage in overall form factor, but also elevates the visual experience to a new level and accelerates the p...
Zetta Joule, Inc., an advanced small modular reactor company, announced it has received formal support for its ZJ high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) project from Aramco Services Company, an affiliate of Motiva Enterprises, LLC, which operates the largest refinery by throughput in the United States. Zetta Joule’s proposed ZJ research reactor is designed with the unique ability ...
MemryX Inc., a leading provider of high-performance AI accelerators for edge devices, announced a distribution and solutions partnership with Macnica, Inc., one of Japan's largest semiconductor distributors. The agreement builds on more than a year of collaboration supporting customer engagements across Japan's growing edge-AI markets and strengthens both companies' ability to scale deployments a...
Open POWER Foundation, an open developer community for the POWER ISA, announces the winners of the Microwatt Design Challenge (Microwatt Momentum Hackathon), in collaboration with ChipFoundry. The challenge was open to a broad range of participants including hardware engineers, students, researchers, and developers within the Open POWER ecosystem. The Open POWER Foundation, in collaboration with ...
AP Memory, a leading global design company providing customized memory solutions, today announced further advancements in its S-SiCapTM (Stack Silicon Capacitor) product line to address the increasing integration demands of AI servers and high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The S-SiCapTM portfolio includes two product categories —discrete silicon capacitors and interposers with silicon...
Meridian Innovation, a global leader in CMOS-based thermal imaging solutions, is excited to announce the launch of Cheetah, a breakthrough 50×50 LWIR thermal imaging sensor engineered to deliver a new level of performance, compactness, and affordability for mass-market applications. Built on Meridian's proven SenXor® technology platform, Cheetah offers unrivalled price-performance, enab...