Merck Opens Semiconductor Solutions Mega Site in Kaohsiung as New Phase of Global Growth Begins

Merck has opened its new Semiconductor Solutions Mega Site in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, marking a significant expansion of its global electronics footprint and a major boost to the resilience of critical semiconductor supply chains. The first phase of the site, covering one hundred and fifty thousand square metres, is now fully operational and ready to support the fast growing demand for advanced semic...

2 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
South Korea’s Chip Industry Faces Mounting Supply-Chain Carbon Risks Under Stricter Global Climate Rules

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...

2 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | Reports
Sarawak Secures RM1.9 Billion Investment to Build Semiconductor-Grade Polysilicon Capacity

Sarawak has secured RM1.9 billion in new private investment to expand its polycrystalline-silicon industry into semiconductor-grade production, marking a significant shift toward higher-value materials essential for the global chip supply chain. The state government confirmed that the investment will support the development of advanced polysilicon capacity, used in semiconductor wafer fabricati...

2 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
TSMC Flags Severe Capacity Gap as AI Workloads Outpace Advanced-Node Supply

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM), the world’s leading semiconductor foundry, cautioned that its production capacity at advanced process nodes remains significantly below what is required to support the rapid acceleration of global artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. Speaking at a recent industry briefing, TSMC’s Chief Executive Officer stated th...

1 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Tower Semiconductor Gains Nearly 5% After Revealing New Manufacturing Collaborations

Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), a leading foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, saw its stock rise approximately 5%  after unveiling a series of new strategic collaborations aimed at expanding its chip-manufacturing capabilities and strengthening its global technology roadmap. The market responded positively to Tower’s newly announced partnerships, which are ...

1 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Intel Stock Surges as Talk Grows of Potential Apple Partnership

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) saw its shares rise more than 10%  as market speculation intensified around a potential manufacturing partnership with Apple Inc. Reports circulating among industry analysts and supply chain observers suggest that Apple may be evaluating Intel’s cutting-edge 18A process node to produce its next-generation M-series processors, including the rumored M6 a...

1 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
SemiLEDs’ Trung Tri Doan Reports FY2025: Annual Revenue Soars, Q4 Earnings Under Pressure

SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), “SemiLEDs” or the “Company,” a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, ended August 31, 2025. Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 was $13.2 million, compared to $17.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2025. GAAP net loss att...

1 Dec 2025 | Monday | Company results
Micron to Invest $9.6 Billion in New AI Memory Chip Plant in Japan

Micron Technology, Inc., a global leader in memory and storage solutions, today announced plans to invest $9.6 billion in the construction of a new advanced semiconductor fabrication facility in Hiroshima, Japan. The new plant will focus on producing next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips designed to power the world’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) and high-perfo...

1 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Soitec Announces Validation of Its SmartSiC Substrates for SiC Power Devices

Soitec has announced that its SmartSiC technology has successfully completed formal validation for use in next generation silicon carbide power devices, marking a major milestone for the company’s rapidly expanding power electronics business. The validation confirms that SmartSiC substrates meet strict performance, reliability and manufacturability requirements demanded by leading device m...

28 Nov 2025 | Friday | NEWS
SignOff Semiconductors Expands Global Presence with New Sales Office in Israel through Partnership with MosaIC

SignOff Semiconductors Pvt Ltd has announced the opening of its new sales office in Israel, established in partnership with MosaIC Ltd, marking a significant step in the company’s global expansion journey. The new presence positions SignOff to support one of the world’s most dynamic semiconductor ecosystems, enabling deeper engagement with customers designing for high performance app...

28 Nov 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Fujifilm Completes New Building to Boost Its Semiconductor Materials Business

Fujifilm has announced the completion of a new state-of-the-art building at its Shizuoka site in Japan, marking a significant expansion of its semiconductor materials operations. The facility is designed to strengthen the company’s research, development and quality-evaluation capabilities as global demand for sophisticated chipmaking materials continues to rise. Situated within the Fujifi...

28 Nov 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Eltek Reports Q3 2025 Results as Defense Demand Drives Sequential Growth

Eltek Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELTK), a global manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced solutions in the field of printed circuit boards (PCBs), today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Third Quarter 2025 Highlights Revenues were $13.3 million compared to $13.5 million in Q3 2024 Operating income was $0.05 million compared to $1.9 million in Q3 ...

27 Nov 2025 | Thursday | Company results
Microelectronics US 2026 Launches Delegate Registration to Power Next-Gen Chip Innovation

Delegate registration is now open for Microelectronics US 2026, 22–23 April 2026 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas. The event will bring together the full microelectronics ecosystem - spanning semiconductors, photonics and embedded systems - to accelerate collaboration across design, manufacturing and innovation.    Following the success of Microelectroni...

27 Nov 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
GigaDevice Expands Dual-Voltage Flash Leadership with New GD25NX xSPI NOR Series

GigaDevice, a leading semiconductor company specializing in Flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog products, announced the launch of its new generation of high-performance dual-voltage xSPI NOR Flash products – the GD25NX series. Featuring a 1.8 V core and 1.2 V I/O design, the GD25NX series connects directly to 1.2 V system on chips (SoCs) without an external bo...

27 Nov 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
SurplusGLOBAL Marks Topping-Out of SemiMarket Parts Mall, Setting New Benchmark for Legacy Semiconductor Infrastructure

SurplusGLOBAL (CEO: Bruce Kim) announced that it has successfully held a topping-out ceremony for Building B of its Yongin Namsa Cluster, marking a symbolic milestone in the construction of what will become the world's largest offline mall and storage facility dedicated to legacy semiconductor equipment and parts, the SemiMarket Parts Mall. Rooted in a traditional Korean practice of raising the ma...

26 Nov 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Silanna UV Targets Global Bird Flu Risk with Safe Far-UVC Technology

Targeting global bird flu risk: safe UV light technology protects biosecurity and food supplies Silanna UV's Ultraviolet LEDs effectively inactivate multiple H5N1 avian influenza virus strains within seconds, according to recent research by scientists at the University of Siena. The research showed strong viral reduction of up to 99.999% with Silanna's 235nm Far Ultraviolet C (UVC) LEDs. The...

26 Nov 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Electronic Design Automation Market Expands Rapidly on Surge in Chip Innovation and AI-Driven Design Tools

The global Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Market continues its robust expansion, propelled by accelerating semiconductor innovation, growing adoption of advanced electronics across industries, and increasing design complexity requiring automated, high-precision tools. According to the latest industry analysis, the market was valued at USD 541 million in 2023 and is projected to grow to USD 8...

25 Nov 2025 | Tuesday | Reports
Lam Research Celebrates $65M Semiconductor Expansion in Oregon’s Silicon Forest with New Tualatin R&D Facility

In a ribbon-cutting event  at its campus in Tualatin, OR, Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) commemorated the opening of its new, $65 million office building, joined by Oregon State Senate President Robert Wagner, representatives from the offices of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Oregon Congresswoman Andrea Salinas, and other distinguished local government, community, business, philanth...

24 Nov 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Pickering Expands Industry-Leading Series 125 with New 1 Form A/B/C and Coaxial Reed Relay Options

Pickering’s Series 125—which set a new benchmark for packing density with the industry’s smallest DPST reed relays—adds 1 Form A, 1 Form B, 1 Form C, and coaxial options -Leading manufacturer of high performance reed relays, Pickering Electronics has expanded its ultra-high-density Series 125—which already offers the industry’s smallest 2 Form A DPS...

24 Nov 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Breker Verification Systems Enables Extreme-Coverage Verification of Frontgrade Gaisler’s Fault-Tolerant NOEL-V RISC-V Processor

Breker Verification Systems, whose portfolio solves challenges across the functional verification process for large, complex semiconductors and Frontgrade™ Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions today confirmed its RISC-V functional verification solutions were pivotal for verification of the NOEL-V, one of Front...

21 Nov 2025 | Friday | NEWS