Reed Semiconductor Corp., a global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit (Case No. 6:25-cv-00449) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas against Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS). The lawsuit alleges infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,960,955, which covers ...
Taiwan has firmly rejected a proposal from the U.S. Trump administration suggesting a 50-50 split in global semiconductor production. The proposal, reportedly introduced by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, aimed to balance chip manufacturing between the U.S. and Taiwan. However, Taiwan's Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun clarified that this specific arrangement was "not discussed" during the re...
All 27 European Union member states have joined a Dutch-led initiative to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor strategy, as momentum builds for a renewed “Chips Act 2.0” aimed at safeguarding critical technologies, accelerating approvals, and expanding semiconductor capacity across the bloc. The Semicon Coalition, founded in March by the Netherlands alongside eight other EU count...
Phaidra, the company building AI agents for AI factories, announced a Series B funding round of more than $50 million led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from Helena, Index Ventures, NVIDIA, Sony Innovation Fund, and others. The funding will be used to make AI factories — the data center infrastructure purpose-built for AI workloads — radically more resource-efficient via A...
IdentifySensors Biologics, a leader in digital diagnostic technologies, has demonstrated that its electronic biosensors used to detect pathogens can also detect cancer cells. As the company advances toward commercialization and regulatory review of its diagnostic platform, Check4, researchers began pursuing new applications for the technology. A major pharmaceutical company provided samples of ...
Rebellions Inc., a leading AI semiconductor company based in South Korea, announced a collaboration with Marvell Technology, Inc. to offer high-performance, energy-efficient AI systems tailored for regionally driven and sovereign-backed AI initiatives across APAC and the Middle East. As AI infrastructure becomes increasingly central to national competitiveness, a shift is underway from sta...
PI (Physik Instrumente), a global leader in precision motion and positioning solutions, offers standard and custom air bearing linear slides. Based on decades of experience from PI's USA engineering and manufacturing teams, these air bearings are designed for applications requiring ultra-smooth, zero stick-slip linear motion and sub-micron straightness and flatness. Frictionless Performa...
After a few sluggish years following COVID-19, the digital authentication and embedded security market is poised for double-digit growth in the coming years, according to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research. This is despite global tariff uncertainty that continues to impact the semiconductor industry. "The relentless, onward march of E.U. regulations is not to be derailed by global...
Axera, a leading Chinese AI chip developer, made its debut at IAA Mobility this year, globally launching an ADAS solution based on its M57 SoC, aiming to disrupt the worldwide ADAS market landscape. This solution was developed by Axera in collaboration with industry-leading AI visual perception company STRADVISION, and is compatible with the global ADAS market. This is an all-in-one front-view...
HUMAIN, the PIF company advancing full-stack AI capabilities globally, introduced its HUMAIN Horizon Pro PC, a groundbreaking laptop designed to revolutionize agentic AI personal computing. The announcement was made by Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN, during a fireside chat with Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated during the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii.At the core of the HUM...