• Sunday | 09 August 2026
Samsung Unveils Next-Generation AI Memory Innovations, Including Industry-First V10 BV-NAND and zHBM at FMS 2026

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in advanced memory technology, showcased its latest AI memory innovations at Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) 2026 in Santa Clara, California. With broad expertise spanning DRAM, NAND, enterprise storage and relevant advanced semiconductor technologies, Samsung presented its latest AI memory portfolio and technology roadmap, including a preview of ...

6 Aug 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
IonQ Completes SkyWater Acquisition to Strengthen U.S. Quantum Semiconductor Manufacturing

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum platform company, completed its acquisition of SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the largest exclusively U.S.-based semiconductor foundry. “Acquiring SkyWater crystallises IonQ’s vision to serve as a technology leader, merchant supplier and ecosystem enabler across the entire quantum industry. We are investing in capabilities from...

4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Linde to Invest $1.8 Billion in US and Taiwan to Expand Semiconductor Gas Supply

Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) announced that it has been awarded a new long-term agreement to supply ultra-high-purity industrial gases to one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. The agreement will support the expansion of the customer’s semiconductor manufacturing complex in Phoenix, Arizona. Linde will invest $1 billion to expand its existing on-site industrial gases complex i...

4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
CXMT Shares Surge 466% in Record Shanghai Debut, Cementing China's DRAM Ambitions

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's largest producer of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips, saw its shares surge 466% in its market debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market. The company raised 57.9 billion Chinese yuan ($8.6 billion) in what is Asia's biggest initial public offering (IPO) this year, according to a Russia Today (RT) report. [1] At the ...

31 Jul 2026 | Friday | NEWS
PTSL Expands U.S. Semiconductor Test Business with Acquisition of Rucker and Kolls

Probe Test Solutions Ltd (PTSL), an established high-growth technology company and a world leader in delivering advanced Automated Test Equipment (“ATE”) test hardware solutions, announces the recent acquisition of Rucker and Kolls Inc (“R&K”), a U.S. probe card manufacturer. This represents the third acquisition by PTSL, following the earlier acquisition of Probe Techn...

30 Jul 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Amkor and NVIDIA Form Multi-Year Partnership to Expand Advanced AI Chip Packaging in the U.S.

Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) announced a multi-year strategic partnership with NVIDIA to develop advanced semiconductor packaging and test technologies for next-generation AI and accelerated computing platforms. Under the agreement, NVIDIA will provide a prepayment to support the expansion of Amkor’s U.S. advanced packaging capacity. Advanced packaging enables the performance, ener...

28 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Synopsys and NVIDIA Advance Agentic AI for Semiconductor Design with Autonomous Chip Verification and Engineering Workflows

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) announced advancements to agentic AI for engineering in collaboration with NVIDIA. Synopsys has developed fully autonomous, long-running agentic capabilities for chip design and electronics system design enabled with NVIDIA Nemotron on NVIDIA's accelerated computing platform and secured by the NVIDIA OpenShell runtime. Demonstrated at DAC for the first ...

28 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
STARTRADER Adds SK Hynix US Listing to Expand AI Infrastructure Investment Opportunities

STARTRADER announced the launch of SK Hynix Inc. (SKHY) as a US Stock CFD on its trading platform. Moving swiftly following SK Hynix's recent US listing, which raised approximately $26.5 billion, STARTRADER is ensuring clients can engage with this name at the earliest opportunity. This is precisely the type of occasion STARTRADER builds its product strategy around. As significant names enter...

24 Jul 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Thermal Interface Materials Market to Reach USD 6.2 Billion by 2036 as AI and Semiconductor Demand Accelerates

The global market for thermal interface materials (TIMs) is forecast to grow from USD 3.8 billion in 2026 to USD 6.2 billion by 2036, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%, according to a recent market study by Future Market Insights. The report attributes the market's expansion to rising demand for advanced thermal management technologies across the electronics, semiconductor...

16 Jul 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Diodes to Acquire ElevATE Semiconductor in US$250 Million Deal

Presidio Investors (“Presidio”), a lower middle market private equity firm, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell ElevATE Semiconductor, Inc. (“ElevATE”) to Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) in an all-cash transaction valued at $250 million. ElevATE, headquartered in San Diego, California, is a leading fabless designer of low-power, high-density...

15 Jul 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Bosch Secures US CHIPS Funding to Accelerate Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Production

Bosch, a leading provider of technology and services and the largest automotive supplier in the world according to external rankings, announced a definitive agreement with the Trump Administration for up to $225 million in direct funding from the Department of Commerce's CHIPS Program Office to support the up to $2 billion Bosch is investing to transform its Roseville, California site for the prod...

14 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
JFF Receives US Grant to Expand Apprenticeships for AI, Semiconductor and Nuclear Industries

JFF, a national nonprofit that drives transformation in the U.S. education and workforce systems, announced it has been selected as one of five recipients of the U.S. Department of Labour's Pay-for-Performance (PfP) Incentive Payments Program, a $40 million award that will help expand Registered Apprenticeship nationally in high-demand sectors. Through a four-year effort, JFF and its partners will...

14 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
SK hynix Lists ADRs on Nasdaq to Strengthen Global AI Market Presence

SK hynix Inc. announced that it has listed its American Depositary Receipts[1] (ADRs) on the NASDAQ stock market, entering the heart of the global AI industry and capital markets, and opening a new chapter to elevate its status as a leading global company. To commemorate the listing, SK hynix held an "Opening Bell" ceremony on the morning of July 10 (U.S. Eastern Time) at the Nasdaq MarketSi...

13 Jul 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Narrow Gate Holding Expands Investments in AI, Semiconductors, Robotics and Energy Infrastructure

Narrow Gate Holding, a U.S.-based global investment firm, announced that it is expanding and deepening its investments across AI, robotics, semiconductors, and energy, the four sectors it identifies as the foundational infrastructure on which frontier technology will be built. The move reflects the firm's view that the decisive competition in AI is shifting away from software and model performanc...

13 Jul 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Apple Expands Broadcom Partnership with $30 Billion Investment to Manufacture Custom Silicon in the US

Apple® announced a new multiyear commitment with Broadcom to design and produce custom silicon components and cutting-edge wireless connectivity technologies for a wide range of Apple products. The new agreement, expected to exceed $30 billion, will lead to the production of more than 15 billion U.S.-made chips and support hundreds of American jobs. Apple has been working with the administrati...

9 Jul 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
LG Chem Enters Semiconductor Stripper Market with First Commercial Supply Deal for Amkor Technology

LG Chem has entered the semiconductor stripper market with its first commercial supply agreement, securing Amkor Technology as its inaugural customer for the specialised process material. The South Korean chemicals company announced that it has begun mass production of customised semiconductor strippers designed specifically for Amkor's latest manufacturing equipment. According to LG Chem, the ne...

7 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Ceva Wins Landmark AI Silicon Licensing Deal with Major U.S. Software Platform Company for Next-Generation Edge AI Devices

Ceva, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of silicon and software IP for the Smart Edge, announced a landmark AI licensing deal with a major U.S. software and AI platform company for a custom AI silicon program targeting next-generation intelligent computing devices. The agreement extends Ceva's customer base beyond traditional semiconductor companies and device OEMs to include software...

7 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Chuck Xu of Qnity on Enabling the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure Through Advanced Packaging Materials

In this interview with Semicon Leaders Asia, Chuck Xu, President, Interconnect Solutions at Qnity, shares how advanced packaging materials are becoming a critical enabler of AI-driven semiconductor innovation. He explains how Qnity is working closely with foundries, OSATs, substrate manufacturers, and equipment partners to accelerate the adoption of organic interposers, glass-cor...

29 Jun 2026 | Monday | Interaction
I-Pulse Secures $250 Million CHIPS Award to Advance Silicon Carbide Semiconductor and Geothermal Technologies

I-Pulse Co-founders Robert Friedland, CEO, and Laurent Frescaline, CTO, announced a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office for a $250 million award for the further development of I-Pulse’s proprietary semiconductor and pulsed power technology. “With today’s announced investment, the Trump administration is strength...

29 Jun 2026 | Monday | NEWS
VanEck Launches China Semiconductor ETF to Expand Investor Access to Domestic Chip Industry Growth

VanEck launched the VanEck China Semiconductor ETF (Nasdaq: SMHC), a strategy designed to give investors pure-play exposure to China's domestic semiconductor industry, a segment of the market that sits outside of conventional semiconductor allocations. SMHC extends VanEck's semiconductor franchise, which includes the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) and the VanEck Fable...

26 Jun 2026 | Friday | NEWS

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