• Friday | 09 October 2026
proteanTecs and MegaChips Partner to Enhance ASIC and LSI Silicon Visibility

ProteanTecs®, the leading provider of health and performance management solutions for advanced electronics, announced it is collaborating with MegaChips on the integration of ProteanTecs’ embedded monitoring technology into MegaChips’ next-generation ASIC and LSI digital systems. The joint work will focus on bringing deep silicon visibility across development, production and in-fi...

7 Sep 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Manz Asia and SUSS Partner to Advance Inkjet Solutions for Semiconductor Packaging

A leading manufacturer of advanced semiconductor packaging equipment, Manz Asia, announced a strategic collaboration with SUSS, a leading manufacturer of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry, to jointly advance next-generation inkjet solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging applications. As semiconductor manufacturing moves toward higher integrati...

7 Sep 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Sivers Semiconductors Invests $30M to Expand InP Laser Manufacturing in Scotland

Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE) announced a USD 30 million strategic investment to significantly expand its Indium Phosphide (InP) manufacturing facility in Glasgow, Scotland, as the company prepares for anticipated customer production ramps driven by growing AI datacenter and optical networking demand. Upon completion, the expanded facility is expected to support annual production of m...

4 Sep 2026 | Friday | NEWS
SEMI and Silicon Catalyst Partner to Accelerate Global Semiconductor Startup Innovation

SEMI, the global industry association connecting the electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, and Silicon Catalyst, the world's only accelerator focused exclusively on semiconductor innovation, announced a global strategic partnership designed to accelerate innovation and strengthen connections between semiconductor hardware startups, investors, manufacturers, and technology leaders worl...

4 Sep 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Baya Systems and AdoreSys Partner to Expand Chiplet and Data-Movement Solutions Across APAC

Baya Systems, an innovator in software-driven fabric and system IP solutions, and AdoreSys, a leading semiconductor design solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership to offer Baya’s WeaveIP™ fabric and WeaverPro™ software platform together with AdoreSys’ ASIC design, integration and implementation expertise as a unified solution for semiconductor and systems comp...

4 Sep 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Navitas Delivers 5th-Generation GaNFast Technology Through US Manufacturing Partnership

Navitas Semiconductor has announced the delivery of its latest fifth-generation GaNFast power semiconductor technology, manufactured in the United States through its strategic collaboration with GlobalFoundries. The development represents a step towards strengthening domestic production of gallium nitride (GaN) power devices as demand increases for more efficient power conversion across artificial...

3 Sep 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
ACES and Movandi Partner to Advance 5G and 6G Wireless Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

Advanced Communications and Electronic Systems Company (ACES) and Movandi, the semiconductor and systems connectivity company powering intelligent wireless infrastructure, announced a strategic partnership, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, to advance the development, validation and commercialisation of next-generation 5G and future 6G wireless...

1 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
GigaDevice Expands EMEA and Asia Distribution with Rutronik Partnership

GigaDevice, a leading semiconductor company specialising in Flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog products, announced a new strategic franchise partnership with Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH, one of Europe’s leading broadline distributors of electronic components. The agreement covers EMEA and Southeast Asia, including India, and prov...

1 Sep 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
AMD Plans $10 Billion Taiwan Investment with TSMC to Expand Advanced Chip Packaging

AMD is committing more than US$10 billion to Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem as it prepares for sustained growth in artificial intelligence (AI) and data-centre computing. The investment, which is expected to run through 2029, is aimed at expanding advanced packaging, semiconductor substrates and manufacturing capacity rather than being directed solely towards Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactu...

25 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Northwestern Mutual Invests $31.34 Million in Semtech as AI and Data Centre Demand Grows

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. has established a new position in Semtech Corporation, purchasing 193,626 shares of the semiconductor company during the second quarter. The investment was valued at approximately $31.34 million, giving the investment firm a 0.21% stake in Semtech at the end of the reporting period. The move comes as several institutional investors have increased their ex...

25 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Hanmi Semiconductor Invests $94 Million in New Incheon Plant to Expand HBM and AI Chip Equipment Capacity

South Korean semiconductor equipment maker Hanmi Semiconductor is investing approximately KRW 130 billion (around US$94 million) to establish its eighth production facility in Incheon, marking the largest manufacturing investment in the company’s history. The expansion comes as demand for equipment used in artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production ...

21 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
TSMC and Sony Consider $6.3 Billion Japan Image Sensor Plant for AI, Robotics and Automotive

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Sony Group are considering a combined investment of about ¥1 trillion (US$6.3 billion) to develop an image sensor manufacturing facility in Japan, as demand for sensing technologies grows across artificial intelligence (AI), automotive and robotics applications. The proposed investment would support a planned facility in Kumamoto Prefecture in ...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Cirrus Logic Bets Big on Smart Energy with Next-Gen Metrology AFE Platform

SemiconLeaders Asia speaks with Eddie Sinnott, VP, Automotive and Industrial, Cirrus Logic, on the company's big bet on smart energy — from its Scottish Enterprise-funded metrology analogue front-end platform and University of Strathclyde partnership to Edinburgh's growing role as its largest engineering hub outside the United States. Q. Cirrus Logic has received R&D funding from Scotti...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Interaction
Onto Innovation Completes $720M Rigaku Investment to Strengthen Semiconductor Process Control

Onto Innovation Inc. (NYSE: ONTO) has completed the previously announced acquisition of a 27% minority equity stake in Rigaku Holdings Corporation, strengthening a strategic partnership aimed at advancing X-ray-based technologies for semiconductor manufacturing process control. The investment was acquired from Atom Investment, L.P., an affiliate of Carlyle, for ¥113.078 billion (approximately...

11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
SK hynix to Invest KRW 54 Trillion in New Yongin and Cheongju Fabs to Meet AI Memory Demand

SK hynix Inc. announced that it has decided to build new fabs in Yongin and Cheongju to respond to the continuously growing demand for memory in the AI era. The company approved a total investment of approximately 54 trillion won, 35.2 trillion won in the Yongin "Y2" fab, and 19.1 trillion won in the Cheongju "M17" fab, in a board meeting. This decision represents execution of the...

10 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Everspin and MaxLinear Partner to Evaluate MRAM-Based Memory Architectures for AI Servers

Everspin Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRAM), the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of MRAM solutions, and MaxLinear, Inc., a provider of high-performance connectivity and storage acceleration solutions, today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to evaluate next-generation memory architectures designed to improve efficiency and performance in AI servers. AI m...

6 Aug 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
FemtoAI Reports 5X Growth in H1 2026 as SPU AI Inference Platform Expands Across Samsung, Marshall and Edge AI Markets

FemtoAI, a leading AI inference platform and creator of the Sparse Processing Unit (SPU), announced 5X growth in 1H 2026, driven by engagements with Samsung and Marshall, new customer use cases and increased developer adoption. The demand for AI inference globally continues to outpace supply, and femtoAI is filling a gap. With 200K+ chips already deployed, and customers across data centre, enterp...

24 Jul 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Siemens to Acquire Defacto Technologies to Strengthen SoC Design Automation and Expand EDA Portfolio

Siemens announced that it has agreed to acquire Defacto Technologies, a privately held EDA software company active in the register-transfer level (RTL) design field focused on automated SoC design creation and integration. The acquisition further expands Siemens' EDA portfolio with capabilities that help customers manage growing SoC complexity through automated SoC design creation, earlier impleme...

23 Jul 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Mitsubishi Electric and Sony Semiconductor Form AI Vision Joint Venture for Smart Manufacturing

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation have signed a definitive agreement to establish a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the automation and digital transformation of manufacturing operations through advanced AI-powered vision technologies. As part of the collaboration, the two companies will create a new joint venture, Advanced Vision Solutions Co...

23 Jul 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Mach42 Raises £7 Million to Accelerate AI-Powered Analog Chip Design and Semiconductor Simulation

Mach42, an AI-driven company developing technology to accelerate analog circuit simulation for semiconductor design, has closed a £7m pre-series A funding round. The round was led by IP Group plc, the most active UK-based early-stage science and technology investor, alongside existing investors BGF and Foresight Group. The funding will enable Mach42 to scale its engineering and business dev...

22 Jul 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS

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