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Bystronic Completes Acquisition of Coherent’s Tools for Materials Processing Business

Bystronic AG has completed the acquisition of the Tools for Materials Processing business unit from Coherent Corp., marking a significant step in the company’s strategy to expand into high growth technology markets, including semiconductor manufacturing and medical technology. The acquired business will operate within Bystronic as the Bystronic Rofin business unit, continuing to leverage ...

3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
SEMIFIVE Details IPO and Growth Strategy as Demand Accelerates for Custom AI ASICs

As demand shifts from general-purpose semiconductors toward AI ASICs, SEMIFIVE provides customized chip development solutions to fabless companies and device manufacturers. New orders have increased from KRW 57.2 billion in 2022 to KRW 123.9 billion in 2024, driven by Big-Tech-Ready high-performance AI ASIC technologies, a highly efficient and scalable design platform, and turnkey services. ...

18 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Ecolab Completes Acquisition of Ovivo Electronics to Power Water Circularity in Semiconductor Manufacturing

  Acquisition enables Ecolab’s water circularity offerings and support for customers in the rapidly growing global high tech industry Ecolab Inc. has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Ovivo’s electronics business, a leading and fast-growing global provider of breakthrough ultrapure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. The acquisition extends E...

18 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Quantum Computing Inc. to Acquire Luminar Semiconductor Unit for $110M in Cash

Luminar Technologies, Inc. a leading global technology company, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Quantum Computing Inc. (“QCi”) pursuant to which QCi will acquire Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. (“LSI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Luminar, in an all-cash transaction valued at $110 million. QCi is an integrated photonics and quantum optics technology com...

17 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Singapore Doubles Down on Skills and R&D to Future-Proof Its Semiconductor Ecosystem

Singapore has set out a fresh push to strengthen its semiconductor sector through targeted workforce development and expanded research infrastructure, reinforcing its ambition to remain a key node in the global chip ecosystem. The initiative centres on building deep technical capability to support next generation semiconductor manufacturing, design and integration. New training ...

16 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
VisIC Technologies Secures $26M in Round B Funding to Accelerate GaN Power Innovation for Next-Gen EVs

VisIC Technologies Ltd., a pioneer in Gallium Nitride (GaN) power semiconductors for electric mobility,  announced the successful second closing of its Round B funding, securing $26 million. The round was led by a global semiconductor leader, with HKMC joining as a strategic investor. This milestone reinforces VisIC's position at the forefront of GaN innovation for EV traction inverters and...

12 Dec 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Virtusa Acquires SmartSoC to Accelerate AI-Driven Chip Design Innovation

Strategic acquisition positions Virtusa at the forefront of AI and chip design innovation to meet surging demand for advanced silicon Virtusa Corporation, a global product and platform engineering services company, announced the strategic acquisition of SmartSoC Solutions (SmartSoC), a leader in semiconductor engineering and integrated circuit (IC) design services. This acquisition marks a pivo...

11 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Lumotive Accelerates Global Expansion as Demand Surges for Its Programmable Optics Platform

  Lumotive, a pioneer in programmable optical semiconductor,  announced major global expansion and key leadership hires to meet the surging demand for its Light Control Metasurfaces (LCM™) platform across robotics, industrial automation, and smart-infrastructure markets. The company expanded its workforce by 50% in 2025 and opened new sites in Oman and Taiwan to advance adoption...

11 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
VisIC Technologies Raises $26M to Accelerate GaN Power Innovations for Next-Generation EV Platforms

VisIC Technologies Ltd., a pioneer in Gallium Nitride (GaN) power semiconductors for electric mobility,  announced the successful second closing of its Round B funding, securing $26 million. The round was led by a global semiconductor leader, with HKMC joining as a strategic investor. This milestone reinforces VisIC's position at the forefront of GaN innovation for EV traction inverters and...

11 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
EMASS–Semtech Alliance Accelerates Autonomous Edge AI with Long-Range, Ultra-Low-Power Connectivity

  EMASS, a Nanoveu subsidiary specializing in next-generation semiconductor technology,  announced a strategic collaboration with Semtech to bring low-power edge AI solutions integrated with LoRaWAN® connectivity to market. EMASS's ECS-DoT AI-enabled system-on-chips (SoCs) integrate Semtech's LoRa® transceivers, enabling long-range, battery-efficient intelligence for industrial,...

11 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Tachyum begins action to defend TPU trademark against Google filing

-Tachyum® announced that it is beginning to take steps to defend the use of its registered TPU® trademark. Tachyum initially applied for trademark status in September 2015 and has held the rights to TPU (for its AI Tachyum Processing Unit) since October 2020. Google recently filed for similar trademark protection of Google TPU for its Tensor Processing Unit on November 21st of this ...

10 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
 Tata Electronics Secures Intel As First Major Customer For India Chip Manufacturing Ambition

  Tata Electronics has signed Intel as the first major customer for its ambitious semiconductor manufacturing programme, marking a decisive milestone in India’s journey to become a global chipmaking hub. The agreement underpins Tata Group’s planned investment of USD 14 billion to build India’s first advanced semiconductor fabrication facility in Gujarat, alongsid...

9 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
UMC and Polar Semiconductor Sign MOU to Boost U.S. Chip Manufacturing

United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC: TWSE: 2303)(“UMC”), a leading global semiconductor foundry, and Polar Semiconductor, LLC (“Polar”), a U.S.-owned and operated foundry specializing in high-voltage, power, and sensor technologies, announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration on delivering scalable U.S.-based 8-inch p...

5 Dec 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Micro-Precision Technologies Announces Acquisition of Stellar Manufacturing to Expand Advanced Microelectronics Capabilities

Micro-Precision Technologies, Inc.  a leader in complex micro-electronics, is thrilled to announce its acquisition of Stellar Manufacturing (“Stellar”), a provider of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA). MPT partnered with private equity investment firm, Great River Capital Partners in mid-2024, with add-on acquisitions considered as one path to drive continued growth for th...

5 Dec 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Cognite Opens New Global Headquarters in Tempe Arizona Marking Major Expansion in North America

Cognite, the global leader in Industrial AI,  announced the official grand opening of its new global headquarters in Tempe, Arizona. The relocation from Oslo, Norway marks a milestone in the company's growth strategy and underscores its commitment to the North American market. "Establishing our global headquarters in Arizona represents an exciting new chapter for Cognite as this positions ...

5 Dec 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Marvell Technology to Acquire Celestial AI in $3.25 Billion Deal to Accelerate Optical Scale-Up Connectivity for Next-Generation AI Data Centers

Celestial AI’s breakthrough Photonic FabricTM technology platform enables optical I/O for package, system and rack-level connectivity for the next-generation of data center infrastructure Marvell Technology, Inc., a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions,  announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Celestial AI, a pioneer of a disruptive ...

4 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
NVIDIA and Synopsys Form Multi-Year Strategic Partnership to Accelerate AI-Driven Engineering; NVIDIA Invests $2B in Synopsys

Multi-year collaboration spans NVIDIA CUDA accelerated computing, agentic and physical AI, and Omniverse digital twins to achieve simulation speed and scale previously unattainable through traditional CPU computing – opening new market opportunities across engineering. To further adoption of GPU-accelerated engineering solutions, the companies will collaborate in engineering and marketi...

3 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Kioxia, Tsubakimoto Chain and EAGLYS Partner on AI-Driven Image Recognition System for Next-Gen Logistics Automation

-Kioxia America, Inc. announced a collaboration between Kioxia Corporation, Tsubakimoto Chain Co. (Tsubakimoto Chain) and EAGLYS Inc. (EAGLYS) to develop AI-driven image recognition technology that automatically identifies products moving through logistics workflows. This system supports advanced automation and efficiency in logistics, enabling organizations to respond quickly to changing...

3 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
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
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

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