• Thursday | 26 March 2026
Taiwan’s APEC Envoy Holds Strategic Chip-Talks with US Treasury Under-Secretary Bessent

Taiwan’s representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held a high-level meeting with US Treasury Under-Secretary for International Affairs, Jay Bessent, to discuss joint approaches to semiconductor policy, trade resilience, and innovation partnerships. The closed-door meeting, lasting approximately 40 minutes, focused on advancing cooperation across the semiconduc...

3 Nov 2025 | Monday | NEWS
South Korea’s Exports Climb to US $59 Billion in October as Chip Demand Stays Strong

South Korea’s exports surged to approximately US $59 billion in October, marking the fifth straight month of growthas demand for semiconductors continues to anchor the nation’s trade performance. According to data released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, outbound shipments rose by 3.6 per cent year-on-year, underscoring the resilience of Korea’s technology secto...

3 Nov 2025 | Monday | NEWS
KLA Delivers Strong Q1 FY2026 Results Above Guidance Midpoints, Says CEO Rick Wallace

Total revenues were $3.21 billion, above the midpoint of the guidance range of $3.15 billion +/- $150 million; GAAP diluted EPS was $8.47 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $8.81, both above the midpoints of the respective guidance ranges; Cash flow from operating activities for the quarter and last twelve months were $1.16 billion and $4.25 billion, respectively, and free cash flow was $1.07 bill...

31 Oct 2025 | Friday | Company results
indie to Sell 34.38% Stake in Wuxi Subsidiary to United Faith for Approximately $135 Million

indie (Nasdaq: INDI), an automotive solutions innovator, announced it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with United Faith Auto-Engineering Co., Ltd., a publicly-listed company in the People’s Republic of China (“United Faith”) on October 27, 2025, to sell its entire 34.38% outstanding equity interest in Wuxi indie Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese enti...

29 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Reports $13.7 Billion Q3 Revenue, Up 3% YoY, Marking Fourth Straight Quarter of Improved Execution

Third-quarter revenue was $13.7 billion, up 3% year-over-year (YoY). Third-quarter earnings (loss) per share (EPS) attributable to Intel was $0.90; non-GAAP EPS attributable to Intel was $0.23. Forecasting fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $12.8 billion to $13.8 billion; expecting fourth-quarter EPS attributable to Intel of $(0.14) and non-GAAP EPS attributable to Intel of $0.08. Inte...

27 Oct 2025 | Monday | Company results
ChipAgents Raises $21 Million Series A to Redefine Chip Design with Agentic AI Platform

Sales 50x YoY, Deployments at 50 leading semiconductor companies. Former CEOs of Cadence and Mentor Graphics, Plus Former Synopsys CTO, Join Advisory Board. ChipAgents, the agentic AI platform transforming chip design and verification, announced the close of a $21 million Series A funding round, bringing the total fundraise to $24 million to date. This latest round closed with Besseme...

24 Oct 2025 | Friday | NEWS
International Battery Metals Secures USD $2 Million Follow-On Investment from EV Metals

International Battery Metals Ltd.(“IBAT”) (TSXV: IBAT) & (OTCQB: IBATF), an advanced technology provider of modular direct lithium extraction (DLE) systems,  announced a non-brokered private placement financing, marking the second follow-on investment under the Company’s previously announced binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with EV Metals 7 LLC (“EV M...

23 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Microtest Group Launches Quasar200 and Pulsar600 for Next-Generation Power Device Characterisation

Microtest Group, a leading European manufacturer of semiconductor test equipment, has introduced two new turnkey platforms for power device characterisation — Quasar200 and Pulsar600 — developed by its UK subsidiary, ipTEST. The systems are engineered to evaluate how power devices manage high currents and voltages safely and efficiently, combining precision measurement with simplifi...

21 Oct 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
Vertical Semiconductor Raises $11 Million to Redefine Power Delivery for AI Data Centres

Vertical Semiconductor, a pioneering spin-out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has raised $11 million in seed funding to accelerate development of its vertical GaN (gallium nitride) transistors — a breakthrough set to redefine how power is delivered to AI chips in data centres. The company’s technology brings power conversion closer to the chip, easing data-cent...

21 Oct 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
Qnity™ and SK hynix Forge Strategic Collaboration to Advance Semiconductor Manufacturing with High-Performance CMP Materials

Strategic Collaboration to Support Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing with High-Performance Materials Qnity, DuPont's Electronics business, a premier technology solutions leader across the semiconductor value chain,  announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SK hynix, establishing a strategic long-term agreement for the supply of polishing pads for chemical mechan...

17 Oct 2025 | Friday | NEWS
Pixelworks to Sell Controlling Stake in Semiconductor Subsidiary to VeriSilicon-Led Group in $133 Million Deal

  Pixelworks, Inc. , a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its shares in Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China and a subsidiary of Pixelworks ("Pixelworks Shanghai"), to a special purpose entity ("Buyer") led b...

16 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
SEMI Foundation Opens $160 Million RFP to Establish Regional Nodes for National Microelectronics Workforce Network

The SEMI Foundation announced the official opening of the Regional Node Request for Proposals (RFP) for the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME), a national initiative funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to accelerate, expand, and improve microelectronics talent development across the United States. The RFP represents the second step in the NNME's nationa...

15 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Global 300mm Fab Equipment Investments to Reach $374 Billion by 2028, Driven by AI and Regional Self-Sufficiency

SEMICON West -- Global 300mm fab equipment spending is expected to reach $374 billion from 2026 to 2028, SEMI reported  in its latest 300mm Fab Outlook. This robust investment reflects fab regionalization and surging AI chip demand for data centers and edge devices, while underscoring the growing commitment to semiconductor self-sufficiency across key regions through localized ind...

9 Oct 2025 | Thursday | Reports
Altera and BigCat Wireless Expand Alliance to Power the Next Wave of FPGA-Based Open RAN and SatCom Innovation

  Altera Corporation, a global leader in FPGA-based solutions, and BigCat Wireless, specializing in advanced wireless communications solutions, today announced an expanded partnership to scale Altera’s FPGA-based radio access network technology to wireless customers. Under this agreement, BigCat Wireless becomes an official solutions integrator for Altera’s Open Radio Unit (O-RU)...

8 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
SmartSoC Solutions and France’s Cortus Forge Strategic Partnership to Build India’s Secure Chip Ecosystem

SmartSoC Solutions Private Limited, an Indian semiconductor design and product engineering company, today announced a strategic partnership with Cortus S.A.S., a French semiconductor company renowned for its cutting-edge Intellectual Property (IP) solutions in secure identification technologies. This partnership aims to drive innovation and accelerate the development and manufacturing of SIM car...

6 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
OpenAI Partners with South Korea’s Tech Giants to Power the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure

OpenAI announced a series of strategic partnerships with South Korean technology leaders Samsung and SK Group to accelerate the development of Stargate, a landmark $500 billion initiative aimed at building next-generation infrastructure for artificial intelligence. The announcements followed a meeting in Seoul between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, and senior execu...

6 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
L&T Technology Services Secures $100 Million Multi-Year Deal to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovation for Semiconductor Equipment Client

-L&T Technology Services Limited , a global leader in AI, Digital & ER&D Consulting Services,  announced a major milestone in its Sustainability segment with the signing of a $100 million multi-year agreement with a US-based industrial equipment manufacturer catering to the semiconductor value chain. Under the terms of the agreement, LTTS will support the clients’ initiat...

2 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Global X Launches CHPX ETF to Capture AI and Quantum Semiconductor Innovation

Global X Management Company LLC ("Global X"), the New York-based provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), announced the launch of the Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF (CHPX), designed to capture innovation in the semiconductor industry. The fund is passively managed and priced at 50 bps. The semiconductor industry is evolving to cater to demands of next-gen computing, including AI a...

2 Oct 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
MiroMind Tops FutureX Benchmark for Real-Time AI Event Prediction

MiroMind, the open-source initiative founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Tianqiao Chen, has achieved the top ranking on the FutureX benchmark, the world's first real-time test of AI's ability to predict unfolding events. MiroMind's agent framework, Miroflow, rose from sixth place in August to first in September, surpassing leading international competitors.     ...

1 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
NexPoint Closes $137 Million Offering Backed by Skorpios Technologies’ Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility

NexPoint, a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm, today announced that it has fully subscribed its NexPoint Semiconductor Manufacturing DST (the "Trust"), a Delaware Statutory Trust ("DST") offering. The offering has reached its total goal of $137 million in equity raised since its launch. The Property is located in Temecula, California, a city within the Riverside metropolitan stati...

1 Oct 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS

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