Growth Trends in Semiconductor Plant Construction

The construction market for semiconductor manufacturing facilities is expected to experience strong growth in the coming years, driven by rapid technological progress and rising global demand for chip production. Increased investment from both governments and private organisations is playing a key role in accelerating the development of new fabrication plants worldwide. Industry forecasts suggest...

9 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
STMicroelectronics Completes Acquisition of NXP’s MEMS Sensor Business

STMicroelectronics has completed the acquisition of NXP Semiconductors’ MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) sensor business, strengthening its capabilities and product offering in sensor technologies across automotive and industrial markets. The transaction, which was announced last year and has now received all required regulatory approvals, brings additional sensor products, technology...

9 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Axcelis Introduces Purion H6 High Current Ion Implanter

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLS), a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, introduced the Purion H6™ high current ion implanter—engineered to meet the demands of next-generation semiconductor devices with unmatched purity, precision and productivity. The Purion H6 builds on the success of the well-established Purion H prod...

9 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Move2THz Drives Sustainable Innovation in Semiconductor Technology

Move2THz is a European collaborative initiative focused on developing a sustainable Indium Phosphide-on-Silicon (InPoSi) technology platform and supporting ecosystem to enable next-generation high-frequency semiconductor solutions for future mass-market sub-terahertz applications. The project aims to overcome the limitations of conventional Indium Phosphide technol...

9 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Positron AI Raises $230 Million in Series B Funding

Positron AI, the leader in energy-efficient AI inference hardware, announced an oversubscribed $230 million Series B financing at a post-money valuation exceeding $1 billion. The round was co-led by ARENA Private Wealth, Jump Trading, and Unless, and includes new and strategic investment from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Arm, and Helena. Existing investors Valour Equity Partners, Atreides Ma...

9 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Luminar Announces Tender Offer for Senior Secured Notes

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (OTC: LAZRQ) (the “Company” or “Luminar”), announced that it is commencing a tender offer (the “Asset Sale Offer”) to purchase for cash up to the maximum principal amount of its outstanding Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) that may be purchased at a purchase price equal to the purchase price of 103%...

9 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Quantum-Si Publishes Two New Studies on Single-Molecule Protein Sequencing

Quantum-Si Incorporated (Nasdaq: QSI) (“Quantum-Si,” “QSI” or the “Company”), a proteomics technology company redefining protein analysis through single-molecule detection, announced that two new manuscripts have been released, one as a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Analytical Chemistry and one via preprint on ChemRxiv. The preprint has also b...

6 Feb 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Semiconductor Devices Selects Eyelit to Optimise Manufacturing Operations

Eyelit Technologies (Eyelit), a leader in optimised planning, scheduling, and execution systems for manufacturers, announced that Semiconductor Devices (SCD), a rapidly growing semiconductor company, has selected Eyelit to enhance operational efficiency, production orchestration, and automation across its manufacturing operations. SCD’s selection of Eyelit enables a broader s...

6 Feb 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Global Bonding Wires Market Outlook

In 2024, the global market size of Bonding Wires was estimated to be worth USD 10930 Million and is forecast to reach approximately USD 17320 Million by 2031 with a CAGR of 6.9% during the forecast period 2025-2031.   What are the key factors driving the growth of the Bonding Wires Market? The bonding wires market plays a critical role in semiconductor packaging by enabling electrical conn...

6 Feb 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Micross Launches Standard-Performance Nuclear Event Detector

Micross announced the commercial launch of its Standard-Performance Nuclear Event Detector (NED), a next-generation radiation detection solution delivering significant improvements in sensitivity, response time, and system efficiency. The new NED is designed to protect mission-critical electronics across demanding applications, including aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, defence weapons plat...

6 Feb 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Silicon Quantum Computing Launches Quantum Twins

Silicon Quantum Computing ("SQC"), a leader in quantum computing and quantum machine learning, announced the launch of Quantum Twins, an application-specific quantum simulator designed to accelerate molecule and materials discovery. Built utilising the company's atomic-scale semiconductor manufacturing process, Quantum Twins showcases the exceptional precision and already-achieved s...

6 Feb 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Siemens Acquires Canopus AI

Siemens announced the acquisition of Canopus AI, an innovator in computational and AI-driven metrology solutions, enabling semiconductor manufacturers to achieve new levels of precision and efficiency in wafer and mask inspection processes. This acquisition strengthens Siemens' position in the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem and expands its semiconductor design and manufacturing digital thre...

6 Feb 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Texas Instruments to Acquire Silicon Labs in $7.5 Billion Deal

Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN), a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips, and Silicon Labs (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology, announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Texas Instruments will acquire Silicon Labs for $231.00 per share in an all-cash transaction, represent...

5 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
THine Announces Optical DSP-Free Chipset for PCIe6 and PCIe7

THine Electronics, Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange:6769, “THine”), a global leading fabless semiconductor supplier of innovative mixed signal LSI and analog technologies as well as valuable AI/IoT-based solutions and AI/data servers, announced its optical DSP(digital signal processor)-free chipset with its ZERO EYE SKEW® technology for short-reach optical interconnect of PCI Expres...

5 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Lam Research Appoints Cadence CEO Anirudh Devgan to Board of Directors

Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) announced that Dr Anirudh Devgan has joined its board of directors. Dr Devgan, who currently serves as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., brings to Lam a deep semiconductor ecosystem and technology expertise. Since joining Cadence in 2012, Dr Devgan has held senior leadership roles at the company, a market leader in ...

5 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
EUV Lithography Market Set for Strong Growth Through 2032

According to MarketsandMarkets™, the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography Market is projected to grow from USD 15.84 billion in 2026 to USD 30.36 billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 11.4%. Browse 116 market data Tables and 68 Figures spread through 206 Pages and an in-depth TOC on "Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography Market - Global Forecast to 2032" Extreme Ultraviolet (E...

5 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
PI Introduces New Brochure for OEM Partners

PI (Physik Instrumente), a global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning systems, released a new brochure introducing PI as a long-term OEM partner for cutting-edge solutions in semiconductor, photonics, laser processing, industrial automation, microscopy and life sciences applications. PI Solutions and Applications Lightning-fast photonics alignment algorithms and mechanisms f...

5 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Advance Relocation Systems Expands Support for AI and IT Industries

As 2026 begins, Advance Relocation Systems is strengthening its support for the fast-evolving AI and IT industries through recent investments in dedicated transportation solutions. To meet the increasing requirements for secure and compliant, precision-driven moves, ARS has purchased two new climate-controlled trailers — enhancing its ability to serve semiconductor manufacturers, data c...

5 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Quantum Computing Inc Completes USD 110 Million Acquisition Of Luminar Semiconductor

  Transaction strengthens QCi's technology roadmap and advances QCi toward becoming a vertically integrated, domestic provider of photonics and quantum platforms Quantum Computing Inc. ("QCi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: QUBT), an innovative, quantum optics and integrated photonics technology company, announced the completion of acquiring Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. ("LSI"), ...

4 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
ASML Delivers Record 2025 Profit as AI Driven Chip Demand Accelerates

ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer, reported a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros for the financial year 2025, supported by strong customer demand linked to artificial intelligence driven investments. Total sales for the year reached 32.7 billion euros, reflecting sustained momentum across advanced chip manufacturing markets. The company said growth was underpinned by acce...

3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Company results