• Sunday | 10 May 2026
Charlene Wan of Ambiq Micro on Advancing Data-Efficient Edge AI with compressionKIT™

In this interview with Semicon Leaders Asia, Charlene Wan, VP of Corporate Marketing & IR at Ambiq Micro, highlights how compressionKIT™ is extending ultra-low-power AI beyond inference to fundamentally rethink how data is captured, stored, and utilised at the edge. By enabling intelligent AI-based compression for continuous sensor streams, the platform helps developers reduce transmissi...

8 May 2026 | Friday | Interaction
Renesas Electronics Corporation Acquires Irida Labs to Expand Edge AI Portfolio

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that a subsidiary of Renesas has completed the acquisition of Irida Labs, a Greece-based company specialising in embedded software for AI-powered visual perception systems. The acquisition strengthens Renesas’ edge AI embedded processing offerings, a key secula...

8 May 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Named Global e-Commerce Partner of the Year by Diotec Semiconductor

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorised global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, announces that it has been named the Global e-Commerce Partner of the Year for 2025 by Diotec Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of diodes, transistors, MOSFETs, and voltage regulators for automotive, commercial, and industrial-grade applications. The award ...

8 May 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Liftr Insights Launches Predictive AI Scorecard for Hedge Funds and Semiconductor Markets

Liftr Insights announces the release of the Liftr® Indicator Scorecard™, a next-generation market intelligence index. This unique tool will fundamentally change how hedge funds and financial services firms identify, evaluate, and act on emerging signals across semiconductors, cloud providers, and AI infrastructure. The Indicator Scorecard introduces a scoring-based framew...

8 May 2026 | Friday | NEWS
SPARK Microsystems Wins Semiconductor Innovation Award for LE-UWB Transceiver

SPARK Microsystems, a Canadian fabless semiconductor company specialising in next-generation short-range wireless communications, announced that its SR1120 LE-UWB™ wireless transceiver has been honoured as a recipient of the Product Innovation Award in conjunction with the Semiconductor Achievement Awards hosted by Canada's Semiconductor Council (CSC). Presented last night at the&...

8 May 2026 | Friday | NEWS
The Race To Ultra Low Power AI Begins With POLYN Technology’s NASP Breakthrough

In this interview with Semicon Leaders Asia, Eugene Zetserov highlights how POLYN’s NASP technology is redefining edge intelligence by embedding AI directly into sensor-level silicon, eliminating the need for conventional digital processing overhead. By enabling ultra-low power consumption and microsecond-level response times, it unlocks new possibilities for alwa...

7 May 2026 | Thursday | Interaction
Gemtek Technology Company Ltd Launches 1.6T AiPhoton OSFP Transceiver for AI Data Centres

Gemtek Technology Company Ltd, a global leader in advanced networking solutions, announced the AiPhoton 1.6T OSFP transceiver. Built in collaboration with NewPhotonics®, a pioneer in photonic integrated circuits, the module features the NPG10204 DR8 PIC transmitter-on-chip. This latest PIC-based pluggable enables simplified manufacturing of photonic ICs delivering advanced DSP functionality in...

7 May 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Uviquity Unveils World’s First 229 nm Chip-Scale Deep-UV Laser

Uviquity, a deep-tech company developing integrated photonics for ultraviolet wavelengths, announced its first product: a chip-scale laser operating at 229 nm. This laser is the first in the world at this wavelength produced from a single semiconductor chip, delivering collimated, narrow-linewidth, spectrally pure output suitable for demanding analytical and inspection applications. Uviquity will ...

7 May 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Johnson Controls Unveils Air-Cooled Chiller Guide for AI Data Centres

Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, is expanding its AI Factory Reference Design Guides with the launch of its second guide, focused on air-cooled chillers. Building on the company's water‑cooled chiller guide released in February, this latest blueprint marks the next s...

7 May 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
PI Launches High-Precision Goniometer for Advanced Applications

Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning solutions, introduces the L-886 Goniometer Family, a series of high-performance motorised units designed for precise angular positioning in demanding research and industrial environments. Engineered for accuracy, flexibility, and cost efficiency, the L-886 goniometer series provides a rotation range...

7 May 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Rambus Launches PCIe 7.0 Switch IP for AI Data Centers

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, announced the Rambus PCIe® 7.0 Switch IP with Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), a new addition to its advanced interconnect IP portfolio designed to address the rapidly escalating bandwidth, latency, and scalability requirements of AI, cloud, and high-performance computing (HPC) syst...

7 May 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Compass Precision Acquires Accu-Tool to Expand Capabilities

Compass Precision, LLC (“Compass”), a Charlotte-based manufacturer of custom precision metal components, announced that it has acquired Accu-Tool, LLC (“Accu-Tool”), a North Carolina-based CNC machining provider. Based in Apex, North Carolina, Accu-Tool manufactures complex precision components for customers across the aerospace, medical, semiconductor, and industrial mark...

7 May 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
UST Acquires Taciti to Strengthen SAP Transformation Capabilities

UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has acquired Taciti Consulting, a boutique SAP Silver Partner specialising in strategic, large-scale ERP transformation projects. This strategic move will boost UST’s presence in highly complex fields where Taciti has established itself as a leading global provider of bespoke ERP solutions, including Hi-Tech, semiconduct...

6 May 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
QuantWare Raises $178M to Scale Quantum Processors

QuantWare, the leading industrial quantum processor company, announced a $178 million (€152 million) Series B equity funding round following the announcement of VIO-40K™, a quantum processor architecture for 10,000 qubits, 100x larger than the state of the art today. The company is building KiloFab, the world’s largest dedicated quantum open-architecture fab, increasing its produc...

6 May 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Promera Expands into Asia-Pacific with Data Clean Asia Acquisition

Promera, a portfolio company of Angeles Equity Partners, LLC (“Angeles”), announced the acquisition of Data Clean Asia (“DCA”), a leading technical data center services provider based in Singapore. The transaction marks Promera’s entry into the Asia-Pacific region and establishes the company’s first operation outside North America, supporting its broad...

6 May 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Xanadu and EVG Partner to Scale Photonic Quantum Chips

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd. ("Xanadu") (NASDAQ: XNDU) (TSX: XNDU), a leading photonic quantum computing company, and EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment, announced a strategic partnership to develop critical heterogeneous integration and wafer bonding processes to facilitate the scalability of photonic quantum systems. Throughout this partnership...

6 May 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Eyelit and Microsoft Showcase AI-Driven Manufacturing Integration

Eyelit Technologies (Eyelit), a leader in optimised planning, scheduling, and execution systems for manufacturers, announced its joint presentation with Microsoft at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo in Orlando, Florida. The session, titled “AI Assisted MES Integration with Microsoft and Copilot,” features Salil Jain, Chief Technology Officer at Eyelit Technologies, and Morte...

6 May 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Siemens Invests $1 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing

Siemens announced it has reached $1 billion in domestic manufacturing investments to support American industry, infrastructure and transportation over the past five years. These projects, coming online throughout 2026 and spanning industries and communities across the U.S., strengthen domestic manufacturing for local demand, bolster American supply chains and create well-paying manufacturing jobs....

5 May 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Power Integrations Appoints New Head of Global Sales

Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, announced the appointment of Michael Balow as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, effective immediately. He joins the company’s executive management team with responsibility for leading the company's global sales organisation, channel strategy and growth initiativ...

5 May 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Ouster Launches Rev8 Lidar with Native Color Sensing

Ouster, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUST) (“Ouster” or the “Company”), a leader in sensing and perception for Physical AI, announced its new family of OS digital lidar sensors, Rev8, powered by its next-generation L4 Ouster Silicon. Ouster Rev8 features the world’s first patented native-colour lidar sensors, provides up to twice the range and resolution of the previous generat...

5 May 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS

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