Wolfspeed, a global leader in silicon carbide technology, is expanding its use of Snowflake to accelerate manufacturing efficiency and operational excellence as it scales production to meet growing market demand. After bringing together factory, supply chain, and enterprise data on a single, governed platform, Wolfspeed is now deploying AI across its operations to improve cost, quality, ...
Axera, a portfolio company of Qiming Venture Partners and a leading Chinese edge AI chip company, successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on February 10th, 2026, Beijing time, becoming the first of its kind to go public. Axera (00600.HK) issued shares at a price of HK$28.2 per share with a market capitalization of HK$ 16.58 billion. As the first investors in the company, Qim...
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) announced SOS Enterprise, an advanced edition of its engineering data management platform. The solution builds on the SOS Core software and automates engineering data governance and traceability to prepare for AI adoption at scale. As semiconductor and electronics development accelerates, engineers face growing design complexity and rapidly incre...
Efinix®, Inc., the FPGA pioneer accelerating edge AI innovation, announced the promotion of Tony Ngai to Co-President and Chief Technology Officer. In his expanded role, Ngai will drive the scaling of Efinix's engineering organisations while continuing to lead innovation in FPGA architecture, IC design, software development, and next-generation product roadmaps. "Tony invented Efinix’s ...
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) announced a transformative step forward in redefining how semiconductors are designed with the launch of the ChipStack™ AI Super Agent—an agentic AI solution for front-end silicon design and verification. The Cadence® ChipStack AI Super Agent is the world’s first agentic workflow for automating chip design and verification. It provides up to 1...
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...
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%...
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...
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...
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...
Lam Research Corp. (Nasdaq: LRCX), a leader in semiconductor fabrication equipment and services and CEA-Leti, a research institute pioneering micro- and nanotechnologies, announced a new multi-year agreement to advance the development of next-generation Specialty Technology devices, including micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), 3D imaging and sensors, power management and radio frequency...
Collaboration validates Point2 Technology’s innovative e-Tube™ multi-terabit interconnects using Keysight's high-speed digital test solutions, addressing critical power and bandwidth challenges in AI infrastructure Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) and Point2 Technology announced a strategic collaboration to validate next-generation, multi-terabit interconnects desi...
Micron Technology has announced plans to invest approximately $24 billion to expand its memory chip manufacturing capacity, signalling strong confidence in sustained demand driven by artificial intelligence and data centre workloads. The announcement pushed Micron’s shares higher, reflecting investor optimism around tightening memory markets and long term growth prospects. The investment ...
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...
The global Radio Frequency Gallium Nitride (RF GaN) market is experiencing robust expansion, driven by the convergence of telecommunications infrastructure modernisation, defence system upgrades, and the proliferation of satellite communication networks. As a wide-bandgap semiconductor technology, GaN delivers superior performance characteristics compared to legacy materials such as gallium arseni...
According to Valuates Reports, In 2024, the global market size of Neuromorphic AI Semiconductor was estimated to be worth USD 30.5 Million and is forecast to reach approximately USD 413 Million by 2031 with a CAGR of 45.8% during the forecast period 2025-2031. What are the key factors driving the growth of the Neuromorphic AI Semiconductor Market? The neuromorphic AI semiconductor market ...
EMASS, a Nanoveu subsidiary specialising in next-generation semiconductor technology, announced the successful tape-out of its 16nm ECS-DoT system-on-chip (SoC). The device has entered fabrication at TSMC, marking the transition of EMASS's next-generation ultra-low-power edge AI architecture from final design into production silicon. The 16nm ECS-DoT represents a process-node and architectural sc...
Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centred technology research and advisory firm, has launched a research study examining providers that help semiconductor companies adopt advanced technologies, supported by digital manufacturing and intelligent automation. The study results will be published in a series of comprehensive ISG Provider Lens® reports, called Se...
Lightmatter, the leader in photonic (super) computing, announced a strategic collaboration with Synopsys, the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, to integrate Synopsys 224G SerDes and UCIe IP for 3nm process into Lightmatter’s Passage™ 3D Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) platform. Through this collaboration, Lightmatter is developing a robust, low-laten...
Celera Semiconductor, the leading analog IC supplier using AI to slash the cost and time to develop and supply analog ICs, has appointed Bruno Kranzen to its Board of Directors. "Bruno has an impressive career starting in design and rising to lead ever larger businesses at companies such as National Semiconductor, Maxim Integrated and Analog Devices. His experience developing relationships with t...