15 Major Tech Companies Partner to Strengthen Global Trust in AI and Cloud Technologies

Munich Security Conference, 15 companies from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America announced the launch of the Trusted Tech Alliance (TTA), a group of likeminded global technology providers coming together to work across borders, and based on a shared set of principles for a trusted technology stack – from connectivity, cloud infrastructure, and semiconductors to software and AI. &nb...

17 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Taiwan Breaks Ground on Advanced Semiconductor R&D Center to Accelerate AI and Next-Generation Chip Innovation

The Advanced Semiconductor R&D Center has officially broken ground at the headquarters campus of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Hsinchu. Jointly developed by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, the National Development Council, and the National Science and Technology Council, the center is designed to lower verification barriers for small and mid-sized IC design firm...

16 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Trio-Tech International Reports 82% Revenue Growth in Q2 FY2026 Driven by AI Chip and EV Semiconductor Testing Demand

Trio-Tech International (NYSE MKT: TRT), a comprehensive provider of semiconductor back-end solutions and a global value-added supplier of electronic equipment, announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2025. The Company reported 82% year-over-year revenue growth, driven primarily by strong demand for advanced semiconductor testing services supporting AI compute ...

16 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
ChEmpower Launches Chakra™ Abrasive-Free Polishing Pads for Advanced Chips

ChEmpower, a leader in semiconductor process innovation, announced Chakra™, a family of functional polishing pads, beginning with the Copper Series, designed specifically for abrasive-free Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP). Chakra™ is a core component of ChEmpower’s patented planarization technology, enabling the precision, yield, and surface integrity required for next-gen...

13 Feb 2026 | Friday | NEWS
I/ONX Joins UNLV Program to Support Semiconductor Education

I/ONX High Performance Compute (HPC) has been selected to participate in a series of classes and training workshops at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ (UNLV) College of Engineering. I/ONX has joined the AI-driven, Career Inspiring Experiential Program for Semiconductor Education (ACIES) program as an industry partner, and Chief Executive Officer Justyn Hornor is leading the discussions...

13 Feb 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Wolfspeed Expands AI Use to Boost Manufacturing Efficiency

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, ...

12 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Edge AI Chip Company Axera Goes Public in Hong Kong

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...

12 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Keysight Launches SOS Enterprise for Better Engineering Data Control

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...

12 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Efinix Promotes Tony Ngai to Co-President and CTO

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 ...

12 Feb 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Cadence Launches ChipStack™ AI Super Agent for Chip Design

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...

11 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | 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
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
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
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
Lam Research And CEA Leti Sign Multi Year Agreement To Advance Next Generation Specialty Semiconductor Technologies

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...

4 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Keysight And Point2 Technology Collaborate To Validate Multi Terabit Interconnects For AI Data Centres

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...

3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Micron Bets $24 Billion On Memory Expansion As AI Driven Demand Lifts Shares

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 ...

3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | 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
RF GaN Semiconductor Market Overview

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...

2 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS