• Sunday | 08 February 2026
Ultra Clean Holdings Names New Chief Operating Officer

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT) announced that Harjinder Bajwa has departed the company effective January 25, 2026, and that Robert Wunar has been appointed Chief Operating Officer effective March 2026. Mr. Wunar brings more than 30 years of deep operations and supply chain leadership within the semiconductor capital equipment industry. Most recently, he served as the COO/Mana...

29 Jan 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
SK KeyFoundry Launches 200V BCD Process

SK KeyFoundry, an 8-inch pure-play foundry in Korea, announced that it has recently launched its fourth-generation 200V high-voltage 0.18-micron BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process and will begin full-scale product development with major domestic and global customers, targeting mass production within the year. As vehicle electrification and the expansion of AI data centres continue to accelerate, mar...

29 Jan 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Lightmatter and Synopsys Collaborate on 3D Co-Packaged Optics Platform

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...

28 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
La Luce Cristallina Launches CMOS-Compatible Oxide Pseudo-Substrate

  La Luce Cristallina announced it has launched its new CMOS-compatible oxide pseudo-substrate, enabling high-quality, epitaxial strontium titanate (SrTiO₃) films to be grown directly on 200-mm silicon and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. This platform bridges the gap between academic oxide research and commercial manufacturing, facilitating the development of advance...

28 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Quest Global Appoints Rick Bergman as President & Global Business Head of Semiconductor

Quest Global, the world's largest independent pure-play engineering services company, today announced the appointment of Richard (Rick) Bergman as President & Global Business Head of its Semiconductor vertical. As the Global Business Head, Rick will focus on shaping the division's long-term strategy, accelerating revenue growth, and deepening relationships with global customers. His responsib...

28 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Celera Semiconductor Appoints Bruno Kranzen to Board of Directors

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...

28 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Semiconductor Test Consumables Makers Strengthen Market Strategies

Companies operating in the semiconductor test consumables sector are strengthening their market strategies as demand for advanced testing solutions continues to rise. Products such as probe cards, test sockets and related components play a critical role in ensuring semiconductor performance and reliability, prompting manufacturers to invest in innovation and capacity expansion. Industry leaders a...

27 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Micron Advances Semiconductor Manufacturing Plans in India

Micron Technology is accelerating the execution of its India manufacturing strategy as it advances its long-term production roadmap in the country. The company’s assembly and test facility in Sanand, Gujarat, is progressing steadily toward full operations, marking a major milestone in Micron’s global manufacturing expansion. Developed with support from India’s semiconductor ince...

27 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
IonQ to Acquire SkyWater in $1.8 Billion Deal

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum company, and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the largest exclusively U.S.-based, pure-play semiconductor foundry, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which IonQ will acquire SkyWater for $35.00 per share in a cash-and-stock transaction, subject to a collar, implying a total equity value of approximately $1.8 b...

27 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Reed Semiconductor Wins Key Patent Case at U.S. Patent Office

Reed Semiconductor Corp., a global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced a significant legal victory in a Patent Invalidation proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). On January 22, 2026, the PTAB issued its Final Written Decision in IPR2024‑01158, ruling in favor of ...

27 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Ricursive Intelligence Raises $300M in Series A Funding

Ricursive Intelligence, a frontier AI lab founded by the co-creators of AlphaChip, announced a $300 million Series A funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $4 billion post-money valuation. The round follows Ricursive's public launch less than two months earlier and includes participation from DST Global, NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm), Felicis Ventures, 49 Palms Ventures, ...

27 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
SEMIFIVE Partners with SAPIEN on Micro-LED Display Technology

SEMIFIVE, a leading global provider of custom AI semiconductor (ASIC) design solutions, announced that it has signed a strategic MOU with SAPIEN Semiconductors, a company specializing in advanced micro-LED display driver ASICs. SEMIFIVE and SAPIEN Semiconductors will advance the design and technical evaluation of CMOS backplane technology, which is a core component of micro-displays. This partner...

27 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Amber Semiconductor Wins 2026 Innovation Award

Amber Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company pioneering the next generation of power management for data centers, announced that the San Francisco Bay Area - East Bay Economic Development Alliance recognized AmberSemi with a 2026 innovation award. The award is particularly notable as it crosses all business categories, not just technology and comes from input and nomination by business, co...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Wolfspeed Makes First 12-Inch Silicon Carbide Wafer

Wolfspeed a global leader in silicon carbide technology, announced a significant industry milestone with the successful production of a single crystal 300mm (12-inch) silicon carbide wafer. Backed by one of the industry’s largest and foundational silicon carbide IP portfolios, comprising more than 2,300 issued and pending patents worldwide, Wolfspeed is pioneering the transition to 300mm tec...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
India Moves Closer to Making Its Own Chips

India has made a notable advance in developing a domestic semiconductor manufacturing sector, with pilot production now underway at several approved facilities and full-scale commercial output expected in the near future. Government officials highlighted that lithography — the process of transferring circuit patterns onto silicon wafers — remains one of the most technically demanding s...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Chinese AI Chip Firms See Big Sales Growth After US Export Curbs

Chinese companies developing artificial intelligence (AI) chips, including Cambricon Technologies and Moore Threads, recorded sharp increases in revenue last year, partly driven by changes in US semiconductor export restrictions affecting China. Moore Threads said its revenue for the previous year is expected to reach approximately 1.52 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year rise of about 247 ...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
AI Trading Systems Deliver Triple-Digit Returns in Semiconductor Markets

Recent results from automated, AI-driven trading systems suggest strong profit potential in semiconductor markets, with some strategies producing double-digit annualised returns. Performance data from artificial intelligence trading tools indicate that several semiconductor-focused bots have delivered notable gains over the past year. These algorithms are designed to respond rapidly to market mov...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
CELUS and Atlantik Elektronik Announce Strategic Partnership

CELUS, developer of the leading AI-assisted electronics design platform used by developers and engineers globally, and Atlantik Elektronik, a leading distributor and design-in specialist for innovative electronic and semiconductor components, announced a strategic partnership aimed at streamlining and accelerating the hardware design process for engineers globally. This collaboration is a signifi...

23 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
SiTime Appoints Faraj Aalaei to Board of Directors

SiTime Corporation (NASDAQ: SITM), the Precision Timing company,  announced it is expanding the company’s Board of Directors with the appointment of Mr. Faraj Aalaei, founder, chairman and CEO of Cognichip, Inc. “Faraj is a proven entrepreneur, having envisioned, built and successfully scaled several semiconductor businesses—Centillium and Aquantia stand out as prime exampl...

23 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Mouser Helps Engineers Advance Motor Control Design

Mouser Electronics, Inc., is helping engineers stay ahead in motor control design with its online motor control resource center. Advanced motor control seeks to precisely regulate a motor's speed, torque, and position. These innovations are critical for next-generation mobility and electric vehicle (EV) systems, strengthening both efficiency and driving range. Across applications such as e-bikes,...

23 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS

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