Chip metrology inspection startup raises €135m
Nearfield instruments, a Rotterdam-based spin-off of Dutch research institute TNO, has bagged EUR 135 million in Series C funding.
Halo secures $80m to accelerate laser manufacturing tech
California's Halo Industries has raised up to USD 80 million in a series B. It says the funding will help to commercialise its laser manufacturing platform for the semiconductor industry.
Chinese EDA startup slashes workforce in half
X-Epic, a Chinese developer of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, is rumoured to be laying off 50% of its workers.
Samsung wins 2nm order with AI specialist Preferred Networks
Samsung Electronics has confirmed it will supply Preferred Networks with advanced processors made on its 2nm-class process and packaged using its Interposer-Cube S 2.5D packaging technology.
Accenture adds Excelmax to boost silicon design credentials
Consulting giant Accenture has acquired Bangalore-based Excelmax Technologies, which offers silicon design engineering support to clients in automotive, telecommunications and high-tech.
Cambridge Mechatronics proceeds with R&D centre in Denmark
UK-based Cambridge Mechatronics is actively hiring top engineering talents in Denmark to accelerate the development of its Shape Memory Alloy technology.
Altair set to acquire Metrics Design Automation
Michigan-based computational intelligence firm Altair has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Metrics Design Automation, which specialises in functional simulation and design verification for semiconductor companies.
iVP Semi raises $5m to build India's first fabless facility
Indian startup iVP Semi has revealed plans to set up a 20,000 square foot production test facility in Chennai, which should be complete by October 2024.
SiCrystal expands with new building for more SiC wafer production
In a step towards strengthening the semiconductor industry and promoting sustainable technologies, SiCrystal GmbH will create new, additional production space in the northeast of Nuremberg, directly opposite the existing site.
EU invests €325 million to support Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem
The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) has announced the opening of calls to support semiconductor research and innovation initiatives in photonics, competence centres, and a cloud-based semiconductor design platform as part of the Chips for Europe initiative under the Chips Act.
SK hynix to invest $75 billion in AI and chips by 2028
SK hynix plans to invest invest KRW 103 trillion (USD 74.6 billion) by 2028 to boost its semiconductor business, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence (AI), SK Group revealed on Sunday.
Würth Elektronik ICS expands and relocates in France
Würth Elektronik ICS France has moved into a new building in Ittenheim, Alsace, west of Strasbourg, France.
European wafer developer to to acquire IP from BluGlass
Semiconductor developer BluGlass Limited has secured a USD 1.28 million (AUD 1.93 million) payment from an unnamed European wafer developer to acquire intellectual property rights relating to gallium nitride (GaN) growth techniques on the customer’s specialty wafers.
onsemi acquires SWIR Vision Systems
onsemi has completed the acquisition of SWIR Vision Systems, a provider of CQD (colloidal quantum-dot-based) short wavelength infrared (SWIR) technology.
GlobalFoundries acquires Tagore Technology’s GaN technology
GlobalFoundries has acquired Tagore Technology’s proprietary Power Gallium Nitride (GaN) IP portfolio, a high-power density solution designed to push the boundaries of efficiency and performance in a wide range of power applications in automotive, IoT and AI datacenter.
ClassOne delivers wafer processing system to Analog Devices
ClassOne Technology has delivered the first of two Solstice S4 single-wafer processing systems ordered by Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) to its Beaverton, Oregon facility.
Green light for Renesas acquisition of Altium
Renesas and Altium announced that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has cleared their proposed merger transaction, confirming no national security concerns.
SMC Diode Solutions opens new power MOSFET and diode fab
SMC Diode Solutions, an American-led semiconductor design and manufacturing company, has opened its second power discrete fab in Nanjing, China.
Silicon Box selects Piedmont for €3.2B Italian chip foundry
Silicon Box has selected a site near Novara, in Piedmont, as the location for its advanced packaging facility. The company currently plans to start construction in mid-2025 and begin production in 2028.
TDK launches InvenSense sensor partner programme
Renesas, Qualcomm and Ambiq Micro are among the companies that have joined TDK Corp's partner programme. The scheme gives developers access to its InvenSense sensor reference designs and SDKs.
Nexperia to Invest $200 Million in Germany
Semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia plans to invest USD 200 million (roughly EUR 184 million) to develop the next generation of wide bandgap semiconductors (WBG) such as SiC and GaN, and to establish production infrastructure at its site in Hamburg, Germany.
Avnet names Rebeca Obregon as new president of Farnell
Avnet has appointed Rebeca Obregon as the new president of Farnell, an Avnet company, effective July 1, 2024.
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