SoftBank to acquire US chip designer Ampere in $6.5B deal
March 20, 2025
Carlyle Group and Oracle will sell their stakes in Ampere, which will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and keep its headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
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Top 10 IC design houses See 49% YoY growth in 2024
March 18, 2025
TrendForce reports that the combined revenue of the world’s top 10 IC design houses reached approximately USD 249.8 billion in 2024, marking a 49% YoY growth. The surge is largely attributed to the booming AI industry, with Nvidia dominating the market.
Malaysia partners with Arm to boost semiconductor innovation
March 06, 2025
The Government of Malaysia has entered into a strategic partnership with Arm Limited through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and contract, taking a significant step in the nation’s semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) development efforts.
Is Arm expanding its Bengaluru operations?
February 24, 2025
In India, Arm’s team of computer engineers work on architecture development, CPU and system design and verification, software enablement, compute solutions, and physical implementation.
Allianz UK warns of EV battery fire dangers after multi-million-pound insurance claims
February 14, 2025
Allianz UK is warning auto manufacturers and dealerships about the risks of EV battery fires, which, after multiple incidents, resulted in more than £6.5 million in successful insurance claims.
SoftBank nears deal to acquire chip firm Ampere
February 06, 2025
The deal under discussion could be valued at USD 6.5 billion, including debt, and an announcement in this regard is possible in the next few weeks, according to Bloomberg.
Teledyne acquires Excelitas aerospace & defense units
February 04, 2025
Teledyne Technologies has completed the acquisition of select aerospace and defense electronics businesses from Excelitas Technologies for approximately USD 710 million.
Arm names Eric Hayes as EVP of operations
January 17, 2025
Arm Holdings has appointed Eric Hayes as executive vice president of Operations with immediate effect. He will lead the coordination of end-to-end execution of operational activities across multiple products and solutions and report to Arm CEO Rene Haas.
The future is here? CATL plots battery swapping revolution
December 24, 2024
The Chinese company has announced plans to open 1,000 swap stations next year in China, including in Hong Kong and Macao. CATL’s long-term goal is to open a whopping 10,000 stations with partners.
Qualcomm scores victory in chips trial against Arm
December 23, 2024
Jurors concluded that Qualcomm didn’t violate the terms of an agreement covering Arm’s chip products acquired while purchasing Nuvia by incorporating tech without paying a higher licensing rate.
Teledyne to acquire select businesses of Excelitas
November 12, 2024
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire select aerospace and defense electronics businesses from Excelitas Technologies Corp. for USD 710 million in cash.
EDF signs 20-year PPA for 250MW BESS project in Arizona
November 11, 2024
The North American arm of French state-owned power company EDF hopes to begin construction on the project, Beehive Battery Energy Storage System, next year, and expects it to enter commercial operations by 2026.
Fujitsu, AMD partner to develop sustainable computing infrastructure
November 01, 2024
The partnership seeks to facilitate the creation of open source and energy efficient platforms comprised of advanced processors with superior power performance and highly flexible AI/HPC software.
Battery analytics provider Liminal raises $10 million
October 21, 2024
The investment round was catalyzed by LG Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of the LG Group, and included new support from Chailease Holdings as well as participation by current investors.
304 Industrial Park and Yuzhou Fine Chemical to boost Thailand's PCB Industry
October 16, 2024
In a significant development for Thailand's electronics and chemical industries, Yuzhou Fine Chemical (Thailand) has inked a land transaction agreement with 304 Industrial Park. The deal marks an important step forward for 304 Industrial Park in attracting investment from the PCB industry.
Global PC shipments declined 1.3% in 3Q24
October 10, 2024
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 62.9 million units in the third quarter of 2024, a 1.3% decline from the third quarter of 2023, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. This decline comes after three consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth for the PC market.
Fujitsu, Supermicro to develop green AI computing tech
October 04, 2024
The two companies will also collaborate on developing liquid-cooled systems for HPC, Gen AI and next-generation green data centers.
Intel, US government edge closer to $8.5 billion in chip funding
September 27, 2024
Any takeover of all or part of Intel’s business could risk disrupting the talks, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Nokia Bell Labs enters R&D collaboration with e&
September 26, 2024
Nokia’s research arm, Nokia Bell Labs, and global technology group e&, have signed a year-long, non-binding memorandum of understanding regarding R&D collaboration to create AI-based use cases for strategic industrial sectors.
Vodafone Idea concludes $3.6 billion network equipment deal
September 23, 2024
The agreement with Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung marks the first step towards the rollout of the Indian telecom operator's three-year capex plan of USD 6.6 billion.
India’s L&T plans $300 million semiconductor push
September 13, 2024
Meanwhile, L&T Semiconductor Technologies has also announced a collaboration with IBM for R&D to develop advanced processors.
iPhone 16 will use ‘Arm’s next-gen AI chip technology’
September 09, 2024
Arm, a US-listed company, has a multiyear licensing agreement with Apple.
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China is 5 years behind global chip leaders, says report
August 23, 2024
However, China is catching up with global leaders in the design of logic chips and is only two years behind.
Intel sells its stake in Arm
August 15, 2024
As previously reported, Intel has announced a 15% reduction in its workforce affecting approximately 15,000 employees. The company wants to deliver USD 10 billion in cost savings in 2025. Now the US company has sold its 1.18 million share stake in Arm Holdings.
Alphawave Semi appoints new Chief Accounting Officer
August 05, 2024
High-speed connectivity and compute silicon specialist Alphawave Semi has appointed Sameer Ladiwala to SVP Finance & Chief Accounting Officer (CAO).
Arm Holdings posts Q1 revenue up 39% year-on-year
August 02, 2024
Chip design licensor Arm has enjoyed a bumper fiscal quarter – but still saw its share price fall as investors remain concerned about the firm's future prospects.
Xiaomi hits target for $1.4bn chip fund
July 29, 2024
The investment arm of Chinese consumer electronics producer Xiaomi has successfully raised RMB10bn (USD 1.4 billion) for a new fund to back companies innovating in integrated circuits.
Vietnam partners with US firms on semiconductor training
July 18, 2024
Vietnam's National Innovation Center will work with two American firms, Qorvo and Cadence Design, to train 50,000 Vietnamese semiconductor engineers by 2030.
SK to restructure chip processing and distribution arm?
July 18, 2024
SK Group is rumoured to be planning an internal reorganisation that will merge SK Inc's semiconductor processing and distribution company, Essencore, with its industrial gas company, SK materials airplus.
SK hynix to invest $75 billion in AI and chips by 2028
July 05, 2024
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.
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