Inside Oppo’s factory: How a smartphone is made December 05, 2025 You've seen him build his own iPhone using components from the electronics market in Shenzhen, China. Now, tech YouTuber Scotty from Strange Parts, brings us inside Oppo’s main smartphone manufacturing facility in Dongguan, near Shenzhen.
When electronics infiltrates art December 05, 2025 At Art Basel Miami 2025, the main stars were not paintings, sculptures or light installations. Instead, a group of robot dogs confidently patrolled the exhibition floor, moving like the household pets of modern billionaires. This would hardly be unusual, if not for one detail: each dog wore a hyper-realistic silicone mask depicting the most recognizable figures in the tech world. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman suddenly appeared in canine form.
onsemi, Innoscience to accelerate rollout of GaN power devices December 05, 2025 The collaboration brings together onsemi’s expertise in integrated systems and packaging with Innoscience’s GaN technology and high-volume manufacturing to enable delivery of GaN products for industrial, automotive, telecom infrastructure, consumer and AI data center markets.
Merck inaugurates €500M semiconductor materials plant in Taiwan December 05, 2025 Covering 150,000 square meters, the Kaohsiung site is the company’s largest semiconductor materials campus worldwide. It focuses on thin films, formulation materials and specialty gases for high-precision layering, etching and patterning processes in advanced semiconductor production.
UMC, Polar Semiconductor ink to expand US onshore chip manufacturing December 04, 2025 United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Polar Semiconductor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a partnership aimed at expanding US-based production of 8-inch semiconductor wafers, the companies announced today.
Global semiconductor market tops $200 billion in Q3 2025 December 04, 2025 The global semiconductor market reached USD 208 billion in the third quarter of 2025, marking the first time the quarterly market has surpassed USD 200 billion, according to WSTS data cited by Semiconductor Intelligence.
IMI sells stake in VIA Optronics in strategic divestment December 04, 2025 Filipino EMS provider Integrated Micro-Electronics (IMI) is selling its 50.32% stake in VIA Optronics Holding AG to Kronen 3140 GmbH, which will be renamed V-PTR Beteiligungs GmbH. The acquiring entity is owned by members of VIA’s management and advisory team.
ABB completes acquisition of Gamesa’s power electronics business December 03, 2025 The acquired portfolio includes power conversion products such as wind converters for doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG), industrial BESS, and utility-scale solar inverters.
Report: Foxconn subsidiary plans to expand production in Vietnam December 03, 2025 The company also plans to increase its phone manufacturing capacity by 30 million units to a total of 140 million units annually, and produce charging devices for smart rings.
The memory market isn't correcting - It's reorganising December 03, 2025 Industry analyst Claus Aasholm on why the supply-demand forces that once stabilised DRAM pricing have permanently shifted.
Rising memory prices force console makers to rethink pricing December 02, 2025 Rising memory prices are squeezing profit margins for game console makers, prompting TrendForce to revise downward its 2026 global shipment forecasts for the sector.
Nvidia invests $2 billion in Synopsys December 02, 2025 Nvidia and Synopsys announced Monday an expanded strategic partnership aimed at integrating accelerated computing and AI into engineering workflows across multiple industries.
Varroc to supply High Voltage electronics to EV OEM customer December 01, 2025 Under the agreement, the Indian automotive supplier will deliver comprehensive High Voltage Electronics for a range of high-performance e-powertrain components, including power electronics unit, inverters, onboard chargers, BMS, and DC-DC converters.
Sundance announces strategic investment in Orbweaver November 28, 2025 Orbweaver’s platform enables manufacturers and distributors to ingest, normalize, and transact on massive volumes of product, pricing, and supplier data in real time, solving an important challenge in the electronics supply chain.
Pegasus Materials debuts bio-based specialty materials November 28, 2025 The new investment by venture studio Ferment and existing investor LIOF, alongside prior investment from Fibrant BV, will accelerate commercial scale-up of Dutch materials company Pegasus’s products for the electronics, data center and aerospace industries.
CATL & Stellantis starts construction on major battery plant in Spain November 27, 2025 China’s battery giant CATL has started construction of a large battery manufacturing facility in Figueruelas, Spain, developed together with Stellantis. According to Reuters, the project represents an investment of around EUR 4.1 billion and includes more than EUR 300 million in EU funding.
WEDC approve $569M Foxconn expansion in Wisconsin November 26, 2025 Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) will expand its Wisconsin operations with a new four-year, USD 569 million investment aimed at boosting US AI and data-server manufacturing capacity, the company and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced.
Safran partners with BEL to produce HAMMER in India November 26, 2025 The Joint Venture Cooperation (JVC) will localise the manufacturing, supply and maintenance of the Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range (HAMMER) weapon to meet the operational needs of India’s Air Force and Navy.
The European duo driving a greener electronics industry November 25, 2025 Stephan Theil, CEO of the German company Factronix, presented technologies and processes at Evertiq Expo Warsaw 2025 that can drastically reduce electronics manufacturing costs, carbon footprint and dependence on unstable supply chains.
EU Commission approves €450M Czech aid for Onsemi plant November 25, 2025 The European Commission has approved a EUR 450 million Czech state aid package to support US chipmaker Onsemi in building an integrated semiconductor manufacturing facility in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm.
TQ: Future-proof electronics manufacturing Made in Germany November 25, 2025 With more than three decades of experience, the TQ Group has become important player in Germany’s electronics manufacturing landscape. Since its founding in 1994, this family-owned company has evolved into a broad-based technology provider, combining embedded modules, drive systems, robotics solutions and advanced electronics manufacturing. Despite growth and diversification, one principle has remained unchanged: treating development, manufacturing and technology integration as a unified whole.
Pasqal invests $52M to boost quantum computing in Korea November 24, 2025 The investment by the French company is part of a major strategic expansion in South Korea, marked by a series of partnerships and support from the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korean government.
Samsung Electronics appoints TM Roh as co-CEO November 21, 2025 Roh will continue to oversee the company’s mobile business as Head of Mobile eXperience (MX) Business, while Young Hyun Jun will remain Head of Memory Business.
Productware modernises SMT production with Fuji systems November 20, 2025 For EMS provider Productware GmbH, outdated placement equipment had become a bottleneck in production. To address this challenge, the company decided to modernise its machinery.
Kitron to acquire DeltaNordic, expanding Its defence electronics business November 20, 2025 Norway’s Kitron has agreed to acquire the Swedish electronics manufacturer DeltaNordic AB, marking a significant expansion of its presence in the defence sector and its footprint in the Swedish market.
India’s Titan Intech to invest $28M in electronics facility November 20, 2025 Titan Intech signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) to set up an Integrated Display Electronics Manufacturing Facility in the state’s Amaravati Capital Region.
Netherlands lifts control of Nexperia after talks with China November 19, 2025 The Netherlands has suspended its extraordinary ministerial order under the Goods Availability Act concerning semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, following constructive discussions with Chinese authorities, Economic Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans announced today.
Scanfil expects MB Elettronica acquisition to close in January 2026 November 19, 2025 EMS provider Scanfil says that its acquisition of Italian electronics manufacturer MB Elettronica (MB) is now expected to be completed in January 2026, following a slight delay.
DigiKey: industry in transition as AI, reshoring and supply stability reshape the market November 19, 2025 The global components market is entering a new phase — one that is neither the pandemic-driven scramble for inventory nor the more recent period of oversupply. In a conversation with Evertiq, DigiKey CEO Dave Doherty describes an industry standing at a fragile point of transition, shaped by both uncertainty and accelerating structural change.
HMS Networks buys industrial communications assets from Molex November 19, 2025 HMS Networks has signed a binding agreement to acquire key parts of Molex’s Industrial Solutions Business Unit, expanding the company’s industrial communications portfolio and strengthening its presence in North America.
Kratos relocates Jerusalem Microwave Electronics Division November 19, 2025 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has opened a new facility for its Microwave Electronics Division (MED) in Jerusalem, relocating the division’s operations to a purpose-built site within the Gav Yam Group high-tech complex near the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Azimuth AI, Cyient launch ‘India’s first-gen IP powered silicon chip’ November 19, 2025 Developed collaboratively by Azimuth AI and Cyient Semiconductors, ARKA GKT-1 integrates multi core custom computing, advanced analog sensing, memory and intelligent power management into a single, highly energy-efficient SoC.