University of Arizona, TU/e expand semiconductor, photonics cooperation July 24, 2026 The University of Arizona and the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have signed a five-year MOU to align education and research activities with the needs of a rapidly growing semiconductor sector.
Weald Electronics appoints Rayfast as new UK distributor July 21, 2026 Rayfast is a stocking distributor of interconnect solutions and harness components and electro-mechanical products. Their key markets include aerospace, defence, energy, industrial, rail and motorsport.
Automation without perfection: How intelligent robots can handle HMLV manufacturing July 21, 2026 Traditional automation performs best in a highly organised environment. Products must always arrive in the same position, production lines need to maintain a fixed rhythm, and individual tasks should remain predictable and repetitive. However, the European electronics industry is increasingly operating under completely different conditions. Short production runs, frequent product changes, component shortages and unpredictable order schedules can make a factory resemble a living organism rather than a precisely calibrated machine. Speaking at Evertiq Expo Kraków 2026, Piotr Owczarek, CEO of AiRob, argued that machine vision, 3D modelling and artificial intelligence could make robots better suited to this complex environment.
Electronic components market: A crisis gathering momentum July 20, 2026 Artificial intelligence, geopolitical tensions, rising raw material prices, and increasingly longer delivery times create a combination of factors that could make life much more difficult for electronics manufacturers.
ELIgnite awarded €5M to boost deep-tech innovation in Europe July 16, 2026 ELIgnite, a new Horizon Europe project coordinated by the Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI), will streamline access to advanced laser facilities, making it easier for researchers to discover, apply for, and use ELI’s capabilities.
India approves $13.3 billion for fresh semiconductor push July 16, 2026 Companies involved in the manufacturing and R&D of the machines and manufacturing of materials, chemicals and gases that are essential for manufacturing semiconductors will be incentivized.
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to advance high-thrust RDRE July 15, 2026 The round will fund Venus as the Texas-based company scales development and production, moving its RDRE propulsion system from successful flight demonstration toward deployment for a range of near-term defense and space applications.
Europe's PCB comeback is colliding with a supply chain that isn't ready July 13, 2026 Europe's printed circuit board industry is having a moment. Defence spending is up, AI is driving demand, and policymakers are finally talking about electronics as strategic infrastructure. But as I discovered in a recent EMS@C-Level conversation with Vytautas Ilgunas, Chief Commercial Officer at TLT PCB, and Raymond Goh, Chief Operating Officer at Confidee, the comeback is running headfirst into a supply chain that we spent the last two decades hollowing out. The demand is real. The capacity to serve it, particularly in materials, is not.
Europe is falling behind – and there is no plan July 10, 2026 During Evertiq Expo Berlin, in4ma's Dieter Weiss and Maraike Haas, alongside EMSNOW's Eric Miscoll, had just presented five years of data showing Asia lapping Europe in EMS growth. Off stage, they went further.
SandboxAQ wins $500M award to accelerate AI-led materials discovery July 10, 2026 The award under the US CHIPS and Science Act will accelerate the development and deployment of SandboxAQ’s AI-driven materials discovery platform to address critical semiconductor materials bottlenecks and supply chain risks.
Adani Defence & Aerospace to invest $260 million in missile project July 09, 2026 The project in Madhya Pradesh will set up an advanced missile ecosystem with composite propellant and Trinitrotoluene (TNT) production at a single location, creating India's first backward-integrated private-sector capability of its kind.
OCSiAl to supply single wall carbon nanotubes to PowerCo facility July 09, 2026 Nanotubes for PowerCo will be supplied from OCSiAl’s production facility in Serbia to the PowerCo factory in Salzgitter, Germany, helping increase local sourcing of critical battery materials within Europe.
Solstice to acquire Element Solutions in $14.5 billion deal July 07, 2026 The transaction represents a significant acceleration of Solstice’s strategy to build an industry-leading advanced materials platform with increased exposure to high-growth electronics, AI infrastructure and other attractive end markets.
IQM acquires assets of German company Quantistry July 07, 2026 This transaction integrates Quantistry’s application software platform, algorithm simulation libraries, and machine learning layer with IQM’s hardware infrastructure, creating a full-stack solution designed to accelerate industrial research and development.
Sicona gets $45M grant to open battery materials production facility July 03, 2026 The ARENA grant will be delivered under the Australian government’s Battery Breakthrough Initiative, which supports the growth of domestic battery manufacturing capability and strengthens Australia’s position in the global battery supply chain.
Report: $13 billion outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 cleared July 03, 2026 India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 will be geared towards strengthening the entire semiconductor value chain, including chip design, fabrication and packaging.
AT&S expands Kulim with up to €2 billion investment July 02, 2026 Austrian PCB and IC substrate manufacturer AT&S is expanding its Kulim manufacturing site in Malaysia, backed by agreements with AMD and another unnamed technology company.
Kingboard sells stake in subsidiary to ramp up PCB capacity July 01, 2026 Kingboard Holdings has sold a 4.92% stake in its laminates subsidiary, Kingboard Laminates Holdings, raising net proceeds of approximately HKD 11.8 billion – roughly EUR 1.4 billion. The capital is earmarked for PCB capacity expansion and multi-layer and HDI capabilities.
Fujifilm partners with Gujarat to boost chip materials manufacturing July 01, 2026 Fujifilm India aims to assess opportunities to establish a semiconductor materials production base in Dholera, Gujarat, while working closely with government stakeholders, industry bodies and private enterprises to strengthen a semiconductor supply chain.
MKS expands Atotech site in Guangzhou with $25 million investment June 30, 2026 MKS is expanding its Atotech equipment manufacturing site in Guangzhou, China, adding around 323,000 square feet of space and aiming to double the site's production capacity by the fourth quarter 2027. The investment totals USD 25 million.
SK keyfoundry develops Bi-SCR-based On-Chip EMC protection tech June 29, 2026 While conventional ESD protection devices were primarily limited to controlling momentary discharges during chip manufacturing or assembly processes, the new technology enables complete on-chip control of harsh system-level EMC environments.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions opens European Service Center June 29, 2026 Core competencies of the facility in Gärtringen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, include highly automated functionality featuring innovative robotics right through the supply chain from goods receipt to shipping.
Why does signal integrity determine the effectiveness of defence systems? June 25, 2026 The effectiveness of modern defence systems is no longer defined solely by the number of tanks, aircraft, missile launchers, or soldiers. Increasingly, real military capability depends on the reliability of the electronics responsible for maintaining communications, surveillance, data processing, and weapons control.
Brewer to acquire Heraeus Epurio’s semiconductor chemical business June 19, 2026 The acquisition expands Brewer Science’s advanced materials portfolio and strengthens its ability to support semiconductor customers with highly specialized, ultrapure chemical solutions critical to advanced lithography and microdevice fabrication.
Principal Mineral acquires Isola, raises $280M for next growth phase June 17, 2026 Principal Mineral has acquired Isola Group, a century-old manufacturer of copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepregs, and raised approximately USD 280 million to fund its next phase of growth. The deal closed on June 16, 2026.
Forge Nano secures wafer fab equipment order from photonics firm June 12, 2026 Forge Nano’s TEPHRA platform is designed for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and delivers the film uniformity, process repeatability, throughput, and manufacturing scalability required for commercial production environments.
Applied Materials opens $500 million manufacturing campus in Singapore June 11, 2026 Applied Materials has expanded its manufacturing and R&D operations in Singapore with the opening of the Tampines Campus, a USD 500 million facility that more than doubles the company's cleanroom capacity in the country. The campus is already operating at volume production.
Nvidia, Doosan Group collaborate to advance Physical AI June 11, 2026 The collaboration will bring together Nvidia’s full-stack accelerated computing platforms with Doosan Group’s capabilities in industrial automation, power generation and advanced electronics materials to support next-generation AI infrastructure.
NCAB warns PCB supply chain is facing a structural reset June 10, 2026 Swedish PCB supplier NCAB has published a stark supply chain outlook in May 2026, describing a market under simultaneous pressure from AI demand, geopolitical disruption and raw material shortages. The company's conclusion is direct: what the industry is experiencing now is not a temporary disruption — it is a structural reset.
Natrion launches battery product lines for uncrewed systems June 10, 2026 Designed specifically for uncrewed, battery-powered systems like drones, surface and underwater vessels, ground vehicles, and humanoids, Natrion’s cells deliver nearly 80% more energy density than available Li-ion cell alternatives.
Deloitte India launches quantum innovation hub at IIT-Bombay June 09, 2026 The centre will bring together Deloitte’s global quantum network, IIT-B’s academic excellence, start-ups, technology partners and industry innovators to help Indian enterprises de-risk quantum investments, develop use cases, build talent and transition to real-world deployment.
UCLA Samueli launches $125 million semiconductor hub June 08, 2026 The mission of the semiconductor hub is to foster sustained collaboration between leading faculty and industry partners Broadcom, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries, Meta and Synopsys to drive advances in connectivity, computing and intelligent systems.