Explaining Taiwan’s lead in advanced semiconductor manufacturing January 30, 2026 Ever wanted to pick the brains of someone deep inside the semiconductor industry? Semiconductor industry veteran Marco Mezger sat down in TaiwanPlus’ Now You Know series to answer viewer questions – explaining, quite literally, why things work the way they do.
Can memory manufacturing return to Germany? Neumonda lays out its case January 29, 2026 When German memory company Neumonda talks about bringing semiconductor memory manufacturing back to Germany, it sparks curiosity — not about the technology itself, but about the scale, the investment needed, and whether it’s actually possible.
ASML tops forecasts on AI chip demand, plans workforce cuts January 28, 2026 Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML reported much stronger-than-expected bookings for the fourth quarter, as chipmakers step up investments to support booming demand for artificial intelligence hardware, according to a Reuters report.
IonQ to acquire SkyWater in a $1.8B deal January 27, 2026 US quantum computing company IonQ has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire US-based semiconductor foundry SkyWater Technology in a cash-and-stock transaction valuing SkyWater at approximately USD 1.8 billion.
Texas Tech to build $24M clean room for chip development January 23, 2026 Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grants are awarded to Texas institutions of higher education for semiconductor research and projects and to state businesses to encourage economic development related to chip manufacturing and design.
Syracuse University secures $1M for thermal noise testbed January 20, 2026 The testbed will focus on exploring the manufacturing and testing of ultra-low thermal noise materials for use in quantum sensing, fundamental science and semiconductor manufacturing.
TCS partners with AMD to drive AI adoption at scale January 19, 2026 The two companies will collaborate to drive innovation in GenAI, hybrid cloud and high-performance computing, helping enterprises to accelerate AI adoption.
SRC wins $1M grant to create new electronics assembly line January 16, 2026 The investment will allow SRC Technologies to build a low-volume, high-mix circuit board assembly line — expanding its capacity to produce and remanufacture advanced electronics in-house, in Missouri.
Trump imposes 25% tariff on some advanced AI chips January 16, 2026 The chips include Nvidia’s H200 and AMD’s MI325X. The White House proclamation follows an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and is part of a broader effort to create incentives for chipmakers to produce more semiconductors in the US.
ModelCat partners with Alif to deliver rapid ML model onboarding January 16, 2026 This gives Alif Semiconductor customers access to ModelCat AI’s single step model build process, to generate custom AI models fully optimized for Alif’s Ensemble processors.
Global semiconductor revenue grew 21% in 2025, Nvida leads the market January 13, 2026 Worldwide semiconductor revenue reached USD 793 billion in 2025, up 21% from 2024, according to preliminary results from Gartner.
The world’s most important machine January 09, 2026 Advanced electronics begin at the semiconductor manufacturing stage. In this edition of Video Friday, we highlight a video that takes a closer look at one of the most complex industrial machines used in the production of modern integrated circuits.
Siemens, Nvidia expand partnership to advance AI solutions January 09, 2026 Together, the companies aim to develop industrial and physical AI solutions that will bring AI-driven innovation to every industry and industrial workflow, as well as accelerate each others’ operations.
Enlightra raises $15M to advance energy-efficient laser links January 05, 2026 The funding has enabled the Swiss-American deeptech startup to develop and demonstrate its multi-color laser technology, which connects computing chips (GPUs, TPUs) in AI clusters faster and more efficiently than copper cables can.
Looking back at 2025 – a turbulent electronics year December 29, 2025 As 2025 draws to a close, I’ve been looking back at the stories that shaped the year in electronics — stories that reveal an industry caught between ambition and anxiety, progress and hesitation, but also consolidation. It has been a year defined less by dramatic shocks and more by accumulating pressures: delayed investments, geopolitical strain, fragile supply chains.
Defence electronics in 2025: Key developments followed by the Evertiq audience December 22, 2025 Defence electronics has become one of the fastest-growing segments of Europe’s technology landscape. Rising military budgets, new procurement cycles, digitalisation of battlefield systems and the need for resilient supply chains are transforming the electronics industry into a strategic pillar of national security. Reading patterns on Evertiq clearly show that the audience is most interested in topics related to industrial collaboration, AI in defence, robotics, component manufacturing, sourcing, and critical materials.
Solstice breaks ground on $200 million Spokane expansion December 19, 2025 The expansion and modernization of its electronic materials facility in Spokane Valley, Washington, will play a key role in enabling the next generation of semiconductor fabrication, providing critical materials needed to produce smaller, faster and more energy-efficient chips.
STMicroelectronics supplies billions of components for Starlink December 19, 2025 Over the past decade, the collaboration between STMicroelectronics and SpaceX has produced billions of co-designed products – used in millions of Starlink user terminals in addition to over 10,000 Starlink satellites.
ASMPT secures orders for 19 TCB tools for AI chip production December 18, 2025 ASMPT said it has secured new orders for 19 chip-to-substrate (C2S) thermo-compression bonding (TCB) tools from an unnamed outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) provider supplying a leading foundry focused on AI chips.
TI starts production at new 300mm semiconductor fab in Texas December 18, 2025 Texas Instruments has officially started production at its newest 300mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas.
Toppan boosts FC-BGA substrate production for AI chips December 17, 2025 Tokyo-based Toppan Inc., a subsidiary of Toppan Holdings Inc., has completed construction of a new manufacturing line for advanced flip-chip ball-grid array (FC-BGA) substrates at its Niigata Plant in Japan, targeting mass production by the end of the current fiscal year. This move is part of the company’s strategic response to rising demand for high-density semiconductor packaging driven by data center, edge computing and AI workloads, according to a company press release issued on 17 December 2025.
The deconstruction of a Semiconductor Cycle December 16, 2025 What can be learned from the Q3-25 results of the Semiconductor Industry?
The invisible workhorse of technology: Inside the CPU December 12, 2025 CPUs are at the heart of the devices we use every day – from desktop computers and laptops to smartphones and gaming consoles. But have you ever wondered how CPUs actually work?
MediSensonic: Microwave technologies in medicine and defence December 11, 2025 For years, the Polish company MediSensonic has been known primarily for its medical microwave technologies – including its work on non-invasive glucose monitoring. Today, the company is expanding its presence into dual-use and defence markets, developing microwave anti-drone systems, passive detection platforms and a noise-based radar shield.
Nvidia pilots chip-tracking software amid rising smuggling concerns December 10, 2025 Nvidia is piloting a new software feature that can verify the physical location of its AI chips, aiming to make illicit GPU diversion and smuggling significantly harder. The initiative, described in detail by Reuters, uses telemetry already present in data-centre deployments to estimate where a device is operating — without modifying the chip itself or embedding direct GPS-style hardware tracking.
HCLTech partners with Dolphin to develop energy-efficient chips December 10, 2025 Leveraging its engineering expertise in system-on-chip (SoC) architecture, design and development, India’s HCLTech will embed French company Dolphin Semiconductor’s specialized low-power IP into its silicon design workflows.
Trump approves limited Nvidia H200 AI chip exports to China December 09, 2025 In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will allow exports of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China under a 25% government fee.
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.
A blast from the past – the Commodore is back December 05, 2025 The legendary computing brand Commodore has returned – with an official new hardware launch marking its first fully new computer in over 30 years. The revived company recently unveiled the Commodore 64 Ultimate, a retro-inspired yet modernised remake of the iconic 1982 home computer Commodore 64.
Danish firm Sparrow Quantum raises €27.5 million in Series A December 05, 2025 The company’s core product, Sparrow Core, is already in use by several technology companies in Europe. The technology is a key element in photonic quantum systems, which operate at normal room temperature and are less sensitive to noise than other quantum platforms.
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.
Europe dreams of sovereignty – but its PCB industry is disappearing in plain sight December 02, 2025 When the EU launched the Chips Act, it wrapped the announcement in a familiar promise: technological sovereignty. More fabs, more capacity, and more control over the strategic products and semiconductors that will power Europe’s future.