R2 Semiconductor files lawsuit against Intel in France
April 17, 2024
R2 Semiconductor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Le Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris against the French subsidiaries of Intel and its customers, Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and HP Inc.
Asia still dominates among EMS providers
April 16, 2024
According to Manufacturing Market Insider's (MMI) annual overview of the world's largest EMS providers, the top 50 companies generated USD 423 billion in revenue.
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Rapidus establishes subsidiary in Silicon Valley
April 15, 2024
Japanese chip manufacturer Rapidus is targeting the the lucrative US market by setting up a division in the backyard of some of the country's biggest tech firms.
IBM bags 10-year $576m US defence contract
March 22, 2024
The US Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) has handed IBM an up-to-10 year USD 576 million contract to consult on the purchase of chips for the military.
StoreDot's technology campus in California is now operational
March 21, 2024
StoreDot has officially moved into its new 5,800 square foot Advanced Technology Campus in Irvine, California.
Innoscience responds to Infineon’s lawsuit
March 21, 2024
Innoscience Technology says that it "firmly denounces the accusations" made by German semiconductor company Infineon in a recent patent infringement lawsuit against three Innoscience entities.
ACS Industries receives $9.9m grant to advance hydrogen tech
March 15, 2024
The US Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technologies Office is to subsidise the work of ACS Industries in boosting the performance of electrolyzers.
Infineon sues Innoscience for patent infringement
March 14, 2024
Infineon Technologies has filed a lawsuit against China's Innoscience, seeking a permanent injunction for infringement of a US patent relating to gallium nitride (GaN) technology.
ABB opens refitted US robotics facility
March 14, 2024
ABB has officially opened its refitted US robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.
IMI and Lithos Energy enter manufacturing collaboration
March 07, 2024
Filipino EMS provider Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. (IMI) and Lithos Energy, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems based in California, USA have forged a partnership to build electronics systems for their family of battery products in the Philippines.
Tower Semiconductor to halt operations in the US
March 07, 2024
Tower Semiconductor is reportedly planning to shut down most of its operations in Newport Beach, California for a period of three weeks – which will result in nearly 700 employees taking leave during this time.
OSI Electronics expands its manufacturing network
February 27, 2024
EMS provider OSI Electronics has recently expanded its manufacturing network with new factory in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
NEOTech launches center of excellence in Silicon Valley
February 21, 2024
EMS provider NEOTech is launching a New Product Introduction (NPI) and electronics manufacturing center of excellence at its Fremont, California facility.
indie chooses Avnet for global distribution
February 09, 2024
indie Semiconductor has announced a distribution agreement with Avnet to market and ship its automotive products worldwide.
Raytheon wins $20m contract to make military 'super chips'
February 06, 2024
US defence specialist Raytheon is to develop develop a "next-generation multi-chip package for use in ground, maritime and airborne sensors".
NEOTech expands centre for microelectronics
January 31, 2024
EMS provider NEOTech has expanded its manufacturing centre for Microelectronics in Chatsworth, California, as the need for reliable and complex Micro-E circuits continues to grow.
BMW to employ humanoid robots in its factories
January 24, 2024
German car giant BMW has signed a commercial agreement to use Figure's human-form robots to perform dangerous tasks at its manufacturing plants.
Enablence and Polar Semiconductor form strategic partnership
January 22, 2024
The two North American companies will come together to develop optical semiconductors for transceiver customers all over the world.
Renesas to acquire Transphorm
January 11, 2024
Renesas is expanding its power portfolio with GaN technology through the acquisition of Transphorm, Inc.
Cadence acquires Invecas
January 09, 2024
Cadence Design Systems says it has acquired Invecas, a provider of design engineering, embedded software and system-level solutions, headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Ambient Scientific's Edge AI Processor goes into production
January 08, 2024
California-based Ambient Scientific has confirmed that its GPX-10 AI Processor with 10 AI cores will be commercially available this quarter.
Synopsys considers merger with ANSYS
December 28, 2023
Synopsys and ANSYS are rumoured to be negotiating a "groundbreaking alliance in the realm of simulation software and semiconductor design."
Synopsys acquires RISC-V specialist Imperas
December 21, 2023
California-based Synopsys has bought its compatriot company Imperas to better address customer demand for RISC-V-based advanced SoCs.
Kaynes to acquire US-based manufacturing firm Digicom
December 19, 2023
India's Kaynes Technology has received approval to buy 100% of Digicom for USD 2.5 million. The deal should complete by the end of 1Q 2024.
Albany University to build $10bn semiconductor R&D centre
December 15, 2023
The State University of New York at Albany has received USD 1 billion from the state and USD 9 billion from private investment to create a High NA Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography facility.
Anglia expands IoT range with Telit Cinterion
December 13, 2023
Anglia Components has expanded its wireless module range with Telit Cinterion. After Telit’s acquisition of Cinterion, Thales’ cellular IoT product business, Anglia’s existing partnership with Cinterion has been expanded to stock, sell and support the entire range of products and services from Telit Cinterion.
Broadcom lays off 1,267 California VMware employees
December 05, 2023
As Broadcom closed its acquisition of VMware, CEO Hock Tan pointed to the company’s long track record of investing in the businesses it acquires, and that this would continue with VMware. However, Broadcom is now planning to lay off over 1,000 VMware employees in California.
Conductive Containers acquires Crestline Plastics
November 29, 2023
Conductive Containers, a provider of static control packaging for electronics, components and optics, has announced its acquisition of Crestline Plastics, an optics packaging company.
Resonac plans to establish US semiconductor R&D Center
November 22, 2023
Resonac Corporation announces that it plans to establish a research and development center for semiconductor packaging technologies and semiconductor materials in Silicon Valley, California.
Volvo to acquire battery business from Proterra
November 15, 2023
Proterra Inc. and Proterra Operating Company Inc. are in a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in the US. Volvo Group has been selected as the winning bidder in an auction for the business and assets of the Proterra Powered business unit at a purchase price of USD 210 million.
Emerald EMS expands it footprint, acquires Ascentron
November 14, 2023
Emerald EMS has acquired Oregon-based EMS provider Ascentron, Inc.
Chinese YMTC takes aim at Micron, launches lawsuit
November 13, 2023
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) of China has launched a lawsuit against US memory specialist Micron Technology, alleging infringement of eight of its patents.
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