US startup Discovered Materials closes $9 million seed round August 31, 2026 The funding is expected to advance the San Francisco-based company’s aim to make new materials discovery to keep pace with AI’s demand for compute.
Lyten selected as preferred bidder for Morrow Batteries August 31, 2026 Lyten, the US company that acquired the assets of bankrupt Swedish battery maker Northvolt earlier this year, has been selected as preferred bidder for the business of Norwegian battery manufacturer Morrow Batteries. Morrow entered bankruptcy in May 2026 and a memorandum of understanding was signed on August 21.
IBM completes acquisition of HRL to advance quantum ecosystem August 31, 2026 The combination brings together complementary expertise in quantum computing, sensing, materials science, and advanced technologies to accelerate future innovation
Oura faces lawsuit over sleep tracking accuracy claims August 26, 2026 Finnish smart ring maker Oura is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed in a US federal court on August 20 by California law firm Clarkson Law Firm. The lawsuit alleges that the company's marketing claims about its sleep tracking capabilities are false and misleading.
Flex and Cerebras scale AI supercomputer production in California August 21, 2026 EMS provider Flex and AI systems company Cerebras have expanded their manufacturing partnership to increase production of the Cerebras CS-3 AI accelerator system at Flex's Milpitas, California facility. Production capacity is expected to grow approximately seven times through 2026.
SPHERE AX partners with Blaize to advance edge AI computing August 14, 2026 US firm Blaize and South Korean company SPHERE AX plan to develop a next-generation physical AI solution targeted at the global market by combining Blaize’s AI semiconductor technology, optimized for physical AI, with SPHERE AX’s core software expertise.
Heron plans $100M factory for next-gen power electronics in US August 14, 2026 Heron Power has selected Morgan Hill, California as the home of its first large-scale factory and expects to add more than 600 jobs in advanced manufacturing, engineering and operations roles in California.
Air taxi firm Joby acquires Resonant Sciences for $500 million August 12, 2026 By bringing together the companies’ complementary aerospace engineering capabilities, the combination will create a scaled defense growth platform that accelerates autonomy and expands the applications for Joby Aviation’s technology.
Navitas files patent infringement lawsuit against Renesas August 12, 2026 The lawsuit comes weeks after Japanese semiconductor company Renesas sued US-based Navitas in the California federal court, claiming the company poached its employees to steal trade secrets for developing next-gen GaN chips.
Netlist, Samsung settle patent disputes, sign new memory deal August 06, 2026 Under the agreements, Samsung will receive access to US firm Netlist’s complete patent portfolio, including its server DIMM and High Bandwidth Memory technologies. Samsung will supply Netlist DRAM and NAND products, and the parties agree to settle and mutually release all pending legal actions.
TOP500 Supercomputer List: China Returns to the Top, Europe Holds Strong Position July 31, 2026 The latest edition of the TOP500 ranking of the world's most powerful supercomputers has brought a change at the top. China's LineShine has overtaken the United States' El Capitan, while the number of exascale systems has increased to five. Europe has maintained its position among the world's leading high-performance computing regions.
IonQ receives approval to complete $1.8B acquisition of SkyWater July 31, 2026 Following the close of the transaction, SkyWater will continue to serve a full range of customers as a US-based semiconductor foundry, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of IonQ under the SkyWater name.
Silvaco partners with Nvidia to advance physics-based digital twins July 29, 2026 Together, Silvaco’s physics-based simulation portfolio and Nvidia accelerated computing and AI will help customers design, simulate and optimize increasingly complex semiconductor technologies.
Nvidia to invest $5B in startup, accesses its ‘closely guarded research’ July 28, 2026 Safe Superintelligence Inc (SSI) is co-founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. Nvidia’s investment combined with access to the Nvidia Vera Rubin platform will help SSI increase its compute by an order of magnitude.
Qolab secures $54M to advance scalable quantum systems July 21, 2026 The financing will support the US company’s continued development of scalable superconducting quantum computing technologies, expansion of semiconductor collaborations, and acceleration of its target toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Sabanto, Verdant Robotics integrate autonomous tractor operation July 20, 2026 Verdant Robotics’ SharpShooter, now runs behind Sabanto-equipped autonomous tractors, using Aim & Apply technology to identify individual plants and weeds and apply inputs only where needed, reducing input use.
Bosch announces $225 million funding deal with US government July 14, 2026 Bosch is investing up to $2 billion to transform the Roseville, California site into a facility that produces and tests SiC semiconductors with state-of-the-art processes and equipment.
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.
Nightfood Holdings signs LOI to acquire 51% of Jiun Jiang July 01, 2026 The proposed transaction furthers Nightfood’s anticipated transformation into a diversified automation and advanced-manufacturing platform positioned at the intersection of semiconductor manufacturing, AI infrastructure, robotics, pharmaceutical automation, and industrial technology.
Aeva adopts Cadence Tensilica Vision DSP to boost lidar performance June 29, 2026 Cadence Tensilica Vision DSPs deliver a unique combination of programmability and performance, enabling Aeva to add flexibility, scalability and customizations to the lidar processing pipeline.
ABB Robotics partners with PSYONIC to advance robotic dexterity June 23, 2026 By combining the PSYONIC Ability Hand with an ABB GoFa cobot, the collaboration will explore how touch and motion data generated by human prosthetic use can be used to train robots to perform delicate, variable tasks that have traditionally been difficult to automate.
QS partners with Honda to advance solid-state battery tech June 22, 2026 The joint program includes a multi-year plan focused on solid-state battery development and associated manufacturing processes. The agreement follows Honda’s successful completion of a technology evaluation agreement with QuantumScape Corporation (QS).
Renesas acquires Pictorus to accelerate embedded system development June 19, 2026 With the acquisition of Pictorus, Renesas gains a cloud‑based behavioral modeling platform that accelerates embedded system development, moving the engineering experience beyond point tools by providing a connected platform for model-based system design.
Semtech Corporation Joins Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors June 01, 2026 As a provider of high-performance semiconductors powering AI data center networking, IoT connectivity, and intelligent connected devices worldwide, Semtech brings silicon expertise and a unique perspective to the Alliance.
Faraday Future announces $25 million in new financing June 01, 2026 The California-based global Embodied AI (EAI) ecosystem company is focusing on two product engines: Embodied AI (EAI) humanoid and bionic robots, and EAI automotive robots.
Cowboy Space raises $275M to advance orbital data centers May 22, 2026 The California-based company is developing a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that harness solar energy, a purpose-built launch vehicle to deliver them and compute payloads designed specifically for the space environment.
Proterra announces US cell supply option for battery platform May 15, 2026 Proterra’s decision to expand the Onyx platform to include a US cell option addresses growing OEM demand for battery solutions with stronger domestic content and supply assurance.
Advantest partners with Applied Materials, joins EPIC platform May 04, 2026 As the first automated test equipment (ATE) company to join the platform, Advantest will partner with Applied Materials to strengthen the links between front-end manufacturing technologies and back-end testing of chips and packages.
SiFive raises $400M to accelerate RISC-V data center solutions April 13, 2026 This financing will enable the California-based semiconductor company to accelerate the development of its next generation data center solutions and expand its global engineering teams to meet the needs of agentic AI workloads.
Posco partners with Sila to develop battery materials March 27, 2026 Under the agreement, Posco Future M plans to push advanced battery material technology further by combining the company’s cathode and anode material capabilities with Sila’s silicon anode material technology.
Atom Computing, Cisco partner to advance quantum computing March 26, 2026 By combining Cisco’s quantum networking hardware, software and expertise in networking protocols with Atom Computing’s neutral-atom quantum hardware, the collaboration aims to accelerate the development of scalable, distributed quantum systems.
Brilliant Labs, Alif partner on AI-powered smart glasses March 23, 2026 Brilliant Labs’ Halo Glasses will be powered by Alif Semiconductor’s Balletto B1 MCU, an ultra-low-power microcontroller with a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that enables on-device AI processing.