Toshiba and SICC team up on SiC power semiconductor wafers
August 28, 2025
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation and SICC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration on SiC power semiconductor wafers, the companies announced.
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Amkor moves one step closer to packaging facility in Peoria
August 28, 2025
Amkor Technology says that the City of Peoria, Arizona, has successfully acquired 834.5 acres of state land for future development, including a 104-acre parcel designated for the company’s new semiconductor packaging and test facility.
Fuji Europe builds multifunctional facility in Kelsterbach
August 28, 2025
During the summer months, Fuji Europe Corporation broke ground and started construction on a new extension to its company site in Kelsterbach, Germany.
Kontron appoints Spirit Electronics as official distributor
August 28, 2025
Kontron has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Spirit Electronics. Under the agreement, Spirit Electronics will serve as an authorised distributor for Kontron’s line of rugged, mission-critical embedded computing products for the defence aerospace market.
NAND flash revenue surged over 20% in 2Q25
August 28, 2025
TrendForce’s latest investigations reveal that the NAND Flash industry posted solid growth in 2Q25 despite slight declines in ASP.
Australia’s NRN secures $67M in climate tech Series A deal
August 28, 2025
With this new funding, NRN (National Renewable Network) will accelerate the rollout of its national platform and continue expanding its role as the connective layer between industry, government and regulators.
European EMS industry faces decline in 2025
August 27, 2025
The latest half-year survey by the Global Electronics Association and in4ma paints a bleak picture for Europe’s EMS industry. Covering 219 facilities across 177 companies – representing around 21.9% of the European EMS market – the findings confirm that the semiconductor supply chain disruptions of 2021–2022 continue to affect the industry.
Trump seeks more government investments like Intel’s
August 27, 2025
US President Donald Trump says he wants to make more government investments in American companies, similar to the recently announced deal with chipmaker Intel, Reuters reports.
Aira secures €150m in funding to accelerate European expansion
August 27, 2025
Swedish clean energy-tech company Aira has raised EUR 150 million in equity financing from existing investors Altor, Kallskär, Kinnevik, Lingotto and Temasek. The capital will support the company's efforts to scale up operations and accelerate the electrification of residential heating across Europe.
Fluence, ACE launch automated energy storage factory in Vietnam
August 27, 2025
With a projected annual manufacturing capacity of 35 GWh, the facility features a fully automated production process that is designed to enhance productivity and safety.
Suzuki to invest $8 billion in India, starts EV production
August 27, 2025
Suzuki’s Hansalpur plant in Gujarat, from where the company will be making its first e VITARA SUVs, is expected to become one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturing hubs with a planned capacity of 1 million units.
SK hynix begins mass production of 321-layer QLC NAND flash
August 27, 2025
To maximize the cost competitiveness of its new product, SK Hynix developed a 2Tb device with double the capacity of existing solutions. To address potential performance degradation in large-capacity NAND, the number of planes was increased from 4 to 6.
Porsche scales back battery production plans, shifts Cellforce focus to R&D
August 26, 2025
Porsche is reorganising its battery operations in response to slower-than-expected growth in electric vehicle markets, particularly in China and the United States. The company says that its subsidiary Cellforce will end plans to scale up production of high-performance batteries and instead focus on R&D of battery cells and systems.
vivo and Zeiss deepen globsal imaging partnership
August 26, 2025
–Smartphone maker vivo and optical technology company Zeiss have renewed and expanded their global imaging partnership to explore new imaging technologies beyond smartphones.
Shibaura, Waseda partner with Fujitsu to control robot posture
August 26, 2025
By expressing the orientation and position of each robot link as a qubit, and by replicating the structural influence of parent joint movements on child joints through quantum entanglement, the number of necessary calculations was significantly reduced compared to conventional classical methods.
Iveco sells vehicle unit to Tata, defence business to Leonardo
August 25, 2025
Leonardo, an Italy-based provider of security and advanced technology systems, has signed an agreement to acquire Iveco Defence for 1.7 billion euros. India’s Tata Motors is set to acquire Iveco's commercial vehicles unit for 3.8 billion euros.
Rocket Lab invests in US national security programs, chipmaking
August 25, 2025
Rocket Lab’s capital investments over the next five years are expected to strengthen its market position as a satellite manufacturer, components supplier, and end-to-end mission provider for commercial and national security space missions.
EP NL, Eneco invest in 200 MWH Rotterdam port battery project
August 25, 2025
The battery will have a connection capacity of 50 MW and an energy storage capacity of 200 MWh, enabling it to supply electricity for four hours. This will provide more flexibility for the Dutch electricity system when the battery is put into operation in 2027.
Japan’s NEC Corporation develops robot control tech using AI
August 25, 2025
NEC’s in-house demonstrations of this technology have confirmed that a robot’s travel time can be reduced by up to 50% when compared to conventional methods.
Spaceflux raises €6.2 million to boost space awareness tech
August 25, 2025
The new capital will enable the London-based startup to scale its global sensor network, upgrade its flagship Cortex analytics platform and expand commercial delivery of its tracking services to satellite operators, insurers and government agencies worldwide.
Cirrus Logic partners with GF to advance mixed-signal chipmaking
August 25, 2025
Together, the companies are advancing the development and commercialization of next-generation BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process technology, which allows different functions to be combined on a single chip, making devices more power efficient and compact.
US government takes 9.9% stake in Intel
August 25, 2025
It's official, Intel and the US government have reached an agreement that makes the federal government a shareholder in the semiconductor company. The government will invest USD 8.9 billion in Intel, acquiring a 9.9% stake.
izmomicro ‘achieves breakthrough’ in silicon photonics packaging
August 25, 2025
The Bengaluru-based company has developed a high-density silicon photonics packaging platform capable of supporting 32-channel fiber input and output with an insertion loss of less than 2 dB.
Toyota, Mazda start field tests of energy storage system
August 22, 2025
For the tests, the power system at Mazda’s headquarters campus and Toyota’s system that utilizes batteries from electrified vehicles will be connected through their respective energy management systems.
Entegris to invest $700M in US to enhance semiconductor innovation
August 22, 2025
This investment in R&D projects and related capital expenditures will span Entegris’ two divisions, Materials Solutions and Advanced Purity Solutions. A portion of the investment will be used to develop its Aurora, Illinois location into a state-of-the-art US Technology Center.
TI semiconductors boost capabilities of ISRO’s NISAR mission
August 22, 2025
The launch of the satellite culminates a decade-long partnership between Texas Instruments (TI) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to optimize the performance of the electronic systems responsible for this Earth-observation mission.
TriEye teams up with LITEON to advance SWIR sensing, imaging
August 22, 2025
Adopting high-volume, scalable manufacturing strategies, these products provide cost-effective solutions for both consumer and industrial market demands.
Ecobat announces sale of Germany and Austria operations to Clarios
August 22, 2025
The transaction includes Ecobat’s facilities in Freiberg and Braubach, Germany, as well as the Arnoldstein operation in Austria. The transaction is expected to close by early 2026, pending regulatory approvals.
OKI develops Tiling crystal film bonding technology
August 22, 2025
The Tiling crystal film bonding (CFB) tech developed by Japanese firm OKI allows for 52 repeated tiling operations over the entire surface of a 300 mm silicon wafer using a single 2-inch InP wafer, enabling efficient use of InP-based materials.
Amphenol to acquire Trexon in a $1 billion deal
August 21, 2025
Amphenol Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trexon for approximately USD 1 billion in cash.
IMI completes sale of Czech Republic manufacturing facility
August 21, 2025
Philippines-based EMS provider Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. (IMI) has completed the sale of its 100% equity interest in Integrated Micro-Electronics Czech Republic s.r.o. to Keboda Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of Chinese automotive electronics company Keboda Technology.
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