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AV wins $240M space long-haul laser communication order September 12, 2025 The systems offer new capabilities for transferring high-bandwidth data in space — enabling the secure exchange of more data at a faster rate across further distances, including LEO, MEO, GEO orbits, and beyond.
Scintil raises €50 million to scale integrated photonics for AI factories September 10, 2025 The funding enables France’s Scintil Photonics to expand hiring, accelerate production and deepen its international presence as it delivers the industry’s first single-chip DWDM light engine, integrating multi-wavelength lasers with silicon photonics, aligned with next-generation CPO.
TDK launches compact thin-film inductors for optical transceivers September 10, 2025 The new component achieves the highest standard performance for an inductor with 10 μH in 1206 size with TDK’s proprietary metallic magnetic materials and structural designs.
KingSpec opens new smart manufacturing centre in Shenzhen September 08, 2025 KingSpec has inaugurated a new 5,000-square-meter smart manufacturing centre in Shenzhen, expanding both its production and testing capabilities for solid-state drives (SSDs).
Tata Electronics partners with Merck to boost India’s chip capabilities September 08, 2025 Merck will offer its full suite of products and services, including high-purity electronic materials, advanced gas and chemical delivery systems, turnkey fab infrastructure services, and its Material Intelligence solutions powered by AI, for Tata Electronics’ fab in Gujarat.
Hitachi to invest $1 billion in America’s grid infrastructure September 08, 2025 These investments, among the largest seen in the electrical industry in the US, include approximately USD 457 million for a new large power transformer facility in South Boston, Virginia, along with significant expansions of existing facilities throughout the country.
Record attendance at Evertiq Expo Gothenburg 2025 September 08, 2025 On September 4, Evertiq Expo Gothenburg once again brought together the Swedish electronics industry for a full day of engaging discussions, networking, and a focus on the future.
SK hynix starts supplying mobile DRAM with efficient heat dissipation September 08, 2025 The structure of package on package, or PoP, that most flagship smartphones adopt and stacks DRAM onto the application processor, allows efficient use of limited space, while improving data transfer speed.
Spire wins $11M NOAA contract for satellite weather data September 05, 2025 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), together with NASA, the US Air Force, and the US Navy, will integrate Spire’s GNSS-RO data into their weather and space weather models, while additional US and international agencies will leverage the data to strengthen forecasts and advance climate research.
HappyRobot raises $44M to build AI workforce for the real economy September 05, 2025 The US company will use the capital to grow its product engineering, forward-deployed engineering, and go-to-market teams; enhance its platform’s functionality; and continue building the AI workforce.
BESS maker Palmer Energy Technology acquires Brill Power September 05, 2025 The agreement brings together PETL’s automotive‑grade battery storage systems and Brill Power’s control platform that improves battery safety and extends service life by drawing the optimum current from each cell based on its state of health.
Swedish EMS declines in 2024 – top ten dominate the market September 04, 2025 The Swedish EMS market declined 3% in 2024, both in SEK and in EUR, according to data from the Global Electronics Association and market analyst firm in4ma. The ranking of Sweden’s largest EMS providers was presented on September 4 during Evertiq Expo Gothenburg as part of the keynote "EMS-Industry, we have a Problem".
IQM raises €275 million in round led by Ten Eleven Ventures September 04, 2025 The additional capital enables the Finnish quantum computing company to enhance its presence in the US market and further access key global markets to serve the growing demand in IQM’s products.
GreyOrange partners with Google Cloud on warehouse AI September 04, 2025 Unlike traditional solutions that struggle to scale beyond a few hundred units, GreyMatter DeepNav will effortlessly handle significantly larger robot operations with ease and precision.
Serve Robotics acquires Vayu to enhance last-mile delivery September 03, 2025 By combining Serve’s autonomy stack and real‑world sidewalk dataset with Vayu Robotics’ expertise in AI foundation models and its scalable simulation-powered data engine, Serve is positioned to train more capable models through the fusion of real and simulated data.
Scanfil inaugurated new facility in Malaysia September 03, 2025 The Finnish EMS giant just inaugurated the expansion and modernization of its electronic and complex box-build manufacturing facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Evertiq Expo Gothenburg: From defence to semiconductors to the EMS industry September 03, 2025 Evertiq Expo Gothenburg returns on 4 September 2025 with a programme that spans defence, semiconductors, EMS manufacturing, sustainability, cybersecurity, and much more
Honeywell, Stereolabs develop solution for supply chain logistics September 03, 2025 The collaboration will combine Stereolabs’ stereoscopic cameras, which use a vision-based AI perception system to measure the dimensions of products with Honeywell’s SwiftDecoder software — which captures barcode data and other written information — in one innovative mobile solution.
COGD marks two decades in fight against obsolescence risks September 03, 2025 The Component Obsolescence Group Deutschland (COGD) is marking its 20th anniversary as it intensifies its efforts to help companies address the growing challenge of component and material obsolescence.
Electris: Copper and aluminium serving the future of industry September 02, 2025 Polish company Electris has grown from a small family business into one of the leading European manufacturers in copper and aluminum processing. The company’s development has been driven by investments in technology and a gradual expansion of its markets. Although Electris does not produce electronics in the strict sense, its role in the supply chain of modern technologies is invaluable. Copper and aluminium — two strategic metals — are critical for the efficiency of power systems and, consequently, for the reliability of industrial, energy, and transport equipment.
Ranovus invests $100M to expand semiconductor facility in Ottawa September 02, 2025 Canada-based Ranovus is a developer of high-capacity miniaturized optical interconnects, a type of semiconductor that enables faster data transfer between chips using light instead of traditional electrical signals.
Ore Energy connects iron-air battery system to electric grid September 01, 2025 Dutch startup Ore Energy’s pilot system is the first multi-day long-duration energy storage (LDES) to be entirely designed, built and installed within the European Union using materials that can be sourced exclusively within Europe.
The component lifecycle is collapsing under its own progress September 01, 2025 The real crisis isn’t that obsolescence happens – it's that the industry still acts like it won’t.
Walt Custer, founder of Custer Consulting Group, passes away at 81 September 01, 2025 Walt Custer, the founder of Custer Consulting Group (CCG) and a prominent figure in the printed circuit board (PCB) and electronics manufacturing industry, has passed away peacefully at the age of 81.
Poland in the race for the Baltic AI GigaFactory August 29, 2025 Poland, together with Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, has submitted an Expression of Interest to the European Commission for the creation of the Baltic AI GigaFactory – a project valued at around 3 billion euros and designed to become the region’s largest high-performance computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence. According to Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, the proposal was formally lodged in June 2025 as part of the EU’s InvestAI initiative. Now these countries must wait for a decision.
Automated Industrial Robotics acquires Owens Design August 29, 2025 Owens partners with OEMs and manufacturers from startups to scaled public companies on complex design-build and manufacturing automation projects across semiconductor, renewable energy, data storage, medical product and other emerging technology end markets.
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.
Rapidus team up with Keysight to improve yield August 27, 2025 Japanese foundry Rapidus has entered into a strategic collaboration with Keysight Technologies Japan K.K. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to develop a high-precision Process Design Kit (PDK) for Rapidus’ 2nm gate-all-around (GAA) semiconductors
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.