Gocar Electronic eyes expansion in Central Europe September 15, 2025 During the Evertiq Expo in Kraków earlier this year, Juan Docio Gomez, Expansion Director of Spanish semiconductor distributor Gocar Electronic, outlined the company’s international ambitions and shared his perspective on current market trends.
GlobalLogic, Ericsson deploy private 5G network at Hitachi Rail factory September 12, 2025 The new infrastructure is the digital backbone of the Hagerstown plant in Maryland, US, enhancing efficiency, safety and innovation capabilities in rail manufacturing.
TDK’s $340 million Li-ion battery plant inaugurated in India September 05, 2025 TDK Corporation’s state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery plant in Haryana will produce about 200 million battery packs every year, covering nearly 40% of India’s annual requirement of 500 million packs.
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.
LTTS teams up with SiMa.ai to accelerate AI-led innovation September 03, 2025 Under this agreement, SiMa.ai will deliver industry-leading AI hardware and software solutions by leveraging L&T Technology Services’ core engineering capabilities and human capital investments across areas such as mobility, healthcare, industrial automation and robotics.
Tessolve raises $150M from TPG to expand global delivery centres September 01, 2025 Bengaluru-based semiconductor engineering services firm Tessolve plans to use the funds to expand global delivery centres, scale advanced test labs and pursue strategic acquisitions to consolidate its position in the domestic and global semiconductor market.
Hitachi Energy acquires remaining stake of eks Energy August 29, 2025 The integration of eks Energy’s innovative technology, talent and enterprising spirit provides Hitachi Energy with greater strategic and operational flexibility.
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.
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 global 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.
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.
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.
Siemens Xcelerator empowers Skyroot in its digital transformation August 22, 2025 By adopting Polarion software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, Indian space tech firm Skyroot Aerospace is able to unify its software and systems development processes, improve traceability and compliance, enhance collaboration, and streamline lifecycle management.
Foxconn invests $30 million in HKSTP partner firm Robocore August 21, 2025 This investment marks Foxconn’s official entry into the smart robotics market, bolstering its smart manufacturing and AI ecosystem, while paving the way for Robocore’s future IPO.
Ecolab to acquire Ovivo’s electronics business for $1.8 billion August 15, 2025 The acquisition will strengthen Ecolab’s high-tech growth engine by bringing together Ovivo’s ultra-pure water technologies with Ecolab’s leading water solutions, digital technologies and global service capabilities.
Exail to supply navigation systems for naval UUVs to US firm August 15, 2025 Offering precise navigation capabilities, the Phins Compact Inertial Navigation System (INS) ensures reliable performance in demanding environments and remains resilient to external signal disruptions.
indie Semiconductor to acquire emotion3D in $20 million deal August 13, 2025 indie Semiconductor has agreed to acquire emotion3D GmbH, an Austrian developer of perception algorithms and software for in-cabin sensing, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and automated driving, the companies announced.
Global silicon wafer shipments increase 10% YoY in 2Q25 August 06, 2025 SEMI reports that worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 9.6% year-on-year to 3,327 million square inches (MSI) from the 3,035 MSI recorded during the same quarter of 2024.
Swift secures $50M to enhance adoption of accurate satellite positioning August 04, 2025 Traditional Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS, provide positioning with an accuracy range of 3 to 10 meters. Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service is a cloud-based service that corrects errors in GNSS signals, improving accuracy by 100x—to centimeter level.
India’s Amber Group acquires ‘controlling stake’ in Unitronics August 04, 2025 Amber Group's subsidiary ILJIN Electronics India has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire approximately 40.24% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Unitronics.
EIF invests €30 million to boost quantum tech, deep physics July 31, 2025 The European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced an investment in Quantonation II, a French early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to deep physics and quantum technologies.
India’s TCS to cut 12,000 jobs as it seeks to become ‘future-ready’ July 29, 2025 As of June 2025, TCS had over 610,000 employees worldwide. The latest job cuts, amounting to about 2% of its workforce, will affect mid-level and senior executives.
STMicro to buy part of NXP’s sensor business for up to $950 million July 25, 2025 The MEMS sensors portfolio to be acquired by ST primarily targets automotive safety sensors, both passive (airbags) and active (vehicle dynamics), as well as monitoring sensors (TPMS1, engine management, convenience, and security).
Hangcha, Manitou form lithium battery JV in France July 21, 2025 The venture is an important step in Hangcha’s new energy strategy to accelerate its global expansion while directly supporting Manitou’s “LIFT” strategic roadmap for expanding its electric product portfolio.
Nexceris sells Li-ion Tamer battery monitoring solution to Honeywell July 18, 2025 Building on its existing partnership with Honeywell, the sale also highlights Nexceris’ strategy to commercialize technology in packaged products that are ultimately licensed or acquired by industrial partners.
GMG’s patent for Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery granted in Australia July 15, 2025 The University of Queensland (UQ) holds the patent, and GMG has a worldwide exclusive commercialization license. GMG has also signed a Collaborative Research Agreement with UQ – Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN).
Materion completes acquisition to expand semiconductor footprint in Asia July 14, 2025 This strategic investment expands Materion’s global footprint with a facility in Asia to better support and service global Tier I semiconductor customers and strengthens Materion’s position as a leading supplier of deposition materials.
Boeing wins $2.8B contract to enhance US strategic SATCOM capabilities July 10, 2025 The ESS space vehicles will provide increased capacity, flexibility, reliability and resilience compared to the strategic communications satellites currently on orbit. Since 2020, Boeing has been executing technical maturation and risk reduction under a rapid prototyping contract for the US Space Force.
Lyten acquires Northvolt's Polish manufacturing operation July 01, 2025 Lyten, a US-based manufacturer of lithium-sulfur batteries, will acquire Northvolt’s Dwa ESS operations in Gdansk, Poland, a 25,000 square metre battery energy storage systems (BESS) manufacturing and R&D facility.
HCLTech partners with AMD to develop solutions across AI, digital and cloud June 25, 2025 By co-investing in innovation labs and training programs, HCLTech and AMD aim to provide enterprises with innovative tools that unlock new business opportunities and enhance operational efficiency.
China’s Hithium opens manufacturing facility in Texas June 23, 2025 The 484,441-square-foot facility represents a nearly USD 200 million investment and is poised to begin mass production in late 2025, with an annual capacity of 10GWh for battery modules and systems.