Hitachi opens new semiconductor equipment plant
April 01, 2025
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation has completed its new production facility for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Construction of the facility started back in December 2023, and the facility commenced operations on March 17, 2025.
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Compound semiconductor materials market to cross $91B by 2035
March 31, 2025
EVs are emerging as a critical application area in the compound semiconductor industry, as many EV makers are resorting to MOSFETs or SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBD) in DC-DC converters.
HDJP acquires majority stake in 50MW Helios I BESS project
March 28, 2025
Developed by Manoa Energy and managed by Brawn Capital, Helios I is set to be operational late this year. Hokkaido Electric will oversee construction and maintenance.
AM Batteries, TDK partner to scale up battery production
March 24, 2025
US dry battery electrode firm AM Batteries and Japan’s TDK will leverage their expertise to further optimize battery production and drive advancements in next-generation energy storage solutions.
ULVAC to develop dilution refrigerator for quantum computing
March 24, 2025
ULVAC, with input from IBM, has been developing the next generation of dilution refrigeration systems that meet IBM’s specifications for their superconducting qubit-based quantum computers.
TRENDE’s renewable energy initiatives get $7.2M boost
March 21, 2025
This capital infusion will accelerate TRENDE's growth initiatives, including the expansion of its solar and battery leasing service “Teraris,” and its peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading platform.
SK On, Nissan ink 100GWh US EV battery supply pact
March 21, 2025
South Korea’s SK On will supply high-nickel batteries to Nissan from 2028 to 2033, involving a total investment of USD 661 million. This production will support 1,700 US jobs at SK On.
Taiyo Yuden Completes New MLCC Building
March 18, 2025
Taiyo Yuden has announced the completion of “Building No. 5” at its Tamamura Plant, a key facility for the production of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in Japan.
Mitsubishi Chemical eyes entry into India’s chip, EV sectors
March 13, 2025
The Japanese group currently manufactures polypropylene at a plant in Rajasthan for the automotive sector. It also has an industrial gas business in Maharasthra and a compounding business in Gujarat.
Global Semiconductor sales increase 17.9% YoY in January
March 11, 2025
Global semiconductor sales hit USD 56.5 billion during the month of January 2025, an increase of 17.9% compared to the January 2024 total of USD 47.9 billion but 1.7% less than the December 2024 total of USD 57.5 billion, reports the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
STT GDC breaks ground on data centre in Johor
March 11, 2025
In addition to ST Telemedia Singapore 5, STT Johor 1 will be connected to STT Kuala Lumpur 1 and STT GDC’s other data centre interconnection hubs in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Alkaline battery market to reach $14.3B by 2033
March 10, 2025
AA (LR6) and AAA (LR03) batteries remain the most dominant sizes, powering everything from household gadgets like remote controls and flashlights to industrial tools and medical devices.
UBE breaks ground on $500M battery material plant in Louisiana
March 10, 2025
The plant will produce 100,000 tons of DMC per year and 40,000 tons of EMC derived from DMC annually. The facility is scheduled for completion in July 2026, and begin operations in November 2026.
Vietnam approves $500 million for semiconductor plant
March 05, 2025
The new plant will focus on the production of small-scale, high-tech chips to support domestic industries and national security, reducing Vietnam’s reliance on global supply chains.
Toyota teams up with Japanese oil giant to build all-solid-state EV batteries
March 03, 2025
Japanese automaker Toyota has teamed up with the oil giant Idemitsu Kosan to construct a large-scale lithium sulfide plant to supply raw materials for Toyota’s all-solid-state EV battery production line.
Idemitsu’s lithium sulphide plant will support Toyota’s EV goals
February 28, 2025
The facility at Idemitsu’s Chiba refinery, expected to be completed by mid-2027 at a cost of USD 143 million, will have a production capacity of 1,000 metric tons of lithium sulphide annually.
TEL expands with new production building in Miyagi
February 26, 2025
Tokyo Electron is expanding its Miyagi plant in Japan by adding a new production building to meet the rapidly growing demand for semiconductors in recent years.
Humanoid robots are coming – and building themselves
February 26, 2025
With Jabil’s manufacturing experience and Apollo’s design built for mass production, the vision of robots building robots moves closer to reality, paving the way for the mass adoption of humanoid robots.
Humanoid robots to become the next US-China battleground
February 25, 2025
Governments worldwide are ramping up investments in robotics R&D as labour shortages and rising costs persist. TrendForce reports that China, Japan, the US, South Korea, and Germany have consistently ranked among the top five countries for industrial robot installations and are expected to continue executing over USD 13 billion in related projects by 2025.
NEC develops Near Real-time RIC for high performance 5G vRAN
February 21, 2025
NEC has developed a Near-RT RIC platform that enables flexible and intelligent network control in accordance with O-RAN Alliance specifications for vRAN and runs on general-purpose hardware.
GA-ASI, CAE sign agreement to develop next-gen Mission Trainer
February 19, 2025
The agreement will enhance the training capabilities for operators of MQ-9B and builds on the long-standing business relationship between GA-ASI and CAE, according to a media release.
Semiconductor market to reach $1 trillion by 2030
February 18, 2025
According to projections, the semiconductor revenue in China is expected to be around USD 295.06 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 7.36% during the years 2024-2030.
HUHUTECH launches warehousing center to support chip industry
February 17, 2025
The Kumamoto Center is designed to provide efficient and reliable supply chain support to facilitate the rapid construction and expansion of regional semiconductor manufacturing clusters in Japan.
Mitsubishi Electric, HD Renewable Energy sign JV
February 17, 2025
As part of their collaboration, the companies will establish an aggregation business joint venture and Mitsubishi Electric will acquire a stake in HD Renewable Energy, according to a media release.
Global semiconductor sales increase 19.1% in 2024
February 11, 2025
Global semiconductor sales hit USD 627.6 billion in 2024, an increase of 19.1% compared to the 2023 total of USD 526.8 billion, reports the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
MBK to acquire majority stake in FICT for $656 million
February 10, 2025
Private equity firm MBK will hold an 80% stake in the Japanese PCB maker while California-based FormFactor will own 20% stake along with a seat on FICT’s board of directors.
Fujifilm to invest $26M in Belgium for CMP slurries
February 07, 2025
Fujifilm is making an investment of approximately 4 billion yen (around 25 million EUR or 26 million USD) to expand the production capacity of its Belgium site, based in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp.
Top 10 largest semiconductors suppliers in 2024
February 06, 2025
It has become a tradition that on the occasion of each Evertiq Expo we publish a Top List dedicated to a different branch of the electronics industry. On February 6, the second edition of our expo was held in Sophia Antipolis, which is recognized as the capital of France's Silicon Valley. So this time we publish the Top 10 global semiconductor suppliers - we based the list on the latest data published by Gartner analysts.
Power semiconductor market to reach $75 billion by 2032
February 06, 2025
Countries like China, Japan, the US, Germany, India and France are leading this growth by adopting advanced technologies and backed by supportive government policies.
Toyota ready to begin production in $14B battery plant in US
February 06, 2025
The battery facility in North Carolina, Toyota's 11th manufacturing plant in the US, will produce batteries for hybrid EVs, plug-in hybrid EVs and battery electric vehicles.
SoftBank nears deal to acquire chip firm Ampere
February 06, 2025
The deal under discussion could be valued at USD 6.5 billion, including debt, and an announcement in this regard is possible in the next few weeks, according to Bloomberg.
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