Murata to invest €5.7 billion to double MLCC sales October 30, 2026 Japanese component maker Murata plans to invest about JPY 1 trillion (about EUR 5.7 billion) over five years to expand its global production capacity for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). The company expects MLCC sales in fiscal 2030 to be at least double those of fiscal 2025.
QuantrolOx raises €12 million to industrialise quantum hardware October 30, 2026 The investment will accelerate QuantrolOx’s commercial growth and international expansion, including its growing presence in North America following the opening of its first US office in Berkeley, California. The round brings its total funding to approximately EUR 28 million.
Tata Power, Imperial College to advance next-gen energy systems October 28, 2026 India’s Tata Power brings extensive experience across power generation, transmission, distribution and renewable energy, while Imperial College London contributes research capabilities spanning energy systems, engineering, digital technologies, economics and decarbonization.
US to provide up to $389 million in CHIPS awards to 4 firms October 23, 2026 Under the final awards, each company will conduct R&D to address critical projects spanning power semiconductor devices, modules and materials essential to the semiconductor supply chain.
AI chip startup Tenstorrent raises $1.5 billion in Series E October 23, 2026 Tenstorrent will use the capital to deploy Galaxy servers at scale, continuing to serve open-weight models across LLMs and video generation, and advance the AI and CPU IP it licenses to customers designing their own silicon.
Saft starts solid-state battery production in Bordeaux October 21, 2026 Saft has opened production lines for solid-state batteries at its site in Bordeaux. The TotalEnergies-owned battery maker says it is the first manufacturer in France able to develop and produce solid-state batteries.
Power and water solutions bring New Origin’s photonics fab in Enschede within reach October 21, 2026 Dutch photonic chip foundry New Origin has cleared what it describes as the biggest obstacles for its planned fab at Kennispark in Enschede. Feasible solutions are now in place for both power and water supply, although the agreements still need to be worked out and finalised.
Toshiba to double HDD capacity for AI data centres October 20, 2026 Toshiba plans to double its production capacity for hard disk drives (HDDs) used in AI data centres within fiscal 2027, compared with 2025 levels, Nikkei reports. The company will invest around JPY 60 billion (about USD 380 million) in expanding its plant in the Philippines.
Cohere to acquire AISLE to advance cyber-resilient sovereign AI October 16, 2026 Founded in 2024, Prague-based AISLE has developed AI systems capable of discovering, validating and helping remediate previously unknown vulnerabilities in complex production software.
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, NLR expand strategic collaboration October 16, 2026 The next phase of cooperation aims to focus on connectivity to the Dutch industrial base, coordination on military operational analysis, alignment on technology roadmaps, and collaboration on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
TCS launches Industrial Intelligence Foundry to boost AI-led engineering October 16, 2026 The Foundry will help enterprises embed intelligence into core engineering and manufacturing workflows for aerospace, mobility, semiconductors, medical devices, industrial electronics, utilities and energy.
Poland seeks to seize opportunities in Europe’s semiconductor sector October 14, 2026 Poland’s semiconductor market could grow from USD 5.1 billion in 2025 to USD 23.7 billion by 2035. A report by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), Poland’s state development bank, also identifies opportunities for the domestic sector not in building chip fabrication plants, but in developing integrated circuit design, power electronics, photonics, and semiconductor assembly and testing technologies. The outlook for an industry that is becoming increasingly important to European manufacturing will also be discussed at Evertiq Expo in Warsaw, scheduled for 22 October at PGE Narodowy Stadium.
Applied Materials opens $5 billion EPIC Center in Silicon Valley October 13, 2026 Applied Materials has unveiled its EPIC Center in Sunnyvale, California, where chipmakers, equipment suppliers and universities will develop new semiconductor processes alongside the company’s own engineers. TSMC, Intel, Samsung, SK hynix and Micron are among the founding partners.
Honda partners with Redwire to advance space station robotics solution October 12, 2026 The concept would combine the Honda multi-fingered robotic hand with Redwire’s STAARK robotic arm and experiment locker technology into an integrated system for research operations in orbit.
Lam Research opens its largest US warehouse October 09, 2026 Lam Research has gathered all of its logistics operations in California under one roof in Livermore. At the heart of the new hub is an automated storage system that retrieves parts in under 30 seconds.
Department of War announces $350M in quantum computing initiatives October 09, 2026 This new effort will build on existing Department of War programs and complement related national initiatives led by the Department of Energy (DOE), particularly its recently announced Quantum Genesis Priority Applications and the Quantum Genesis Q Competition.
Delta opens automation and robotics centre in Stuttgart October 08, 2026 Delta Electronics has opened a centre in Stuttgart where customers, partners and system integrators can test the company's robots and automation solutions. Around seven engineers will be based at the site.
Rising component costs could push notebook shipments lower in 2027 October 08, 2026 Next year, the biggest challenge for the notebook market is no longer getting hold of components but whether consumers are willing to pay for them, according to TrendForce. Global shipments are projected to decline, and the drop could be considerably steeper if brands pass on the full cost increase.
SiMa.ai raises $150 million in Series C to scale Physical AI October 05, 2026 The new funding brings the total capital raised by the US startup to USD 500 million, valuing it at USD 1.45 billion. The fresh capital will accelerate the scaling of Palette Neat, an agentic software environment for Physical AI.
India’s GalaxEye secures $6.5M to advance multisensor satellite tech October 02, 2026 The technology is intended to support applications including wide-area and long-range surveillance, human and vehicle detection, and target classification, while enabling imaging across diverse weather and lighting conditions.
LG Chem partners with Volkswagen to advance next-gen mobility materials October 02, 2026 The two companies will collaborate on developing next-generation plastics and composite materials, as well as on reducing vehicle weight and improving performance, using LG Chem’s ABS (high-value-added synthetic resin) and EP (engineering plastics).
KIOXIA joins Applied Materials' EPIC Center as memory makers line up September 30, 2026 Flash memory maker KIOXIA will join Applied Materials' EPIC Center in Silicon Valley as an innovation partner. It is the latest in a series of chipmakers to sign up.
AMD to acquire World Labs in $8.2 billion all-stock deal September 30, 2026 AMD has signed a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs, the AI model and research lab led by Fei-Fei Li. The all-stock transaction is valued at approximately USD 8.2 billion and adds a team of researchers and model experts to AMD, strengthening its ability to develop AI hardware, software and systems around the needs of emerging models and applications.
Panasonic consolidates SMT support and training in Budapest September 29, 2026 Panasonic Factory Solutions has opened a significantly expanded Technical Centre in Budapest, centralising customer support, engineering, service and development activities for Central and Eastern Europe. The facility replaces the company's previous training site in Munich.
AI demand squeezes consumer MLCCs – opening doors for Chinese suppliers September 29, 2026 Japanese and Korean MLCC makers are cutting supply to the consumer market to prioritise capacity for AI applications. The shift is opening doors for Chinese suppliers, several of which are now undergoing qualification with global brands such as Dell, HP, ASUS and Acer, according to market research firm TrendForce.
IBM, Dallara to advance AI and quantum-powered design for vehicles September 28, 2026 The work combines Dallara’s expertise in high-performance vehicle engineering with IBM’s expertise in AI for physics and quantum computing to investigate how to accelerate aerodynamic design and open a path to even more advanced simulation workflows.
Firefly completes new cleanroom to accelerate spacecraft production September 28, 2026 The new cleanroom is four times the size of Firefly Aerospace’s existing cleanroom and part of the company’s 144,000-square-foot campus in Cedar Park, Texas.
Qualcomm to acquire PickNik to advance open robotics ecosystem September 24, 2026 The acquisition is intended to foster an open robotics ecosystem, providing developers with the tools, software and frameworks needed to move more efficiently from research and experimentation to prototyping, deployment and production at scale.
GE Aerospace investing $225M to modernize research center September 24, 2026 The State of New York has also committed USD 8.4 million in tax credits through Empire State Development (ESD) to the project, with Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority contributing additional local incentives valued at USD 5.3 million.
Taiwan breaks ground on advanced packaging industrial park September 23, 2026 TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will build two buildings at the Baipu Industrial Park, including a technology validation laboratory and a talent training centre.
Nexperia partners with Tata Electronics on semiconductor manufacturing in India September 23, 2026 Nexperia has announced a strategic partnership with Tata Electronics covering wafer fabrication, assembly and test, and technology development across two sites in India.
Snorkel raises $350 million to scale data factory for frontier AI September 23, 2026 The US startup works with leading AI labs and enterprises on the data behind frontier model evaluation and training. The investment will expand Snorkel’s agentic data factory, which supplies the data and environments behind advanced AI lab systems.