Evertiq Expo Warsaw 2026 opens its doors tomorrow October 21, 2026 The 12th edition of Evertiq Expo Warsaw will take place on Thursday, 22 October, at PGE Narodowy. This year's event will bring together a record 180 exhibitors, up from 167 last year. Visitors will also have the opportunity to attend presentations addressing key challenges and trends in the electronics industry.
Apple brings more iPhone component production to the US October 21, 2026 Qnity Electronics will produce films for the variable aperture camera in the iPhone 18 Pro in the US. The deal is part of an expansion of Apple’s American Manufacturing Program, under which nearly 100 components in Apple’s newest iPhones now come from American companies.
Micron invests in critical minerals processing at Indium in New York October 21, 2026 Micron is investing in an expansion of Indium Corporation’s refining and manufacturing operations in Rome, New York, which will restart US processing of critical minerals used in semiconductor manufacturing. In return, Micron gets a long-term supply agreement for the high-purity materials.
Axcelis breaks ground on ion implanter factory in Korea October 20, 2026 Axcelis Technologies has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility for ion implantation equipment in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
Neways to package Melexis pressure sensors in multi-year deal October 20, 2026 Neways has signed a multi-year partnership with Melexis covering the packaging of Melexis’ Triphibian pressure sensors. The sensors are used in thermal management for electric vehicles and AI data centres.
E&R opens Malaysia plant to expand packaging materials production October 19, 2026 This expansion will further strengthen Taiwanese firm E&R Engineering Corp’s supply capabilities in Southeast Asia, delivering real-time technical support and supply chain flexibility to semiconductor and OSAT customers.
Europe’s Chips Act 2.0 must start with demand October 19, 2026 Technology Industries of Finland publishes its recommendations on the Chips Act 2.0. The Commission has built the right framework. Whether it works depends on where the money goes and who decides.
MintNeuro raises $5 million to scale chip platform for neural devices October 19, 2026 The London-based startup will use the investment to grow its engineering and commercial teams, bring its products to market, support customers as they adopt its chips, and strengthen its presence in the US alongside its UK and European base.
Ubitium raises $14M to build universal processor for Physical AI October 16, 2026 Autonomous machines need three kinds of computing to work together so they can perceive, think and act in the real world. German startup Ubitium is building one universal processor to replace the stack of specialised chips.
MetaOptics expands into Malaysia with incorporation of subsidiary October 16, 2026 Mass production and fabrication, volume assembly and testing will sit in proximity in the new facility, enabling shorter development cycles, improved production yields and a faster path from prototyping to commercial-scale mass production.
300mm fab equipment spending set to reach $227 billion by 2029 October 15, 2026 Global spending on 300mm front-end fab equipment is projected to rise 31% to USD 149 billion in 2026, according to SEMI. Equipment investment in the Americas is expected to more than double over the same forecast period.
XIVER adds ASML DUV lithography to its Eindhoven foundry October 15, 2026 Dutch specialty foundry XIVER has acquired an ASML PAS 5500 DUV lithography tool to make finer structures for photonic and semiconductor devices. The tool is expected to be in operation in 2027.
GlobalFoundries to operate two Japan-funded fabs in New York October 14, 2026 GlobalFoundries has been selected to operate two new fabs at its site in Malta, New York, financed by Japan through up to USD 21 billion under the US-Japan trade agreement. In a separate agreement, the US government will also take an equity stake of around 4% in the company.
XIVER secures €28 million from ABN AMRO to expand photonics foundry October 14, 2026 Eindhoven-based specialty foundry XIVER has received EUR 28 million in debt financing from ABN AMRO. The money is part of a EUR 55 million programme to expand and modernise its production of photonic chips and other microsystems.
Former SK hynix 200mm fab in Oregon up for sale October 14, 2026 A former 200mm memory fab in Eugene, Oregon, originally built by SK hynix, has been put up for sale. The site has about 170,000 square feet (15,800 square metres) of potential cleanroom production space, and much of the infrastructure is still in place.
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.
COGD: Obsolescence risks have never been greater October 12, 2026 Obsolescence risks in electronics supply chains have never been as numerous as they are today, according to Axel Wagner, Chairman of the German industry association COGD. He points to shifting semiconductor strategies, geopolitics and trade restrictions, and calls on companies to manage obsolescence across the whole company rather than within purchasing alone.
Tessolve raises $75M to support acquisitions, strengthen offerings October 12, 2026 Tessolve is a Bangalore-based semiconductor engineering company offering end-to-end solutions across chip architecture, design, validation, testing and embedded systems. The investment round was spearheaded by US firm Vector Line.
GlobalFoundries tops out Dresden expansion October 12, 2026 GlobalFoundries has reached a construction milestone in its EUR 1.1 billion expansion in Dresden. The company also plans to develop and manufacture its next generation of FD-SOI technology at the site.
GlobalFoundries to make AI chip component for TSMC in $2B deal October 09, 2026 Under the agreement, GF will provide manufacturing service to TSMC, and add fabrication capacity at its Malta, New York facility, supporting growing demand for high-performance computing and AI systems.
PCB Technologies to acquire Gorilla Circuits for $120 million October 09, 2026 Israeli PCB manufacturer PCB Technologies is buying Gorilla Circuits in San Jose, California. The deal gives the company its first manufacturing base in the US and a way into contracts that require onshore production.
Green Circuits adds sixth SMT line, with three more in the pipeline October 08, 2026 US EMS provider Green Circuits has installed its sixth SMT production line at its San Jose facility, increasing SMT capacity by around 20%. A seventh line is about to ship, and an eighth and ninth are at the quotation stage.
Infineon and ZuriQ expand partnership on trapped-ion quantum chips October 08, 2026 Infineon and Swiss quantum computing start-up ZuriQ are expanding their collaboration to scale ZuriQ's trapped-ion architecture towards larger qubit counts. The partnership combines ZuriQ's chip design with Infineon's semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging and integrated photonics.
Elephantech to open advanced packaging centre in Tokyo October 08, 2026 Japanese PCB and substrate technology developer Elephantech will open a new facility in Tokyo in March 2027. The Toyosu Advanced Packaging Center is intended to scale up manufacturing and advance packaging R&D for AI servers.
Gradiant expands India operations with new leadership, contracts October 08, 2026 Gradiant named Hari Prasad as Managing Director, India, to lead its growth across semiconductors, data centers, and energy. The new contracts span chips, electronics, and clean energy, and include a repeat award from a global chipmaker expanding its fab.
Navitas completes acquisition of IVR specialist Claros October 07, 2026 Navitas Semiconductor has completed its acquisition of Claros, a developer of integrated voltage regulators (IVR) for AI data centres. The deal adds the last stage of power conversion, closest to the processor, to Navitas' GaN and SiC portfolio.
Global chip sales top $1 trillion in first eight months of 2026 October 07, 2026 Global semiconductor sales have passed USD 1 trillion for the year to date, the first time the industry has reached that level, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). August sales amounted to USD 159.7 billion, up 144.3% from a year earlier.
Altera and Rutronik sign strategic distribution agreement October 06, 2026 Altera Corporation and Rutronik have signed a strategic distribution agreement to expand access to Altera’s FPGA portfolio across the European market, the companies announced in a press release.
X-FAB breaks ground on Chips Act-funded cleanroom in Erfurt October 06, 2026 X-FAB has started construction of a new cleanroom at its site in Erfurt, Germany, to expand production of microsystems and photonics. The Fab4Micro project receives EUR 127.4 million in funding from the German federal government and the state of Thuringia under the EU Chips Act.
Sony partners with Aramco to advance AI-powered industrial solutions October 05, 2026 The collaboration will combine Sony’s sensing and AI technologies with Aramco’s industrial data, operational experience, established infrastructure and portfolio of real-world industrial use cases.
Evertiq Expo Warsaw: The EMS industry examined – and the hardware behind the growth October 05, 2026 European electronics manufacturing sits at a crossroads. Markets are expanding, consolidation is accelerating and the semiconductor industry is rewriting its own ranking tables. Meanwhile, EMS companies are navigating component lead times, cost pressures and a regulatory environment that has not stood still. That is the reality this year's Expo in Warsaw addresses head-on.