Forge Nano’s battery and chip ambitions get $40M boost
May 02, 2025
Forge Nano’s total capital investment now exceeds USD 140 million, adding RockCreek to a shareholder roster that includes GM Ventures, Volkswagen, LG Technology Ventures, Hanwha, Mitsui Kinzoku, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Air Liquide, Catalus Capital and SBI Investment
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Zoho suspends $700 million India chipmaking plan
May 02, 2025
In June 2024, the Indian company had applied for government incentives under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to build a compound semiconductor chip fabrication unit in Karnataka.
OKI develops 124-layer PCB tech for AI chip testing tools
May 02, 2025
This is a 15% increase in the number of layers over conventional 108-layer designs. Japan’s OKI Circuit Technology is seeking to establish mass production technology by October 2025 at its Joetsu plant.
LG Innotek targets $700M in FC-BGA sales with ‘Dream Factory’
May 01, 2025
LG Innotek has officially unveiled its fully automated semiconductor substrate plant, dubbed the “Dream Factory,” with the goal of growing its Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FC-BGA) business into a USD 700 million operation by 2030.
Teledyne names George Bobb as CEO
April 30, 2025
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has named George C. Bobb III as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Europe's semiconductor target appears out of reach
April 30, 2025
It is very unlikely that the EU will meet its target of a 20% share of the global market for microchips by 2030, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Dust, water and radar – a hidden threat to autonomous vehicle reliability
April 30, 2025
A key challenge in autonomous driving technology – how dust and moisture contaminants impair the reliability of automotive radar sensors – will be in focus during a presentation by Jeongmin Kang, Postdoctoral Researcher at Halmstad University, at the upcoming Evertiq Expo Malmö on May 15, 2025.
NTT signs MoU to set up $1.2B AI data centre cluster in Hyderabad
April 30, 2025
Japan’s NTT DATA, Mumbai-based Neysa Networks and the Telangana government will partner to establish the facility that will feature a 400 MW data center cluster and host AI supercomputing infrastructure.
TMEIC breaks ground on third manufacturing facility in Texas
April 29, 2025
TMEIC Corporation Americas, a subsidiary of Japanese TMEIC Corporation, has broken ground on its third US manufacturing facility, located in Waller County, Texas.
IBM to invest $150 billion in the US over 5 years
April 29, 2025
This includes an investment of over USD 30 billion in R&D and manufacturing of mainframe and quantum computers. IBM said it will continue to design, build and assemble quantum computers in the US.
FedEx announces investment in AI robotics company Nimble
April 28, 2025
One of the world’s biggest logistics companies has announced a strategic alliance with the fast-growing AI robotics company Nimble.
Stellantis, Factorial advance solid-state battery tech
April 28, 2025
US firm Factorial Energy’s validated 77Ah FEST cells demonstrated an energy density of 375Wh/kg with over 600 cycles progressing towards automotive qualification, a milestone for large-format lithium-metal solid-state battery.
e-STORAGE to deliver 912 MWh BESS for Colbún’s Chile project
April 28, 2025
The Diego de Almagro Sur BESS project in Chile’s Atacama region will utilize e-STORAGE’s SolBank 3.0, a proprietary battery energy storage solution.
BOS teams up with Intel to boost automotive AI innovation
April 28, 2025
Powered by BOS’s automotive AI chiplet SoC, Eagle-N and other products, Intel’s AI-enhanced software-defined SoCs will provide automakers with higher-performance, higher-compute AI solutions, building a solid foundation for in-vehicle AI applications.
Chinese EV maker BYD re-evaluates European strategy in face of resistance
April 28, 2025
Executives speaking anonymously revealed that BYD is rethinking how it approaches the European market in the wake of the continent’s resistance to its technology.
NEC achieves Japan’s longest free-space optical communication
April 28, 2025
NEC achieved Japan’s longest terrestrial wireless optical communication over a distance of over 10 km. It also conducted FSO communications between an observation deck at the tallest structure in Japan and a location on the ground 3 km away.
ChEmpower secures $18.7M to advance chip planarization tech
April 25, 2025
US semiconductor materials startup ChEmpower provides polishing pads and solutions designed to create defect-free surfaces with superior planarity, enabling higher chip yield and performance.
Europe’s patent landscape: stable, but no breakthrough
April 25, 2025
In 2023, the European Patent Office (EPO) received a record number of patent applications from companies, research institutions, and individual inventors alike — a total of 199,275. So, did 2024 break that record? Not quite. Still, the data shows that innovation activity in Europe remains at a consistently high level.
UCB launches accredited battery manufacturing skills program in UK
April 25, 2025
Battery Manufacturing Skills Pathway (B-MSP) has been developed by University College Birmingham (UCB) to create a talent pipeline that will sustain the UK’s battery value chain across sectors.
Certus Semiconductor joins TSMC IP alliance program
April 25, 2025
Certus, a US-based provider of custom I/O and ESD solutions, delivers production-proven IP that ensures seamless integration with TSMC process nodes, ranging from 180nm to 12nm.
ULVAC develops dilution refrigerator for quantum computers
April 25, 2025
This achievement marks a critical milestone in the development of Japan’s first fully indigenously-built quantum computer — realized using only domestically developed core components.
Hyundai opens battery research centre at IIT Delhi
April 25, 2025
This initiative is to establish a joint research system to advance future mobility technologies focused on electrification and battery systems.
Lam Research etch system to accelerate nanofabrication R&D at UC Berkeley
April 24, 2025
Lam Research has donated its multi-chamber semiconductor etching system to the Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley to advance R&D for next-generation chip technologies.
Sophia Antipolis: Half a century of innovation and future ambitions
April 24, 2025
Sophia Antipolis, Europe’s first science and technology park, marks more than 50 years of growth and innovation. During the Evertiq Expo 2025, Sylvain Rouget and Valérie Gooris from the Sophia Antipolis Foundation reflected on the park’s past achievements and its outlook for the future.
Meyer Burger reacts to material shortages – cuts hours at Thalheim plant
April 24, 2025
Meyer Burger Technology AG says that it will introduce short-time work at its solar cell production facility in Thalheim, Germany, citing temporary material shortages.
Fujitsu, RIKEN develop 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer
April 24, 2025
Both organizations will integrate the 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer into its platform for hybrid quantum computing lineup and offer it to companies and research institutions globally.
Polar to onshore fabrication of advanced devices on 200mm wafers
April 23, 2025
Polar Semiconductor, a US-owned merchant foundry specialising in sensor, power, and high-voltage semiconductors, has signed a strategic agreement with Renesas to license their Gallium Nitride on Silicon D-Mode (GaN-on-Si) technology.
Micron restructures business units to target AI-driven demand
April 23, 2025
Micron Technology has announced a significant reorganisation of its business units, making a strategic pivot to better align with the growing influence of AI across all sectors.
Sify opens AI-ready data centre campus in Chennai
April 23, 2025
The facility will serve as a critical enabler for AI workloads and digital-first enterprises, providing scalable infrastructure and high-performance computing capabilities.
A national initiative to strengthen Sweden's semiconductor sector
April 23, 2025
Sweden is taking a major step to boost its position in the semiconductor industry with the launch of a new national coordination initiative. Led by the Swedish electronics industry association, Svensk Elektronik, the project – Semicon Sweden – has received funding from the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) to run over the next four years.
Report: Intel set to cut 20% of its workforce
April 23, 2025
Over 20,000 employees are poised to lose their jobs. The move was described by sources to Bloomberg as an attempt by new CEO Lip-Bu Tan to streamline management and rebuild an engineering-driven culture.
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