Rheinmetall establishes autonomous systems centre of excellence August 21, 2026 Advanced Land Autonomy Centre of Excellence (ALACOE UK) will serve the local market, bringing world-leading ground autonomy directly to the UK market. The network of centres will also amplify Canada’s leading role in autonomous ground autonomous systems across Europe.
Samsung SDI acquires GM's stake in Indiana battery plant August 21, 2026 Samsung SDI has signed a new joint development agreement with General Motors for next-generation prismatic batteries, while simultaneously acquiring GM's 49.99% stake in their joint venture SynergyCells in New Carlisle, Indiana. The plant will initially be used for energy storage system production rather than electric vehicle batteries.
Micron unveils $10 billion AI memory research lab in Boise August 21, 2026 Micron Research Labs will center on a flagship Boise campus designed to support advanced research across critical technology domains. Key research areas include critical memory technologies, advanced memory and compute architectures, packaging and future semiconductor manufacturing.
Messer invests $40M to expand production capacity in Vietnam August 21, 2026 At its existing site in Yen Binh, the German company will build a new air separation unit capable of producing 600 metric tons per day of nitrogen, oxygen and argon. Additionally, Messer will build a new nitrogen liquefier at its site in Song Cong.
Flex and Cerebras scale AI supercomputer production in California August 21, 2026 EMS provider Flex and AI systems company Cerebras have expanded their manufacturing partnership to increase production of the Cerebras CS-3 AI accelerator system at Flex's Milpitas, California facility. Production capacity is expected to grow approximately seven times through 2026.
US aircraft engine parts manufacturer Pursuit acquires Leesta August 21, 2026 Founded in 1964, Canadian company Leesta Industries specializes in the machining of flight-safety-critical aeroengine components used across a range of commercial and military aircraft platforms.
Forge Nano breaks ground on battery gigafactory in North Carolina August 20, 2026 Forge Nano has broken ground on a major expansion of its lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Morrisville, North Carolina, in the United States. The project, backed by up to USD 100 million from the US Department of Energy, will expand the site to nearly 315,000 square feet and establish up to 3 GWh of annual battery cell manufacturing capacity.
Samsung to invest $158M in new HVAC production line in Korea August 20, 2026 The 21,500 sqm HVAC production line in Gwangju, Korea is scheduled to begin operations upon completion by 2028. It will manufacture HVAC products from FläktGroup, which was acquired by Samsung Electronics last year.
CACI opens defence electronics manufacturing facility in Rochester, New York August 19, 2026 CACI International has opened a 61,000-square-foot Manufacturing Centre of Excellence for Defence Electronics in the Greater Rochester area in New York, in the United States. The facility increases CACI's manufacturing space by more than 300% and will serve as the primary production hub for the company's electronic warfare technologies.
Incap Germany adds new selective soldering system in Karlsfeld August 19, 2026 Incap Germany has commissioned a new SEHO SelectLine-C 500 selective soldering system at its Karlsfeld facility, expanding production capacity and automation capabilities for through-hole technology components.
Skyhop plans to introduce Noemi aircraft into Indian market August 19, 2026 Under the MoU, SkyHop and Noemi will evaluate the technical, operational, commercial and regulatory requirements for introducing Noemi’s seaplanes into SkyHop’s future fleet. SkyHop plans to introduce up to 10 Noemi amphibious aircraft by FY2030.
Posco Future M signs supply agreement for LFP cathode materials August 19, 2026 The agreement, reached to preemptively address surging North American ESS demand, will see Posco Future M supply more than 190,000 tons of LFP cathode materials to a major Korean battery maker over six years.
TTM Technologies acquires Epiq Solutions for $1.1 billion August 18, 2026 TTM Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Epiq Design Solutions, a provider of software-defined radios, high-performance RF products and space compute solutions for defence and signals intelligence applications. The all-cash purchase price is USD 1.1 billion.
Lam Research to invest more than $3 billion in global R&D lab network August 18, 2026 Lam Research plans to invest more than USD 3 billion over the next five years to expand its global research and development lab network. The investment is expected to increase experiment capacity by more than 50% and further compress product development cycles for semiconductor customers.
Top five NAND Flash brands post 77% revenue surge in Q2 August 18, 2026 Combined revenue for the top five publicly listed NAND Flash brands rose 77% QoQ in Q2 2026 to USD 68.87 billion, driven by sustained AI server demand for enterprise SSDs and significant contract price increases. Micron posted the strongest growth of the group and moved up to third place, according to TrendForce.
Molex breaks ground on headquarters expansion in Illinois August 18, 2026 Molex has held a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of an expansion and renovation of its global headquarters campus in Lisle, Illinois, in the United States. The project is expected to be completed in December 2027.
Nelco partners with Elveo on next-gen D2D, IoT connectivity August 18, 2026 Under the agreement, Nelco will bring reliable, next-generation connectivity and compute solutions directly from Elveo’s satellites in space to varied sectors, including automotive, maritime, energy and government in India and South Asian markets.
Docomo, Samsung validate user-level AI-RAN technology August 18, 2026 This validation represents an important step toward realizing predictive network operations, especially as AI-driven network optimization becomes increasingly prevalent in the 6G network.
LG Electronics opens new smart factory in Brazil August 17, 2026 Representing an investment of USD 310 million, the factory is LG’s second home appliance production base in Brazil. The new facility spans 770,000 square meters and has an annual production capacity of approximately 600,000 refrigerators.
SK hynix invests $38 billion in chip plants in South Korea August 17, 2026 SK hynix’s board has approved about 54.3 trillion won ($38 billion) of investments through 2031, including 35.2 trillion won for the second phase of construction of its chip fabrication plant in Yongin and 19.1 trillion won for its M17 chip plant in Cheongju.
US firm ChipAgents expands Series A funding to $134 million August 17, 2026 The funding will support ChipAgents' next phase of expansion as the company scales customer deployments, grows its engineering and go-to-market teams, and accelerates development of its AI-native semiconductor design platform.
SPHERE AX partners with Blaize to advance edge AI computing August 14, 2026 US firm Blaize and South Korean company SPHERE AX plan to develop a next-generation physical AI solution targeted at the global market by combining Blaize’s AI semiconductor technology, optimized for physical AI, with SPHERE AX’s core software expertise.
Heron plans $100M factory for next-gen power electronics in US August 14, 2026 Heron Power has selected Morgan Hill, California as the home of its first large-scale factory and expects to add more than 600 jobs in advanced manufacturing, engineering and operations roles in California.
EMS provider Norautron acquires Jaltek, establishes UK presence August 14, 2026 The acquisition marks an important step in the Norwegian company's international growth, establishing a presence in the UK while expanding the Group’s advanced electronics manufacturing capacity and strengthening its technical and design capabilities.
NXP breaks ground on assembly and test factory in Malaysia August 13, 2026 Adding approximately 500,000 square feet of production space, the facility will expand NXP’s current operations in Malaysia, which are dedicated to supporting the assembly and testing of NXP’s broad product portfolio.
Quantinuum, Oracle to advance hybrid quantum compute adoption August 13, 2026 With Quantinuum’s Helios on OCI, customers can expect to gain managed, secure access to cloud-hosted quantum computing without having to procure, install, or operate dedicated hardware or specialized facilities.
UK air defence firm Cambridge Aerospace raises $300 million August 13, 2026 The round will support Cambridge Aerospace’s continued exponential growth as the company expands manufacturing capabilities to deliver on existing and new contracts, while continuing to invest in the spiral development of existing products and bringing the next generation of capabilities to market.
Tokyo Electron, Nvidia expand collaboration for agentic AI, robotics August 13, 2026 Tokyo Electron (TEL) is collaborating with Nvidia, utilizing Nvidia Agent Toolkit including Nvidia NeMo, Nvidia NIM, Nvidia NemoClaw blueprints and the open robot development platform Nvidia Isaac within TEL’s “Epsira” concept for digital transformation (DX) solutions.
Air taxi firm Joby acquires Resonant Sciences for $500 million August 12, 2026 By bringing together the companies’ complementary aerospace engineering capabilities, the combination will create a scaled defense growth platform that accelerates autonomy and expands the applications for Joby Aviation’s technology.
Lohia partners with Massivit, to invest up to $10M in manufacturing unit August 12, 2026 The investment will support an ongoing expansion of the company’s manufacturing infrastructure in Kanpur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where a new 250,000-square-foot facility is being developed alongside its existing 80,000-square-foot plant.
Canada’s Stathera raises $55 million to scale silicon timing August 12, 2026 Stathera will use the proceeds to fund mass production of its GEN2 silicon timing portfolio while accelerating development of its next-generation platform for AI data centers and growing the company’s engineering and commercial teams.
ZeroAvia, Marshall to advance hydrogen-electric capability in defence August 12, 2026 Together, the two companies will seek to integrate scalable, mission-ready hydrogen-electric power and propulsion solutions for defence customers across both new and existing aircraft platforms.