Broadcom and TOPPAN JV opens FC-BGA substrate plant in Singapore September 30, 2026 Advanced Substrate Technologies (AST), a joint venture between TOPPAN and Broadcom, has opened Singapore's first facility for high-end FC-BGA substrates. The plant comes online as substrate capacity remains a bottleneck for AI and networking chips.
Tacta Systems opens Singapore facility to produce robot training gloves September 30, 2026 Palo Alto-based robotics company Tacta Systems has opened an office and production facility in Woodlands, Singapore. The site will initially produce the Tacta Glove, which captures the movements of skilled workers to teach robotic hands new tasks, ahead of the company's first customer deployments in early 2027.
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.
Gotion invests $1.25 billion in Volkswagen battery plant in Spain September 30, 2026 German automaker Volkswagen and Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech are expanding their cooperation in electric vehicle battery production. Gotion will invest €1.1 billion (around $1.25 billion) in the PowerCo plant in Valencia, Reuters reported. Following the transaction, the Chinese company will hold a 49% stake in the factory, while Volkswagen will retain a majority stake.
Incap Romania invests in cable assembly for €5m-a-year e-bus project September 30, 2026 Incap Electronics Romania has invested in a new semi-automatic cable processing system to support a recently awarded multi-year electric bus project. The project has an estimated annual value of EUR 5 million.
LG Innotek targets $647 million profit from substrates by 2031 September 30, 2026 LG Innotek aims for its package solution business, which produces semiconductor substrates, to generate USD 647 million in operating profit by 2031. That is nearly eight times the level reached in 2025, as the company pushes into substrates for AI memory and CPUs.
NX Group, ISM to advance chip logistics infrastructure in India September 30, 2026 Under the MOU, Japan’s Nippon Express (NX) Holdings and India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) will work closely to address logistics-related challenges and help in developing infrastructure to strengthen India’s semiconductor ecosystem.
Electronics reliability for demanding applications September 29, 2026 In modern electronics, reliability is no longer solely a characteristic of an individual component. In defense systems, automation, robotics and transportation, the success of a project depends on an entire chain of interdependencies: from accurately defining operating conditions, through the selection of materials and technologies, to component availability, manufacturing capabilities and product lifecycle management.
Kitron breaks ground on new factory in Örnsköldsvik September 29, 2026 Kitron has broken ground on its new production site in Gålnäs, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Construction is starting earlier than planned. In the spring, the company expected construction to begin in early 2027.
Variosystems expands coating and bonding capabilities in Steinach September 29, 2026 Swiss EMS provider Variosystems is expanding its conformal coating, gluing and specialised manufacturing capabilities at its site in Steinach. The investments target customers in highly regulated industries such as Aerospace & Defence and Medtech & Life Science.
Merlin Flex expands long flex lamination capability September 29, 2026 UK PCB manufacturer Merlin Flex has installed a new oil-heated vacuum lamination press with a bonding area of 1,800 by 750 millimetres, extending the company's ability to produce flexible circuits in continuous lengths of up to 1.8 metres.
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.
Hitachi, Bloom Energy to deliver on-site power solutions in Japan September 28, 2026 Through this collaboration, Hitachi will accelerate the deployment of on-site power solutions for data centers and industrial facilities by combining its control and system integration capabilities with Bloom Energy's fuel cell technology.
Tata Advanced Systems, JJV sign MoU for missile co-production in India September 28, 2026 Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Javelin Joint Venture (JJV), a partnership between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, will explore the establishment of a final assembly and integration facility for the Javelin AUR and component production capabilities in India.
TUSK IC raises €15M to move its satellite chips into mass production September 28, 2026 In combination with mainstream CMOS semiconductor technology, the TUSK IC solution brings scalable, affordable connectivity to the next generation of LEO and MEO (Low & Medium Earth Orbit) satellite constellations.
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.
OCP, Envision power up first phase of BESS at Morocco mining site September 28, 2026 OCP Green Energy, a subsidiary of Morocco’s OCP Group, signed a contract in 2025 with Chinese technology supplier Envision Energy to supply and commission a storage system based on LFP (lithium iron phosphate) technology.
Is Honda planning $2.5B investment in Ohio hybrid vehicle plant? September 25, 2026 Honda plans to invest about USD 1.90 billion to USD 2.53 billion in the new facility, which is slated to start production in 2030, Nikkei reports.
Synopsys, TSMC partner to accelerate AI systems innovation September 25, 2026 Through AI-powered EDA flows, multiphysics-aware signoff methodologies, multi-die design flows, and silicon-proven Interface and Foundation IP, Synopsys and TSMC are helping customers address growing design complexity.
Finnish startup Verda raises €163M to scale full-stack AI cloud September 25, 2026 The funding allows the Helsinki-based company to accelerate product development across all layers of its AI cloud, from compute capacity to platform services for frontier AI teams in the agentic era.
Tata Electronics, Kelington to advance development of Dholera Fab September 25, 2026 Kelington will support the delivery of critical infrastructure and systems required for semiconductor manufacturing. The partnership will enable Tata Electronics to accelerate the facility’s operational readiness for silicon wafer production.
TransPak brings semiconductor packaging expertise to Thailand September 25, 2026 Located in the Namyong Terminal Free Zone in the Bueng Subdistrict of Si Racha District, the 2,318-square-meter facility offers packaging, final assembly, pack-on-site services and in-lane logistics for customers in Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia.
Aegis Software introduces built-in MCP support in Simio September 25, 2026 The new built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) support complements Simio’s existing AI capabilities by enabling organizations to connect preferred, compatible generative AI applications powered by large language models (LLMs) to Simio.
Siemens, TSMC advance AI-powered chip design automation September 24, 2026 As part of this collaboration, Siemens and TSMC have enabled an AI-powered agent for automated design rule check (DRC) fixing across digital and custom integrated circuit (IC) design flows.
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.
Covenergo, Delta Capacity partner on 125 MW BESS in Finland September 24, 2026 Construction of the project, AKKU One, in Lapinlahti, Finland is now under way, with commissioning targeted for Q4 2027. AKKU One was acquired as a ready-to-build (RTB) asset from Helios Nordic Energy.
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.
Geely unveils new charging system that replenishes battery in 4.5 minutes September 24, 2026 Chinese passenger car manufacturer Geely has unveiled an ultra-fast charging system for electric vehicles that can increase a battery's state of charge from 10% to 70% in 4.5 minutes, according to Reuters. The company also introduced a new generation of traction batteries and an updated Galaxy E5 SUV, responding to intensifying competition from BYD in China's electric vehicle market.
AT&S expands agreement with Marvell Technology for AI infrastructure September 24, 2026 Austrian IC substrate and PCB manufacturer AT&S has signed an expanded long-term agreement with semiconductor company Marvell Technology to supply advanced IC substrates for next-generation AI and cloud infrastructure.
Nexstrom raises $12M to commercialize wafer-scale 2D chip platform September 24, 2026 The funding will support ongoing platform development, collaborations with semiconductor foundries and expansion of Nexstrom’s engineering and leadership teams as the company advances high-performance, low-power chips for AI, data centers and computing applications.
Will there be no tech under the Christmas tree this year? September 23, 2026 It is only September, yet Christmas has already arrived in the supermarkets. Gingerbread and holiday decorations are filling shelves, while retailers are preparing for the most important shopping season of the year.
Valens to collaborate with onsemi on cost-optimized integrated sensor September 23, 2026 Valens will work with onsemi on the cost-optimized A-PHY offering that can be integrated into onsemi’s image sensors. The collaboration strengthens the A-PHY ecosystem by bringing together complementary expertise in connectivity and automotive imaging technologies.