Compal Electronics to invest over $200M in Texas February 18, 2026 Back in December 2025, the City of Taylor, Texas, and the Taylor Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) announced an economic development agreement with Compal Electronics Inc. to establish a new advanced manufacturing facility in Taylor.
Infineon powers BMW Neue Klasse with central computing and smart power distribution February 16, 2026 Infineon Technologies supplies microcontrollers, Ethernet connectivity solutions, power management ICs, and smart power switches for BMW Group’s Neue Klasse platform. The architecture separates software from hardware, enabling over-the-air updates without physical modifications.
Finland’s R&D model and its role in the electronics industry February 03, 2026 In a recent analysis, Evertiq explored which countries dominate global R&D spending. Viewed through the lens of absolute investment volumes, the picture is largely shaped by the United States and China, followed by established industrial powerhouses such as Germany, Japan and France. Shifting that lens away from global heavyweights and toward a smaller, highly R&D-intensive economy reveals a different dynamic — one where the relationship between research investment and industrial capability becomes more clearly defined. Finland provides a useful case for understanding how research investment translates into industrial capability.
MHI, Mitsubishi Electric invest in space venture January 30, 2026 Japan LEO Shachu was established in July 2024 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui with the aim of creating a new economy in Low Earth orbit (LEO) by leveraging Japan's technology and industrial foundation.
Wallbox, Eneco partner to expand EV infrastructure in Benelux January 29, 2026 Under the agreement, Wallbox will supply its commercial AC charger, eM4 Twin, as the primary hardware solution for initial Dutch deployments through Eneco eMobility’s installation network.
Lego unveils platform with embedded electronics January 22, 2026 Denmark's Lego Group has unveiled LEGO SMART Play, a new interactive play platform based on electronically enabled bricks that respond to physical interaction. The platform was presented at CES 2026 in Las Vegas earlier this month.
Syntiant opens manufacturing and R&D site in Malaysia January 20, 2026 US-based AI semiconductor company Syntiant has opened a new manufacturing and research facility in Penang, Malaysia.
Origin AI, NXP team up to accelerate embedded WiFi sensing January 15, 2026 This endeavor fast-tracks the deployment of intelligent motion sensing into smart home devices, opening the door for powerful new services across home automation, security and energy management.
Farnell and Fulham enter global distribution partnership January 13, 2026 Farnell has entered into a new global distribution partnership with Fulham, expanding access to advanced LED drivers, emergency lighting and intelligent control solutions for customers across EMEA.
SK hynix completes Intel certification for 256GB DDR5 RDIMM January 09, 2026 As an Intel Data Center Certified system/platform, 256GB DDR5 RDIMM has completed extensive testing and rigorous validation by Intel’s Advanced Data Center Development Laboratory.
DRAM and NAND Flash prices to surge in Q1 2026 January 05, 2026 Global memory prices are set to rise sharply in the first quarter of 2026 as suppliers continue to prioritise server and AI-related applications, according to TrendForce.
India approves electronic component projects worth $4.6 billion January 05, 2026 These approvals are expected to generate 33,791 direct employment opportunities and include manufacturing of 11 target segment products with cross-sectoral applications such as mobile manufacturing, telecom, consumer electronics, strategic electronics, automotive and IT hardware products.
Harman to acquire ZF’s ADAS business for €1.5 billion December 26, 2025 By integrating ZF’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) capabilities with Harman’s flagship Digital Cockpit offerings within a centralized compute design, the acquisition bolsters Harman’s roadmap for next-generation vehicle architectures.
Mouser signs global distribution agreement with Telit Cinterion December 23, 2025 Among the product offerings are Telit Cinterion’s LE910Q1 and LE910R1 LTE Cat 1bis modules, developed specifically to support IoT applications, including a wide range of value-oriented applications that require reliable data speed and global coverage.
IBM to acquire Confluent for $11 billion to bolster AI services December 19, 2025 IBM and Confluent will enable end-to-end integration of applications, analytics, data systems and AI agents to drive intelligence and resilience in hybrid cloud environments.
Avnet Silica enters new franchise agreement with DeepX December 18, 2025 Avnet Silica has entered into a new franchise agreement with DeepX, a South Korea-based hardware and software manufacturer specialising in highly efficient, powerful AI semiconductor technology.
Betronic acquires Irish EMS provider Smart Electronics December 17, 2025 Betronic Group, a Dutch provider of electronics solutions and components, has acquired Irish EMS provider Smart Electronics, the companies announced in a press release
Toppan boosts FC-BGA substrate production for AI chips December 17, 2025 Tokyo-based Toppan Inc., a subsidiary of Toppan Holdings Inc., has completed construction of a new manufacturing line for advanced flip-chip ball-grid array (FC-BGA) substrates at its Niigata Plant in Japan, targeting mass production by the end of the current fiscal year. This move is part of the company’s strategic response to rising demand for high-density semiconductor packaging driven by data center, edge computing and AI workloads, according to a company press release issued on 17 December 2025.
Seven defence technologies driving electronics demand in 2025 December 17, 2025 During this year’s Evertiq Expo in Kraków, the topic of defense electronics filled the conference room to capacity. The top list of defense companies I presented turned out to be only a starting point for conversations that continued long after the session had ended. Behind each of these manufacturers stand dozens of electronics suppliers: semiconductor producers, PCB and RF module manufacturers, and specialized EMS companies. So I asked myself a simple question: which defense technologies drove electronics demand most strongly in 2025? Let’s look at them from the industry’s point of view rather than from a catalogue of weapon systems.
Wise, Powernet, KEC to co-develop advanced SMPS solutions December 12, 2025 Wise will supply its GaN power devices, digital-control expertise and technical support; Powernet will lead the development of new SMPS designs using Wise’s WiseGan and WiseWare technologies; KEC will manage backend manufacturing.
Xing partners with Ideenion to advance EV tech in Europe December 08, 2025 Together, the companies will co-develop next-generation electrification solutions for high-performance and commercial vehicles, marine platforms, and energy storage systems, with a strong focus on the European market.
Valens, Imavix offer MIPI A-PHY-based platform for machine vision December 08, 2025 In addition, based on this platform, Japanese imaging solutions leader CIS Corporation has announced the first A-PHY camera module for machine vision.
Report: Foxconn subsidiary plans to expand production in Vietnam December 03, 2025 The company also plans to increase its phone manufacturing capacity by 30 million units to a total of 140 million units annually, and produce charging devices for smart rings.
Pegasus Materials debuts bio-based specialty materials November 28, 2025 The new investment by venture studio Ferment and existing investor LIOF, alongside prior investment from Fibrant BV, will accelerate commercial scale-up of Dutch materials company Pegasus’s products for the electronics, data center and aerospace industries.
Kontron and congatec unite to deliver secure embedded solutions November 27, 2025 Congatec and Kontron have together announced new modular and secure embedded platforms. At the core of this collaboration is the integration of KontronOS, Kontron’s secure, Linux-based operating system, with congatec’s application-ready aReady.COM hardware and software building blocks.
Presto Engineering acquires Garfield Microelectronics November 27, 2025 ASIC specialist Presto Engineering Group has acquired Garfield Microelectronics Ltd. (GFMicro), a UK-based design house established in 1993 – a move that will create Europe’s most comprehensive “design-to-production” one-stop shop for ASIC.
Safran partners with BEL to produce HAMMER in India November 26, 2025 The Joint Venture Cooperation (JVC) will localise the manufacturing, supply and maintenance of the Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range (HAMMER) weapon to meet the operational needs of India’s Air Force and Navy.
Jakson Group breaks ground on first phase of $900M solar plant November 25, 2025 In phase I, the Indian renewable energy firm will establish a 3 GW solar cell and 4 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh, followed by backward integration into ingot and wafer production in subsequent phases.
DigiKey: industry in transition as AI, reshoring and supply stability reshape the market November 19, 2025 The global components market is entering a new phase — one that is neither the pandemic-driven scramble for inventory nor the more recent period of oversupply. In a conversation with Evertiq, DigiKey CEO Dave Doherty describes an industry standing at a fragile point of transition, shaped by both uncertainty and accelerating structural change.
Azimuth AI, Cyient launch ‘India’s first-gen IP powered silicon chip’ November 19, 2025 Developed collaboratively by Azimuth AI and Cyient Semiconductors, ARKA GKT-1 integrates multi core custom computing, advanced analog sensing, memory and intelligent power management into a single, highly energy-efficient SoC.
Zuppa partners with Eighth Dimension to advance swarm drone tech November 18, 2025 The collaboration aims to develop next-generation AI-based teaming algorithms for swarm drones, along with real-time, context-based object recognition and identification capabilities across Zuppa’s existing UAV offerings.
Micron delivers ‘highest capacity’ SOCAMM2 for low-power DRAM November 17, 2025 The 192GB SOCAMM2 uses Micron’s most advanced 1-gamma DRAM process technology to deliver greater than 20% improvement in power efficiency, further enabling power design optimization of large data center clusters.