Cognichip secures $33 million to deliver Artificial Chip Intelligence
May 16, 2025
Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI) fundamentally rethinks 40 years of traditional, serial chip development with a modern, AI-first, conversational design approach, leveraging large-scale, secure, accelerated compute infrastructures.
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Tough Times for Hackers – Part 2: Applying the EN 18031 standard
May 14, 2025
Cybersecurity is shifting into the focus of European regulation. According to the EU Radio Equipment Directive, by August 2025, products with radio technology and internet access must protect networks and personal data and prevent fraud. The EN18031 standard is designed to assist manufacturers in implementation. Part 2 looks into its application.
Vianode partners with Fortum to advance EV battery recycling value chain
May 14, 2025
Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to secure supplies of high-quality recycled graphite concentrate from Fortum’s hydrometallurgical plant in Harjavalta, Finland.
Gravity to bring 5-minute EV charging to Greater LA
May 14, 2025
Each new site will be equipped with roughly twelve 500kW Distributed Energy Access Points (DEAPs) — nearly twice the speed of Tesla Superchargers. All sites will be designed to anticipate the needs of autonomous vehicles.
Drive TLV partners with NXP to advance smart mobility solutions
May 13, 2025
Drive TLV will facilitate collaborations between NXP and participating companies, identifying startups with the necessary capabilities and technologies to tackle industry challenges and bring market-ready solutions to fruition.
Lucid, KAUST team up to advance EV tech, autonomous driving
May 13, 2025
Lucid will have access to KAUST’s supercomputing capabilities. Joint efforts will also focus on the design and prototyping of next-generation components and systems, integrating disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, thermal and chemical engineering.
Tough times for hackers – Part 1: Basic regulatory principles
May 12, 2025
Cybersecurity is shifting into the focus of European regulation. According to the EU Radio Equipment Directive, by August 2025, products with radio technology and internet access must protect networks and personal data and prevent fraud. The EN18031 standard is designed to assist manufacturers in implementation.
Partstat, WIN team up to enhance chip storage solutions
May 12, 2025
The partnership between US-based Partstat and Taiwan’s WIN Semiconductors combines Partstat’s expertise in inventory management and storage with WIN’s advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities.
IBM, TCS team up to deploy India’s largest quantum computer
May 06, 2025
IBM and the Andhra Pradesh government have entered into discussions that aim for the Quantum Valley Tech Park to be anchored by an IBM Quantum System Two installation, with a 156-qubit Heron quantum processor.
MeTime Healing receives grant to develop AI-powered mental health platform
May 05, 2025
MeTime Healing received $125,000 from the Montgomery County Technology Innovation Fund in Maryland to address the growing mental health crisis.
VSORA raises $46M to bring powerful AI inference chip to market
May 05, 2025
The investment was led by Otium and a French family office with additional participation from Omnes Capital, Adélie Capital and co-financing from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund.
Siemens, O₂ Telefónica partner to enhance 5G network slicing
May 02, 2025
The solution “5G Slice for the Water Industry” allows water utilities in Germany to monitor and control their entire system of automation technology over a virtual 5G network using 5G network slicing technology.
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.
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.
India’s Indofast, Green Tiger team up to offer EV retrofit kits
April 28, 2025
The approach enables riders to convert their petrol two-wheelers to EVs with Green Tiger Mobility’s conversion kits. Riders can then use Indofast Energy’s battery-swapping network to deal with issues like range and charging times.
Europe's electronics erosion threatens strategic autonomy
April 28, 2025
A new report from IPC warns that Europe’s continued decline in electronics manufacturing capacity — particularly in printed circuit boards (PCBs), advanced packaging, and EMS — poses a growing threat to the continent’s defence readiness, industrial resilience, and technological sovereignty.
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.
Adani could spend $10B on data centre expansion in India
April 24, 2025
The data centres could be located in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu and potential sites have been identified, with discussions already underway with landowners, according to a Bloomberg report.
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.
Valens, ESWIN team up to bring MIPI A-PHY offering to China market
April 23, 2025
By leveraging Valens’ A-PHY expertise and technology as a key contributor to the MIPI A-PHY standard and ESWIN Computing’s technological capabilities and deep market understanding, the two companies are uniquely positioned to support the growing demand for MIPI A-PHY products in China.
No foolproof method to keep AI chips away from China, TSMC warns
April 22, 2025
The challenge for the Taiwanese tech giant is that the semiconductors TSMC customizes for many fabless firms and chip designers often end up being used in gadgets made by third parties, which is perfectly legitimate.
Czech semiconductor centre launches in Brno
April 16, 2025
Another step toward Europe's semiconductor independence has been taken with the launch of the Czech Semiconductor Centre (CSC) in Brno. The centre will focus on supporting innovation, prototyping, and the growth of European fabless companies.
Frontgrade opens the doors to its Microelectronics Facility
April 15, 2025
Frontgrade Technologies is allowing third-party access to its Colorado Springs manufacturing facility for microelectronics production. The move enables aerospace and defense programs to utilise Frontgrade’s experience in manufacturing, packaging, testing, and qualification.
SOTI partners with Urovo to boost battery monitoring
April 14, 2025
SOTI XSight now supports Urovo’s advanced smart batteries, giving organisations real-time insights into battery health, performance and location, thereby reducing mobile-device-related downtime, in the transportation and logistics (T&L) industry.
Farnell inks new global distribution agreement with MCC
April 11, 2025
Farnell has entered into a global distribution agreement with Micro Commercial Components (MCC), expanding its range of discrete semiconductor solutions available to customers in sectors such as automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, and computing.
The creation of an EU electronics raw materials database
April 09, 2025
In his previous guest article, Dirk Stans, Managing Partner at Eurocircuits, outlined three key actions needed to strengthen Europe’s electronics industry. Now, in this follow-up, he delves deeper into the second priority: the creation of an EU electronics raw materials database.
Infineon to acquire Marvell’s Automotive Ethernet business
April 08, 2025
Germany’s Infineon has entered into an agreement to acquire Marvell Technology’s Automotive Ethernet business for USD 2.5 billion – accelerating the build-up of its system capabilities for software-defined vehicles by complementing and expanding its own microcontroller business.
CalligoTech raises $1.1 million in pre-series A round
April 08, 2025
The funds will be used by the Indian startup for R&D expenses for developing the ver2.0 Silicon chip and platform. CalligoTech is also planning to boost its engineering talent and tech capabilities.
Siemens to set up $105 million battery R&D hub in Canada
April 07, 2025
The new R&D center will focus on developing cutting-edge AI manufacturing technologies with an initial emphasis on battery and electric vehicle (EV) production.
Hitachi Rail wins $370 million contract to build battery trains in UK
April 04, 2025
The nine state-of-the-art battery hybrid trains will replace Arriva Group’s entire Grand Central fleet and be manufactured at Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe factory, saving hundreds of jobs.
DeCharge secures $2.5 million to expand EV charging network
April 02, 2025
Indian startup DeCharge is expanding EV charging infrastructure with a network of DC fast chargers and DeCharge Beast chargers, designed to provide high-speed, accessible and intelligent charging solutions.
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