Niche demand, MLC migration to drive SLC NAND prices up to 170% July 16, 2026 Meanwhile, demand for SLC NAND continues to grow in AI edge computing, data centers, and automotive electronics, causing the supply-demand gap to widen quickly, TrendForce notes.
Nvidia partners with Japan firms to advance physical AI July 16, 2026 Japanese companies such as AIRoA, Fanuc, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kubota, NEC, SoftBank, Sony, and Yaskawa Electric intend to join the Nvidia Cosmos Coalition to help build open frontier physical AI models.
Variscite, NRG partner to reduce medical device development risk July 15, 2026 In this new partnership, medical device developers and manufacturers will receive a combination of hardware and software architecture support with targeted medtech-specific software and engineering services to support precise design and time-to-market requirements.
Havells enters BESS segment through collaboration with Pixii July 15, 2026 By combining Havells’ manufacturing base, sales and distribution network, and understanding of the Indian market with Norwegian company Pixii’s energy storage technology, the collaboration aims to enable reliable, efficient and scalable solutions.
Hanza optimizes its manufacturing cluster in Finland July 14, 2026 As part of this review, Hanza has transferred certain operations from its Finnish facilities in Nivala and Sievi to Hanza’s larger and more scalable production facility in Oulainen, Finland.
Europe's PCB comeback is colliding with a supply chain that isn't ready July 13, 2026 Europe's printed circuit board industry is having a moment. Defence spending is up, AI is driving demand, and policymakers are finally talking about electronics as strategic infrastructure. But as I discovered in a recent EMS@C-Level conversation with Vytautas Ilgunas, Chief Commercial Officer at TLT PCB, and Raymond Goh, Chief Operating Officer at Confidee, the comeback is running headfirst into a supply chain that we spent the last two decades hollowing out. The demand is real. The capacity to serve it, particularly in materials, is not.
Richardson to manufacture power supply for C-Motive’s ZeroMag motor July 13, 2026 Richardson Electronics will provide DFM, engineering support, Alpha and Beta pilot production, production test development, quality planning, regulatory support and volume manufacturing services for C-Motive’s motor drive controller to prepare for commercial production.
Europe is falling behind – and there is no plan July 10, 2026 During Evertiq Expo Berlin, in4ma's Dieter Weiss and Maraike Haas, alongside EMSNOW's Eric Miscoll, had just presented five years of data showing Asia lapping Europe in EMS growth. Off stage, they went further.
Mitsubishi Electric wholly acquires GSaaS provider Infostellar July 09, 2026 Tokyo-based Infostellar provides ground segment as a service (GSaaS) offerings for orbiting satellites. The two companies aim to accelerate the global expansion of ground station networks and establish a high-quality space communications infrastructure.
It's gotten worse – and the memory market isn't done yet July 09, 2026 Two months ago, at Evertiq Expo Zürich, Nikolaos Florous left little room for optimism. Tight memory market conditions would persist, he said — and things would likely get worse before they got better.
Adani Defence & Aerospace to invest $260 million in missile project July 09, 2026 The project in Madhya Pradesh will set up an advanced missile ecosystem with composite propellant and Trinitrotoluene (TNT) production at a single location, creating India's first backward-integrated private-sector capability of its kind.
OCSiAl to supply single wall carbon nanotubes to PowerCo facility July 09, 2026 Nanotubes for PowerCo will be supplied from OCSiAl’s production facility in Serbia to the PowerCo factory in Salzgitter, Germany, helping increase local sourcing of critical battery materials within Europe.
Analog Devices completes acquisition of Empower Semiconductor July 08, 2026 The two companies had earlier announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Analog Devices would acquire Empower in an all-cash transaction for USD 1.5 billion.
Maruti Suzuki inaugurates vehicle manufacturing plant in India July 08, 2026 At full capacity the advanced vehicle manufacturing facility in Haryana is expected to produce one million units per annum. The projected total investment at the plant will be about USD 3.5 billion, creating over 21,000 jobs.
Alva secures €16 million to scale electric motor technology July 06, 2026 The financing supports the Norwegian deep-tech company’s expanding manufacturing capacity, development of its product portfolio and international growth as demand accelerates for compact, high-performance electric motors.
JetZero breaks ground on aircraft factory in North Carolina July 03, 2026 The project, supported by a state-level incentive package, will be home to production of JetZero’s next-generation aircraft and is expected to create 14,500 jobs over the next 10 years.
Valeo secures radar tech contract with North American OEM July 03, 2026 The American OEM will be able to customize the hardware configuration – without increasing hardware complexity – to offer driving and parking functions from entry level to Level 3 of autonomy.
Infineon opens €5 billion Smart Power Fab in Dresden July 02, 2026 Infineon Technologies has opened its Smart Power Fab in Dresden, Germany – described as the world's largest fab for power semiconductors and analog/mixed-signal technologies.
Tesla to hire 1,000 workers at German Gigafactory July 01, 2026 Tesla has announced plans to hire 1,000 employees at its Gigafactory in Grünheide, near Berlin, as the company prepares to increase production. From October, the plant is expected to raise output to 7,500 vehicles per week, marking the next phase in the expansion of Tesla's European manufacturing hub.
Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium in $8 billion deal July 01, 2026 The transaction will give Rocket Lab an immediate foothold in space-based applications, including both proprietary and standards-based satellite Internet of Things (IoT) and direct-to-device (D2D), PNT, and critical safety-of-life services.
Nightfood Holdings signs LOI to acquire 51% of Jiun Jiang July 01, 2026 The proposed transaction furthers Nightfood’s anticipated transformation into a diversified automation and advanced-manufacturing platform positioned at the intersection of semiconductor manufacturing, AI infrastructure, robotics, pharmaceutical automation, and industrial technology.
Five cities, five expos, one season – and then something new June 29, 2026 Dennis Dahlgren and Ewelina Bednarz reflect on the spring Expo season and look ahead to their first trip to the International in4ma EMS & PCB Forum in Würzburg.
Voltatron wins contract to supply electronics solutions June 29, 2026 The agreement covers the supply of complex, highly integrated functional modules to the customer for use in peripheral devices deployed in industrial applications within the field of electric mobility. The annual order volume exceeds EUR 10 million.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions opens European Service Center June 29, 2026 Core competencies of the facility in Gärtringen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, include highly automated functionality featuring innovative robotics right through the supply chain from goods receipt to shipping.
MKS opens Supercenter Factory in Malaysia with $96M investment June 29, 2026 Located on a 17-acre site with approximately 350,000 square feet of built-up space, the facility in Penang, Malaysia, will support the growing global demand for wafer fabrication equipment.
Siemens secures service contract for 61 battery-powered trains June 26, 2026 The aim is to achieve particularly reliable, efficient and sustainable operations on Germany’s Network North Westphalia, where the state-of-the-art battery-powered Mireo Plus B trains will enter service from December 2029.
Bear Robotics to acquire UK firm Kinisi Robotics June 26, 2026 Bristol-based Kinisi Robotics has been building on Bear’s production navigation stack since the company was founded — the same technology that powers Bear’s commercial fleet.
onsemi to acquire Synaptics in $7 billion all-stock deal June 26, 2026 Building on onsemi’s expertise in automotive, industrial and AI data center, the combined platform is intended to position onsemi at the center of Physical AI.
Honda to supply 3 high-output eGX models to OEMs June 26, 2026 Since their introduction in 2021, eGX Series electric power unit models with a maximum output of 1.8 kW, have been adopted by work equipment manufacturers, primarily for small-sized equipment such as rammers and plate compactors.
Why does signal integrity determine the effectiveness of defence systems? June 25, 2026 The effectiveness of modern defence systems is no longer defined solely by the number of tanks, aircraft, missile launchers, or soldiers. Increasingly, real military capability depends on the reliability of the electronics responsible for maintaining communications, surveillance, data processing, and weapons control.
Evertiq Expo Berlin 2026 – through the lens June 25, 2026 Siemensstadt was a deliberate choice for the move of Evertiq Expo Berlin. The district was once a city within a city – an entire industrial ecosystem built around a single company, now being reimagined for the next generation of technology. It felt like the right place for a day spent discussing what European electronics manufacturing is, and what it needs to become.
Nearfield Instruments raises $380 million in largest ever Dutch deep-tech round June 24, 2026 Rotterdam-based semiconductor metrology company Nearfield Instruments has closed a USD 380 million Series D funding round, valuing the company at USD 1.6 billion. The round is the largest deep-tech funding round ever completed in the Netherlands.