Amkor acquires additional land in Arizona to expand advanced packaging campus May 28, 2026 US semiconductor packaging and test provider Amkor Technology has secured an additional 67-acre parcel of land adjacent to its existing campus in Peoria, Arizona, expanding its footprint for future advanced packaging and test capacity.
Indian startup Anscer Robotics secures $4.7 million in Series A May 27, 2026 The company’s architecture is designed to support real-time analytics, contextual decision-making, and seamless interoperability with customer-owned Artificial Intelligence models and digital systems.
Evertiq Expo Berlin – between resilience, AI and manufacturing reality May 26, 2026 The German electronics industry is entering a period defined less by stability and more by adaptation. For years, the sector benefited from a model built on industrial strength, global supply chains and close ties between manufacturing and export-driven growth. Today, many of those assumptions are being re-evaluated.
Evertiq Expo celebrated 15 years – in the city where it all began May 22, 2026 On 21 May, Evertiq Expo returned to Lund – the city where it all started. After several years at Malmö Arena, the event was back on home turf for its 15th anniversary, this time at Sparbanken Skåne Arena.
Siemens acquires key businesses of Italy’s MERMEC Group May 21, 2026 The transaction will strengthen Siemens’ global rail portfolio, with a particular focus on diagnostics and measurement technologies, while further expanding its signaling activities, industrial footprint, and market access in Italy.
Locus Robotics acquires Nexera, advancing mobile manipulation May 21, 2026 The integration of Nexera’s NeuraGrasp end-effector technology into the Locus Robotics physical AI platform expands the company’s autonomous mobile manipulation capabilities and broadens what Locus Array can handle across end-to-end fulfillment workflows.
ICEYE delivers MikroSAR system to Polish Armed Forces May 19, 2026 Each satellite in the constellation carries a SAR radar that emits microwave pulses and turns their reflections into detailed images with a resolution as fine as 25 cm.
Evertiq Expo Lund: Strategies, security and the hardware Europe is missing May 19, 2026 Factories are being built, strategies are being written and investments are being made at a pace the electronics industry has not seen in decades. What is actually happening — and what is still missing — is the theme of this year's Expo in Lund.
SkyfireAI raises $11M to advance autonomous drone operations May 19, 2026 SkyfireAI’s platform is designed for public safety, defense, and other mission-critical organizations that need to respond faster, expand situational awareness, and scale drone operations without a corresponding increase in operator workload or staffing.
Highlights from Evertiq Expo Kraków May 18, 2026 On May 7, the Evertiq Expo Kraków 2026 trade show took place at Fabryczna 13. The event brought together 456 representatives from the European electronics industry and 48 exhibiting companies. Among the 291 registered visitors, the organizers noted a large number of new attendees representing companies that had not previously participated in Evertiq Expo.
Tata Electronics, ASML sign MoU to boost India’s chip ecosystem May 18, 2026 The collaboration between the two companies will focus on deploying ASML’s holistic suite of advanced lithography tools and solutions for Tata Electronics’ upcoming 300 mm (12 inch) semiconductor fab in Dholera, Gujarat.
Pixxel teams up with Cosmoserve to boost space debris removal May 15, 2026 Under the terms of the partnership, Pixxel will leverage its satellite bus design and manufacturing capabilities to support Hyderabad-based Cosmoserve Space’s mission.
German quantum computing firm eleQtron secures €57 million May 15, 2026 The new capital will be used to build scalable production capacity, expand cloud-based access to eleQtron’s systems, and further develop its hardware platform. The company is also advancing its proprietary MAGIC technology.
Indian semiconductor startup HrdWyr raises $13 million May 14, 2026 HrdWyr develops chips for sectors such as consumer electronics, EVs, industrial systems and data centres. The funding will accelerate the development of the company’s AISoC products and expand customer engagements across key global markets.
MIT, IBM launch new research lab for AI, quantum computing May 11, 2026 The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab will serve as a focal point for joint research between MIT and IBM in AI, algorithms, and quantum computing, as well as the integration of these technologies into hybrid computing systems.
Heart of the electronics industry beats again in Kraków May 08, 2026 Evertiq Expo Kraków 2026 brought the electronics industry back to Kraków on May 7. The industrial atmosphere of CFK13, with its distinctive 1930s character, set the stage for discussions about where the Polish and European electronics industries are heading next.
Sapient Perception raises €2M to develop 10K ISR sensor May 08, 2026 The Danish startup will use this funding to accelerate development of its 10K sensor systems and software-defined cameras, expand its engineering team, support initial deployments across defense, security and emergency response sectors, and strengthen integrations with partners.
Mosaic SoC raises $3.8M to advance spatial intelligence May 06, 2026 The Swiss semiconductor startup builds integrated circuits that process visual and positional sensor data to give devices a real-time understanding of where they are and what’s around them.
Europe is building a system without a physical foundation May 05, 2026 Europe is investing billions in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and data centres. These investments are meant to strengthen the region’s technological position and reduce external dependencies. But the question is becoming harder to ignore: to what extent is Europe building a system on a foundation that does not physically exist?
Denso withdraws bid for ROHM stake after board fails to secure support May 05, 2026 Less than a year after announcing a strategic semiconductor partnership, Denso has pulled its proposal to acquire shares in ROHM — after failing to secure support from ROHM's board of directors and special committee.
Digitalisation increases risk. Companies are not ready May 05, 2026 Just a year ago, during the panel “Cybersecurity in the era of integrated electronic systems” at Evertiq Expo Kraków, uncertainty dominated the discussion. Companies knew new regulations were coming, but lacked clarity – both in terms of scope and implementation. Today, that situation is beginning to shift. Regulations are coming into force, and with them, pressure is mounting – particularly in the industrial and electronics sectors – to treat cybersecurity as an operational concern, not merely a formal requirement.
Rocsys unveils multi-bay hands-free charging solution, raises $13M May 04, 2026 Rocsys M1 combines AI-enhanced computer vision for precise, continuously improving plug-in performance and motion intelligence for safe, context-aware operation. Rocsys M1 is fully interoperable across EVs, chargers and connector types.
Evertiq Expo Kraków 2026: from design decisions to market tensions May 04, 2026 What happens at the design stage is increasingly resolved later – in production and on the market. Decisions related to system architecture, material selection or operating parameters often return in the form of integration challenges, manufacturing constraints or supply chain risks. In electronics for demanding applications, these dependencies are particularly visible. Design, system performance and market conditions form a connected system in which changes in one area affect the others.
Pixxel to launch India’s first orbital data centre satellite May 04, 2026 Pixxel will design, build, launch and operate the Pathfinder satellite, while Bengaluru startup Sarvam will provide the AI backbone, handling both training and inference directly in orbit, with full-stack language models running on board the satellite.
Accenture, Vodafone Procure & Connect, SAP advance humanoid robotics May 01, 2026 SAP led the integration of the robots into the warehouse management system, while Accenture designed and deployed the robot intelligence and operational framework, drawing on its expertise in physical AI, advanced robotics and digital twin environments.
Kontron secures cybersecurity contract April 30, 2026 Kontron will deliver advanced cybersecurity capabilities across several institutions in CEE. The project, valued at approximately EUR 20 million, is being implemented in collaboration with Darktrace, a company in the AI-powered cyber defence space.
Growth surge masks structural strain in semiconductor market April 30, 2026 During Evertiq Expo Zurich on April 23, 2026, Claus Aasholm, founder of Semiconductor Business Intelligence, offered a pointed assessment of a semiconductor industry growing rapidly — but not evenly. In his keynote and a follow-up conversation, Aasholm argued that while headline figures suggest unprecedented expansion, underlying dynamics point to structural imbalances across the supply chain.
Evertiq Expo Zürich 2026 – highlights in pictures April 29, 2026 Evertiq Expo made its debut in Zürich on April 23, bringing together the Swiss electronics industry for a day of networking, insights, and focused discussions.
Omdia lifts 2026 semiconductor outlook as AI-driven memory constraints intensify April 28, 2026 Omdia has significantly raised its 2026 semiconductor revenue forecast, now projecting growth of 62.7%, citing sustained AI-driven demand and tightening supply conditions in memory markets.
Neura partners with AWS to accelerate Physical AI at scale April 27, 2026 By running the Neuraverse on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and connecting Neura Gym to AWS services, Neura Robotics can accelerate how robotic intelligence is trained, tested, and continuously improved across customer, partner and internal use cases.
Turbo, Hithium partner to advance energy storage solutions April 24, 2026 Under the agreement, Turbo Energy will integrate its proprietary AI-driven software platform with Hithium’s battery storage systems, delivering fully optimized, end-to-end solar energy solutions tailored to complex C&I environments.
Posco secures $675M artificial graphite anode order April 22, 2026 This is the largest supply agreement the South Korean company has secured since entering the anode material business in 2011. It currently supplies anode material to domestic battery manufacturers and companies, including GM.