VisIC Technologies Secures $26M in Round B Funding to Accelerate GaN Power Innovation for Next-Gen EVs

VisIC Technologies Ltd., a pioneer in Gallium Nitride (GaN) power semiconductors for electric mobility,  announced the successful second closing of its Round B funding, securing $26 million. The round was led by a global semiconductor leader, with HKMC joining as a strategic investor. This milestone reinforces VisIC's position at the forefront of GaN innovation for EV traction inverters and...

12 Dec 2025 | Friday | NEWS
EMASS–Semtech Alliance Accelerates Autonomous Edge AI with Long-Range, Ultra-Low-Power Connectivity

  EMASS, a Nanoveu subsidiary specializing in next-generation semiconductor technology,  announced a strategic collaboration with Semtech to bring low-power edge AI solutions integrated with LoRaWAN® connectivity to market. EMASS's ECS-DoT AI-enabled system-on-chips (SoCs) integrate Semtech's LoRa® transceivers, enabling long-range, battery-efficient intelligence for industrial,...

11 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Cirrus Logic Introduces High Definition Haptics Platform for Vehicles

-Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS), a leading provider of high-performance audio and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, today announced the launch of its new family of closed-loop haptic drivers CS40L51, CS40L52 and CS40L53, marking the company’s first haptic driver solutions reliability qualified in accordance with the AEC-Q100 automotive standard. The new family of products brings Cirrus Lo...

10 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Dai Nippon Printing unveils 10nm NIL template for 1.4nm generation logic semiconductors

-Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. announced the development of a nanoimprint lithography (NIL) template featuring a circuit line width of 10 nanometers (nm: 10-9 meter). The new template enables patterning for logic semiconductors equivalent to the 1.4nm generation and meets the miniaturization needs of cutting-edge logic semiconductors. Background and Aims In line with the shift to more sophisti...

10 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Toshiba adds 40V TCKE6 series eFuse ICs with advanced protection features

-Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (”Toshiba”) has added the 40V "TCKE6 series" products to its range of electronic fuses (eFuse ICs) that support multiple functions required for power line circuit protection. The five new products joining the lineup are “TCKE601RA,” “TCKE601RL,” “TCKE602RM,” “TCKE603RA,” and “T...

10 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Sivers Semiconductors Partners With DigiKey To Expand Global Access To MmWave And SATCOM Solutions

Collaboration enables faster evaluation, prototyping, and integration of Sivers' mmWave and SATCOM solutions worldwide - Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO:SIVE), a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies,  announced a strategic partnership with DigiKey, a leading global distributor of electronic components and automation products. This collaboration represents a signific...

9 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
Rapidus To Build 1.4 Nm Advanced Chip Fabrication Facility In Japan By 2027

Japanese semiconductor start up Rapidus has announced plans to construct a 1.4 nm process node fabrication facility, marking a bold step in the country ambition to re enter the front ranks of advanced global chip manufacturing. Research and development activities for the facility are expected to begin in 2026, with volume production targeted for 2029. Once operational, the plant is ...

9 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
TSMC Lifts Full Year Revenue Forecast As Global AI Spending Accelerates

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest advanced semiconductor foundry, has revised its full year revenue outlook upwards, citing sustained momentum in artificial intelligence driven investments across the global technology landscape. The company highlighted robust demand for high performance computing, advanced logic chips and AI centric workloads as the primary d...

9 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
AWS Unveils Graviton5-Powered EC2 M9g Instances With Up to 25% Higher Performance

At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced Amazon EC2 M9g instances powered by the new Graviton5 chip.   Key takeaways New AWS Graviton5-based Amazon EC2 M9g instances deliver up to 25% higher performance than the previous generation. With 192 cores per chip and 5x larger cache, customers can scale...

8 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Rigaku Launches XTRAIA MF-3400 to Enable Nanoscale Film Measurement for Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing

Rigaku Corporation, a global solution partner in X-ray analytical systems and a group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”) has launched the XTRAIA MF-3400, an instrument used in semiconductor manufacturing processes to measure the thickness and composition of wafers. The XTRAIA MF-3400 will significantly enhan...

8 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Lattice Semiconductor Announces $250 Million Share Repurchase Authorization

-Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, announced that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $250 million of its outstanding common stock. Lorenzo Flores, Chief Financial Officer, said, “Our strong financial position allows us to return capital to shareholders while continuing to make investments to strengthen our m...

8 Dec 2025 | Monday | Reports
Cyient Semiconductors Qualified for Key Technology IP Contract in SCL’s ₹4,500-Crore Modernization Program

Company Set to Play a Key Role in Strengthening India's Custom Silicon Capabilities  Cyient Semiconductors, a leader in custom ASIC turnkey and intelligent power solutions, announced that it has been qualified for a pivotal contract for the supply and qualification of technology IPs, including design enablement, for the ₹4,500-crore modernization initiative at the Semi-Conductor Laborato...

8 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Launches AOLV66935 High-SOA 100V MOSFET for 48V Hot-Swap in Next-Generation AI Servers

-Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq: AOSL), a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of discrete power devices, wide band gap power devices, power management ICs, and modules, today announced its AOLV66935 a 100V High Safe Operating Area (SOA) MOSFET in an LFPAK 8x8 package. AOS’ latest MOSFET is designed as an ideal solution for 48V Hot Swap architectur...

4 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
Asahi Kasei Divests Daramic Lead Battery Separator Business to Kingswood Capital as Part of Strategic Portfolio Realignment

Asahi Kasei, a diversified global manufacturer in the Healthcare, Homes, and Material sectors, announces its strategic divestiture of Daramic, a lead battery separator business, to Kingswood Capital Management, LP. The Daramic business transfer closed on December 1, 2025. The effect on Asahi Kasei’s consolidated financial results for fiscal 2025 is immaterial. “As we enter a new era...

4 Dec 2025 | Thursday | NEWS
NVIDIA and Synopsys Form Multi-Year Strategic Partnership to Accelerate AI-Driven Engineering; NVIDIA Invests $2B in Synopsys

Multi-year collaboration spans NVIDIA CUDA accelerated computing, agentic and physical AI, and Omniverse digital twins to achieve simulation speed and scale previously unattainable through traditional CPU computing – opening new market opportunities across engineering. To further adoption of GPU-accelerated engineering solutions, the companies will collaborate in engineering and marketi...

3 Dec 2025 | Wednesday | NEWS
Merck Opens Semiconductor Solutions Mega Site in Kaohsiung as New Phase of Global Growth Begins

Merck has opened its new Semiconductor Solutions Mega Site in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, marking a significant expansion of its global electronics footprint and a major boost to the resilience of critical semiconductor supply chains. The first phase of the site, covering one hundred and fifty thousand square metres, is now fully operational and ready to support the fast growing demand for advanced semic...

2 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | NEWS
TSMC Flags Severe Capacity Gap as AI Workloads Outpace Advanced-Node Supply

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM), the world’s leading semiconductor foundry, cautioned that its production capacity at advanced process nodes remains significantly below what is required to support the rapid acceleration of global artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. Speaking at a recent industry briefing, TSMC’s Chief Executive Officer stated th...

1 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
Intel Stock Surges as Talk Grows of Potential Apple Partnership

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) saw its shares rise more than 10%  as market speculation intensified around a potential manufacturing partnership with Apple Inc. Reports circulating among industry analysts and supply chain observers suggest that Apple may be evaluating Intel’s cutting-edge 18A process node to produce its next-generation M-series processors, including the rumored M6 a...

1 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS
SemiLEDs’ Trung Tri Doan Reports FY2025: Annual Revenue Soars, Q4 Earnings Under Pressure

SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), “SemiLEDs” or the “Company,” a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, ended August 31, 2025. Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 was $13.2 million, compared to $17.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2025. GAAP net loss att...

1 Dec 2025 | Monday | Company results
Micron to Invest $9.6 Billion in New AI Memory Chip Plant in Japan

Micron Technology, Inc., a global leader in memory and storage solutions, today announced plans to invest $9.6 billion in the construction of a new advanced semiconductor fabrication facility in Hiroshima, Japan. The new plant will focus on producing next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips designed to power the world’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) and high-perfo...

1 Dec 2025 | Monday | NEWS