Magic Eye a developer of advanced 3D depth sensing technology based on ILT™ (Invertible Light Technology) , will unveil a new high-resolution, real-time ILT evaluation system at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) designed to enable customers to evaluate ILT performance, validate configurations and begin application development for robotics, low-cost LiDAR-class replacement and auto...
MemryX Inc., a leading provider of high-performance AI accelerators for edge devices, announced a distribution and solutions partnership with Macnica, Inc., one of Japan's largest semiconductor distributors. The agreement builds on more than a year of collaboration supporting customer engagements across Japan's growing edge-AI markets and strengthens both companies' ability to scale deployments a...
Open POWER Foundation, an open developer community for the POWER ISA, announces the winners of the Microwatt Design Challenge (Microwatt Momentum Hackathon), in collaboration with ChipFoundry. The challenge was open to a broad range of participants including hardware engineers, students, researchers, and developers within the Open POWER ecosystem. The Open POWER Foundation, in collaboration with ...
AP Memory, a leading global design company providing customized memory solutions, today announced further advancements in its S-SiCapTM (Stack Silicon Capacitor) product line to address the increasing integration demands of AI servers and high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The S-SiCapTM portfolio includes two product categories —discrete silicon capacitors and interposers with silicon...
Meridian Innovation, a global leader in CMOS-based thermal imaging solutions, is excited to announce the launch of Cheetah, a breakthrough 50×50 LWIR thermal imaging sensor engineered to deliver a new level of performance, compactness, and affordability for mass-market applications. Built on Meridian's proven SenXor® technology platform, Cheetah offers unrivalled price-performance, enab...
SK hynix 32Gb 1b die-based 256GB server DDR5 RDIMM completes compatibility validation with Intel Xeon 6 platform- Demonstrates world-leading expertise in high-capacity DDR5 module technology- SK hynix to proactively enhance customer satisfaction as a "Full-stack AI memory creator" SK hynix Inc. announced that it has become the first in the industry to complete the Intel Data Center Certified...
Kioxia Corporation announced that its Nearest Neighbor Search (ANNS) software technology, KIOXIA AiSAQ™, has been officially integrated into the open-source vector database starting with Milvus version 2.6.4. This integration allows Milvus users to fully leverage KIOXIA AiSAQ™'s SSD-optimized vector search capabilities, providing developers and enterprises with a practical and cost-eff...
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Alphawave IP Group plc (AWE.L) (“Alphawave Semi”), approximately one quarter ahead of schedule. The acquisition of Alphawave Semi aims to further accelerate and provide key assets for Qualcomm's expansion into the data center. Tony Pialis, CEO and co-founder of Alphawave Semi, will lead the Qualcomm...
Rigaku Corporation, a global partner in X-ray analytical systems solutions and a Rigaku Holdings Corporation company (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”), announced the launch of the ONYX 3200, a new semiconductor metrology system for measuring the thickness, composition, and bump structures* in wafer-level processes. The system is designed to help m...
-Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) and Aizip have partnered to showcase two innovations in AI-enhanced sensing: real-time swallowing detection using millimeter-wave radar and gesture recognition utilizing electromyography (EMG). This collaboration pairs AKM’s sensing hardware with Aizip’s lightweight artificial intelligence (AI) models to provide manufacturers with solutions that don&rs...
Growth Supported by Leading-edge Logic, Memory and Advanced Packaging Applications from 2025 through 2027 Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are forecast to reach a record high of $133 billion in 2025, growing 13.7% year-on-year, SEMI announced today in its Year-End Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast – OEM Perspective...
Toppan has outlined a sharpened semiconductor strategy that places advanced packaging and next generation photomask technologies at the heart of its growth roadmap, aligning the business more closely with accelerating global demand for artificial intelligence driven computing. The company is recalibrating its semiconductor portfolio to address the increasing complexity of chip architectur...
- Demonstrates end-to-end expertise in high-performance custom chip design for AI and HPC- Establishes a subsidiary in Japan to strengthen global reach SEMIFIVE, a global leader in custom AI semiconductor (ASIC) design preparing for its KOSDAQ listing, announced that it has secured multiple AI semiconductor design projects in Japan and recently established its subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan. ...
-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...
-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...
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 ...
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...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that it has developed the world’s first technology to generate millimeter-scale flow within a channel by using microbubbles with a diameter of 10μm as the driving source. Developed through joint research with Suzuki & Namura Laboratory at Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, this te...
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...
As part of its commitment towards a more sustainable future, Kioxia Corporation (“Kioxia”) today announced a collaborative initiative with Google LLC (“Google”) to boost its use of the clean electricity generated by a hydropower retrofit project in Japan's Chubu region. This project, owned by the Chubu Electric Power group, is expected to increase annual clean energy gene...