• Thursday | 13 August 2026
Cystar, Incergo and Visual Semiconductor Collaborate on 65-Inch 8K Glasses-Free 3D TV

Cystar, Inc., Incergo S.A. (Vienna MTF: ICG), and Visual Semiconductor, Inc. announced they are collaborating on the upcoming release of a 65-inch 8K GF3D™ glasses-free 3D television for the home. 3D television failed the first time because it asked the audience to wear something. This one asks for nothing. Combining Visual Semiconductor’s proprietary GF3D™ technology with adva...

13 Aug 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Kioxia and Sandisk Unveil 9th-Generation 2Tb QLC NAND for AI Data Centres

Kioxia Corporation, a subsidiary of Kioxia Holdings Corporation (TOKYO: 285A), and Sandisk Corporation (Nasdaq: SNDK) today unveiled their new 9th-generation, high-performance 2Tb QLC 3D flash memory technology designed to support the growing storage demands of AI-driven infrastructure. The technology demonstrates how architectural innovation can help storage advance at the fast pace required by A...

13 Aug 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Seoul Semiconductor Secures India Patent Injunction, Strengthening Global IP Position

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 046890, hereinafter 'Seoul') and its affiliate Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 092190), global opto-semiconductor technology companies, have obtained a permanent injunction enjoining infringement of Seoul’s opto-semiconductor patents in India, following similar injunction rulings in Europe and the United States. The Delhi High Court exten...

13 Aug 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Data Centre Semiconductor and Components Market Set to Reach $1.8 Trillion by 2030, Dell’Oro Forecasts

According to a newly published forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data centre industries, the worldwide Data Centre IT Semiconductors and Components market is poised for substantial growth, reaching $1.8 trillion by 2030. This forecast has been revised significantly since the January 2026 report, reflec...

13 Aug 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Lam Research and NY Creates to Train 3,500 Students in Semiconductor Process Integration

Lam Research Corp. (Nasdaq: LRCX) and New York Centre for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering and Science (NY Creates) announced a collaboration to train approximately 3,500 students in semiconductor process integration over the next five years. NY Creates is a New York not-for-profit organization that owns and operates the Albany NanoTech Complex, the most advanced n...

13 Aug 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Aeonsemi Brings 10Gbps Ethernet Over Existing Coax to Next-Generation AI and Broadband Networks

Semicon Leaders Asia speaks with Mike Hansen, Sr. Product Line Manager at Aeonsemi, on how LumaReach™ is reshaping Ethernet-over-coax deployments and enabling cost-effective, high-speed connectivity. Q. LumaReach™ introduces what you describe as the industry's first commercially available 10 Gbps Ethernet-over-coax network controller. What market opportunity did Aeonsemi identify, a...

13 Aug 2026 | Thursday | Interaction
TSMC and Sony Consider $6.3 Billion Japan Image Sensor Plant for AI, Robotics and Automotive

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Sony Group are considering a combined investment of about ¥1 trillion (US$6.3 billion) to develop an image sensor manufacturing facility in Japan, as demand for sensing technologies grows across artificial intelligence (AI), automotive and robotics applications. The proposed investment would support a planned facility in Kumamoto Prefecture in ...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Hanmi Semiconductor to Establish US Subsidiary as AI Chip Investment Drives Equipment Demand

South Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturer Hanmi Semiconductor is expanding its presence in the United States as growing investment in artificial intelligence (AI) chips creates fresh opportunities across the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. The company announced on 10 August that it plans to establish a US subsidiary, HANMI USA, Inc., with an investment of approximately US$1.5 milli...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Altera Expands DDR5 and LPDDR5 Memory Support Across Agilex FPGA Portfolio

Altera, the world's largest independent FPGA solutions provider, announced expanded DDR5 memory support across its Agilex® FPGA portfolio with the release of Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 26.1.1. The update adds new DDR5, LPDDR5 and LPDDR5X-compatible memory capabilities to more Agilex FPGAs, enabling developers to build higher-performance AI, networking and embedded systems ...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
OpenLight and Tower Semiconductor Launch Photonics PDK on Cadence EDA Platform for AI Optical Interconnects

OpenLight, a leader in heterogeneous III‑V‑on‑silicon photonic integration and custom Photonic Application‑Specific Integrated Circuits (PASICs), and Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leading foundry for high-value analog semiconductor solutions, announced the availability of OpenLight’s photonic Process Design Kit (PDK) for Tower Semiconductor’s PH18DA&nbs...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
MaxLinear Launches Carmel USB-to-UART Device for AI Data Centre and Hyperscale Infrastructure

MaxLinear, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXL), a leader in high-performance analog, mixed-signal and connectivity semiconductor solutions, announced Carmel™, MxL81434, a next-generation high-speed USB-to-UART product designed to support console access, system bring-up, monitoring, debugging, and infrastructure management in AI data centres and hyperscale cloud environments. Carmel™ combines 480Mbps Hi...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Cirrus Logic Bets Big on Smart Energy with Next-Gen Metrology AFE Platform

SemiconLeaders Asia speaks with Eddie Sinnott, VP, Automotive and Industrial, Cirrus Logic, on the company's big bet on smart energy — from its Scottish Enterprise-funded metrology analogue front-end platform and University of Strathclyde partnership to Edinburgh's growing role as its largest engineering hub outside the United States. Q. Cirrus Logic has received R&D funding from Scotti...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Interaction
Samsung and SK hynix Drive $38.4 Billion South Korean Semiconductor Investment Boom

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are accelerating investments in semiconductor manufacturing capacity in South Korea, with more than 54 trillion won (approximately US$38.4 billion) committed to expanding memory production. The spending is also generating new opportunities for South Korean semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers as manufacturers increase investment across front-end, back-en...

11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Onto Innovation Completes $720M Rigaku Investment to Strengthen Semiconductor Process Control

Onto Innovation Inc. (NYSE: ONTO) has completed the previously announced acquisition of a 27% minority equity stake in Rigaku Holdings Corporation, strengthening a strategic partnership aimed at advancing X-ray-based technologies for semiconductor manufacturing process control. The investment was acquired from Atom Investment, L.P., an affiliate of Carlyle, for ¥113.078 billion (approximately...

11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Discovered Materials Raises $9M to Accelerate AI-Driven Materials Discovery for Semiconductor Chips

Discovered Materials, a company building AI agents that discover and accelerate the adoption of new materials for semiconductor chips, announces a $9M seed round. They also released hundreds of new materials discovered by frontier AI models, along with the Material Discovery Bench - the first benchmark for agentic materials discovery on real-world semiconductor chip problems. The round ...

11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Silicon Motion Launches MonTitan SSD Reference Design Kit for Agentic AI Infrastructure

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices, unveiled its new MonTitan™ SSD Reference Design Kit (RDK), featuring the company’s next-generation patented PerformaShape™ technology. Designed for Agentic AI infrastructure, the platform enables enterprise SSDs to serve as a p...

11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
AP Memory Appoints Former Qualcomm and NXP Executive Jian Zhang to Leadership Team

AP Memory, a leading global design company providing customised memory solutions, announced the appointment of Jian Zhang to its leadership team. Jian will apply her extensive global semiconductor experience to help strengthen AP Memory's technology development, product engineering, operations management, and global customer collaboration, supporting the company's next phase of growth and global e...

11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Ambiq Advances Edge AI Development with Open-Source heliaPROFILER for Apollo SoCs

Semicon Leaders Asia Speaks with Dr Adam Page, Head of AI at Ambiq, on AI Workload Optimisation, Open-Source Edge AI and the HELIA Ecosystem Q. heliaPROFILER is designed to simplify AI workload optimisation on resource-constrained devices. What specific challenges faced by edge AI developers does this new tool address, and how does it improve the development process? The conversation around...

11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Interaction
QumulusAI Signs Agentic Hedge Fund Deal to Monetise Sovereign NVIDIA Blackwell AI Compute

QumulusAI (Nasdaq: QMLS), a neocloud infrastructure provider purpose-built for the AI computing era, announced an agreement with an agentic hedge fund. QumulusAI negotiated market-rate compute pricing for the fund’s usage along with a share of its quarterly trading profits, with no exposure to trading losses. The customer operates a fully agentic hedge fund whose specialised AI agents disco...

10 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Zhanxin Semiconductor Lists on ChiNext as Military-Grade Power IC Specialist Targets AI Growth

Jiangsu Zhanxin Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. has officially begun trading on China’s ChiNext board, marking a new stage of growth for the semiconductor company as it seeks to build on its position in military-grade power management integrated circuits (ICs) and expand into high-growth civilian markets. The company, which listed on 7 August, has developed more than 700 proprietary prod...

10 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS

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