Arasan Launches xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP

Arasan Chip Systems, a leading provider of semiconductor IP for mobile and automobile SoCs, announced the immediate availability of its xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP. This IP integrates both the xSPI and eMMC 5.1 PHYs into a single, unified solution, enabling support for two distinct memory protocols within a single IP. The xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP is targeted at mission-critical applications in t...

2 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
India Commits USD 4.8 Billion In Union Budget 2026 To Emerge As A Global Semiconductor Contender

  India’s Union Budget 2026 marks a clear inflection point in the country’s semiconductor ambition. What emerges is not a tactical incentive programme but a calibrated national strategy designed to reposition India from a peripheral electronics base to a credible node in the global semiconductor value chain. For global semiconductor and electronics multinationals,...

2 Feb 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Arasan Launches xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP

Arasan Chip Systems, a leading provider of semiconductor IP for mobile and automobile SoCs, announced the immediate availability of its xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP. This IP integrates both the xSPI and eMMC 5.1 PHYs into a single, unified solution, enabling support for two distinct memory protocols within a single IP. The xSPI + eMMC Combo PHY IP is targeted at mission-critical applications in t...

30 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Nova Metrion® Adopted for Advanced Logic and Memory Production

Nova (Nasdaq: NVMI), a leading innovator in metrology and process control solutions for advanced semiconductor manufacturing, announced the adoption of its Nova Metrion® platform by global leaders in Memory and Logic device production. The platform was purchased for Gate-All-Around (GAA) and advanced DRAM device production, enabling customers to accelerate performance and yield....

30 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Semiconductor Test Consumables Makers Strengthen Market Strategies

Companies operating in the semiconductor test consumables sector are strengthening their market strategies as demand for advanced testing solutions continues to rise. Products such as probe cards, test sockets and related components play a critical role in ensuring semiconductor performance and reliability, prompting manufacturers to invest in innovation and capacity expansion. Industry leaders a...

27 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
TSMC Attracts Attention for Strong Growth and Stock Trend

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), listed on the New York Stock Exchange as TSM, has been highlighted by analysts as combining robust underlying business momentum with a favourable technical chart pattern — a combination that some investors view as attractive for growth‑oriented strategies. On the fundamentals, TSMC continues to demonstrate solid expansion in earnings and ...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
India Moves Closer to Making Its Own Chips

India has made a notable advance in developing a domestic semiconductor manufacturing sector, with pilot production now underway at several approved facilities and full-scale commercial output expected in the near future. Government officials highlighted that lithography — the process of transferring circuit patterns onto silicon wafers — remains one of the most technically demanding s...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Chinese AI Chip Firms See Big Sales Growth After US Export Curbs

Chinese companies developing artificial intelligence (AI) chips, including Cambricon Technologies and Moore Threads, recorded sharp increases in revenue last year, partly driven by changes in US semiconductor export restrictions affecting China. Moore Threads said its revenue for the previous year is expected to reach approximately 1.52 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year rise of about 247 ...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Neurophos Raises $110 Million in Series A Funding

Neurophos, a leader in photonic AI chip technology, has raised $110 million in an oversubscribed Series A round, bringing total funding to $118 million. The round was led by Gates Frontier, with participation from M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Space Capital, and others. "Modern AI inference demands monumental amounts of ...

23 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Magnachip Launches New IGBT Series for Solar and Energy Storage Systems

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX, “Magnachip”) announced the launch of its new series of Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) designed for solar inverters and industrial Energy Storage Systems (ESS), further strengthening its position in the high-efficiency power semiconductor market. The newly introduced 650V and 1200V new Generation Discrete IGBT products are desi...

21 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Silicon Single-Photon Detector Reaches Over 84% Efficiency

Silicon single-photon detectors (Si SPDs) play a central role in quantum photonics and single-photon imaging for detecting single photons in the visible spectrum. Many of these applications demand high photon detection efficiency (PDE) for effectively collecting photons. While Si SPD have compact size and are easy to operate, boosting their efficiency above 80% has been a challenge. To address th...

16 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Penguin Solutions’ SMART CXL Memory Module Passes Industry Compliance Testing

Penguin Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENG) a leading provider of high-performance computing and AI infrastructure solutions,  announced that its SMART Modular CXL NV-CMM E3.S 2T non-volatile memory module has successfully passed CXL® compliance testing. This achievement not only signifies adherence to industry standards, but positions Penguin Solutions as a trusted leader in advanced memory t...

16 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Quick Logic Receives First Orders for Radiation-Hardened FPGA Development Kit

Quick Logic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) Hard IP, Strategic Radiation Hardened, Antifuse and ruggedized FPGAs, announced that it has received orders for its Strategic Radiation Hardened FPGA Development Kit (SRH FPGA Dev Kit). These SRH FPGA Dev Kits include the SRH FPGA test chips, funded last year by QuickLogic, that have been fabricated on Global Foundries' i...

15 Jan 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Applied Brain Research Closes Oversubscribed Seed Funding Round

Applied Brain Research (ABR), the leader in low latency real-time on-device voice AI solutions, announced the successful closure of its oversubscribed seed funding round. The investment round was led by Two Small Fish Ventures (TSF), with Eva Lau joining the ABR board. The investment will fuel continued development and commercialization of ABR's breakthrough TSP1 state space accelerator chip and s...

14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Quectel Launches New Smart Robotic Computing Module

Quectel Wireless Solutions, an end-to-end global IoT solutions provider, announces the launch of a new-generation smart robotic computing module, the SH602HA-AP. Based on the D-Robotics Sunrise 5 (X5M) chip platform and with an integrated Ubuntu operating system, the module features up to 10 TOPs of brain processing units (BPU) computing power. Designed for demanding robotic workloads, this high-...

13 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
SonicEdge Partners with Global Semiconductor Manufacturer to Integrate Modulated Ultrasound into Audio Chipsets

SonicEdge, a pioneer in micro-acoustic innovation, announced at CES 2026 a new strategic partnership with a leading global semiconductor manufacturer to integrate its modulated ultrasound IP directly into next-generation audio chipsets. The audio chipset will natively drive SonicEdge’s modulated ultrasound speakers. Additional major chip companies are expected to follow as the industry recog...

9 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Nordic Semiconductor Brings Ultra-Low-Power Edge AI to Battery-Powered IoT Devices

Nordic Semiconductor, a global leader in low-power wireless connectivity solutions, is bringing AI intelligence and functionality to the smallest battery-powered IoT devices. With an industry-leading, ultra-low-power Edge AI solution, Nordic accelerates the arrival of a new generation of devices with integrated edge AI intelligence - combining energy efficiency with unmatched ease of use for devel...

7 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Chips & Media and Visionary.ai Launch World’s First AI-Based Full Image Signal Processor

Chips & Media, Inc. a leading hardware IP provider with more than 20 years of leadership in the multimedia industry, and Visionary.ai, the Israeli startup pioneering AI software for image processing, announced the launch of the world's first AI-based full Image Signal Processor (ISP). The new ISP offers a software-defined imaging pipeline that supercharges video quality in real time. The new ...

6 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
U.S. Automaker Selects Mobileye EyeQ™6H for Hands-Free Driving Systems

Mobileye announced that a US-based automaker has chosen the Mobileye EyeQ™6H to power future advanced driver assistance systems with hands-free driving on select highways across millions of vehicles worldwide. This deal reflects accelerating demand for Mobileye Surround ADAS™ systems globally, and Mobileye now estimates future delivery of more than 19 million EyeQ6H-based Surround syst...

6 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Baidu’s AI Chip Unit Kunlunxin Files Confidentially for Hong Kong IPO

China’s leading search and AI company Baidu has taken a strategic step to strengthen its semiconductor ambitions, with its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary Kunlunxin filing confidentially for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to sources familiar with the matter. The proposed listing signals Baidu’s intent to sharpen focus on custom AI processors at a time when ...

5 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS