• Friday | 14 August 2026
Lattice Semiconductor Targets AI Growth Through Low-Power Programmable Silicon

Lattice Semiconductor is attracting increased market attention as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure creates opportunities across a wider range of semiconductor suppliers. The company’s focus on low-power, programmable devices gives it exposure to applications that extend beyond the high-performance processors typically associated with the AI boom. The company, wh...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Flip Electronics Partners with Vishay to Expand EOL and Obsolete Semiconductor Supply

Flip Electronics, a global authorised distributor specialising in hard-to-find, discontinued, EOL, aged and obsolete electronic components, announced it has signed an authorised Value-Added Reseller partnership agreement with Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Through this agreement, Flip Electronics will distribute Vishay's expansive portfolio of discrete semiconductors, focusing on EOL and Obsolete de...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Heron Power Selects California for 40GW Advanced Power Electronics Factory

Heron Power, an American advanced power electronics manufacturer, announced it has selected Morgan Hill, California, as the home of its first large-scale factory. Heron Power will convert a former 286,000-square-foot distribution warehouse 30 minutes south of San Jose into an advanced manufacturing facility to produce Heron Link, a 5-megawatt medium-voltage power conversion system for large-scale ...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Semtech to Sell Cellular Module Business to Compal Electronics for $62 Million

Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading provider of high-performance semiconductors powering AI data center networking, Internet of Things (“IoT”) and cellular connectivity and intelligent connected devices worldwide, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its cellular module business to Compal Electronics, Inc. (TWSE: 2324) for $62 million in cash...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Kinetic Technologies Launches AEC-Q100 Automotive Load Switch for Power Transient Protection

Kinetic Technologies, a Cyient Semiconductors company and a leader in high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, announced the KTS1642Q. This AEC-Q100 qualified automotive load switch is specifically designed to help automotive electronic systems withstand the demanding electrical conditions defined by ISO 16750-2 and ISO 7637-2. "Meeting automotive power transient req...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Sivers Semiconductors and SemiNex Launch $3.4M InP Laser Programme for AI Data Centre Interconnects

Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE), a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies and SemiNex Corporation, a developer of high-power indium phosphide (InP) laser diodes, DFB lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and external cavity lasers, announced a program for next-generation InP light sources for AI data center interconnects. The program is initially valued at ap...

14 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
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

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