ChipAgents, a leading provider of Agentic AI platforms in the semiconductor design industry, announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), a global community of AWS Partners that leverage programs, expertise and resources to build, market and sell customer offerings. “AI has enormous potential in semiconductor engineering, but the industry’s biggest...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled a major semiconductor breakthrough with the introduction of the world's first sub-1 nanometer (nm) chip technology, featuring a revolutionary transistor architecture at the 0.7 nm, or 7 angstrom node. The achievement marks a landmark moment for an industry facing the physical limits of traditional chip scaling. Semiconductors play critical roles in everything from com...
SPHERE AX (CEO: Yunha Park), a company specializing in Vision AI and Edge AI Computing, announced that it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Blaize Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BZAI, Nasdaq: BZAIW) ("Blaize"), a global AI semiconductor company based in El Dorado Hills, California, U.S.A., and will pursue joint development and commercialization of AI semiconductor-b...
Quantum Computing Inc. ("QCi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: QUBT), an innovative, quantum optics and integrated photonics technology company, announced the completion of acquiring NHanced Semiconductors, Inc. ("NHanced"), for a combination of cash and QCi stock valued at $73.1 million, subject to customary adjustments, and up to an additional $72.0 million if certain performance target...
Penguin Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENG), the AI Factory Platform Company, announced it has become an NVIDIA AI Factory Specialised Partner, joining a select group of NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) solution providers. Penguin achieved this invitation-only NVIDIA AI Factory specialisation by completing NVIDIA’s comprehensive training, maintaining the relevant competencies, meeting solution r...
In this interview with Semicon Leaders Asia, Jennifer Chen, Product Line Manager for Air Bearings and Precision Motion Systems at PI USA, shares insights into the future of precision positioning technologies and intelligent motion control. She explains how PI’s V-783 platform leverages advanced motion control, nanometre-resolution feedback systems, and high-performa...
GigaDevice, a leading semiconductor company specialising in Flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog products, has officially entered a strategic partnership with Qt Group, a global leader in software design, development, and quality assurance solutions. Leveraging the GD32H7 high-performance MCU series, the two companies will collaborate...
Qualinx, the European semiconductor company redefining ultra-low-power connectivity at the connected edge, announced the completion of full Galileo OSNMA (Open Service Navigation Message Authentication) support on its QLX3Gx Series ultra-low-power GNSS receiver. Developed with the support of EUSPA, the EU Agency for the Space Programme, the integration makes the QLX3Gx the firs...
Semiconductor enterprises in Europe are seeking partners that can deliver integrated capabilities across the semiconductor lifecycle as they pursue greater resilience, efficiency and regional alignment, according to a new research report published by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centred technology research and advisory firm. The 2026 ISG Provider Lens®...
T-REX, a joint venture between REX Shares (“REX”) and Tuttle Capital Management ("TCM"), announced a collaboration with Roundhill Investments to launch the Roundhill T-REX 2X Long DRAM Daily Target ETF (RAM), the first-ever 2X long ETF tied to the Roundhill Memory ETF (Ticker: DRAM). DRAM has become the most successful ETF launch in history, reaching over $20 billion in AUM since its l...
GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. (“GCT”) (NYSE: GCTS), a leading designer and supplier of 5G semiconductors powering the AI data pipeline with wireless connectivity, announced a strengthened strategic focus on enabling the global expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. As AI moves from centralised cloud servers into real‑time industrial, enterprise, and consumer envi...
AlpSemi announced the successful completion of a €17 million funding round led by Yotta Capital (France) with participation from SE Ventures (Global), Navitas Semiconductor (USA) and Cycle Group (Luxembourg). This financing supports the industrialisation and commercial scale-up of AlpSemi’s next-generation semiconductor power switches, purpose-built for solid-state circuit breakers (SSC...
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced that, for the first time in the industry, it has developed the industry's fastest Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 5.0 solution, which will help enable seamless and highly efficient AI services on future mobile devices. The milestone sets a new benchmark for the next-generation mobile memory market as the enhanc...
ISC--Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) introduces the Dell PowerEdge XE8812 server, a new addition to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, purpose-built for the world's most demanding HPC and AI workloads, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL4 architecture and delivering up to 144 GPUs per rack. The announcement comes as Dell AI Factory deployments accelerate worldwide, advancing sovereign AI initiatives...
Qnity Electronics, Inc. (“Qnity”) (NYSE: Q), a premier technology solutions leader across the semiconductor value chain, announced the launch of its Advanced Packaging Innovation Hub, underscoring advanced packaging as a strategic growth driver and innovation priority for the company. The new online platform showcases Qnity’s breadth of material and technology solutions desi...
Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX, “Magnachip”) announced the introduction of two new 6th-generation 600V Super Junction (SJ) MOSFETs designed to meet the growing performance and efficiency requirements of AI servers, EV charging systems and industrial power applications. The new products feature low RDS(ON) values of 36mΩ and 37mΩ, helping reduce conduction lo...
U.S. semiconductor companies are accelerating investments in AI-focused chip development, advanced packaging technologies and new supply chain strategies as semiconductors become increasingly critical to digital transformation and economic competitiveness, according to a new research report published by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centered technology research a...
Nearfield Instruments, a leader in advanced semiconductor 3D metrology and process control, announced the successful closure of a $380 million Series D funding round. The transaction values the company at $1.6 billion, marking a major milestone in Nearfield’s development into a global leader in semiconductor metrology and inspection. This latest round of funding was led by new investor Fide...
As AI moves from cloud environments into factories, transportation systems, robotics, and intelligent infrastructure, developers face growing challenges related to power consumption, memory bandwidth, deployment complexity, and infrastructure costs. MemryX Inc., a fabless semiconductor company developing edge AI processing solutions powered by proprietary compute-at-memory technology, expande...
Researchers at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a new semiconductor device designed to reduce power consumption and hardware complexity in next-generation communication systems, including satellite networks, defence applications and future 6G infrastructure. The breakthrough centres on a multifunctional memristor capable of performing both sig...