Celera Semiconductor, the leading analog IC supplier using AI to slash the cost and time to develop and supply analog ICs, announced Juha Oikarinen has joined the company as vice president of Product Management and Systems Engineering reporting to CEO Patrick Brockett. Oikarinen brings almost 20 years of experience in the development and delivery of advanced power systems. After graduating with a...
Penguin Solutions, Inc. (“Penguin Solutions,” “Penguin,” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PENG), the AI Factory Platform Company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Cree LED business (“Cree LED”) to Transom Capital Group (“Transom”), a leading operations-focused middle-market private equity firm. The planned ...
Aeva® (Nasdaq: AEVA), a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, introduced an expanded portfolio of solutions within Optical Connectivity, Aeva’s business that leverages proprietary high-power, low noise optical sources and multiwavelength integrated silicon photonics technologies for next-generation AI data centers. Aeva is engaged with a growing number of optical sol...
VeriSilicon (688521.SH) announced its next-generation GCNanoOptimaV 2.5D Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) IP, designed to meet the growing demand for advanced graphics capabilities in wearable devices. Featuring dedicated hardware acceleration engines and an optimized memory architecture, GCNanoOptimaV significantly enhances graphics rendering performance and memory efficiency, enabling richer and m...
GaNrich Semiconductor Corporation is a Taiwan-based leader dedicated to gallium nitride (GaN) technology. GaNrich has accomplished both GaN-on-Si and GaN-on-Sapphire wafer platforms. Its portfolio spans 40V–250V low-mid voltage and 650V–1200V high voltage GaN power devices, serving applications including AI data centers, Backup Battery Units (BBUs), robotics, drones, electric vehicles ...
Memory entered 2026 as one of the tightest constraints on the AI hardware market. It is ending the year as one of its biggest profit pools. The third-quarter numbers make the point. SK hynix reported revenue of 104.6 trillion won and operating profit of 83.3 trillion won, a margin of roughly 80%. A day later, Samsung Electronics posted 107.4 trillion won of operating profit, the first time any te...
Global X Management Company LLC (“Global X”), the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced the launch of the Global X Magnificent Six ETF (ticker SIX). SIX (“the Fund”) seeks to provide exposure to the Magnificent Six, a group of technology and growth companies that currently consists of Alphabet Inc.; Amazon.com, Inc.; Apple Inc.; Meta Platforms,...
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) announced the completion of its acquisition of Alif Semiconductor. The combination of ADI's leadership across sensing, signal processing, power, connectivity and application software, with Alif's AI-native microcontrollers and fusion processors, expands ADI's total addressable market and accelerates innovation across industrial, data center infrastructure, ...
Vietnam's Government Cipher Committee and Viettel Group have unveiled VGC v1.0, a security chip integrating a domestically developed cryptographic algorithm directly into silicon, alongside the country's first domestically designed secure semiconductor platform. The project addresses concerns over potential data exposure associated with reliance on imported chips. By embedding cryptographic funct...
Valens Semiconductor (NYSE: VLN), a leading provider of high-performance connectivity chipsets, announced the VS6310, a low-power USB3 extension chipset designed for integration directly into e/PTZ cameras, touch controllers, active cables and other small conference room peripherals. Building on the company's VS6320, the VS6310's lower power consumption makes it ideal for embedded designs that red...
Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, announced a three-year strategic agreement with Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX /OTCQX: IFNNY) to deepen their long-standing collaboration and support long-term reliable access to, and supply of, critical silicon (Si) and silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors. The strategic agreement supports supply conti...
Supermicro will work with SambaNova to develop leading-edge SN50 inference racks that operate alongside NVIDIA GPUs as part of Supermicro’s Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS) The strategic collaboration is initially planning for 10,000 RDU chips from SambaNova SambaNova, the AI chip company delivering the highest performance inference, announced that Supermicro (Nasdaq: ...
TI is celebrating 70 years of operations in Europe, underscoring its commitment to helping customers across the continent and around the world solve their most complex engineering challenges. From early automotive electronics to today's AI-driven infrastructure, TI has supported seven decades of technological advancement across Europe's key industries. Through partnerships with key Europe...
Himax Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) ("Himax" or the "Company"), a global supplier of smart sensor and edge AI technologies, announced that its WiseGuard™ smart sensor evaluation kit is now available for pre-order through DigiKey, a global online distributor of electronic components. Built on the same core hardware platform as the WiseEye technology, WiseGuard smart sensors combine u...
Aeva® (Nasdaq: AEVA), a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, announced that Micro-Epsilon, a global leader in high-precision sensing and measurement solutions, plans to integrate Aeva’s Eve™ high-precision technology into its next-generation sensing solutions. Trusted by major companies across the world, Micro-Epsilon ships more than 100,000 precision sensors ...
Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG), a leading supplier of critical advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, announced two important milestones in its strategic expansion into the market for silicon carbide (SiC) and diamond-enabled thermal management materials solutions for next-generation AI advanced packaging. “Growth in AI compute, f...
Nordic Semiconductor, a global leader in low-power wireless solutions, announces the nRF71 Series of ultra-low-power Systems-On-Chip (SoCs), bringing together ultra-low-power Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE), Thread®, and edge AI onto a single chip. Built on the ultra-low-power design, software, and tools that have made Nordic a trusted leader in Bluetooth LE, the nRF71 Series deliv...
US semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed has announced the commercial availability of its proprietary transparent silicon carbide (TSiC) technology, extending its materials portfolio into augmented reality (AR), quantum computing and advanced optical systems. Announced on 29 October 2026, the technology uses optical-grade silicon carbide substrates designed to minimise light absorption while maint...
Cardiff University and Swansea University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to examine the development of a coordinated national compound semiconductor pilot foundry network, strengthening the UK's capabilities in semiconductor research and manufacturing. Announced on 2 November 2026, the partnership will explore what the universities describe as the UK's first multi-institution mod...
Applied Brain Research (ABR) announced the general availability of its speech AI software development kit (SDK) on Zephyr RTOS for the Alif Semiconductor Ensemble® family of edge AI processors. The SDK brings the most capable streaming speech recognition available, together with natural-sounding text-to-speech, running entirely on-device with no cloud connection required. The SDK combines: ...