Amber Semiconductor Wins 2026 Innovation Award

Amber Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company pioneering the next generation of power management for data centers, announced that the San Francisco Bay Area - East Bay Economic Development Alliance recognized AmberSemi with a 2026 innovation award. The award is particularly notable as it crosses all business categories, not just technology and comes from input and nomination by business, co...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Wolfspeed Makes First 12-Inch Silicon Carbide Wafer

Wolfspeed a global leader in silicon carbide technology, announced a significant industry milestone with the successful production of a single crystal 300mm (12-inch) silicon carbide wafer. Backed by one of the industry’s largest and foundational silicon carbide IP portfolios, comprising more than 2,300 issued and pending patents worldwide, Wolfspeed is pioneering the transition to 300mm tec...

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
AI Trading Systems Deliver Triple-Digit Returns in Semiconductor Markets

Recent results from automated, AI-driven trading systems suggest strong profit potential in semiconductor markets, with some strategies producing double-digit annualised returns. Performance data from artificial intelligence trading tools indicate that several semiconductor-focused bots have delivered notable gains over the past year. These algorithms are designed to respond rapidly to market mov...

26 Jan 2026 | Monday | NEWS
CELUS and Atlantik Elektronik Announce Strategic Partnership

CELUS, developer of the leading AI-assisted electronics design platform used by developers and engineers globally, and Atlantik Elektronik, a leading distributor and design-in specialist for innovative electronic and semiconductor components, announced a strategic partnership aimed at streamlining and accelerating the hardware design process for engineers globally. This collaboration is a signifi...

23 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
SiTime Appoints Faraj Aalaei to Board of Directors

SiTime Corporation (NASDAQ: SITM), the Precision Timing company,  announced it is expanding the company’s Board of Directors with the appointment of Mr. Faraj Aalaei, founder, chairman and CEO of Cognichip, Inc. “Faraj is a proven entrepreneur, having envisioned, built and successfully scaled several semiconductor businesses—Centillium and Aquantia stand out as prime exampl...

23 Jan 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Mouser Helps Engineers Advance Motor Control Design

Mouser Electronics, Inc., is helping engineers stay ahead in motor control design with its online motor control resource center. Advanced motor control seeks to precisely regulate a motor's speed, torque, and position. These innovations are critical for next-generation mobility and electric vehicle (EV) systems, strengthening both efficiency and driving range. Across applications such as e-bikes,...

23 Jan 2026 | Friday | 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
Quantifi Photonics Launches ELSFP 1000 Series

Quantifi Photonics, a leader in scalable photonic IC testing, introduced the ELSFP 1000 Series - the first PXI-based solution built on the ELSFP standard - providing multi-channel, high-power, continuous-wave optical output for efficient testing of CPO, PICs, and optical modules. // Launching at Photonics West 2026, the ELSFP 1000 Series brings instrument-grade optical power to validation and manu...

22 Jan 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
OmniOn Appoints Philip Zuk to Lead AI and Data Center Business

(OmniOn) has announced the appointment of Philip Zuk as its new Senior Vice President and General Manager of its AI and Data Center business. With more than 25 years of experience in the global power electronics and semiconductor industries, Zuk brings deep technical expertise, market insight, and a proven track record in strategic positioning and brand leadership to OmniOn’s mission of powe...

22 Jan 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
ZeroPoint Technologies Appoints Brett Cline as CEO

ZeroPoint Technologies announced the appointment of Brett Cline as the company's CEO. Brett brings more than two decades of executive and go-to-market leadership in advanced semiconductor, IP, and electronic design automation (EDA) software, with a track record of helping deep-technology companies translate differentiated innovation into customer adoption and scalable revenue. "ZeroPoint addresse...

22 Jan 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Cadence Introduces HiFi iQ DSP for Voice AI and Audio

Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) announced the Cadence ® Tensilica ® HiFi iQ DSP IP, the sixth generation of its highly successful HiFi DSP family, based on a new architecture purpose-built for next-generation voice AI and emerging immersive audio. As these applications proliferate in the home entertainment, automotive infotainment and smartphone markets, the HiFi iQ DSP delivers the performance and...

22 Jan 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Polar Light Unveils First Nano-Scale LEDs

Polar Light Technologies AB ("Polar Light"), a Swedish semiconductor innovator specializing in next-generation MicroLED technology, unveiled a breakthrough at SPIE Photonics West 2026, announcing that it has produced its first series of nano-scale LEDs. This achievement illustrates the extraordinary flexibility of the company's patented pyramidal architecture, developed without requiring the tradi...

22 Jan 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Jabil Invests in and Partners with EHT Semi

Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL), a global leader in engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions, announced a strategic minority investment and manufacturing collaboration with Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc. (dba, EHT Semi), a pioneer in RF and pulsed-power systems. This collaboration combines Jabil’s world-class manufacturing capabilities with EHT Semi’s innovative power delivery t...

21 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Ethernovia Secures Series B Funding to Advance AI Networking

Ethernovia, Inc., a semiconductor start-up building Ethernet-based, packet processor-centric networking solutions to support the real-time sensor, AI and control data demands of software-defined autonomy across vehicles, robots and intelligent machines, announced the close of a Series B funding round over $90 million led by Maverick Silicon with participation from Socratic Partners, Conduit Capita...

21 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Diodes Introduces New RobustISO Digital Isolators

Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) (Nasdaq: DIOD) announces the API772x RobustISO™ products, a series of high-performance dual-channel digital isolators, thus commencing the company’s launch of their isolation devices. These devices are specifically designed to provide a reliable and robust isolation solution for digital signals in critical applications—addressing rising demands in are...

21 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
D-Wave Completes Acquisition of Quantum Circuits

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc. (“Quantum Circuits”), a leading developer of error-corrected superconductin...

21 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
High-Power Ultraviolet Semiconductor Laser Enters Mass Production

Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan (hereinafter "NTCJ") announced on January 20 the start of mass production of its high-power ultraviolet semiconductor laser (379 nm, 1.0 W), which delivers industry-leading optical output in a 9.0-mm diameter CAN package (TO-9). This product achieves short wavelength, high output power, and long lifetime -- three elements previously considered difficult for ult...

21 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
PsiQuantum Adds Three Leaders to Its Government Advisory Board

PsiQuantum announced three new members of the company’s Government Advisory Board (GAB), comprised of leaders with decades of public service and policy expertise. The Hon. Stephen E. Biegun, the Hon. Ellen Lord, and Dr. Chris Miller will join existing GAB member Vice Admiral Bob Sharp, USN (Ret.). PsiQuantum will draw on the GAB members' deep experience to advance the company’s partner...

20 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS