Rapidus Expands Semiconductor Capabilities with Launch of Analysis Centre and Chiplet R&D Hub

Rapidus Corporation announced that it opened an Analysis Centre and its Rapidus Chiplet Solutions (RCS).  The Analysis Centre is a facility adjacent to Rapidus' Innovative Integration for Manufacturing (IIM-1) semiconductor foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido. It conducts the physical analysis, environmental and chemical analysis, electrical characterisation, and reliability testing necessary ...

14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
VFabTech Targets Semiconductor Capacity Expansion with End-to-End Fab Engineering Expertise

As artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and advanced computing continue to push demand for semiconductors to new heights, the pressure to expand manufacturing capacity has become one of the most urgent challenges facing the global chip industry. The bottleneck is not simply building new fabs. It requires getting the facility, tools, infrastructure, and processes right from the start...

14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Snap Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies Partner to Power Next-Gen AR Eyewear

Specs Inc., a Snap subsidiary, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced a multi-year strategic agreement to power future generations of Specs with Qualcomm Technologies’ industry-leading Snapdragon system-on-a-chip (SoC). This is the first flagship engagement for Specs Inc., which is launching Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical wor...

13 Apr 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Nordson Electronics Solutions Wins 2025 EM Asia Best Supplier of the Year Award

Nordson Electronics Solutions, a global leader in reliable electronics manufacturing technologies, was honoured to accept the 2025 EM Asia Best Supplier of the Year award at the 21st EM Asia Innovation Awards ceremony held March 27 during Productronica Shanghai at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The event was organised by the Messe Muenchen Shanghai. Jacky He, commercial lead, Nordson...

13 Apr 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Rebellions, SK Telecom and Arm Partner to Build Sovereign AI Infrastructure

Rebellions, a global leader in AI inference infrastructure, announces a collaboration with SK Telecom (SKT) and Arm to develop AI inference infrastructure designed to support sovereign AI and telecommunications-focused AI data centres. Through this collaboration, the companies plan to develop an AI server combining Arm AGI CPU, the first Arm-designed data centre CPU, with Rebellion’s AI chip...

13 Apr 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Lattice Semiconductor Named 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplace

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low-power programmable leader, announced it has been recognised as a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplaces award winner. Lattice won the award based on direct employee survey feedback, including 15 culture drivers that are shown to predict high performance against industry benchmarks. Ford Tamer, Chief Executive Officer at Lattice, said, “Our people ar...

13 Apr 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Altera Extends FPGA Product Lifecycle Support Through 2045

Altera, the world’s largest pure play FPGA solutions provider, announced it is extending product life cycle support for its Agilex®, MAX® 10, and Cyclone® V FPGA families through 2045, underscoring its focused approach as an independent FPGA solutions provider to prioritise long-term customer needs, supply stability, and sustained support for FPGA-based mission-critical applicati...

13 Apr 2026 | Monday | NEWS
BrainChip Holdings Ltd Unveils Edge AI Radar Platform for Defence and Autonomous Systems

BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, BCHPY), the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low-power, neuromorphic AI technology, announced the launch of its Radar Reference Platform. This fully validated hardware and AI stack is designed to provide real-time object classification at the edge, solving the critical "identification gap" that limits traditional radar ...

10 Apr 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Seoul Semiconductor Gains High-Tech Certification to Accelerate Vietnam Expansion

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 046890), a leading global opto-semiconductor company, announced that it has officially been granted the “High-Tech Enterprise” certification in Vietnam. This certification marks formal recognition of the company’s technological capabilities, including ownership of 15,000 independent patents, as well as its competitive position in the op...

10 Apr 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Everspin Technologies Partners with Microchip Technology to Expand MRAM Manufacturing Capacity

Everspin Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ: MRAM), the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of persistent Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) solutions, announced its strategic manufacturing agreement with Microchip Technology to expand production capacity and strengthen long-term supply. Everspin has entered into an initial 10-year agreement, that can be extended in 2-year incremen...

10 Apr 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Lumotive Unveils 180° Solid-State LiDAR Platform to Cut Costs and Boost Autonomy

Lumotive, a pioneer in programmable optical semiconductors, announced that its commercially available LM10 Light Control Metasurface (LCM), combined with the Adaps Photonics ADS6311 "Hawk" dTOF sensor, enabled a fully solid-state 180° LiDAR platform for outdoor autonomy, achieving 30 frames per second. This breakthrough eliminates sensing blind spots, delivers real-time tracking of fast-moving...

10 Apr 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Semiconductor Foundry Market to Hit $266 Billion by 2031 on AI and EV Demand

According to the latest report by Mordor Intelligence, the semiconductor foundry market is set for robust growth over the coming years. The market is projected to reach USD 184.78 billion in 2026, rising from USD 171.72 billion in 2025, and is expected to expand further to USD 266.56 billion by 2031, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.61% between 2026 and 2031. Thi...

10 Apr 2026 | Friday | NEWS
G50 Corp Limited Reports Strong Metallurgical Results to Advance Gallium Production at Golconda Project

G50 Corp Limited (ASX: G50; OTCQX: GFTYF) announced that positive metallurgical test work results completed from the company's Golconda Project in Arizona confirm the ability to produce a gallium-rich concentrate using proven, low-cost processing methods. These results support the potential development of a primary gallium supply source outside the U.S. The exploratory metallurgical tes...

9 Apr 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Strategic Push into Agentic AI: SambaNova Systems and Intel Corporation Unveil Heterogeneous Inference Architecture

SambaNova announced the next phase of its collaboration with Intel: a heterogeneous hardware solution that combines GPUs for prefill, Intel Xeon® 6 processors as both host and “action” CPUs, and SambaNova RDUs for decode to deliver premium inference for the most demanding Agentic AI applications. The design will be made available in H2 2026 to enterprises, cloud providers, and...

9 Apr 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Mouser Launches 2026 EIT Series on Engineering AI for Everyday Applications

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorised global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, announced the first 2026 instalment of its Empowering Innovation Together (EIT) technology series, Engineering AI for Daily Life. This installment explores how artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in everyday products and services, from as...

9 Apr 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Park Systems Opens New Global Headquarters to Support Semiconductor Growth

Park Systems Corp., the world's leading provider of atomic force microscopy (AFM) solutions, announced the opening of its new global headquarters in Gwacheon City, South Korea. The new campus marks the culmination of three decades of growth and the beginning of a new phase of global expansion. The Gwacheon campus reflects Park Systems' evolution from a Stanford-born research venture into a global...

8 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
GigaDevice Expands Brazil Presence Through ACP Distribution Partnership

GigaDevice (HKEX: 3986), a leading semiconductor company specialising in Flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analogue products, has appointed ACP Componentes Eletrônicos as a strategic long-term distribution partner for Brazil, covering the company’s full portfolio, including Flash, speciality DRAM, MCUs, sensors, and analogue p...

8 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
IQM Advances Public Listing Plans Through SPAC Merger with RAAQ

IQM Finland Oy, a global leader in deployed on-premises, full-stack superconducting quantum computers (“IQM”, “IQM Quantum Computers” or the “Company”), and Real Asset Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (Nasdaq: RAAQ) (“RAAQ”), announced the confidential submission of the draft registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Regi...

8 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Bruker Advances NanoIR Technology to Support Next-Gen Semiconductor Research

Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) announced accelerated development of its photothermal AFM-IR spectroscopy capabilities to address research challenges facing the semiconductor industry as device architectures continue to shrink and systems become increasingly more complex. As the largest supplier of nanoscale infrared (nanoIR) spectroscopy technology to the semiconductor industry, Bruker is ...

8 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Bureau Veritas to Acquire Lotusworks to Strengthen AI Infrastructure Capabilities

Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services (TIC), announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire Lotusworks, a global leader in mission‑critical assets commissioning and quality assurance and control. This strategic move will uniquely position the Buildings & Infrastructure Product Line to benefit from AI-driven construction investments. Headqua...

8 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS