Semiconductors

Skyworks beat its own expectations in Q3 FY2026 and said it now expects to close the Qorvo combination within the calendar year.

Navitas and Magnachip have struck a licensing deal giving the Korean chipmaker access to GeneSiC SiC technology spanning 1200 V to 3300 V and beyond.

Microchip's PD-9601GCI midspan delivers 90W over a single Ethernet cable for factory and outdoor industrial IoT deployments.

Micron has formalised long-term memory and storage supply agreements with seven Tier 1 automotive suppliers, including Qualcomm, HARMAN, DENSO and Hyundai Mobis.

The San Francisco and Bangalore startup is developing a general-purpose AI interface beyond touchscreens and keyboards, backed by Redstart Labs and 360 ONE Asset.

Syntiant's vision AI models now power over one million Moultrie outdoor cameras, with PRADCO gaining access to Syntiant's Modeling Platform.

The Arizona chipmaker appointed semiconductor veterans Shaun Bowers and Georgette Woodyard as it transitions its STILE power-delivery technology toward commercial scale.

Nokia has unveiled what it describes as the first commercial AI-RAN platform, targeting more than 100% spectral efficiency gains by 2028.

Intel Foundry has entered high-volume manufacturing of Panther Lake processors on the Intel 18A node using ASML's High NA EUV lithography, a production

The Nasdaq-listed Chinese battery maker says customers are testing its full-tab 26650 LFP cells, targeting AI data centre UPS and BBU applications.

Fitch Ratings says domestic infrastructure and semiconductor suppliers stand to gain most from Japan's physical AI push, though credit benefits will be uneven.

HMS Networks reported a record second quarter, with order intake up 20% and EBITA margin expanding to 26.8%, driven by semiconductor and data-centre

The Dutch lithography giant beat Q2 guidance with €9.3bn in sales and is planning a 30% capacity increase for EUV and DUV systems in

Kratos Defense has secured roughly $400m from the US Department of War to accelerate hypersonic system development and other national security programmes.

The Nasdaq-listed Israeli firm has begun production of custom shielded RF monolithic parts for an unnamed international government-owned company.

Microchip Technology has launched a free SDK bringing sparsity-based CNN acceleration to PolarFire FPGAs, targeting aerospace, defence and space applications.

Tower Semiconductor is investing up to $3bn in a dual-track Japan capacity build-out, backed by $1bn in METI grants, targeting $3.6bn revenue

ASUS has released Zenni Claw, a hybrid local-cloud agentic AI assistant for supported Windows 11 devices, launching in beta as a free download.

Bosch has agreed a $225m federal funding deal to support a $2bn silicon carbide semiconductor plant in California, with commercial output targeted for 2026.

Microchip is removing licence fees from its MPLAB XC Pro Compilers and Machine Learning Development Suite, giving developers unlimited free access to both tools.