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Infineon delays Kulim fab expansion
Infineon delays Kulim fab expansion
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The semiconductor downturn will see Infineon Technologies postpone the second phase of its ‘megafab’ in Kulim, Malaysia, and cut investment…
Seven ‘AI factory’ proposals for Europe
Seven ‘AI factory’ proposals for Europe
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The European Commission has received seven proposals for AI Factories which will boost AI innovation in the region. The first seven…
Seco, NXP team on embedded IoT security
Seco, NXP team on embedded IoT security
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NXP and Seco in Italy are working to combine silicon, the Seco Clea software and NXP EdgeLock 2GO security services…
TSMC sales climb again in October
TSMC sales climb again in October
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In October, sales of the world’s leading foundry jumped by 24.8 percent sequentially and 29.2 year-on-year to reach NT$314.24 billion…

SGET updates OSM module specification
SGET updates OSM module specification
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The Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies (SGET) has updated its OSM (Open Standard Module) Specification 1.2 to boost the connectivity of standard embedded modules. A newly updated OSM Design Guide…
Arm swings to profit on rising revenue
Arm swings to profit on rising revenue
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Arm Holdings plc made a net profit on sales revenue that increased 5 percent in the second quarter of its 2025 fiscal year, compared with the same quarter a year…
Forefront RF raises £16 million for wearables market entry
Forefront RF raises £16 million for wearables market entry
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Forefront RF Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has raised a £16 million Series A funding round, backed by existing investors BGF and Foresight Group, alongside new VC partners, Octopus Ventures and Cambridge…
CGD and Qorvo team to revolutionize motor control systems
CGD and Qorvo team to revolutionize motor control systems
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Collaboration pairs Qorvo’s high-performance BLDC/PMSM motor controller/driver with CGD’s easy-to-use ICeGaN® ICs in new EVKs.
SnapMagic adds 3500 Harwin connector models
SnapMagic adds 3500 Harwin connector models
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SnapMagic has released over 3500 computer-aided design (CAD) models for Harwin high reliability connectors to help engineers develop boards faster. The CAD models include schematic symbols and PCB footprints and…
ADI buys Flex Logix embedded FPGA assets
ADI buys Flex Logix embedded FPGA assets
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Flex Logix has sold its embedded FPGA assets to Analog Devices (ADI), which has also hired the technical team. Flex Logix had been selling its low power EFLX and InferX…
Innoscience comes out fighting after US trade judgement
Innoscience comes out fighting after US trade judgement
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The US ITC trade regulator has ruled against Innoscience of China in an ongoing patent dispute with EPC over gallium nitride (GaN) chips. The ITC ruling will see certain GaN…
UK chip designer FTDI forced to sell China stake
UK chip designer FTDI forced to sell China stake
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Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) in Glasgow is being forced to sell an 80% stake in the company owned by a Chinese company. The UK government has ordered the sale…
Global battery passport boost from pilot schemes
Global battery passport boost from pilot schemes
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The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) has detailed the results of pilot schemes for its Battery Passport. Ten consortia, led by the world’s leading battery cell manufacturers, successfully completed the largest…
Graphcore ramps AI chip design jobs
Graphcore ramps AI chip design jobs
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UK AI chip and system developer Graphcore is ramping up for its next generation chip design. The company was recently bought by Softbank in Japan and is creating 75…
Marelli taps Infineon Aurix TC4x for zone controller
Marelli taps Infineon Aurix TC4x for zone controller
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Automotive supplier Marelli is to use the latest Aurix TC4x microcontrollers from Infineon for the next generation of Zone Control Units (ZCUs). Marelli has built a ZCU platform with a…
£32m for new EUV glass in the US  
£32m for new EUV glass in the US  
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Corning in the US is to receive a grant of $32m to boost production of specialist glass for EUV lithography equipment. The grant, under the CHIPS and Science Act, follows…
$15m for US power packaging expansion
$15m for US power packaging expansion
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Powerex in the US is doubling its power packaging plant in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, with a $15m investment. The expansion of Powerex, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric of Japan, is set…
Panasonic, ARM team to standardise software defined vehicles
Panasonic, ARM team to standardise software defined vehicles
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ARM has signed a strategic deal with Panasonic Automotive Systems (PAS) to standardise an automotive architecture for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs). The two aim to create a software stack through the…
RADCOM RAN Analysis selected to enhance service quality
RADCOM RAN Analysis selected to enhance service quality
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RAN Analysis capabilities have been boosted with the acquisition of Continual by powering enhanced location-based analytics.
Infineon, Stellantis team on power lab, devices
Infineon, Stellantis team on power lab, devices
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Car maker Stellantis has signed a supply and capacity reservation agreement with Infineon Technologies for silicon power switches and silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors as well as the Aurix microcontroller. Stellantis…
AST SpaceMobile unfolds first five commercial LEO satellites
AST SpaceMobile unfolds first five commercial LEO satellites
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Key post-launch activity completed in preparation for commercial and government services, which will target 100 percent US coverage with 5600+ cells.
Partnership develops automotive gate-driver board for BLDC motors
Partnership develops automotive gate-driver board for BLDC motors
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Small MIKROE Click board with Toshiba gate-driver IC enables robust control of BLDC motors in demanding automotive applications.
Empower to show vertical power architecture for AI and HPC
Empower to show vertical power architecture for AI and HPC
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Empower Semiconductor is to show its Crescendo vertical power platform win Europe for the first time next week. The Empower Crescendo with FinFast technology provides scalable true vertical power…
IonQ buys quantum networking startup
IonQ buys quantum networking startup
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US quantum processor developer IonQ is to acquire the operating assets of quantum networking startup Qubitekk. As part of the transaction, the Qubitekk team in California will join IonQ to…
Wolfspeed cuts 1000 jobs in US
Wolfspeed cuts 1000 jobs in US
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Wolfspeed is closing its 150mm silicon carbide plant in the US and cutting 20% of its staff, or 1000 jobs, in a $450m restructuring plan. The company has 5000 staff,…
Sondrel opens up IP library for licensing
Sondrel opens up IP library for licensing
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UK chip design house Sondrel is licensing its in-house IP. This starts with a suite of IP blocks for general SoC management to control start-up of devices, clock and reset…
Schaeffler to cut 4700 jobs, close two sites
Schaeffler to cut 4700 jobs, close two sites
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Automotive supplier Schaeffler is to cut up to 4700 jobs in Europe and close two sites. The move comes after the integration with Vitesco and the slow down in the…
ST plans integrated automotive microcontroller line
ST plans integrated automotive microcontroller line
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STMicroelectronics is planning to expand its line of automotive microcontrollers as it starts shipping its Stellar devices. ST is planning automotive versions of its STM32 32bit ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers. The…


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