Category: News
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Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite operator Iridium Communications. The $8bn transaction combines launch, spacecraft manufacturing, L-band services, IoT, and PNT capability.
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SK keyfoundry has integrated EMC protection into automotive semiconductor designs. The Bi-SCR technology targets PMICs, motor drivers, and power-control ICs.
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Trelleborg has opened an automated European service centre in Germany. The facility adds robotics, clean-room handling, component assembly, kitting, and coating capability.
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ServiceNow and Accenture have launched OT-focused cyber migration services globally. The offer brings industrial control risk into wider AI-supported governance workflows.
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Assel has upgraded its Polish SMT line with ASM systems. The investment targets higher placement accuracy, shorter changeovers, and greater capacity.
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Frankenburg has opened a missile electronics facility in Riga, Latvia. The site adds assembly, fire-control integration, production testing, and quality control for Mark I air-defence missiles.
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Thermal satellite data is moving into commercial operations now again. SatVu’s HotSat-2 service targets infrastructure, defence, energy, economic monitoring, and climate resilience.
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Edge AI consolidation is moving through the semiconductor supply base. onsemi will acquire Synaptics in a $7bn all-stock deal combining power, sensing, compute, connectivity, HMI, and control.
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Lighting control standards are becoming connected-building electronics standards too now. DLC’s NLC V5.2 updates interoperability, cybersecurity, data access, configuration reporting, HVAC integration, and horticultural participation.
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Memory capital spending is being pulled upward by AI demand. SEMI expects 300mm memory equipment investment to exceed $50bn in 2026, with DRAM and 3D NAND spending rising sharply.