Space Forge has selected Texas A&M for US semiconductor manufacturing. Initial work will combine material growth, processing, and characterisation before the collaboration expands into further joint research.
Avnet Silica says semiconductor growth is tightening component availability again. Its Q3 Trendliner identifies allocation, rising lead times, and greater planning risk across several component classes.
SBF has commercialised two automation systems developed inside electronics production. ALF automates industrial labelling, while INSPECT handles optical quality checks after SMD assembly.
ATLANT 3D has launched its NANOFABRICATOR PRO atomic manufacturing platform. The system connects computational materials discovery with fabrication, experimental validation, and device prototyping.
SweGaN has raised $14 million to expand GaN-on-SiC production capacity. The funding will also support infrastructure, commercial expansion, and development of next-generation epitaxial materials.
Sandisk is reshaping NAND development around AI storage requirements now. Its roadmap combines bonded CMOS, denser QLC flash, HBF, and longer-term customer capacity agreements.
Applied Materials reports record revenue as semiconductor equipment demand strengthens. DRAM, leading-edge logic, advanced packaging, and collaborative R&D are supporting further capacity investment.
SEMIFIVE reports rapid growth as custom ASIC production volumes increase. First-half bookings, manufacturing orders, and advanced-node IP revenue point to a broader production pipeline.