Category: Electronics
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Imec has demonstrated denser superconducting circuits using CMOS-compatible 300mm processing. The NbTiN platform reaches 3.8 million Josephson junctions per square centimetre and 30nm routing.
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Silicon Labs has opened an advanced Austin chip R&D laboratory. The facility adds semiconductor design, test, and validation capability with support from a $23 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant.
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NOVOSENSE is expanding GaN products for AI server power systems. Its portfolio spans AC-DC conversion, 800 V HVDC, rack-level conversion, isolation, sensing, gate driving, and real-time control.
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Makr Microsystems has raised funding for subsurface semiconductor metrology development. Its Acoustic Atomic Force Microscopy platform targets buried structures and defects that become harder to inspect as semiconductor devices and packages extend further into three dimensions.
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5N+ plans US gallium arsenide component production for defence applications. A US$7.3 million award will support crystal growth, process control, inspection, qualification, and a route towards low-rate production in Utah.
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Global semiconductor equipment billings reached another record during second-quarter 2026. Spending rose 23% year-on-year and 11% sequentially as manufacturers continued investing in advanced semiconductor capacity.
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Avalon and Zollner are forming an Indian electronics manufacturing venture. The operation will combine PCBA, box-build, integration, testing, sourcing, and lifecycle services for industrial and high-reliability equipment.
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Wacker’s Tennessee polysilicon plant faces renewed uncertainty after customer losses. US trade measures are now colliding with the economics of domestic semiconductor-grade production.
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Anritsu and MediaTek have verified Release 17 coverage-enhancement tests together. The work exercises uplink mechanisms intended to improve 5G reliability at cell edges, deep indoors, and in other weak-signal conditions.
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China-based panel makers are extending their automotive display shipment lead. Omdia forecasts their global share reaching 65.2% in the second half of 2026 as mature LCD capacity consolidates elsewhere.