Solstice is acquiring Element Solutions in a major $14.5bn deal. The combined business will target electronics materials, AI infrastructure, and thermal management.
Kioxia has started sampling 332-layer BiCS FLASH enterprise memory devices. The NAND technology targets enterprise and data-centre SSDs for AI workloads.
Socionext is now developing an A14 compute chiplet validation platform. The device will validate CPU and xPU architectures for AI infrastructure.
Data-centre power design is shifting rapidly toward higher-voltage distribution architectures. Rack-level storage and solid-state protection are becoming central to AI infrastructure engineering.
Dynex Semiconductor has developed a high-current 650V GaN power module. The 450A half-bridge design uses PCB embedding and double-sided cooling for dense industrial power conversion.
Kimball Electronics has acquired Dutch medical CDMO Helvoet Polymer Technologies. The €90m deal expands micro-moulding and precision manufacturing capability for diagnostics, microfluidics, and drug delivery.
Berlin researchers have reached certified CIGS-perovskite tandem cell efficiency records. The 25.5% result strengthens thin-film photovoltaic development where interfaces, stability, and manufacturable scale remain decisive.