Category: Markets
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GlobalFoundries and MPS will move power processes into Singapore production. The long-term agreement transfers proprietary MPS technology to a 300mm fab, with volume output for automotive, industrial automation, robotics, AI, and cloud applications targeted from early 2027.
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Pickering reports substantially lower thermal EMF from Series 120 relays. Controlled testing recorded a 46.4µV final offset magnitude against 402.6µV for a comparable 4mm-class device after 600 seconds of coil energisation.
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SolarEdge and Infineon are developing semiconductor protection for 800VDC distribution. Their solid-state circuit-breaker architecture uses silicon carbide JFET technology to target microsecond fault isolation between high-voltage conversion equipment and increasingly power-dense AI compute racks.
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Analog Devices will acquire Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion cash. The transaction adds low-power AI microcontrollers and fusion processors to ADI’s sensing, signal-processing, power, connectivity, and embedded-system portfolio.
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Elmos secures 130nm wafer capacity from SK keyfoundry through 2037. The agreement extends an 18-year foundry relationship and supports a new automotive platform beginning with the E550.01 four-channel eFuse controller and a planned compact eFlash memory cell.
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Qualcomm and Amazon are collaborating on custom AI silicon platforms. The programme also covers optical connectivity extending to 1.6T.
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Arm has expanded Total Design into physical AI development ecosystems. Its six-level robotics framework aims to give autonomous systems a common capability language.
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SEMI wants Chips Act 2.0 support across Europe’s semiconductor chain. Nine proposals address investment, operating costs, governance, resilience, and workforce capacity.
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SYSGO has added PikeOS support to Kontron’s rugged VX3060 platform. The validated BSP targets mixed-criticality systems across defence, transport, and industrial automation.
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Intel says High-NA EUV now supports selected volume-production layers today. More than one million wafers span certification, development, and manufacturing activity.