Semiconductors

ASUS swept 10 Best Choice Awards at Computex 2026, including a Golden Award for its ROG G1000 gaming desktop and a Sustainable Tech Special Award.

Nasdaq-listed VisionWave has filed a provisional US patent for SDNN, an AI coordination layer targeting counter-drone, robotics and smart-city applications.

SEALSQ has secured a European patent embedding NFTs into secure chips, as sister platform WISe.ART claims hardware-authenticated art certification.

The Nasdaq-listed Israeli quantum hardware firm has made a cryogenic chip carrier for a major US full-stack quantum computing customer using its additive

Sio Silica and Arctic Gateway Group will jointly plan up to $124m in port infrastructure to ship high-purity quartz to Europe via Churchill.

Tower Semiconductor and Marvell have shipped more than five million coherent photonic ICs, targeting rising bandwidth demands in AI-driven data centre networks.

Applied Materials' SENZ platform bundles waveguide, light engine and sensing into one system for AI-powered smart glasses, with GlobalFoundries, Qualcomm and

French MBE equipment maker Riber reported process milestones for its ROSIE silicon-photonics platform and a second US quantum-computing delivery at its AGM.

THEON International has entered exclusivity with Carlyle to buy HGH Systèmes Infrarouges for approximately €300 million, targeting Q4 2026 close.

Articul8 AI has completed its Series B at a $500m pre-money valuation via a strategic investment and commercial partnership with an unnamed industrial software

The Pittsburgh neocloud said two long-term enterprise deals cover Blackwell and Grace Blackwell deployments for AI inference and simulation workloads.

Nokia is scaling its Allentown ATP site up to ten times current capacity, backed by $30m in investment including federal CHIPS Act tax credits.

OSS will deliver 91 rugged 3U short-depth servers for low-band signal surveillance, with the platform carrying a potential four-year value of $44m.

Applied Materials has launched two chipmaking systems targeting precision deposition and metal removal in high-aspect-ratio 3D logic and memory structures.

The agreement covers InP epiwafer supply for Tower's silicon photonics platforms and resolves all outstanding IP litigation between the two companies.

Kratos Defense is expanding Spartan engine production to meet rising demand from missile and loitering munition programmes, targeting 3,000 units next year.

NXP's board has approved a Q2 2026 interim dividend of $1.014 per share, payable on 9 July to shareholders of record on 24

PMGC Holdings has signed a non-binding letter of intent to buy a controlling stake in an Arizona precision machining firm serving aerospace, defence, and

Skyworks Solutions will demonstrate isolation, gate driver and SiC technologies for AI data centres and EV platforms at PCIM Europe in Nuremberg.

ASUS and Republic of Gamers used Computex 2026 to launch anniversary hardware, high-refresh OLED monitors, and new esports partnerships.