Semiconductors

Himax's on-device palm vein AI module is now integrated into WAFERLOCK's L322 smart lock, commercially available across residential and smart building markets.

AmpliTech's microwave design division has secured orders for three custom GaAs components for an advanced phased-array satellite communications platform.

Sandisk has unveiled two high-endurance SSDs purpose-built for NAS environments, targeting prosumers, creative professionals and small businesses.

The four-year HELIX Corporate Lab will focus on memory-centric architectures and embodied AI hardware built on ST's 18nm FD-SOI process.

SpaceXAI will deploy NVIDIA's Vera CPU and Vera Rubin platform to scale Grok's AI infrastructure, extending the architecture into orbit via its Starmind

Navitas Semiconductor will buy power management startup Claros to extend its AI data centre portfolio from the grid to the processor.

Microchip Technology has updated its PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge, cutting the form factor by 60% and doubling camera support for edge AI deployments.

The Irvine-based switching technology firm has named former Microchip Technology COO Richard Simoncic as its new chief executive, effective immediately.

The US defence assessor and Taiwan's state-linked manufacturing R&D body will jointly help Taiwanese firms qualify for the DCMA Blue List.

Finnish deep-tech firm Canatu has secured a further CNT100 SEMI reactor order from Korea's Fine Semitech, in a deal valued above EUR 5

Micron Technology is establishing a long-horizon memory research institution in Boise, backed by a planned $10 billion investment over the next decade.

The semiconductor equipment giant reported record quarterly revenue and non-GAAP EPS of $3.50, both up sharply on AI-driven demand for advanced chipmaking

The GEK800 turbofan, now designated F143-ZZ-100, has been selected as a second-source propulsion system for the US Air Force's long-range

Micron's corporate venture arm has closed its third and largest fund, targeting the full AI technology stack from model architecture to physical AI.

Castrol's direct-to-chip fluids have passed NVIDIA's technical review for AI factory infrastructure, covering thermal stability, corrosion resistance and supply-chain

NVIDIA has released a 30-billion-parameter open model and an open source routing library aimed at multi-agent AI deployments across edge, cloud and

Tracxn data shows Bristol accounts for over a quarter of all UK semiconductor investment so far in 2026, outpacing Cambridge and London combined.

Hungarian deep-tech startup Edortech is seeking global manufacturing partners for its ONLi tin-alloy anode, targeting 340 Wh/kg and twice graphite's volumetric

Lenovo's Q1 FY2026/27 revenue rose 43% year-on-year to an all-time group record, with AI-related sales growing 60% to $9

Bristol alone has attracted more semiconductor investment in 2026 than Cambridge and London combined, according to new Tracxn data.