SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today applauded the provisional agreement reached yesterday in the European Chips Act Trilogue Negotiations to invest €43 billion to bolster Europe’s microelectronics industry.
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Quantum Source Raises $12M to Propel Continued Development in Photonic Quantum Computing
The extension brings Quantum Source’s seed round total to $27M, one of the largest total seed financings in the field of Quantum Computing.
U.K.’s Space Forge Announces Plans to Launch U.S. Manufacturing Operations
U.K.-based Space Forge Ltd., which is pioneering space-based super materials manufacturing, announced today it is launching operations in the United States.
Purdue Convenes CHIPS Summit in D.C. With Sec. Raimondo and Sen. Young
Leaders from industry, government and academia convened at a summit Tuesday (April 18) in Washington, D.C. to forge national solutions at scale to address the future of U.S. innovation in microelectronics and the semiconductor workforce.
Chemists Propose Ultrathin Material for Doubling Solar Cell Efficiency
CSU chemists are proposing to make solar cells using not silicon, but an abundantly available natural material called molybdenum disulfide.
Cellcom Telecommunications Israel Plans to Roll Out Independent 5G Network
Cellcom Telecommunications Israel and Parallel Wireless Inc are launching a unique, first-of-its-kind experiment to deploy a standalone 5th generation (5G SA) network for autonomous 5G.
Cadence Extends Collaboration with TSMC and Microsoft
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced today an expanded collaboration with TSMC and Microsoft, focusing on accelerating the physical verification of giga-scale digital designs.
Magnachip to Appoint Shareholder Gilbert Nathan to the Board of Directors
Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation announced today that shareholder Gilbert Nathan will join its Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into with Mr. Nathan and two of his affiliated entities.
ZF Signs Multi-Year Supply Agreement with STMicroelectronics for Silicon Carbide Devices
The technology group ZF will, from 2025, purchase silicon carbide devices from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications.
Synopsys Introduces the Industry’s First Emulation System with Unmatched Capacity to Enable Electronics Digital Twins of Advanced SoCs
Addressing the software bring-up, power optimization and debug challenges of complex billion-gate and multi-die systems, Synopsys, Inc. today launched the Synopsys ZeBu Server 5 emulation system.
