NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced that it has secured a €1 billion loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance the company’s RDI investments across its broad portfolio of semiconductor solutions.
Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with Analog Devices, Coherent Corp., Intelligent Epitaxy Technology, Inc. and Sumika Semiconductor Materials Texas Inc.
Proposed CHIPS investments in Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Texas, would advance key semiconductor technologies capabilities to support U.S. economic and national security.
Alchip Opens 3DIC ASIC Design Services
Alchip Technologies, Limited, the high-performance ASIC leader, has formally opened its three-dimensional integrated circuit (3DIC) design services for the latest high-performance ASICs targeting AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications.
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces $1.4 Billion in Final Awards to Support the Next Generation of U.S. Semiconductor Advanced Packaging
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce has announced that CHIPS National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) has finalized $1.4 billion in award funding to bolster U.S. leadership in advanced packaging and enable new technologies to be validated and transitioned at scale to U.S. manufacturing.
Non-Profit Alliances Boost Chips in Canada
Government aid is forthcoming, but new immigration rules restrict talent.
onsemi Completes Acquisition of Qorvo’s Silicon Carbide JFET Technology Portfolio
onsemi today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Silicon Carbide Junction Field-Effect Transistor (SiC JFET) technology business, including the United Silicon Carbide subsidiary, from Qorvo for $115 million in cash.
SiTime Precision Timing Enables New Architectures for More Efficient AI Datacenters
SiTime Corporation, the precision timing company, today announced the differential-ended SiT5977 Super-TCXO, the newest member of the SiTime Elite RF family.
Eaton Wins Contract to Help Power Semiconductor Research at NY CREATES’ New Facility in New York
Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced a contract valued at approximately $20M to help support the construction of the New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering and Science’s (NY CREATES) new NanoFab Reflection semiconductor research and development facility at its Albany NanoTech Complex.
Arm Announces Appointment of Eric Hayes as Executive Vice President, Operations
Arm Holdings plc today announced the appointment of Eric Hayes as executive vice president of Operations with immediate effect.
Vertical Compute Raises €20 Million to Revolutionize the Future of AI Computing
VerticalCompute, founded by CEO Sylvain Dubois (ex-Google) and CTO Sebastien Couet (ex-imec), today announced that it successfully closed a seed investment round of €20 million.
