Cohu is set to buy process control and analytics software firm Tignis.
NXP will acquire UK-based Aviva Links for $242.5mn cash, in a deal expected to close during H1 2025.
The US Dept. of Commerce will provide up to $406m CHIPS Act funding to GlobalWafers America and MEMC to support the construction of silicon wafer manufacturing facilities in Texas and Missouri.
The DoC finalised an award to SK Hynix for up to $458m CHIPS Act funding to build a memory packaging plant and R&D facility in West Lafayette, Indiana.
MIT engineers have developed a faster multi-layer chip creation technique, without bulky silicon wafers via stacking high-quality semiconducting material directly on top of each other, increasing processing performance.
Cadstrom has raised $6.8m in seed funding for its AI validation tools for electronic hardware and PCB design.
Synopsys and SiMa.ai are teaming up on a solution for automotive companies that combines Synopsys’ EDA tools, auto-grade IP, and hardware-assisted verification solutions with SiMa.ai’s machine learning accelerator IP and software stack.
Infineon will supply a complete chipset to battery manufacturer, Eve Energy, as part of a collaboration on automotive battery management systems.
IBM surveyed automakers to explore the shift to software-defined vehicles which is facing technical and cultural challenges.
Microchip Technology announced a line of CAN FD System Basis Chips with an integrated high-speed CAN FD transceiver and 5V LDO.