<ul><li>The EU Commission approved €920 million in German State aid for Infineon's Smart Power Fab in Dresden, with total funding around €1 billion.</li><li>PDF Solutions to acquire secureWISE for $130 million, expanding its semiconductor data platform.</li><li>Trump administration to potentially impose 25% tariffs on cars, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors.</li><li>Lam Research unveiled new manufacturing tools—ALTUS Halo and Akara.</li><li>ASE launched its fifth plant in Penang, Malaysia, focusing on advanced packaging technologies.</li><li>Stantec to provide design services for Silicon Box's €3.2 billion semiconductor facility in Italy.</li><li>Applied Materials introduced a new defect review system.</li><li>Saronic raised $600 million for autonomous ships, and Stellantis unveiled an in-house automated driving system.</li><li>CEA-Leti and Quobly developed a solution for simultaneous readouts of quantum devices.</li><li>Upcoming chip industry events include SPIE Advanced Lithography and DVCON 2025.</li></ul>

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