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 Pirani Gauges Market Growth Outlook to 2035: Semiconductor and Vacuum Coating Demand Accelerate - News and Statistics  - IndexBox

 Packed Bed Absorption Columns Market Growth to Accelerate by 2035 Amid Semiconductor and Chemical Processing Demand - News and Statistics

 Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Is Down 6.7% After Nvidia AI MGX Showcase Tie‑In And $500M ATM Plan

 If Tariffs Stick These US Exporters Could Quietly Shine

 US Patent Fight Puts TSMC Valuation And US Chip Supply In Focus

 Park Systems Secures KRW 100 Billion in Strategic Financing to Expand Production Capacity and Accelerate Global Growth

 Here's Why the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF Soared Today (Hint: It's Alphabet and Intel Related)

 Shares of Huseong, which operates a semiconductor gas business, soared on expectations of benefits f..

 Calcined Alumina Market Forecast Points Higher Toward 2035, Driven by Electronics-Grade Demand Surge

 CADFEM APAC and SilTerra Malaysia Partner to Advance Semiconductor Innovation Through Simulation-Driven Engineering

 Gravity Separation Decking Market Forecast 2026-2035: Growth Driven by Semiconductor and Automation Demand - News and Statistics

 Can Huawei’s ‘chip queen’ help China beat the US tech blockade?

 Tee Fittings Market Growth Forecast to 2035: Semiconductor and Automation Demand Accelerate - News and Statistics

 Polyimide Sealant Compounds Market Growth to Accelerate by 2035 Amid Aerospace and Semiconductor Demand - News and Statistics

 If Tariffs Stick These US Exporters Could Quietly Shine

 Molybdenum Compounds Market Growth to Accelerate by 2035 on Semiconductor and Electronics Demand

 Silica Sol Clarifier Market Growth Forecast to 2035 Amid Semiconductor Purity Demands - News and Statistics

 Disk Couplings Market Growth Forecast to 2035 Amid Rising Precision Manufacturing Demand - News and Statistics

 Taiwan's Critical Technologies at a Critical Moment

 India eases import rules in special economic zones to boost semiconductor manufacturing

 Is Alpha \u0026 Omega Semiconductor Ltd (AOSL) Overvalued After 4.1%

 Luxel Corporation Appoints KOS, Inc. as Exclusive Distributor in South Korea  - ultrathin freestanding polymer and metallized optical bandpass filters. Luxel's advanced technology supports mission-critical applications across semiconductor EUV lithography, fusion energy research, spaceflight missions, and scientific exploration. In addition to its core filter technology, Luxel provides...

 How UCODE X Is Advancing RAIN RFID in Pharma and Healthcare  - Exceptional read/write sensitivity, GS1 compliance and data integrity: how UCODE X is accelerating RAIN RFID adoption across healthcare and pharma.

 Micro-LED transfer via electrochemical etch  - Researchers transfer arrays of devices down to 3µm onto silicon.

 Micron D1γ 16 Gb DDR5 DRAM Analysis  - Discover how Micron's D1γ DDR5 DRAM advances memory scaling. Access detailed process analysis, package investigation, and technology insights.

 \uD83C\uDF6A TWiC: Controversial Packaged Optics  - Developing an appreciation for engineering challenges in CPO deployment.

 Surface mount and microwaves  - Upside-down mounting can deliver inductance upsides for surface mount passives and other components. The post Surface mount and microwaves appeared first on EDN .

 Strong AI Demand and Early Consumer Electronics Inventory Build Drive Top 10 Foundries to 3.7% QoQ Revenue Growth in 1Q26, Says TrendForce  - TrendForce's latest investigation into the foundry industry reveals that strong shipments of AI HPC chips and related components continued throughout 1Q26. Meanwhile, TV and PC/notebook supply chains accelerated production schedules and increased inventory levels for peripheral ICs, prompting foundries...

 [News] Tesla Elon Musk Discusses TeraFab at ASML Conference; Project Expected to Spur EUV Tool Orders  - Elon Musk is expanding his ambitions beyond EVs, AI, and space technology with TeraFab, a large-scale semiconductor manufacturing project in Texas. According to CNBC, during an ASML conference on Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk outlined his TeraFab vision. As the only provider of a crucial EUV machine......

 Hanmi Semiconductor to invest in SpaceX as Terafab bets grow  - Hanmi Semiconductor plans to invest KRW50 billion (US$32.81 million) in SpaceX, highlighting how space, satellites, and artificial intelligence infrastructure are increasingly linked. For global readers, the deal signals how semiconductor suppliers are positioning themselves around next-generation supply...

 Cadence deepens Intel Foundry partnership on next-generation chip design

 MediaTek May 2026 revenue rises nearly 5% ahead of ASIC ramp

 OpenAI to acquire Ona to expand Codex for persistent agent work

 TSMC hit by US patent suit, Taiwan ministry pledges support

 Alibaba's stealth model launch, Meitu's outsourcing play — China's visual AI market defies a single playbook

 Government pushes south Taiwan AI ecosystem, unveils 120 smart health applications

 Weblink International reports strong growth as AI demand lifts sales

 Asus begins local gaming laptop production in India

 PCIM 2026: Accepting local component deficits for system-level benefits

 Sigurd revenue hits record as AI and chip demand lift operations

 Boston Dynamics highlights diverse strategies in humanoid robotics amid Nvidia-Unitree collab

 Taiwan AI infrastructure suppliers see broad sales gains in May

 Google weighs Samsung's role in next AI chip as TSMC capacity tightens

 Silicon Labs expands India presence as smart infrastructure demand grows ahead of TI acquisition

 AI server tracker: Taiwan's AI server build chain widens as rack suppliers outpace peers

 Ubiqconn, AV sign pact to develop universal unmanned systems controller

 Google TPU orders shift as MediaTek, Marvell, and Broadcom split market

 Taiwan OSAT firms gain from AI chip demand and foundry spillover

 CXMT and YMTC chase IPOs as AI memory demand tests capacity, yield, and tool localisation

 Cloud migration alone is not enough for AI adoption, said SAP

 Sharp lays out 2026 growth strategy with AI servers as top priority

 DDR4 shortage tightens as Nanya capacity fills and prices climb

 Lenovo reportedly plans second PC price hike as memory costs squeeze supply chain

 Nextron says AI supply chain is in place as orders extend to 2027

 China squeezes InP supplies, jolting US-Taiwan optics chain

 Alibaba's DingTalk ousts founder CEO after AI overhaul exposes management rift

 Ennoconn boosts Kontron stake to target physical AI

 SuperAI Singapore: Arm and Cerebras push system-wide fixes to cut inference AI bottlenecks

 Nimy and Curtin University awarded funding for gallium processing research in Western Australia  - Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia contributing $550,000 to two-year project co-funded by Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer

 NY Creates Collaborative Quantum Research Published in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B  - NY Creates Research Scientist in Quantum Technologies, Dr. Ekta Bhatia, alongside collaborators at NY Creates, New Mexico State University, and Brookhaven National Laboratory, recently published a research article in the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B. Their paper, “Temperature-dependent dielectric...

 Nvidia denies Latin America role in chip smuggling as US-China AI rivalry reaches Brazil  - Suspicious bulk orders from unfamiliar countries are screened out, Nvidia’s regional chief says, as Chinese capital courts Brazil

 Jennifer Biro Named a 2026 Philadelphia Titan 100 Honoree for Second Consecutive Year  - initiatives. Her leadership has played a key role in expanding CleanSpace's presence across the life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, semiconductor, battery manufacturing, and advanced technology sectors. Through a customer-focused approach and commitment to long-term partnerships,...

 Dutch chip startup claims all-European fab flow – with help from a very American friend  - Satnav parts designed and manufactured in the EU, but using GlobalFoundries to produce them

 [News] Applied Materials Opens $500M Singapore Site, Aims to Double Global Capacity on AI Demand  - Applied Materials is expanding its footprint in Singapore as AI fuels semiconductor demand. According to Nikkei, the company has opened a US$500 million manufacturing campus there, a key part of its strategy to nearly double its global production capacity as AI accelerates semiconductor demand. ...

 The cyber resilience divide  - As cyber threats intensify, resilience gaps put business continuity at risk. Discover how leading organizations protect value by balancing risk and resilience.

 Mouser sets up Online Security Resource  - Mouser’s online Security Resource Centre brings together technical articles, eBooks, blogs and product resources covering connected-device protection, industrial security, edge-system design, and secure communications for evolving 5G and emerging 6G environments. As the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)...

 As Japanese and Korean giants move upmarket, China’s MLCC firms see their chance  - The AI server boom is driving demand for advanced multilayer ceramic capacitors, leaving Chinese manufacturers room to expand

 Unlock Maximum Intel® Xeon® CPU Performance with Intel® oneAPI Compilers 2026.0  - On the Intel Xeon Platform, the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ and Fortran Compilers 2026.0 are designed to help unlock more of that performance potential.

 Are Agentic CPUs a Commodity? It\u2019s Complicated.  - Five sockets, different economics. A model for telling them apart, and where each competitor fits. AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Arm, Qualcomm.

🌑 EMEA 
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 SpaceX IPO: Building the Space Economy for the AI Era  - Original Article By SemiVision Research [Reading time: 21 mins]

 SK Hynix to boost memory production 3x ... you can wait another 8 years, right?  - We're moving as fast as we can, says SK Group chair

 How llmda.ai Coaxed Me Out of Retirement, an Interview with Kurt Shuler  - Arteris is one of the most impressive companies SemiWiki has worked with over the last fifteen years. We have collaborated on one hundred and seventy-three articles/podcasts that have garnered more than two million views/listens. The success of Arteris can be easily tracked to the executive team and Kurt...

 System Check: How do you learn electronics and engineering?  - It is System Check time! Tell us: How do you prefer to learn electronics? Which learning format works best for…

 Volta Metals awarded up to $500,000 from Ontario’s Critical Minerals Innovation Fund  - Funds for metallurgical and mineral processing work to enhance recovery of rare-earth elements and gallium from Springer Deposit

 Delos Data offers AI chip startups a fast track to rack scale  - Half the trouble of building an Nvidia NVL or AMD Helios competitor is just getting the networking out of the box

 An Interview with Intel's Kira Boyko: Xeon 6+'s Product Director ...  - Hello you fine Internet folks, today we have an interview with Kira Boyko, the Product Director of Intel Xeon 6+. ...

 [News] Micron Taps Bechtel, Intel Ohio Fab Builder, to Speed Up New York Mega Fab Construction  - Micron, which broke ground on its New York mega fab in January, has now moved to accelerate the project by naming its lead contractor. According to syracuse.com, engineering and construction giant Bechtel—also in charge of Intel’s Ohio semiconductor campus—will handle the engineering, procurem......

 CADFEM APAC and SilTerra Malaysia Partner to Advance Semiconductor Innovation Through Simulation-Driven Engineering  - Understanding (MoU) with SilTerra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., one of Malaysia's leading semiconductor foundries and fabless design service providers. The collaboration establishes a strategic framework aimed at accelerating semiconductor innovation through simulation-led development, stronger design-process alignment,...

 Hidden Phase of Matter Finally Captured After Decades of Predictions  - Scientists have finally captured a hidden state of matter, revealing a long-predicted phase with intriguing quantum potential. Researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have succeeded in stabilizing a previously elusive state of matter that had existed only...

 Carbon nanotube coating creates on-chip terahertz waveguides  - Ultrathin nanotube films absorb terahertz waves, more effectively enabling silicon on-chip THz-energy management. The post Carbon nanotube coating creates on-chip terahertz waveguides appeared first on EDN .

 Intel Should Raise Capital  - Intel's woes are behind them. The heavy spending is ahead of them. Why an equity issuance in a hot equity market could m…

 BizLink to buy Interplex Datacom in up to US$900 million deal  - BizLink Holding has agreed to acquire Interplex Datacom, the data communications business of Interplex Group, in a deal that will expand its presence in the data center interconnect and infrastructure market.

 China red-chip crackdown forces IPO hopefuls to rethink offshore listings

 Aleees reportedly wins long-term Tesla order as LFP supply chain shifts

 Niching Industrial sees heat spreader revenue hit record on AI server demand

 Applied Materials expands Singapore base as AI supply-chain bottlenecks loom

 Commentary: TSMC's pricing power stays intact as AI demand keeps fabs full

 MSI sees CPU shortages easing as margins recover

 Amkor Korea weighs KRW1 trillion Gwangju expansion amid reported TSMC order growth

 MicroIP's new Kaohsiung R&D base points to broader AI push in southern Taiwan

 OpenAI reportedly eyes IPO within a year as it readies new AI model and massive infrastructure push

 Pegatron May revenue hits 2026 high as server business gains momentum

 Taiwan Mask sells Zhunan plant to Siliconware Precision Industries for NT$2.8 billion

 Meta and Reliance expand India partnership with AI data center plan

 Singapore launches new supercomputer to expand AI and research capabilities

 Montage Tech samples 9200 MT/s DDR5 RCD06 chip for AI server memory upgrade

 CPO delays may shift AI networking demand, not derail it

 Commentary: At WWDC 2026, Apple's AI platform eclipses the OS

 Taiwan rugged PC suppliers gain multi-year order visibility as Europe accelerates rearmament

 Apple's AI strategy gains scale as rivals race ahead

 AI boom drives capital inflows, but Taiwan sees low systemic risk

 Nvidia takes PCB material competition upstream as HVLP4 copper foil gap widens

 To beat chip crunch, Chinese firm inks memory deal bigger than its sales  - The US$1.86 billion multi-year flash deal with unnamed supplier underscores how downstream companies scramble to secure capacity

 Can AI Create Missing Models?  - Key takeaways Models are an essential part of EDA flows, each capturing necessary detail while retaining good execution performance. Models have been expensive to create, maintain and verify, restricting their utilization, but AI may be able to significantly reduce their cost. A deeper question remains....

 QBit Semiconductor、シンガポールのSinChipの株式60%取得を発表  - https://www.prnewswire.com/jp/news-releases/qbit-semiconductorsinchip60-302796524.htmlSOURCE QBit Semiconductor LTD.

 Grab's Taiwan push faces scrutiny over data security, antitrust concerns, and market overlap  - Grab is seeking to enter Taiwan through an acquisition of Foodpanda, but the deal remains under regulatory review. If approved, the transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, though concerns have already emerged over data security, antitrust risks, and Grab's links to Huawei and Uber....

🌑 Americas 
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 Cross-Validated Timing Analysis for Automotive CAN Networks (NYCU et al.)  - Researchers from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) and Chung Yuan Christian University have published “A Cross-Validated DSPN and Worst-Case Response-Time Framework for Timing Analysis of Automotive CAN Networks”. Abstract “Controller Area Network (CAN) remains a key in-vehicle communication...

 Midas Displays shines spotlight on Aurum TFT display series  - Midas Displays is shipping its Aurum series of TFT displays. The range combines high brightness screens, a unified flex design, and support for RGB, LVDS and HDMI interfaces. An embedded option based on Bridgetek’s BT817 advanced video engine IC is also available, said the Great Yarmouth-based company....

 Medtronic completes acquisition of Scientia Vascular, seamlessly integrating access and therapeutic portfolios for neurovascular care  - Acquisition delivers simplicity and access, supporting physicians across the full procedural workflow GALWAY, Ireland, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in...

 Webinar | How Rising Costs Are Reshaping the Conductive Inks Market  - Join IDTechEx Principal Technology Analyst Dr Conor O'Brien on Thursday 18 June for the expert-led webinar, "The Silver Squeeze: How Rising Costs Are Reshaping the Conductive Inks Market". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.

 Variscite Expands Industrial Edge Capabilities with SMARC Modules  - Variscite is expanding its SMARC portfolio with modules based on the NXP i.MX 95 and i.MX 8M Plus applications processors, enabling secure, scalable edge AI, vision processing, and real-time control for a wide range of industrial and embedded systems.

 Chip Industry Week In Review  - 2nm; 14A accelerates; memory deal; optimizing EUV output; KGD screening; McKinsey's auto chips report; HW security exploits; humanoids; H-1B policy; diamonds for heat; Europe's IC progress; imec's latest; quantum HW progress towards fault-tolerance. The post Chip Industry Week In Review appeared first...

 Bring-up and testing of systems with CXL Type 3 memory expanders  - The three-part series for system and validation engineers provides a structured tutorial on CXL Type 3 memory. The post Bring-up and testing of systems with CXL Type 3 memory expanders appeared first on EDN .

 NextSilicon to productise Arbel core into a CPU for launch in Q12028  - NextSilicon plans to productise its Arbel RISC-V core into a 64-core and a 128-core, enterprise-grade processor suited to deliver ultra-speed performance for agentic tools, expected to be available in early 2028. NextSilicon designed Arbel from the ground up for the performance demands of AI infrastructure...

 Apple iPhone 17e Teardown: A19 Processor, SK Hynix Memory & BOM Analysis  - TechInsights' Apple iPhone 17e teardown reveals the A19 processor, 8GB LPDDR5X memory, 256GB SK hynix NAND storage, MagSafe support, and detailed BOM analysis.

 Change of pattern as AI cycle hits memory market  - The memory market has always suffered highs and lows, as capex expansion, investment and demand fuelled voltatility and resulted in shortages and over-supply. Nikolaos Florous, director global marketing at Memphis Electronic told Electronics Weekly that this memory cycle is different because of AI. A...

 Data Centers Go Nuclear: Why AI Giants are Investing in SMRs  - In this article, IDTechEx analyzes the potential of nuclear small modular reactors (SMRs) to satisfy the growing power demand of AI data centers. Tech hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, and Meta are already making investments in SMR startups, with IDTechEx forecasting the global SMR market to reach US$53.8...

 SuperAI Singapore: Physical AI accelerates as cheaper hardware and AI models drive robot data demand  - Robotics has progressed rapidly in the past few years, but major obstacles — including data collection and trust infrastructure — remain barriers to widespread deployment. This was the takeaway from a recent panel of robotics experts at SuperAI Singapore, where they discussed the present and...

 AI Agent Boom Triggers Enterprise SSD Supply Crunch; Top Five Enterprise SSD Brands Post Record US$18.46 Billion Revenue in 1Q26, Says TrendForce  - TrendForce’s latest analysis of the enterprise SSD market reveals that rapid adoption of AI Agent services and strong procurement demand from CSPs drove enterprise SSD revenue to another record high in 1Q26. Industry revenue surged 86.1% QoQ, surpassing US$18.46 billion.

 Teardown Confirms the Trump Phone Is a Gold-Painted HTC U24 Pro  - Is the Trump phone actually made in America? Our deep-dive teardown reveals the Trump Mobile T1 is basically a gold-painted, rebranded HTC U24 Pro.

 From GTC Taipei to Computex 2026: Taiwan\u2019s Strategic Role in the AI Supply Chain  - Original Article By SemiVision Reserach [Reading time: 40 mins]

 [News] SK hynix Advances DRAM and NAND Roadmap, Targets 3x Wafer Output by 2034, 375-Layer NAND at Year-End  - While SK hynix had only last week outlined plans to double capacity over the next five years, the memory giant is now signaling an even more aggressive expansion across both DRAM and NAND. According to Nikkei, citing Chairman Chey Tae-won, the company is targeting a threefold increase in wafer outpu......

 ROHM partners with Aixtron to establish in-house GaN epi  - G10-GaN system ramping for volume production of 8-inch GaN epi for 650V and 100V power devices