Business News

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test

Toshiba favors takeover bid; ASIC publishes National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program whitepaper; SEMI’s World Fab Forecast; Nova opens n...

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing

EV profit eludes Ford for now; Infineon, Delta MOU for EV tech; Hyundai’s car-charging robot.

Week In Review: Design, Low Power

Renesas' new acquisition; NVIDIA partnerships; EDA's big changes; battery drain tool; complexity of 3D designs; chiplets integration & mini-consort...

Mini-Consortia Forming Around Chiplets

Commercial chiplet marketplaces are still on the distant horizon, but companies are getting an early start with more limited partnerships.

Week In Review: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Test

Samsung plans huge fab complex in Korea; new fab processes; revenues down at top-10 foundries; SiC market to grow 41% this year; new U.S. export re...

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing

Zero-emission hydrogen-powered train; DOE H fund; Siemens CO2 tracker; ASE FOPoP.

Week In Review: Design, Low Power

UK plans to spend $3B on quantum computing, plus $1.2B on an exascale system; energy-harvesting NFC tag controller; RISC-V software development; si...

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Test

Global IC slump deepens, but startup money keeps flowing; US/China chip war expands; AI/ML implemented on MCU; ferroelectric HEMT; Quantum computin...

Week In Review: Auto, Security, Pervasive Computing

Rambus-Arm security deal; EV sales; TPM vulnerabilities; NIST hardware security report; startup funding; AI replace engineers?; solid-state battery...

Week In Review: Design, Low Power

No dual listing for Arm; ultra-low power wireless; characterizing power amplifiers.

Startups

China Chip Industry Startup Funding Annual Report & Analysis: 2022

More than 700 chip industry-related companies raised $19B across 821 funding rounds in 2022. (Premium Content)

Startup Funding: February 2023

132 companies raise $4.5 billion, with big investments in quantum, batteries and materials.

Startup Funding: January 2023

Quantum computing all over the world; industrial AVs; 138 startups raise over $2 billion.

Chip Industry Startup Funding Annual Report & Analysis: 2022

More than 1,000 chip industry-related companies raised $32.7B across 1,200 funding rounds in 2022.

Startup Funding: December 2022

Wafer manufacturing and GPUs draw investment; 106 companies raise $2.8B.

Startup Funding: November 2022

127 startups raise $2.6B; data center connectivity, quantum computing, and batteries draw big funding.

Startup Funding: October 2022

113 startups raise $3.5B; batteries, AI, and new architectures top the list.

Startup Funding: September 2022

Startup funding hits $2.9B; manufacturing onshoring and fab buildout drive investments in adjacent markets.

Cybord: Electronic Component Traceability

Using visual algorithms to check components for authenticity.

Startup Funding: August 2022

110 companies raise $1.9 billion; VCs focus on power semis, automotive, and battery startups. Chinese investment remains strong.

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