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GlobalFoundries Commits €1.1 Billion to Power Europe's Semiconductor Sovereignty with Dresden Expansion
GlobalFoundries (GF) has announced a significant investment of 1.1 billion euros (approximately 1.27 billion US dollars) to expand its manufacturing capacity at its Dresden, Germany facility. Dubb...
X-FAB Expands Wide Bandgap Offerings with Cost-Effective Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon Foundry Service
X-FAB, a leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has significantly bolstered its portfolio of wide bandgap (WBG) materials by introducing a Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technol...
Metallium Launches Second Demonstration Line in Texas for Rare-Earth and Semiconductor Feedstocks
Australian critical-metals specialist Metallium Ltd. (ASX: MTM) has announced the addition of a second demonstration line at its Texas facility to process rare-earth elements (REEs) and semiconduct...
OMRON Establishes New Automation Center in India to Accelerate Manufacturing Transformation
OMRON, a global leader in industrial automation, has announced the inauguration of its new Automation Center (ATC) in Bengaluru, India. This move marks a significant expansion of OMRON's commitment...
Denka Accelerates Next-Gen Thermal Solutions with Strategic Investment in Naiieel Technology
In a strategic move to address the growing thermal management challenges in high-performance electronics, Japanese chemical manufacturer Denka has announced an investment in Naiieel Technology, a ...
TSMC Kicks Off Construction for Second JASM Fab in Kumamoto Amid Global Expansion Drive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s leading contract chipmaker, has officially commenced construction on the second factory building for its subsidiary, Japan Advanced Se...
Bio-Recycling Breakthrough: Microbes Recover Rare Metal Selenium from Waste Solar Panels
A World-First in Sustainable Solar Panel Recycling
Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) and K・F・C Co., Ltd. have successfully achieved a global first: the purification, recovery, and recycling o...
Revolutionizing Power Electronics: New Gallium Nitride Epitaxy Method Promises High Performance and Lower Costs
The semiconductor industry is rapidly advancing to enhance energy efficiency, shifting power semiconductors from traditional silicon to next-generation wide bandgap materials like gallium nitride...
Global 300mm Fab Tooling Boom Driven by AI Chip Demand
The global semiconductor equipment industry is entering a major expansion phase, according to the latest outlook by SEMI. Between 2026 and 2028, spending on equipment for 300 mm wafer factories (30...
