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eSync Alliance expands into India with major OEM partnerships

The eSync Alliance has announced significant expansion into the Indian automotive market, with major domestic and international manufacturers adopting the global standard for over-the-air vehicle updates. The move positions India as a key battleground for software-defined vehicle technology as the world’s fourth-largest automotive producer and third-largest market by sales embraces standardised connectivity solutions. India’s automotive

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Impulse Embedded launches redesigned website

Impulse Embedded announces the launch of its newly redesigned website. The site improvement offers a cleaner, more intuitive experience for customers exploring and specifying industrial devices. Impulse Embedded worked closely with Venditan, a UK-based e-commerce platform and development agency, to create a site tailored to the needs of industrial computing customers. The website reflects a

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Mouser releases latest in Mouser Talks Tech videos

Mouser Electronics released its latest Mouser Talks Tech video episode with renowned inventor Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST. In this exclusive interview, Kamen talks about the impact of FIRST in inspiring students and fostering growth in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. The Mouser Talks Tech video series shares perspectives from experts across the

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Lip-Bu Tan honoured with 2025 Phil Kaufman Award

The annual award from the Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance), a SEMI technology community, and the Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will be presented at the Phil Kaufman Award presentation and banquet, 6th November in San Jose, Calif. The organisations are honouring Tan for

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First compound semiconductor fab in India

India is due to see the building of its first compound semiconductor fab, as the government recently announced the addition of four new projects aiming to build supply chain resilience and domestic chip production. Its semiconductor market is forecast to grow approximately $45 to $50 billion by the end of 2025, which will grow to

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Samsung to open  ¥25bn chip packaging R&D centre in Japan

Samsung Electronics plans to establish an advanced chip packaging research and development centre in Yokohama, Japan, with an investment of  ¥25 billion ($170 million), according to The Korea Economic Daily. The facility, scheduled to open in March 2027, aims to deepen the South Korean company’s collaboration with Japanese materials and equipment suppliers, as well as

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How to revive the UK chip industry’s fortunes

TechWorks’ roots as a trade association set up by semiconductor companies who saw the need for a body that would represent their interests began life as National Microelectronics Institute (NMI) in 1996 before rebranding to TechWorks in 2013. It was established in Glasgow. At the time, the ‘Silicon Glen’ was in full flow, a term

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VVDN Technologies to set up new UAE facility

VVDN Technologies, a provider of software, product engineering and electronics manufacturing services and solutions, has announced it is setting up a new manufacturing facility in the UAE as part of its global expansion strategy. The new facility, which is slated to be operational in four weeks, is another major milestone for the company. It is

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SoftBank will buy $2 billion stake in Intel

Intel shares jumped by 5% in after-hours trade in New York on Monday after SoftBank announced it would be buying a $2 billion (£1.5 billion) stake in Intel, equating to $23 per share. It follows the latest in the US government’s push for sovereign manufacturing after reports circulated that the government planned on buying a

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Kanto Denka plant fire raises semiconductor supply risks

A fatal fire at a nitrogen trifluoride (NF₃) facility operated by Japanese industrial gas producer Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. has raised questions over the security of supply for a material central to semiconductor manufacturing. The incident occurred on 7th August at the company’s Shibukawa plant in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, Bloomberg reported. One worker

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