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A recently concluded 42-month EU project, ELENA, announced the development of the first-ever, European-made lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) substrates for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) – a breakthrough that establishes a fully European supply chain for thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) technology. TFLN is a breakthrough material platform enabling high-performance PICs through its thin-film structure, offering

TechWorks, the UK industry association for semiconductor and deeptech innovation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Canadian Semiconductor Council (CSC) to foster strategic collaboration between the UK and Canadian semiconductor ecosystems. The agreement recognises the highly complementary strengths of both nations in areas such as advanced packaging, compound semiconductors, quantum technologies, AI,

Texas Instruments announced its plans to invest more than $60 billion across seven US semiconductor fabs, making this the largest investment in foundational semiconductor manufacturing in US history. Working with the Trump administration and building on the company’s nearly 100-year legacy, TI is expanding its US manufacturing capacity to supply the growing need for semiconductors

Avnet Abacus has received important recognition from Molex, a global specialist in electronics and connectivity innovation, for its achievements registered in 2024. The 2024 European Distributor of the Year and Regional Distributor of the Year – Northern Europe awards recognise Avnet Abacus’ achievements in a year described as “difficult” for the entire industry. The distributor

Mouser Electronics has been awarded the EMEA OEM Distributor of the Year award from Digi International Inc., a global specialist in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services. Mouser’s dedication to strong engagement, achieving outstanding success, and delivering exceptional results to Digi’s customers in EMEA in the 2024 period earned the

Applied Materials, Inc. and CEA-Leti announced the next phase of their longstanding collaboration to accelerate innovation in specialty semiconductors. Through an expansion of their joint lab, the organisations plan to develop materials engineering solutions to address emerging infrastructure challenges in AI data centres. The joint lab is focused on device innovations for chipmakers serving ICAPS

Nordic Semiconductor announced its acquisition of the intellectual property and core technology assets of Neuton.AI, a pioneer in fully automated TinyML solutions for Edge devices. This ignites a new era of ML on the Edge by combining Nordic’s nRF54 Series ultra-low power wireless SoCs with Neuton’s neural network framework – bringing scalable, high-performance AI to

Arrow Electronics has launched a dedicated online hub offering extensive resources for those seeking to understand the future of energy storage systems. As the global shift towards renewable energy accelerates, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming critical in revolutionising energy storage and management. BESS technology plays a vital role in integrating solar and wind