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In a landmark move to bolster its semiconductor sector, Malaysia has entered into a strategic partnership with Arm, aiming to position the nation at the forefront of global semiconductor innovation. According to Reuters, Malaysia will invest $250 million over 10 years to acquire Arm’s chip designs and technology for local manufacturers. The deal includes intellectual

President Donald Trump and TSMC CEO C.C. Wei announced a significant expansion of TSMC’s operations in Arizona, United States. The company committed to an additional $100 billion investment to construct five advanced semiconductor fabrication facilities. This investment marked the largest foreign direct investment in US history. President Trump stated: “This $100 billion in new investment

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), headquartered in Wilmington, has signed a preliminary memorandum of terms with the federal government through the CHIPS Program Office. Once finalised, the federal award will be supported by a state investment from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) of up to $10.17 million, with eligibility for $4.3 million in state tax incentives

eInfochips, an Arrow Electronics company, announced the company has joined the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) as a Virtual Design Partner. Samsung Foundry’s Virtual Design Partners offer customers a wide breadth of design services from spec to GDSII. By leveraging these capabilities, customers can easily adopt Samsung Foundry’s technologies to develop custom silicon and bring

DigiKey and Qorvo announced a worldwide distribution agreement. This collaboration will further enhance the awareness, availability and speed of delivery of Qorvo’s high-performance solutions to customers around the world. The collaboration with DigiKey further extends Qorvo’s product reach across North America, EMEA, and APAC regions, ensuring rapid delivery and additional support for customers in markets

Procurement Pro takes a look at the top news stories from February 2025. Arm announces chip plans Arm is set to launch its first-ever in-house developed chip this year, marking a significant departure from its traditional business model of licensing chip designs to other companies. This move will see Arm directly competing with some of

Mouser Electronics is now shipping the new Thingy:91 X prototyping platform from Nordic Semiconductor. The Thingy:91 X is an easy-to-use, battery-operated prototyping platform for cellular Internet of Things (IoT) proof-of-concept (PoC) demos and initial cellular IoT device development for logistics, asset tracking, smart city, predictive maintenance, industrial, and wearable applications. The Nordic Semiconductor Thingy:91 X,

Littelfuse has published its ‘Littelfuse Solid-State Industrial Relays Quality Test Report’. This paper addresses the risks of choosing a low-quality solid-state relay (SSR) and shares the test results of the Littelfuse products compared to three other suppliers. Solid-state relays are a critical component in modern electrical and electronic systems providing reliable switching capabilities for various