Procurement Pro takes a look at the top news stories from June 2025.
Qualcomm acquires Alphawave Semi for $2.4bn
Qualcomm has agreed to acquire Alphawave Semi through Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC, its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary. The recommended deal covers all issued and to-be-issued ordinary shares of Alphawave Semi and carries an implied enterprise value of approximately $2.4 billion.
Nordic accelerates Edge AI with acquisition of Neuton.AI
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 even the most resource-constrained devices.
TI invests historic $60bn to manufacture semiconductors in US
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 that will advance critical innovations from vehicles to smartphones to data centres. Combined, TI’s new manufacturing mega-sites in Texas and Utah will support more than 60,000 US jobs.
Ireland unveils ‘Silicon Island’ semiconductor strategy
Ireland marked a major step forward in its industrial and research ambitions with the official unveiling of its national semiconductor strategy, branded ‘Silicon Island’, at the Tyndall National Institute in Cork.
The event, hosted by Tyndall, welcomed Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke TD, who formally launched the strategic framework designed to cement Ireland’s place in the global semiconductor value chain.
Arrow chosen as Pan-European distributor for TDK-Lambda
TDK Corporation has selected Arrow Electronics as its first pan-European distributor for TDK-Lambda products. This strategic collaboration aims to expand service offerings and enhance customer satisfaction for TDK-Lambda products across the EMEA region.
Supply chain chaos as TI raises prices by 15% minimum
Anglia Components has responded to concerns in the market that lead times are predicted to move out rapidly later in the year now that the market appears to be picking up.
News from many sources confirm that the excess inventory which has built up over the past two years has mostly been consumed, and at least one major supplier, Texas Instruments, has announced global price increases covering over 3,300 analogue product SKUs.
