Wolfspeed and NC A&T to advance silicon carbide devices with new US R&D facility

Wolfspeed and NC A&T to advance silicon carbide devices with new US R&D facility

Wolfspeed, a silicon carbide technology provider, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical (NC A&T) State University, a black land-grant research university, have joined forces to construct a new research and development (R&D) facility in the US. To this effect, Wolfspeed and NC A&T plan to submit the proposal for the CHIPS and Science Act funding. […]

Infineon Technologies to acquire Canada-based GaN Systems for $830m

Infineon Technologies to acquire Canada-based GaN Systems for $830m

German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies will acquire Canada-based GaN Systems in an all-cash transaction valued at $830 million. GaN Systems offers GaN power semiconductors for industries such as consumer electronics, data center servers, power supplies, industrial motors, renewable energy systems, and automotive electronics. Jochen Hanebeck — Infineon Technologies CEO said: “GaN technology is paving the […]

Tata Consultancy Services, Renesas open innovation hub for semiconductor solutions

Tata Consultancy Services, Renesas open innovation hub for semiconductor solutions

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics have opened a joint innovation center in Bengaluru and Hyderabad for developing next-generation semiconductor solutions. The parties are planning to work together on digital, radio frequency, and mixed signal design and software development to create innovative next-generation semiconductor solutions that meet the requirements of a […]

Wolfspeed contemplates $2.2bn chip manufacturing facility in Germany

Wolfspeed contemplates $2.2bn chip manufacturing facility in Germany

Wolfspeed, a US chipmaker, is planning to construct a new $2.18 billion chip manufacturing facility in Saarland, Germany, as part of the company’s wider $6.5 billion capacity expansion strategy. The 200mm semiconductor fab will be the company’s first European facility, which will manufacture next-generation silicon carbide devices for a wide variety of industrial, automotive, and […]

Merck acquires M Chemicals from Mecaro for €110m

Merck acquires M Chemicals from Mecaro for €110m

Merck, an American multinational science and technology company, has acquired M Chemicals, a chemical business of South Korea-based Mecaro, for up to €110 million. The transaction value constitutes an upfront cash payment of €75 million and payments of up to €35 million on achieving certain milestones. The acquisition forms part of the “Level Up” growth […]

Kioxia, Western Digital open new semiconductor fab in Yokkaichi

Kioxia, Western Digital open new semiconductor fab in Yokkaichi

Kioxia, a Japanese computer memory manufacturer, and Western Digital, an American computer hard disk drive manufacturer and data storage company, have opened a new semiconductor fab in Yokkaichi in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Dubbed Fab7, the new semiconductor fabrication facility in Yokkaichi, will produce sixth-generation, 162-layer flash memory and future advanced 3D flash memory and will […]

Ereztech acquires 30,000sft facility for organometallic precursors

Ereztech acquires 30,000sft facility for organometallic precursors

Ereztech, an American organometallic precursors provider, has acquired a new 30,000 square foot facility in Saukville, Wisconsin. The facility is expected to give a greater production footprint to Ereztech, enabling it to expand its domestic production capacity and optimize its supply chain. Roman Rytov — Ereztech CEO said: “The Saukville site expands the efforts of […]