Ami Organics has announced its entry into the semiconductor industry with the acquisition of a 55% stake in Baba Fine Chemicals (BFC), a fine speciality chemicals company, from two partners for INR 68.2 crores. As per the terms of the deal, Rakesh Gupta, who is the third partner in Baba Fine Chemicals, will continue to […]
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. […]
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 (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, 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, 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, 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 […]
Micron Technology, an American manufacturer of memory, has announced plans to invest up to $100 billion to build a mega semiconductor fabrication facility in Clay, New York. The investment in the new megafab will be made over the next 20 years. It is said to become the largest semiconductor fabrication facility in the history of […]
Vedanta has signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Gujarat government to set up a semiconductor manufacturing project with a total investment of Rs 1,54,000 crore ($19.3 billion). To be set up in the Ahmedabad district of the state, the semiconductors and display fab units that are part of the chip manufacturing project in […]
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 […]