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Walden Catalyst Ventures
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Can Nearfield Instruments challenge KLA after securing Europe’s biggest deep-tech funding round?
Nearfield Instruments has secured the Netherlands’ largest deep-tech funding round, giving the semiconductor equipment company fresh capital to expand production as artificial intelligence chips become harder to manufacture and inspect.
June 26, 2026
Analog Devices (ADI) to acquire Empower Semiconductor for $1.5bn, betting on vertical power delivery as AI’s next strategic bottleneck
Analog Devices is paying $1.5 billion in cash for Empower Semiconductor as AI's power-delivery bottleneck reshapes the chip-supplier hierarchy. Read more.
May 20, 2026