Intel and Fortinet Collaborate on SP6 Security Processor

July 2026July 29, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Intel Corporation, global industry experts in semiconductor design and manufacturing, and Fortinet, global industry experts in cybersecurity and secure networking, have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop the Fortinet Security Processor 6, or SP6. The collaboration combines Fortinet’s purpose-built security processor expertise with Intel’s advanced semiconductor design, packaging and manufacturing capabilities.

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Renesas Expands Embedded Vision AI with Irida Labs Software

May 2026May 15, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Renesas Electronics Corporation, global industry experts in embedded processing, microcontrollers, and semiconductor system solutions, has announced completion of its acquisition of the Greece-based Irida Labs, a developer of embedded software technologies for AI-powered visual perception systems.

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Empower Semiconductor Raises $140M for AI Power Delivery

October 2025July 29, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Empower Semiconductor announced it has closed more than $140 million in Series D financing. The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company with participation from Maverick Silicon, CapitalG, Atreides Management, Socratic Partners, Walden Catalyst Ventures, Knollwood, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Barclays Capital served as exclusive […]

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La Luce Cristallina Unveils 200MM BaTiO₃ Wafer

October 2025October 8, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

La Luce Cristallina, a U.S.-based innovator in silicon photonics materials and barium titanate (BaTiO₃) electro-optic platforms, has launched a new 200 mm (8-inch) barium titanate (BaTiO₃) wafer and opened a state-of-the-art fabrication facility in Austin, Texas. The facility expands capacity for wafer-scale crystal-on-glass BaTiO₃ substrates to support growing demand from data centers, telecommunications, sensing, computing, […]

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Multibeam Raises $31M to Expand E-Beam Lithography Platform

August 2025August 4, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Multibeam Corp. has secured $31 million in Series B funding to accelerate the global deployment of its multi-column E-Beam Lithography (EBL) platform, aimed at next-generation semiconductor manufacturing. The oversubscribed round includes support from Onto Innovation Inc. (NYSE: ONTO), experts in process control

Silicon carbide-based traction inverter solution featuring onsemi EliteSiC and Schaeffler integration for a PHEV platform, featured in Semiconductor Industry Monthly

onsemi, Schaeffler Partner on New EliteSiC PHEV Platform

July 2025August 9, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

onsemi, global industry experts in silicon carbide power semiconductors, have announced the expansion of their ongoing collaboration with motion technology company Schaeffler to supply next-generation silicon carbide MOSFETs for a new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) platform.

sureCore Expands AI-Focused Memory Design Services

May 2025June 25, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

sureCore, global industry experts in ultra-low power embedded memory solutions, has expanded its sureFIT™ custom memory design service to address the evolving requirements of AI chip developers. This initiative is aimed at further supporting performance

PsiQuantum Awarded $10.8M AFRL Contract for Quantum Chip Development

April 2025June 30, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome, New York, has awarded PsiQuantum a $10.8 million contract to deliver advanced quantum chip capabilities for U.S. Air Force applications. This latest award builds on a partnership established in 2022

Navitas, GigaDevice Launch Joint Lab for Power IC-MCU Integration

April 2025July 29, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Navitas Semiconductor has entered a strategic partnership with GigaDevice to establish a joint R&D lab focused on integrating Navitas’ GaNFast™ power ICs with GigaDevice’s high-performance microcontrollers (MCUs). This collaboration targets

lowRISC, SCI Release Sunburst Repo for Secure MCU Design

April 2025May 23, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

lowRISC C.I.C., the open silicon ecosystem organisation, together with SCI Semiconductor, a leader in CHERI solutions, today announced the release of the open-source Sunburst Chip design repository. The release marks a key milestone in phase two of the DSbD/UKRI-funded Sunburst Project (Grant Number: 107540), and supports the commercialisation of CHERIoT-Ibex based secure microcontrollers, including SCI’s […]