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Teledyne e2V, Airy3D team on 3D sensor tech
Teledyne e2V, Airy3D team on 3D sensor tech
Business news |
Teledyne e2v in France is working with a Canadian company on angular pixels for low cost 3D imaging sensors. The…
Fast charging sodium battery taps supercapacitor tech
Fast charging sodium battery taps supercapacitor tech
Technology News |
Researchers at KAIST in Korea have developed a sodium battery capable of fast charging. The team at KAIST, led by…
US pulls back on CHIPS Act R&D funding
US pulls back on CHIPS Act R&D funding
Business news |
The US government has cancelled the latest round of funding for R&D under the CHIPS Act as it is oversubscribed.
ASML has started shipping second high-NA EUV litho machine
ASML has started shipping second high-NA EUV litho machine
News |
ASML Holding NV (Veldhoven, The Netherlands) has started shipping its second commercial high numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography scanner to…

Earth Day 2024 sees planet vs plastics
Earth Day 2024 sees planet vs plastics
Feature articles |
The official theme for this year’s Earth Day is Planet vs. Plastics, and European electronics firms are highlighting the transition away from plastics in areas from fibre optical cabling, connectors…
TSMC trims semiconductor, foundry forecast for 2024
TSMC trims semiconductor, foundry forecast for 2024
Market news |
TSMC has lowered its 2024 forecasts for the chip market and foundry sector but maintained a strong growth prediction for itself on the strength of AI demand. CC Wei, CEO…
Lynred to design next generation satellite multispectral sensor
Lynred to design next generation satellite multispectral sensor
Business news |
Lynred in France has won the contract to design an advanced multispectral sensor and detector for ESA’s Sentinel-2 NG mission. Lynred in Grenoble will design the multispectral sensor and detector…
Interview: Henri Richard on Rapidus, experience and ecosystem
Interview: Henri Richard on Rapidus, experience and ecosystem
Interviews |
eeNews Europe spoke with semiconductor veteran Henri Richard who has recently been appointed general manager of Rapidus Design Solutions Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.). Rapidus Design Solutions is the US arm…
Intel Fellow discusses high-NA EUV lithography progress
Intel Fellow discusses high-NA EUV lithography progress
Technology News |
Intel has completed the assembly of the first high numerical aperture (high NA) extreme ultraviolet lithography scanner and Intel Fellow Mark Phillips discusses progress and prospects. ASML Holding NV (Veldhoven,…
Siemens opens €100m industrial AI R&D centre in Germany
Siemens opens €100m industrial AI R&D centre in Germany
Business news |
Siemens is to centralise its R&D in Germany in a new €100m centre north of Munich. The Siemens Technology Centre (STC) in Garching sits alongside the Technical University of Munich…
Octavo doubles up SiP system in package integration
Octavo doubles up SiP system in package integration
Technology News |
Packaging pioneer Octavo is looking to combine two of its systems to boost the integration. Octavo developed two types of SiP for the STM32MP2 processor with embedded AI. The OSD32MP2-PM…
Another ten startups for seventh Intel Ignite Europe
Another ten startups for seventh Intel Ignite Europe
Business news |
Intel’s global startup accelerator program for early-stage deep tech startups, is launching its seventh cohort in Europe next week. The Intel Ignite programme is based in Munich, Germany, with startups…
Solar cell material has 190% quantum efficiency
Solar cell material has 190% quantum efficiency
Technology News |
Researchers from Lehigh University in the US have developed a material that can drastically increase the efficiency of solar panels. A prototype using the 2D material as the active layer…
Huawei builds R&D base for home-grown lithography
Huawei builds R&D base for home-grown lithography
News |
Huawei is completing a US$1.66 billion R&D facility in Shanghai where one of the functions will be to develop lithography technologies, according to Nikkei Asia. The R&D facility is part…
Tesla signs Indian chip supply deal with Tata, says report
Tesla signs Indian chip supply deal with Tata, says report
Business news |
Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. (Austin, Texas) has signed a deal with India’s Tata Electronics to supply semiconductor chips, according to The Economic Times, which referenced unnamed government officials. Tata…
SweGaN sees RF strategic backing, joint product development 
SweGaN sees RF strategic backing, joint product development 
Business news |
GaN-on-SiC wafer developer SweGaN has signed a strategic investment and product development deal with RFHIC in South Korea. The deal will see joint R&D and product development with RFHIC around…
Four pilot lines for the EU chip joint undertaking
Four pilot lines for the EU chip joint undertaking
Technology News |
The EU has announced four pilot lies for semiconductors, for leading edge chips below 2nm, low power FD-SOI, chiplets and wide bandgap devices. The pilot lines from the Chips Joint…
ByteDance invests in China’s ReRAM startup
ByteDance invests in China’s ReRAM startup
Business news |
ByteDance Ltd. (Beijing, China), the owner of video-sharing app provider TikTok, has invested in InnoStar Semiconductor (Shanghai, China), a Chinese startup developing resistive RAM technology. The deal was conducted by…
Change at the top at Helio Display Materials
Change at the top at Helio Display Materials
Business news |
Helio Display Materials Ltd. (Oxford, England) has formed a partnership with Haylo Ventures to focus on displays for AR/VR headsets and appointed David Hayes as executive chairman. Simon Jones, previously…
Second ST energy deal highlights sustainable fabs challenge
Second ST energy deal highlights sustainable fabs challenge
Business news |
STMicroelectronics has signed a long term renewable energy supply deal with Centrica Energy in Denmark that highlights the challenges of sustainable fabs The 10 year deal with Centrica is the…
Renesas officially re-opens Kofu 300mm power fab
Renesas officially re-opens Kofu 300mm power fab
Business news |
Renesas Electronics has officially re-opened its Kofu Factory in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan following its conversion to 300mm operation. The 300mm Kofu fab aims to double the Renesas production…
A 60GHz metamaterial beamforming antenna for 6G
A 60GHz metamaterial beamforming antenna for 6G
Technology News |
Researchers in Scotland have developed a beamforming antenna with metamaterials that can be used for high performance next generation 6G networks. A team led by researchers from the University of…
First commercial lithium production in Europe
First commercial lithium production in Europe
Business news |
Vulcan Energy Resources has started production of Lithium Chloride (LiCl), the first in Europe and a key part of the battery supply chain for electric vehicles. Vulcan is producing lithium chloride…
£1.6m power device packaging facility for the UK
£1.6m power device packaging facility for the UK
Business news |
A £1.6m packaging facility for power devices has officially opened at the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales. The power packaging facility is the first of…
Europe sinks as China rises to lead in IC wafer capacity by 2026
Europe sinks as China rises to lead in IC wafer capacity by 2026
Market news |
China will overtake Korea and Taiwan as it rises to become the leading region for IC wafer capacity by 2026. Meanwhile Europe’s share of wafer manufacturing capacity will continue to…
Report: Samsung plans third Texas wafer fab at US$24 billion cost
Report: Samsung plans third Texas wafer fab at US$24 billion cost
Business news |
South Korea’s Samsung is planning to construct its third fab in the US in Taylor, Texas, at a cost of about US$24 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. This…
Graphene FETs for biosensing available from online store
Graphene FETs for biosensing available from online store
New Products |
Graphene device manufacturer Paragraf Ltd. (Somersham, England) has created an online sales portal and is selling GFET-PV01 transistors with four in a pack for £364. The GFET-PV01 is a monolayer…
Infineon, Amkor to build chip packaging plant in Porto
Infineon, Amkor to build chip packaging plant in Porto
Business news |
Infineon Technologies is strengthening its outsourced backend manufacturing footprint in Europe with a multi-year partnership with Amkor Technology. Both companies have agreed on operating a dedicated chip packaging and test…


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