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Forge Nano Secures $40M to Scale U.S. Battery Manufacturing and Commercial Semiconductor Equipment Businesses
Forge Nano, Inc. today announced the successful close of $40 million in new funding.
xMEMS Extends µCooling Fan-on-a-Chip Technology to AI Data Centers
xMEMS Labs, Inc. today announced the expansion of its revolutionary µCooling fan-on-a-chip platform into AI data centers, bringing the industry’s first in-module active thermal management solution to high-performance optical transceivers.
Aidentyx Unveils Chip Industry’s First Manufacturing AI Framework
The path to continuous improvement for semiconductor manufacturers got a lot easier today with the announcement by Aidentyx, Inc. that it has rolled out the chip industry’s first Manufacturing AI framework featuring multiple applications, each backed by specialized AI engineering agents orchestrating smart, secure, and net-zero-friendly AI analytics that promote greater interoperability, collaboration, and increased performance among applications and data sources.
Arteris Joins Intel Foundry Accelerator Ecosystem Alliance Program to Support Advanced Semiconductor Designs
Arteris, Inc., a provider of system IP which accelerates system-on-chip (SoC) creation, today announced that it has joined Intel Foundry Accelerator Ecosystem Alliance Program, as a member of both the IP Alliance and the recently announced Chiplet Alliance.
SEMI 3D & Systems Summit to Spotlight Trends in Hybrid Bonding, Chiplet Architecture and Geopolitical Dynamics
Leading experts in 3D integration and systems for semiconductor manufacturing applications will gather at the annual SEMI 3D & Systems Summit, June 25-27, 2025, in Dresden.
Siemens and Intel Foundry Advance Collaboration
Siemens Digital Industries Software today announced that its continued collaboration with Intel Foundry has resulted in multiple product certifications, updated foundry reference flows, and additional technology enablement.
Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Increase 2% Year-on-Year in Q1 2025, SEMI Reports
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 2.2% year-on-year (YoY) to 2,896 million square inches (MSI) from the 2,834 MSI recorded during the same quarter of 2024.
Synopsys and Intel Foundry Propel Angstrom-Scale Chip Designs on Intel 18A and Intel 18A-P Technologies
At today’s Intel Foundry Direct Connect 2025 event, Synopsys, Inc. announced broad EDA and IP collaborations with Intel Foundry, including availability of its certified AI-driven digital and analog design flows for the Intel 18A process node and production-ready EDA flows for the Intel 18A-P process node with RibbonFET Gate-all-around transistor architecture and the industry’s first commercial foundry implementation of PowerVia backside power delivery.
VSORA Raises $46 Million to Bring World’s Most Powerful AI Inference Chip to Market
VSORA, a French innovator and the only European provider of ultra-high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) inference chips, today announced that it has successfully raised $46 million in a new fundraising round.
