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Silvaco and ITRI Announce SmartSpice Adoption Agreement for Next-Generation MCU Development and Semiconductor Startup Initiatives
Silvaco announced a strategic partnership with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Under the collaboration, ITRI will adopt Silvaco's SmartSpice circuit simulation solution, supporting ITRI’s advanced microcontroller unit (MCU) development and startup acceleration initiativ
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Cadence and NVIDIA Expand Partnership on Agentic AI, Digital Twins, and Accelerated Computing for Semiconductor, Physical AI, and AI Factory Design
Cadence announced an expanded partnership with NVIDIA at CadenceLIVE Silicon Valley 2026 on 15 Apr 2026. The expanded collaboration combines agentic AI, physics-based simulation, and digital twins to accelerate engineering and unlock new levels of productivity across semiconductors, physical AI s
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Hyundai Motor and TVS Motor Sign Joint Development Agreement for Electric Three-Wheeler Commercialization in India
Hyundai Motor Company and TVS Motor Company Ltd. have signed a Joint Development Agreement to advance the development and commercialization of Electric Three-Wheeler solutions designed specifically to address India's last-mile mobility needs. The partnership was formalized following the pr
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Lattice Collaborates with Texas Instruments to Advance Edge AI Sensor Fusion for Robotics and Industrial Applications
Lattice Semiconductor announced that the company is collaborating with Texas Instruments (TI) to simplify sensor integration and to scale real-time edge AI systems. The combination of TI’s sensing technologies and the Lattice Holoscan Sensor Bridge solution, based on Lattice low power FPGA
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Broadcom and Meta Announce Multi-Year Partnership for Multi-Gigawatt Deployment of MTIA Custom Silicon and AI Accelerators
Broadcom and Meta announced a multi-year, multi-generation strategic partnership to support Meta’s rapidly scaling artificial intelligence compute infrastructure. Building on their existing partnership, Broadcom will deliver technology supporting Meta Training and Inference Acce
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AMD and French Government Sign Letter of Intent to Advance AI Innovation and Research with Alice Recoque Exascale Supercomputer
AMD and representatives of the French government announced plans to deepen collaboration in support of France’s National Strategy for AI. The collaboration aims to accelerate local AI innovation, expand access to open and advanced compute resources for the local AI ecosystem and strengthen
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ABI Research Forecasts Wearable Device Shipments to Reach 544 Million by 2031 as Smartwatches, Smart Rings, and 5G Connectivity Advance
Wearable device shipments will grow from 402.96 million in 2026 to 544.08 million in 2031, according to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research. The category will generate US$44.22 billion in revenue in 2026, rising to US$56.54 billion by 2031. Lower-cost devices, stronger health feature
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India’s Surging Memory Semiconductor Demand: A Golden Opportunity for South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix?
As India’s digital economy and AI ambitions accelerate, its appetite for memory semiconductors such as DRAM, NAND flash, and especially high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for data centers and AI workloads is exploding. Industry observers note that the country’s projected memory demand growth
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IISc Researchers Report Centimetre-Scale Growth of 2D Magnetic CrCl₃ Using Physical Vapour Transport Deposition
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a method to grow high-quality 2D magnetic materials over centimetre-scale wafers. Previous approaches were limited to micrometre-sized flakes. The materials retain their magnetism at the single atomic layer scale and are used in
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India's First Advanced 3D Semiconductor Packaging Unit: Foundation Stone Laid in Odisha
The foundation stone for the country’s first advanced 3D chip packaging unit was laid at Info Valley, Bhubaneswar. The Heterogeneous Integration Packaging Solutions project is promoted by 3D Glass Solutions. The foundation stone was laid in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
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MosChip Technologies Board Approves ₹245.49 Crore Acquisition of 73% Stake in Vayavya Labs
MosChip to acquire a 73% controlling stake in Vayavya Labs Private Limited following approval by its Board of Directors. The transaction remains subject to statutory and regulatory approvals. According to an exchange filing dated April 16, the acquisition of the 73% stake in the Belagavi-b
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Air Liquide Invests 200 Million Euros in Japan for Two New Gas Units to Support AI Chip Production
Air Liquide will invest 200 million euros in Japan under a new long-term agreement to build, own and operate two new industrial gas production units in Hiroshima. The facilities will support the major expansion of a global leader in the semiconductor industry in the production of next-generation
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