Washington, D.C. — May 30, 2025 — In a significant escalation of U.S.-China technology tensions, the Trump administration has directed leading American electronic design automation (EDA) companies—Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA—to cease sales of semiconductor design software to Chinese entities. This directive, issued by the U.S. Department of
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MILPITAS, Calif. – April 9, 2025 – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment increased 10% to $117.1 billion in 2024 from $106.3 billion in 2023, SEMI, the industry association representing the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, reported today. The data is now available in the Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics
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May 21, 2025 — Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), a global leader in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) technologies, today announced that it is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection within the coming weeks. This decision follows challenging market conditions, including weakened demand in the industrial and
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Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Excellicon. This will bring Excellicon’s best-in-class software for the development, verification, and management of timing constraints to Siemens’ EDA portfolio of software for IC design. The planned acquisition enables Siemens to deliver an
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May-20-2025 — MediaTek, the Taiwanese semiconductor giant, is poised to enter the cutting edge of chip technology with its upcoming 2nm chip, set to tape out in September 2025. The announcement, made by CEO Rick Tsai at Computex 2025, marks a significant milestone for the company and underscores its strategic
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LEUVEN (Belgium), 29 April, 2025 — A consortium of 12 European partners, coordinated by imec, has been selected in the framework of the European Chips Act to develop the EU Chips Design Platform. Funded by Chips JU, the platform will facilitate access to advanced semiconductor design infrastructure, training, and capital for fabless semiconductor
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