May 21, 2026 – MALTA, N.Y., – GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) (GF) today announced that it is investing in Playground Global’s Fund IV as a limited partner through GF Accelerate, formalizing GF’s expanding commitment to early-stage deep tech startups tackling the world’s hardest problems. This investment extends GF’s work with leading technology-focused venture platforms and
The semiconductor foundry industry continued to show solid momentum in the first quarter of 2026, with growth led by AI-related demand, advanced-node capacity, power management ICs, automotive, industrial applications and specialty technologies.
The broader semiconductor market also remained strong. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, global semiconductor sales reached US$298.5 billion in Q1 2026,
The average 8-inch capacity utilization rate among the world’s top 10 foundries is projected to approach 90% in 2026, and remain above 80% through 1H27
Foundries are reallocating 8-inch and 12-inch mature-node capacity toward power-related processes to improve ASP and profitability, benefiting Chinese foundries through order spillover
TSMC’s planned reduction in 12-inch mature-node capacity
May 16, 2026 — BENGALURU, India — SignOff Semiconductors, a leading provider of semiconductor design, embedded intelligence, and Edge AI solutions, successfully participated in India Electronics Week (IEW) 2026 — one of India’s premier platforms for electronics R&D and product engineering innovation. At Booth H6, SignOff demonstrated a compelling range of next-generation technologies spanning
May 8, 2026 — SCALINX today announced its integration in the GlobalFoundries (GF) GlobalSolutions™ Ecosystem, reinforcing a long‑standing collaboration to support the design and manufacturing of advanced mixed‑signal System‑on‑Chip (SoC) solutions based on high‑speed data converter technologies.
As part of this collaboration, SCALINX is now listed on the GlobalSolutions Ecosystem partner portal, providing customers with streamlined access to its
May 12, 2026 – Chips&Media (CEO Steve Kim, KOSDAQ: 094360), a leading global provider of video IP technology, announced today that it has completed the development of its hardware IP supporting AV2, the next-generation high-efficiency video codec from AOMedia (Alliance for Open Media). This development positions Chips&Media at the epicenter of the global video standards competition,
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