April 16, 2026 – Aalter, Belgium / MADRID, Spain — Sofics and Alcyon Photonics today announced a partnership to support semiconductor companies developing advanced photonic systems. The collaboration combines Sofics’ expertise in specialty I/Os and on-chip ESD protection for electrical ICs (EICs) with Alcyon Photonics’ expertise in validated photonic IP building blocks and design services
[13-Apr-2026] Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), the world’s largest OSAT provider, continues to scale its advanced packaging and testing capabilities to meet growing semiconductor demand.
The company has broken ground on a new IC testing facility in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, representing a total investment of NT$108.3 billion (approximately $3.4 billion). Located in the Renwu
[April-9-2026] — SigmanticAI is a next-generation AI platform for RTL and verification generation, delivering production-ready designs directly from high-level specifications. Built with a verification-first architecture, the system automatically generates RTL alongside complete verification collateral, including testbenches, assertions, and structured validation flows.
SigmanticAI consistently delivers higher-quality outputs than general-purpose coding tools, achieving up to 20%
In the current semiconductor landscape, headlines are dominated by core counts, TOPS (Trillions of Operations Per Second), and very large bandwidths. However, hidden beneath the logic gates and HBM stacks lies a fundamental component that dictates the stability of the entire system: the Phase-Locked Loop (PLL).
As we transition into the era of PCIe
Nvidia’s Q4 revenue from datacentres accounted for 90% of its total. Full-year revenue rose 65% YoY to $205.7 billion with its share of total top-ten revenue increasing further to 57%.
Broadcom benefited from growth in custom silicon and AI networking products, with revenue reaching $39.7 billion in 2025, up 30% YoY.
WASHINGTON—April 3, 2026—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor sales were $88.8 billion during the month of February 2026, an increase of 7.6% compared to the January 2026 total of $82.5 billion and 61.8% more than the February 2025 total of $54.9 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS)
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