onsemi has agreed to acquire Synaptics in an approximately $7 billion all-stock transaction, combining onsemi’s power and sensing technologies with Synaptics’ edge-AI processors, connectivity products and human-machine-interface solutions.
The proposed acquisition represents the largest transaction in onsemi’s history and marks a significant expansion of the company’s strategy. Traditionally associated with intelligent power semiconductors, image
The first test-chip was taped-out in March 2026
June 24th – 2026 — Avnet ASIC, a leading provider of ASIC and SoC full turnkey solutions and a business division of Avnet Silica, an Avnet company (NASDAQ: AVT), announced today that it has been selected by RAAAM Memory Technologies, a start-up company that invented GCRAM,
June 23rd-2026 — The global semiconductor memory market is projected to expand dramatically in 2026, driven by surging demand from artificial intelligence data centers and continued constraints on memory supply. According to estimates from Counterpoint Research, worldwide memory revenue could reach approximately $1 trillion in 2026. This would represent more than four times the estimated $240
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June 23-2026 — Intel and United Microelectronics Corporation may be considering an expansion of their foundry partnership into advanced-node manufacturing, with a new report claiming that the companies are exploring cooperation on a 3nm process platform. The potential agreement would represent a significant extension of the relationship between Intel and UMC, which currently centres on the
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
China remains the world’s largest semiconductor equipment market, supported by AI demand, memory expansion, and continued fab investments.
The synchronized expansion of memory leaders CXMT and YMTC is accelerating equipment procurement across key manufacturing segments.
China’s semiconductor equipment localization rate increased from 8% in 2021 to 23.2% in 2025
June 19th, 2026 — TSMC and Amkor Technology have signed a 10-year agreement to expand advanced semiconductor packaging and testing capacity in the United States, supporting the development of a more complete domestic chip-manufacturing supply chain.
Under the agreement, TSMC will procure advanced packaging and testing services from Amkor. The two companies will also