Qualcomm to Acquire Modular Inc for Nearly $4 Billion
On June 24, 2026, Qualcomm Incorporated officially announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Modular Inc, a Silicon Valley-based AI software startup. The all-stock transaction is valued at approximately $3.92 billion. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to c...
FCC Mid-Band Spectrum Auction Raises about $3.5 Billion
In 2019, the U.S. Congress passed the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, formally launching the "Rip and Replace" program to systematically remove Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment from American networks. In 2021, Congress appropriated $1.9 billi...
Renesas Completes Acquisition of Pictorus to Accelerate Embedded System Development
On June 18, 2026, Renesas Electronics officially announced that its subsidiary has completed the acquisition of Pictorus, a U.S. software developer based in Oakland, California. Pictorus was founded by a team of engineers with decades of experience in automotive software development, specializing in...
Bosch Fined $36.18 Million for Illegal Exports to Huawei
The U.S. BIS recently announced that Robert Bosch, the German automotive parts giant, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of approximately $36.1847 million and forfeit over $11.43 million in related pre-tax profits to resolve allegations of illegally exporting controlled products to Huawei. The U.S. D...
A Comprehensive Guide to Automotive-Grade Components from Passive to Active ICs
As automotive electrical/electronic architectures accelerate their evolution from distributed systems to domain controllers and central computing platforms, the reliability boundary of the entire vehicle has shifted comprehensively from individual chip performance toward system-level hardware robust...
Power Semiconductors Explained: IGBT, SiC MOSFET & GaN Selection Logic
Power semiconductors are the core devices of power electronic systems, bearing the critical functions of energy conversion, control, and distribution. With the explosive growth of emerging applications such as new energy vehicles, renewable energy, AI data centers, and industrial automation, the pow...
Two Japanese Chemical Companies Cease Tungsten Hexafluoride Production
In mid-June 2026, Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Central Glass Co., Ltd. formally issued final delivery notices to leading global foundries including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and TSMC: June 30, 2026, marks the last shipment date, with permanent cessation of tungsten hexafluoride (WF₆) product...
