Infineon Sells Its Thailand Backend Manufacturing Plant to MPI
Infineon Technologies AG has reached a final agreement with Malaysian Pacific Industries Berhad (MPI) to transfer its backend manufacturing plant located in Bangkok/Nonthaburi, Thailand, to MPI. The transaction involves the entire equity of Infineon Technologies (Thailand) Ltd (IFTH), with a tr...
Cooperate! NVIDIA Invests $5 Billion in Intel
On September 18, NVIDIA and Intel announced an unprecedented collaboration, with NVIDIA investing $5 billion in Intel to jointly develop AI infrastructure and personal computing products. This partnership marks a strategic alliance between two tech giants facing increasingly fierce market competitio...
AI Chip Startup Groq Raises $750 Million in Funding
AI chip startup Groq announced on September 17 that it has raised $750 million in a new funding round, valuing the company at $6.9 billion. This substantial increase in valuation, from $2.8 billion in August 2024, highlights the growing interest and confidence in Groq's potential to disrupt the ...
Western Digital Implements Price Hikes and Extends Lead Times
Western Digital has announced a significant price increase for its entire range of HDD products, effective immediately. This move follows similar actions by SanDisk and Micron, which recently raised NAND prices and froze pricing respectively. The HDD price hikes are a response to the unprecedented d...
Vishay 1962→2025: Acquisitions, Innovations and Components
Vishay Intertechnology, also known as Vishay, is a globally renowned manufacturer of electronic components, established in 1962 with its headquarters in Pennsylvania, USA. The company was founded by Dr. Felix Zandman, initially focusing on foil resistors and foil resistor strain gauges. Today, Visha...
xAI Lays Off 500 Data Annotation Team Members
On the evening of September 12, 2025, xAI, the artificial intelligence startup under Elon Musk, announced a significant personnel adjustment via email, laying off approximately 500 employees from its data annotation team. The scale of this layoff accounted for one-third of the team's total workf...
Sony's New Generation of Image Sensors for Smartphones
Sony Semiconductor Solutions, a subsidiary of Sony Group, is set to supply next-generation image sensors to smartphones by March 2030. The new CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) sensors will feature a 3-layer structure, compared to the previous 2-layer design. The semiconductor's cir...
