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Google has done it! A system 13,000 times faster than a supercomputer, learn its features.

23.10.2025

Google has achieved the world's first verifiable quantum advantage with its new Willow Quantum Processor. The company says its new Quantum Echoes algorithm performs 13,000 times faster than traditional supercomputers.

Samsung released a half cheaper analogue of Apple Vision Pro

22.10.2025

Photo: Samsung The South Korean giant presented its own augmented reality glass Galaxy XR, which for the first time in this segment works with Android. Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy XR headset, designed to compete with Apple's Vision Pro....

The first electronic eye implant allows AMD patients to read.

22.10.2025

A revolutionary implant allows people who have lost their sight to recognize letters, numbers and whole words - opening the door to a completely new way of seeing the world.

ChipAgents raises oversubscribed $21 million in Series A funding round to redefine AI for chip design

22.10.2025

Revenue increase of 50 times compared to the previous year, implementations at 50 leading semiconductor companies. The former CEOs of Cadence and Mentor Graphics as well as the former CTO of

Telecom group to build new $116m undersea cable in the Black Sea, bypassing Russia — project set to connect Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, and Ukraine

21.10.2025

The Vodafone Group and Vodafone Ukraine build a new undersea cable to connect Europe and Asia over the Black Sea.

Billions in raw materials hidden in Europe’s old smartphones

16.10.2025

Billions of euros worth of metals are lying unused in drawers across Europe. A new report from refurbed and Fraunhofer Austria reveals that unused smartphones in European households contain critical raw materials worth an estimated EUR 1.1 billion in total.

Top Startup and Tech Funding News – October 15, 2025 - Tech Startups

15.10.2025

It’s Wednesday, October 15, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news making headlines today. From enterprise AI to vertical semiconductors, investors showed continued appetite across early-stage innovation and scaled platforms tackling real-world operational inefficiencies. Today’s...

Ericsson earns $1.8 billion through September and suggests improvements in shareholder compensation - Forbes Spain

14.10.2025

The Swedish manufacturer of telecommunications networks and equipment obtained a net attributable profit of 19.865 billion crowns (1.803 billion euros) in

imec: Launch of a 300 mm GaN program to develop advanced power devices and reduce manufacturing costs - Silicon Saxony

14.10.2025

October 6, 2025. imec, a world-leading research and innovation center for nanoelectronics and digital technologies, welcomes AIXTRON, GlobalFoundries, KLA Corporation, Synopsys, and Veeco as the first partners in its 300 mm gallium nitride (GaN) open innovation program for low- and...

Scientists build artificial neurons that work like real ones

14.10.2025

UMass Amherst engineers have built an artificial neuron powered by bacterial protein nanowires that functions like a real one, but at extremely low voltage. This allows for seamless communication with biological cells and drastically improved energy efficiency. The discovery could...

Nvidia's AI empire: A look at its top startup investments | TechCrunch

12.10.2025

Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 100 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor's largest investments.

Ericsson eyes India for 6G, 5G manufacturing, and R&D

12.10.2025

Ericsson targets a 2028-2030 6G rollout, positioning India as a key market and R&D hub, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) expected to be the fundamental building block of next-gen networks.

Researchers achieve breakthrough integration of 2D materials on standard silicon chips

12.10.2025

Researchers at Fudan University have created a working memory chip just a few atoms thick, and the first to integrate 2D materials with standard silicon circuits.

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 Awarded for Breakthroughs in Quantum Tunnelling and Energy Quantisation

12.10.2025

Physicists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John M. Martinis have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating macroscopic quantum tunnelling in superconducting circuits. Their experiments bridged theory and technology, forming the basis for superconducting qubits and today’s quantum...

OpenAI partners with AMD in $26 billion chip deal to expand AI capacity

11.10.2025

AMD shares soar after OpenAI unveils massive AI computing partnership

Denmark, Novo Holdings lead bid to back $350M quantum venture fund

03.10.2025

The Danish government has joined forces with Novo Holdings, the investment arm of Novo Nordisk’s controlling foundation, to anchor a €300 million, which

Ultrafast Squeezed Light Advances Quantum Communication

03.10.2025

The frontier of quantum communication has been dramatically advanced in a recent groundbreaking study that explores the elusive dynamics of attosecond quantum uncertainty and harnesses ultrafast

Infineon Austria Startup Challenge challenges twelve tech startups from around the world

02.10.2025

Villach/Vienna (OTS) - This year's third Infineon Startup Challenge was dominated by groundbreaking product developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). A total of twelve tech startups from...

Top Startup and Tech Funding News – October 1, 2025 - Tech Startups

01.10.2025

It’s Wednesday, October 1, 2025, and we’re back with the top startup and tech funding news stories making waves today. From nine-figure rounds in AI hardware and workflow platforms to early bets in healthcare, compliance, and asset tokenization, investors continued...

Saxony's Prime Minister Kretschmer visits Taiwan

01.10.2025

Saxony's Prime Minister is pushing for the expansion of semiconductor cooperation during his first visit to Taiwan. For Taiwan, the investment in Germany is part of its strategic global expansion.

Huawei AgenticRAN Redefines the Value of Wireless Networks

29.09.2025

As global 5G-A commercialization picks up speed, Eric Zhao, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei's Wireless Solution, delivered a speech titled

AIT, VIT sign MoU to boost research, semiconductor education

25.09.2025

AIT and VIT partner for a strategic collaboration in education, research, and emerging technologies, focusing on semiconductors and more.

AMD and Cohere Expand Collaboration to Deploy Enterprise and Sovereign AI

25.09.2025

[Tech World News = Reporter Park Gyu-chan] AMD announced on the 25th that it is expanding its global collaboration with Cohere, a security-focused enterprise AI company, in various ways. Cohere customers can use 'Command A', 'Command A Vision', 'Command A...

Fraunhofer IZM: Interposertechnologie revolutioniert Verbindungen im Quantencomputer - Silicon Saxony

23.09.2025

18. September 2025. Gemeinsam mit 24 deutschen Forschungseinrichtungen und Unternehmen und unter Koordination des Forschungszentrums Jülich arbeitet das Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID an einem vollständigem, deutschen Quantencomputer basierend auf supraleitenden Quantenchips und mit verringerten Fehlerraten. Das Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID liefert innovative Packaging-Technologien und...

STMicroelectronics bets on PLP with €51 million invested in Tours I AKTANTIS

22.09.2025

STMicroelectronics is rolling out a pilot line in Tours for Panel-Level Packaging (PLP). A strategic investment of €51 million to prepare for the future of semiconductors.

IonQ Completes Acquisition of Oxford Ionics, Rapidly Accelerating Its Quantum Computing Roadmap

17.09.2025

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, today announced the successful completion of its shape="rect">acquisition of Oxford Ionics, a quantum computing company based in the United Kingdom. The transaction accelerates IonQ’s technology roadmap for more...

Chips act Catania will host a new semiconductor production hub

17.09.2025

The Catania City Council, led by Mayor Enrico Trantino, has approved a resolution marking a decisive step toward the construction of the microchip pilot line in the Etna industrial area, an integral part of the European Chips Act program. This...

Budget 2025: Netherlands commits record €1.8B R&D budget, €230M for semiconductors, €200M for startup growth, and more - Silicon Canals

17.09.2025

Every third Tuesday of September is Prinsjesdag Day in the Netherlands.

Exclusive interview: Taiwan boosts AI ecosystem as NXP advances global edge AI strategy

17.09.2025

Dutch semiconductor giant NXP Semiconductors plans to complete its CEO transition by October 2025. Current CEO Kurt Sievers has recently engaged with Taiwan's semiconductor industry at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 for the last time in his leadership role, while incoming CEO...

Scintil raises $58m to scale integrated photonics for AI factories

09.09.2025

Series B funding round led by Yotta Capital enables expansion of photonic integration technology

STMicroelectronics extends availability of SPC58 automotive microcontrollers to 2041

09.09.2025

The SPC58 MCUs offer advanced features for automotive applications, ensuring increased product lifespan and enhanced control for new designs

Semiconductors: Scintil Photonics raises 50 million euros

09.09.2025

Scintil Photonics today announced a €50 million Series B funding round, notably from US chip giant Nvidia.

2D Materials Market Set to Reach USD 3.44 Billion by 2032, Driven by Emerging Applications

31.07.2025

2D Materials Market size was valued at USD 2 53 Billion in 2024 and the total 2D Materials revenue is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3 9 from 2025 to 2032 reaching nearly USD 3 44 Billion 2D...

STMicroelectronics Acquires MEMS Sensor Division from NXP

31.07.2025

(Bild: STMicroelectronics) STMicroelectronics (ST) plans to spend nearly one billion US dollars for the MEMS sensor division of semiconductor manufacturer NXP. The transaction is expected to complement ST's product portfolio and open up new development opportunities in the automotive and...

Infineon licenses auto IP to Skywater | Electronics Weekly

30.07.2025

SkyWater, the US foundry, has licensed a library of silicon-proven, mixed-signal ASIC design IP from Infineon. The IP enables Skywater’s customers to

Materials Engineering for Light‐Activated Gas Sensors: Insights, Advances, and Future Perspectives

29.07.2025

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.

Integration of Lateral Si/SiGe HBTs on Advanced FD-SOI Technology: Process Development and Challenges

16.07.2025

This paper presents an integration of a lateral Si/SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor (LHBT) device on an advanced Fully-Depleted-Silicon-On-Insulator (FD-SOI) Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) process flow accompanied by a Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD) study. The analysis is based on physics...

To seize market share! Huawei plans to redesign AI chips from ASIC to GPGPU | United News Network

12.07.2025

Huawei, a Chinese technology giant, is seeking to change its artificial intelligence chip design strategy from application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) to general-purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs),...

Embedded Non Volatile Memory Market Size to Hit USD 13.03 Bn by 2034

18.06.2025

The adoption of eNVM is being further accelerated by the move toward IoT devices, AI edge computing, and smart wearables. Why is the Demand for …

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