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Renesas Electronics has completed the sale of its timing device business to US fabless semiconductor specialist SiTime, tightening its portfolio around AI servers, electric vehicles, embedded computing and software-led chip design.

Infineon has opened its new Smart Power Fab in Dresden ahead of schedule, adding capacity for chips used in AI data centers, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and industrial systems. The move expands Europe's semiconductor base, strengthens supply chains, and could affect technology markets far beyond Germany and the continent.

China's silicon carbide (SiC) supply chain is finding a new growth engine as AI strains data-center power systems, extending a market long driven by electric vehicles.

China is accelerating its push into fourth-generation semiconductors, with the country's first fully integrated industrial project for ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor materials set to be built in Zhengzhou. The project aims to strengthen domestic capabilities in diamond-based semiconductor materials for AI chips, advanced communications and electric vehicles, while expanding China's presence beyo

KERI Becomes First in the World to Identify Trapezoidal Defect Structure in SiC Power Semiconductors Revealing the Cause of Yield Loss... Laying the Foundation for Mass Production of High-Quality Wafers The identity of a representative "killer defect" that lowers the yield of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors—key components in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and electric vehicl

Poland is seeking major Taiwanese investment to strengthen its manufacturing base, a shift that could reshape Europe's supply chains and technology capacity. The plan spans electric vehicles, semiconductors, and industrial policy, and reflects how governments are adapting to geopolitical pressure and shortages in key global sectors.

Samsung Electronics' foundry business is reportedly expanding its strategic relationship with companies led by Elon Musk, with cooperation now spanning electric vehicles and emerging neurotechnology, according to Hankyungreporting.

AI servers and high-voltage electric vehicles (EVs) are tightening the global supply of high-end multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), prompting some Taiwan supply chain players to qualify Chinese alternatives such as Chaozhou Three-Circle as lead times lengthen.

Onsemi has introduced an online design tool to help engineers match SiC MOSFETs and gate drivers more quickly. The company said the platform could reduce early-stage trial-and-error in power electronics, with potential implications for AI data centers, electric vehicles, industrial systems, and electrification infrastructure worldwide.

United States/Auto/NasdaqGS:TSLA Latest News In Electric Vehicles - Innovative Tool Enhances Design Efficiency for Onsemi Solutions June 08, 2026 Simply Wall St Share Copy Link onsemi has unveiled its Elite Pairing Studio, an innovative online design tool aimed at optimizing power electronics applications, including those used in electric vehicles. This first-of-its-kind platform facilitates the

Lead frame manufacturer Chang Wah Technology Co. (CWTC) says that as applications such as data centers, AI servers, and industrial control systems continue to grow rapidly, market demand for power management components is steadily increasing, driving growth in lead frame shipments. Demand for microcontrollers (MCUs) used in PCs, networking equipment, industrial control systems, and electric vehicl

Beneath the rapid expansion of electric vehicles and artificial intelligence infrastructure, a quieter battle is unfolding in the semiconductor supply chain.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) has unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in electric vehicle (EV) power electronics with the development of a gallium nitride (GaN)-based power electronics module tailored for 800 V bidirectional direct current (DC) charging systems. This innovative module, realized within the GaN4EmoBiL project—an initiative funded by the German Fede