The Semiconductors week,distilled.

Positron, a company developing the Asimov AI processor with a memory-first architecture, has raised $875 million in a funding round.

Chipmaker Altera, backed by Intel and Silver Lake, is preparing to confidentially file for an initial public offering.

Nvidia has reportedly entered into a deal to acquire the open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion.

Analog Devices has agreed to acquire Alif Semiconductor, a developer of low-power AI processors, for $1.35 billion in cash.

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PsiQuantum has finalized a $100 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act.

Quantinuum has finalized a $100 million federal funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act.

Rigetti Computing, through its subsidiary Rigetti & Co, signed a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce on September 8, 2026, to receive $100 million in funding.

The U.S. government is acquiring minority equity stakes in quantum computing firms D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing, and Quantinuum.

Architect Labs, founded by Ebrahim Hussain and Aaditya Subedi in July 2025, has developed a platform for custom chip design using AI.

NVIDIA has developed a Digital Supply Chain Intelligence command center using Palantir Foundry to optimize its complex global manufacturing and allocation processes.

Orchem introduced two new TGV plating methods, bridge-fill and side-up, using its ZENITH-1000 and ZENITH-1500 chemicals at the KPCA Show 2026 in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 10, 2026.

Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.

ASML Holding N.V. has officially begun construction on its new industrial campus, BIC North, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, as of September 9, 2026.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is showcasing its next-generation semiconductor package substrate technologies at the KPCA Show 2026 in Incheon, South Korea.

IonQ has officially launched the Superion 256, a 256-qubit trapped-ion quantum computing platform, on September 8, 2026.

OpenAI unveiled its new GPT-6 Astra model on Thursday, September 3, 2026, which the company claims features significant advancements in computer use, coding, and scientific research.

Taiwan's Ministry of Finance reported that electronic parts exports reached a record US$32.22 billion in August 2026.

HannStar Display is planning to reduce production at its sole fabrication facility by approximately 50%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) increased its global foundry market share to 72.5% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 72.3% in the first quarter.

Global Technologies CEO Kim Min-sun announced on September 10, 2026, at a press briefing in Seoul, South Korea, that the company targets 169.5 billion won in revenue by 2029.

Chinese AI chipmakers Huawei, Cambricon, MetaX, and Iluvatar CoreX have increased prices for their current and next-generation chips by 20% to 50%.

Marvell Technology CEO Matt Murphy stated in a September 8, 2026, interview that the company's 239% stock surge over the past year is driven by a decade-long focus on building trust with hyperscale customers.

Piper Sandler analyst David O'Connor initiated coverage of Nvidia with an overweight rating and a $300 price target.

David Tepper's investment firm, Appaloosa Management, acquired $107 million in CoreWeave stock and $38 million in SpaceX stock during the second quarter of 2026.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Nvidia attempted to bypass antitrust scrutiny regarding its 2025 deal with Groq.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia regarding its business dealings with Groq.

On September 9, 2026, SK hynix management and its labor union reached a revised tentative agreement regarding performance bonus payments.

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), led by Eliza Cornell and Zhujing Xu in Marko Lončar's lab, have developed a method to protect quantum information using mechanical vibrations called phonons.

Researchers from imec, KU Leuven, and ASM published a technical paper in npj 2D Materials and Applications in September 2026.

Authors Huayuan Li, Alex Hong, Johnny Mu, and Timothy Kryman discuss using picosecond ultrasonic technology to improve process control for SiCr films in BCD devices.

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California, developed a new analog memory technology called ETCRAM on September 9, 2026.

Panmnesia and Meta have proposed a new AI datacenter architecture that utilizes Compute Express Link (CXL) to treat an entire datacenter as a single chip.

Fleming Bruckmaier, CTO of QuantumDiamonds GmbH, describes a new non-destructive failure analysis technique for identifying open circuits in advanced semiconductor packaging.

Oleg Mukhanov of SEEQC and Heorhii Bohuslavskyi of S-Transistors discuss the challenges of scaling superconducting quantum computers, specifically the limitations of room-temperature control electronics.

Washington-based startup Besxar successfully completed its first space mission to test semiconductor manufacturing in a vacuum environment.

Qualcomm and Amazon announced a multi-generational collaboration on September 8, 2026, to develop custom AI chips and optical networking for AWS data centers.

Intel Foundry and ASML announced progress in High NA EUV lithography production at the SPIE Photomask Technology + Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography conference in Monterey, California, on September 8, 2026.

Qualcomm CFO Akash Palkhiwala announced on September 8, 2026, at the Goldman Sachs Technology Conference that the company has signed a deal with a second major hyperscaler to develop custom AI accelerators.

Qualcomm and Amazon announced a partnership on September 8, 2026, to co-develop multiple generations of AI accelerators for Amazon data centers.

Samsung Electronics and TSMC have committed to purchasing ASML's High-NA EUV lithography machines, joining Intel as customers.