Filtronic Wins $68.1 Million SpaceX Deal: GaN Technology to Power Satellite Communications

by admin | Oct 5, 2026 | Executive Search, Semiconductor Packaging Solutions

Filtronic, the UK-based RF and microwave specialist, has secured a record $68.1 million follow-on order from SpaceX for its Cerus E-band gallium nitride (GaN) solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs), with substantial fulfilment expected in FY2028. Announced on October 1,...

TSMC Reaches the Atomic Frontier: The 0.42-Nanometer Interface That Could Redefine Transistor Scaling

by admin | Aug 17, 2026 | Executive Search, Semiconductor Packaging Solutions

Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and TSMC Corporate Research have engineered a 0.42-nanometer aluminum-oxide interface that protects electron transport in monolayer MoS₂ transistors while enabling strong gate control. The work addresses one of...

SPIL’s $3.1 Billion Bet: Taiwan Builds Next Engine of AI Semiconductor Boom with CoWoS, Set to Create 2,000+ Jobs

by admin | Aug 13, 2026 | Executive Search, Semiconductor Packaging Solutions

Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), a major semiconductor packaging and testing company and subsidiary of ASE Technology Holding, has commenced construction of a NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion) advanced chip-packaging plant in Douliou, Yunlin, Taiwan. The...

Lam Research Enters Panel-Level Packaging, AI Sparks New Packaging Era

by admin | Aug 12, 2026 | Executive Search, Semiconductor Packaging Solutions

Lam Researchis entering panel-level packaging with a new Panel-Level Packaging Center of Excellence in Salzburg, Austria, a city in western Austria, as AI and high-performance computing drive demand for larger and more complex semiconductor packages. Panel-level...

Chuck McClish, Lattrex CEO, Reinvents Real-Time Signal Processing with Clockless Semiconductor Architecture

by admin | Aug 7, 2026 | Executive Search, Semiconductor Packaging Solutions

Chuck McClish is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lattrex Inc., where he is pioneering a new class of asynchronous semiconductor processors designed to overcome the limitations of conventional clock-driven computing. Through Kyttar, his vision is to enable...

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Strikes the Moon: Not an AI Moonshot, But a New Era of Semiconductor Innovation

by admin | Aug 6, 2026 | Executive Search, Semiconductor Packaging Solutions

A retired SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has struck the Moon after drifting through deep space for more than a year following the successful completion of its mission, creating a new lunar impact site that scientists are expected to study. The accidental impact is among the...