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SoftBank completes acquisition of Ampere Computing Holdings

Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp. announced Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of all equity interests in Ampere Computing Holdings LLC, a U.S.-based semiconductor design company, through its subsidiary Silver Bands 6 (US) Corp.

Airbus launches tech hub in South Korea

Global aircrafts manufacturer Airbus has announced the establishment of an Airbus Tech Hub in South Korea.

GlobalFoundries acquires Singapore’s Advanced Micro Foundry to expand AI infrastructure portfolio

GlobalFoundries (GF) announced Monday the acquisition of Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), a silicon photonics foundry based in Singapore, marking a pivotal step in GF’s strategy to advance innovation and its leadership in silicon photonics.

Petronas and Putrajaya Holdings ink agreement to develop Petronas Geoscience Technology Center

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), has formalized an agreement with Gilang Cendana Sdn Bhd (GCSB), a subsidiary of Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd (PjH), to develop the Petronas Geoscience Technology Center (PGTC).

Singapore’s Transcelestial gets $9.7M funding to accelerate laser communications deployment across Japan

Singapore-based wireless laser communications technology firm Transcelestial has expanded its total funding to $34.7 million with an additional close of its latest round of $9.7 million.

Delta Electronics and NUS CDE sign MOU to advance hybrid microelectronics research and innovation

Delta Electronics, a global power management and smart green solutions firm, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the College of Design and Engineering (CDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to collaborate on advancing hybrid integration of microelectronics through joint research and development.

Singapore and India-based deeptech firm HYDGEN closes $5M Pre-A funding round

HYDGEN, a Singapore and India-based green hydrogen innovator with proprietary anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer technology, has closed a $5 million Pre-A funding round, including equity and debt.

SGInnovate backs Vycarb’s $5M funding round to scale low-cost carbon capture and storage technology

Vycarb, a climate tech company pioneering a new category of permanent, measurable carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) using natural waters, announced Monday the closing of a $5M seed funding round.

Singapore’s GIC leads US’s Temporal Technologies’ $105M funding

Temporal Technologies, the US-based creators of the open source Durable Execution platform Temporal.io and the enterprise-grade managed service Temporal Cloud, announced Wednesday a secondary transaction valuing the company at $2.5 billion.

Malaysia’s Edelteq secures strategic investment from KMP, forms semiconductor inspection venture

Malaysia's technology firm Edelteq has secured strategic investment from Kumpulan Modal Perdana Sdn. Bhd (KMP), a tech-focused venture capital firm wholly owned by the Malaysian government.