SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian motor maker Weg is set to begin selling made-in-Europe EV battery chargers to that same market next year, while it also looks to ramp up planned investments in Mexico to meet rising demand for electrical parts there, executives said on Friday.

"We already started EV charge operations in Europe, and starting next year, we will have products on the market manufactured in Europe," Weg's Managing Director of Digital and Systems Carlos Grillo said in a presentation.

[SINGAPORE] Investment management company Yangzijiang Financial : YF8 -2.48% and two of its strategic investors have entered into an agreement to lead the restructuring of Chinese lithium battery producer Ningbo Shanshan.

In a bourse filing on Wednesday (Oct 1), Yangzijiang Financial said the consortium – comprising its wholly owned subsidiary Jiangsu New Yangzi Commerce & Trading, as well as strategic investors Xiamen TCL Industrial Investment and China Orient Asset Management – will obtain effective voting rights of about 23.4 per cent in Shanshan.

OpenAI, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDS, Samsung C&T and Samsung Heavy Industries today announced a letter of intent (LOI) for their strategic partnership to accelerate advancements in global AI data center infrastructure and develop future technologies together in relevant fields. This expansive collaboration will bring together the collective strengths and leadership of Samsung companies across semiconductors, data centers, shipbuilding, cloud services and maritime technologies.

Meta (META.O), opens new tab intends to acquire the chip startup Rivos to bolster its in-house semiconductor efforts, the social media company said on Tuesday.

The Santa Clara, California-based startup, which is backed by Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab CEO Lip-Bu Tan, is focused on designing chips based on the RISC-V architecture, an open-source alternative to the architectures made by Arm, Intel and AMD (AMD.O), opens new tab.

PowerCell Group has won a contract worth just over SEK 40 million to supply fuel cell systems for two hydrogen-powered bulk carriers being built by GMI Rederi AS. The deal includes 14 Marine System 225 units that will provide more than 3 MW of power, along with engineering services. Deliveries are scheduled for 2026 and 2027.
Each vessel will be equipped with seven Marine System 225 units, allowing them to run without emissions by using renewable hydrogen instead of fossil fuels. The ships will measure 85 meters in length with a deadweight capacity of 4,000 tons. They are expected to become the world’s first hydrogen-powered bulk carriers when they launch in early 2027.

BEVERLY, Mass., and PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS) and Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $4.4 billion based on Axcelis' and Veeco's closing share prices as of September 30, 2025, and outstanding debt as of June 30, 2025.

Together, Axcelis and Veeco will be a leading semiconductor equipment company serving complementary, diversified and expanding end markets. The combined company will have an attractive operating profile, a robust R&D innovation engine and an expanded product portfolio with opportunities for cost and revenue synergies. On a pro-forma basis for Fiscal Year 2024, the combined company generated revenue of $1.7 billion, non-GAAP gross margin of 44% and adjusted EBITDA of $387 million. These pro-forma figures do not reflect the anticipated synergies of the combination.

Tokyo, Japan and Milpitas, Calif., September 29, 2025 – Kioxia Corporation, a subsidiary of Kioxia Holdings Corporation (TOKYO: 285A) and Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today announced the start of operation at the Fab2 (K2), a state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication facility, at the Kitakami Plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Fab2 has the capability to produce eighth-generation, 218-layer 3D flash memory, featuring the companies’ revolutionary CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) technology, and future advanced 3D flash memory nodes to meet growing demand for storage driven by AI. Production capacity at Fab2 will ramp up in stages over time, in line with market trends, with meaningful output expected to begin in the first half of 2026.

Bengaluru, 29 September 2025: UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has announced a strategic investment in Kaynes Semicon, a prominent Indian semiconductor manufacturer. The investment arrangement lays the foundation for greater collaboration between the two firms as they work together to power the next era of electronics and Electric Vehicles (EVs), renewables, and consumer technology. Furthermore, the partnership advances India's ambition to become a leading semiconductor hub, promoting quality, reliability, and local value, while providing advanced solutions globally.

Munich, Germany and Kyoto, Japan – 25 September 2025 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and ROHM Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6963) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on packages for silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors used in applications such as on-board chargers, photovoltaics, energy storage systems and AI data centers. Specifically, the partners aim to enable each other as second sources of selected packages for SiC power devices, a move which will increase design and procurement flexibility for their customers. In the future, customers will be able to source devices with compatible housings from both Infineon and ROHM. The collaboration will ensure seamless compatibility and interchangeability to match specific customer needs.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) is to start building a new 1.4-nanometer fab next quarter with an anticipated production value of up to NT$500 billion (US$16.49 billion), the Central Taiwan Science Park Bureau said yesterday.

TSMC, the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, is working at full steam to push forward the construction of its new factories at home, rather than taking a slower approach as some media speculated, bureau Director-General Hsu Maw-shin (許茂新) said.