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Opinion
Why the semiconductor industry\'s next growth requires more investment in collaboration
The semiconductor industry is evolving rapidly, expanding opportunities for value-creating innovation in areas such as AI optimisation in fabs, advanced packaging and sustainability. As technology development and commercialisation become more complex, collaboration among stakeholders is becoming increasingly important and a key factor in competitiveness. Lam Research is accelerating ecosystem-building through Lam Capital, its corporate venture arm. Its venture competition connects promising semiconductor and deeptech startups with companies, investors and experts, offering finalists networking and a $250,000 investment offer for the winner.
Crypto
Circle launches Nanopayments testnet for tiny USDC payments
Circle launched its “Nanopayments” micro-payment USDC infrastructure on a testnet for AI agents and autonomous software. Built on Circle Gateway, it targets environments requiring fast, small-unit payments, including pay-per-call APIs, usage-based billing and machine-to-machine marketplaces. Circle said it solves sub-cent payment limits by batching transactions off-chain and settling them on-chain in bulk. The testnet supports multiple blockchains including Arbitrum, Base and Ethereum.
Crypto
Sonic Labs launches native stablecoin USSD using Frax infrastructure
Sonic Labs has launched USSD, a native stablecoin using Frax infrastructure, The Block reported on March 9 local time. The Block said USSD is backed by tokenised U.S. Treasuries from BlackRock, WisdomTree and Superstate and will provide liquidity within the Sonic network. Built on Frax Finance’s modular backend, USSD can be issued directly on more than 10 chains via cross-chain LayerZero and can be converted with Circle’s USDC.
