Bolstering operational technology (OT) security is a budding awareness among semiconductor suppliers, as the manufacturing industry has become the most popular target of hackers, according to Terence Liu, CEO of TXOne Networks.

China-based Will Semiconductor (WillSemi) plans to increase its stake in fellow chipmaker Ingenic Semiconductor, said sources familiar with the matter, as the CMOS image sensor vendor seeking to enhance its presence in the global automotive electronics chip sector.

Intel Corp twitted a press release with the title “Are Chips the Testbed for Increased Transatlantic Cooperation?” recently, making clear its stance to support a collaboration between the US and the EU to yield the greatest benefits from investments in leading-edge manufacturing investments and more advanced semiconductor research.