AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWater Infrastructure: Malta’s Water Services Corporation has launched an EU-funded tender for a new seawater reverse osmosis plant at Pembroke, worth about €10.2 million (excluding VAT), boosting capacity by around 20% to up to at least 13,000 m³/day while keeping the current plant running during installation. Semiconductors & Edge AI: GlobalFoundries says its UX process design kits are now available for 40UX (40nm) and 22UX (22nm), targeting ultra-low-power intelligent-edge devices, sensing, RF connectivity and local AI processing. On-chip Memory R&D: GlobalFoundries and RAAAM Memory Technologies report a successful tape-out of a Gain-Cell RAM test vehicle on GF’s FDX FD-SOI platform, aiming for major area and power reductions versus SRAM, with design access planned for early 2027. Local Science & Education: Esplora marked its 10th anniversary at Villa Bighi, highlighting a decade of science engagement and Malta’s push to connect research and innovation with society. Archaeology: Prime Minister Robert Abela visited Ta’ Latnija in Mellieħa, where excavations reportedly push back Malta’s human arrival timeline by 1,000 years and are also reconstructing 300,000 years of climate history. Payments & Fintech: RS2 Smart Processing and PXP announced managed acquiring services across 30+ European markets using RS2’s BankWORKS platform for card-present and card-not-present processing.
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