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Friday 4 September 2026
AUO speeds up asset sales as Singapore plant nears WD deal
AUO is accelerating its asset-light strategy, and its Singapore plant sale now appears headed to Western Digital's Singapore unit. On September 2, the company announced plans to sell the site to Western Digital Singapore for S$350 million (US$275.4 million) before tax, or about NT$8.753 billion, with the resulting disposal gain to be confirmed after the buyer secures the required local regulatory approvals.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Exclusive: China 6-inch SiC substrate supply tightens, prices set to rise
China's 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrate market is undergoing a structural supply-demand reversal. Driven by strengthening downstream demand and limited production restarts, supply has turned tight. In addition to refusing orders beyond existing contracts, suppliers are set to formally raise prices once current contracts are fulfilled.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and NEC form alliance to advance defense tech, AI sovereignty
Japanese industrial giants Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and NEC Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership in the defense sector. The alliance aims to fortify Japan's defense industrial base while bolstering national data and AI sovereignty amid shifting global security dynamics.
Thursday 3 September 2026
China chip tool makers expand beyond import substitution at CSEAC 2026

China's semiconductor equipment industry is moving beyond replacing imported tools at mature nodes, with CSEAC 2026 highlighting deeper advances in etching, thin-film deposition, cleaning, metrology, advanced packaging and core components.

Thursday 3 September 2026
CXMT expands global hiring to Japan for DDR5, LPDDR technology upgrade

Chinese DRAM maker CXMT has launched its 2027 global recruitment campaign, opening roles across circuit design, R&D, mass-production technology, manufacturing operations, information technology and artificial intelligence. Positions are based in Hefei, Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and overseas markets including Japan.

Thursday 3 September 2026
SK Hynix weighs Kioxia production tie-up in Japan
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won has raised the possibility of jointly producing semiconductors with Japan's Kioxia, taking SK Hynix's exploration of a Japanese manufacturing base a step further by publicly identifying its NAND rival as a potential production partner.
Thursday 3 September 2026
China packaging specialist SJSemi reaches 3.3-reticle 2.5D scale for AI, HBM integration
Chinese advanced packaging provider SJ Semiconductor (SJSemi) has expanded its silicon-interposer-based 2.5D packaging platform to 3.3 times the standard reticle size, enabling denser integration of multiple dies and high-bandwidth memory for AI chips and high-performance computing (HPC).
Thursday 3 September 2026
UniVista expands China EDA stack with AI agents, native 3DIC tools
Shanghai UniVista Industrial Software Group has launched an Agentic EDA framework, a native 3DIC physical-design tool and an advanced-process closure platform, expanding China's domestic toolchain for chip verification, 3D integration and digital back-end design.
Thursday 3 September 2026
CXMT's 'Hefei Project' exposed in Samsung DRAM theft case
South Korean prosecutors allege that Chinese memory maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) set up an internal "Hefei Project" in 2016 to obtain Samsung Electronics' core DRAM technology and recruit its engineers, with phased goals laid out in advance.
Thursday 3 September 2026
BYD Semiconductor scales 4D radar chip for L2-L4 driving, deepening its in-house automotive sensing stack
BYD Semiconductor has begun mass production of a new automotive-grade 4D millimetre-wave radar chip built around its Xuanji A3 intelligent-driving architecture, expanding its in-house sensing stack for L2 to L4 driving functions.
Thursday 3 September 2026
China optical module makers ride AI boom as 800G, 1.6T orders stretch into 2027
AI infrastructure expansion is accelerating demand for 800G and 1.6T optical modules, lifting first-half 2026 results across major Chinese suppliers and extending order visibility into 2027.
Thursday 3 September 2026
VinFast reportedly pauses India manufacturing work on three EVs, a year after opening its Tamil Nadu plant
VinFast has suspended plans to manufacture three electric vehicles in India and ordered suppliers to halt work while it reassesses costs, according to two sources and a company memo reviewed by Reuters. The pause stalls the localization push the Vietnamese automaker had placed at the center of its India strategy, barely a year after opening its first factory outside Vietnam.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Analysis: India's fast-growing FWA market may widen, but suppliers still face margin pressure
India's fixed wireless access (FWA) market is expanding quickly as 5G rollouts accelerate and policymakers push local manufacturing, but Taiwanese networking suppliers say the opportunity comes with familiar risks. Telecom demand in the country remains strong, yet vendors with experience in India warn that growth does not automatically translate into profit.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics eyes 30% MLCC price hikes, ABF up too
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) is set to expand the scope of its price increases, with market reports saying the company will raise direct-supply prices for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) sold to OEMs and ODMs in the fourth quarter of 2026, while ABF substrate prices are also climbing. With supply constrained and demand for AI servers strong, further price increases are likely in the near term.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Thailand AiPASS unlocks premium AI after lessons
Thailand has launched its TH-AI Passport and core AiPASS platform, taking a different path from South Korea's national AI push by buying access to overseas commercial AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude and offering them free to citizens. The move aims to expand AI access while addressing the country's widening AI usage gap.