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Monday 26 January 2026
Trump administration plans US$1.6 billion investment in US Rare Earth to reduce reliance on China
The Trump administration is planning to acquire a 10% equity stake in US rare earth mining company US Rare Earth through a combined debt-and-equity investment valued at approximately...
Monday 26 January 2026
Hyundai strengthens robot supply chain as Atlas plans trigger labor tensions
Hyundai Motor is establishing a specialized parts procurement organization to build a scalable mass production system for its robotics business, focusing on securing the global supply...
Monday 26 January 2026
Cmsemicon enters NOR Flash with first SPI NOR chip, expands beyond MCUs
Cmsemicon Semiconductor has released its first low-power SPI NOR Flash chip series, marking the Shanghai-listed chip designer's initial entry into the non-volatile memory segment....
Monday 26 January 2026
Roborock unveils stair-climbing vacuum as Chinese rivals heats up
Chinese robot vacuum makers are accelerating product innovation at a pace that has forced weaker rivals out of the market, reshaping a category once dominated by US brands and raising...
Monday 26 January 2026
LG Display pushes into glass interposers as Korean panel makers seek growth
LG Display is moving from research toward execution in the emerging glass interposer market, working with domestic glass-processing partners to apply its display manufacturing experience...
Monday 26 January 2026
How rising memory prices are reshaping the smartphone supply chain

As the global surge in artificial intelligence continues to drive up memory chip prices, pressure is mounting across the electronics supply...

Monday 26 January 2026
China unveils flexible fiber chips, an alternative to traditional silicon architectures
As traditional silicon-based semiconductors approach physical and manufacturing limits, flexible and non-planar chip architectures are gaining attention as a new direction in global...
Monday 26 January 2026
Commentary: China's RISC-V progress from C-Sky to T-Head
Alibaba is rumored to be evaluating a plan to spin off T-Head Semiconductor for a potential listing. T-Head may still appear to be a young company, but to the semiconductor industry,...
Sunday 25 January 2026
South Korea advances OLED and PeLED with higher efficiency and longer perovskite lifespan
The display industry, evolving from LCD to OLED, now faces cost and performance bottlenecks, driving focus on new emissive materials and novel form factors. South Korean research teams...
Sunday 25 January 2026
Nvidia's China AI chip share falls to 8% as local rivals ramp up

Tighter US export controls on advanced artificial intelligence chips are accelerating China's push to develop domestic chip technologies...

Saturday 24 January 2026
China advances T1000 carbon fiber supply chain for semiconductor materials
As the global semiconductor industry pushes forward with advanced processes, heterogeneous integration, and cutting-edge packaging, competition now extends beyond process nodes to...
Saturday 24 January 2026
US-Taiwan tariff deal masks deeper semiconductor geopolitics

While the recent announcement that the US will lower tariffs on Taiwanese exports from 20% to 15% was welcomed by officials in Taipei as a diplomatic...

Friday 23 January 2026
China pushes space-based AI from concept to deployment, industry group says

As demand accelerates for satellite connectivity and AI in space, China's push into orbital computing is showing new momentum.

Friday 23 January 2026
Alibaba's T-Head Semiconductor reportedly eyes IPO amid China chip boom
Alibaba is reportedly planning to spin off its chip unit, T-Head Semiconductor, and pursue an initial public offering (IPO) to capitalize on the current surge in Chinese chipmaker...
Friday 23 January 2026
China and Vietnam remain key manufacturing hubs even as US tariffs reshape Taiwanese investment
Despite the impact of US tariffs under President Donald Trump, Taiwanese companies continue to view China and Vietnam as vital manufacturing and investment destinations due to their...