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Wednesday 24 June 2026
Alibaba sues US Defense Department over military company label, raising contract and free-speech concerns
Alibaba Group Holding and its US subsidiary filed a suit on June 23, 2026, in federal court in California, seeking to overturn the Department of Defense's designation of Alibaba as...
Wednesday 24 June 2026
SK Hynix reportedly eases HBM4 push as commodity DRAM margins surge

SK Hynix is reportedly easing the pace of some HBM4 production conversions and redirecting more attention toward commodity DRAM, as a...

Wednesday 24 June 2026
Samsung pushes memory supply deals as demand spreads beyond HBM

Samsung Electronics is putting long-term memory supply agreements higher on its second-half agenda as demand from data centers broadens...

Tuesday 23 June 2026
SK Hynix Cheongju plant accidents raise HBM expansion safety concerns

SK Hynix's semiconductor production base in Cheongju, South Korea, has seen a string of accidents since 2026, prompting questions over...

Monday 22 June 2026
Intel CEO doubles down on advanced packaging with former SK Hynix chief's return
Former SK Hynix CEO Lee Seok-Hee is set to return to Intel as executive vice president (EVP) of Intel's foundry business, strengthening Intel's push into advanced packaging technologies...
Monday 22 June 2026
SK Hynix overtakes Samsung as HBM boom reshapes Korea's chip industry

SK Hynix briefly overtook Samsung Electronics on June 22 to claim the top spot by common-share market capitalization on South Korea's...

Monday 22 June 2026
China bars govt purchases of products from 46 US firms
China has announced restrictions on government procurement of products made by 46 US companies, a move that could affect cross-border business ties and supply chains, with implications...
Monday 22 June 2026
YMTC NAND share rises to 13%, alarming South Korean rivals
China's memory makers are moving from technology catch-up to capital-market expansion, with ChangXin Memory Technologies' (CXMT) parent and Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC) both preparing...
Monday 22 June 2026
China places 10 US entities on export control list, restricts dual-use exports

According to an announcement published by China's Ministry of Commerce on June 22, China has added 10 US entities to its export control...

Friday 19 June 2026
EU fast-tracks US tariff deal, adds three Trump safeguards

The European Union has rushed through a US-EU tariff agreement after US President Donald Trump demanded that Brussels complete the...

Friday 19 June 2026
China chip supply chain feels squeeze from AI server MLCCs to 8-bit MCUs
China's semiconductor supply chain is showing fresh signs of pricing strain, with microcontroller unit (MCU) makers and passive component suppliers facing rising costs, tighter capacity,...
Friday 19 June 2026
Commentary: G7 AI fight moves to who controls frontier model access

The G7 debate over AI has moved beyond regulation and safety pledges into a harder fight over frontier model access: who can use the...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Japan lasers in on India's Assam state for chip and infrastructure corridor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit Assam in northeastern India in early July 2026. According to Nikkei,...

Thursday 18 June 2026
G7 AI talks reveal trust gap behind US model power
The world's most powerful AI companies entered the G7 summit in France this week with a message for democratic governments: frontier AI needs global rules, but those rules are increasingly...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Analysis: Chinese firms tap Singapore-Malaysia model to shed 'Made in China' label — but hurdles remain

The global semiconductor and high-tech manufacturing landscape continues to undergo structural realignment. An increasing number of...