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Monday 14 September 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: High NA EUV chips near production, but economics will be the pacemaker
ASML's latest update suggests High NA EUV is no longer confined to laboratory validation. With 10 systems already operating across four customers worldwide, and three more in shipment...
Monday 14 September 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Taiwanese firms lead in FOPLP as overseas rivals race to catch up
Taiwanese chip packaging firms are advancing fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) and glass-substrate development as AI processors demand ever-larger reticle sizes and more complex...
Monday 14 September 2026
China optical firms target photonics with mixed high-end, lower-cost push
The 2026 China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) closed on September 11. While near-eye display applications such as AR/VR and smart glasses drew attention, vendors' latest...
Monday 14 September 2026
South Korea broadens espionage law to counter rising tech leaks
South Korea's revised Criminal Act took effect September 13, extending the scope of espionage offenses from acts benefiting North Korea to those benefiting any foreign country or equivalent...
Monday 14 September 2026
Samsung, Qualcomm deepen 2nm talks as pricing and yield hurdles persist
Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm are expanding discussions over 2nm foundry cooperation, with pricing, yield, and process optimization still unresolved as Samsung seeks to regain a...
Monday 14 September 2026
Gritek to take full control of 12-inch silicon wafer venture in major restructuring
Gritek plans to strengthen its position in China's large-diameter silicon wafer market by acquiring the remaining stakes in two semiconductor materials companies, according to a company...
Monday 14 September 2026
AI's energy demand ignites global nuclear rush, straining Taiwan's restart
A worldwide nuclear comeback, fueled by artificial intelligence data centers and semiconductor demand, is tightening supply chains and labor markets just as Taiwan considers restarting...
Monday 14 September 2026
India semiconductor deals hit a multi-year high ahead of SEMICON India 2026
India's semiconductor companies have raised nearly half of their all-time equity funding since the start of 2025, and deal activity this year is already at a multi-year high. The figures...
Monday 14 September 2026
Hua Hong Grace completes Huali Micoelectronics acquisition, state parent raises stake

Hua Hong Grace (HHGrace) has completed the share issuance for its acquisition of a 97.4988% stake in Huali Microelectronics (HLMC),...

Monday 14 September 2026
CPO nears mass production — next battle about interfaces, yield and maintenance
As AI computing bandwidth keeps rising, optical interconnect architectures are moving beyond pluggable optical modules toward near-packaged optics (NPO) and co-packaged optics (CPO)...
Monday 14 September 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan ASIC design houses diverge as AI projects enter different revenue cycles
Taiwan's ASIC design-service suppliers all posted year-over-year revenue growth in August 2026, but the underlying figures point to sharply different stages of the custom-silicon c...
Monday 14 September 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan testing suppliers accelerate as AI chip complexity raises interface demand
Taiwan's semiconductor testing supply chain continued to ride strong AI and high-performance computing (HPC) demand in August 2026, with all four major suppliers posting year-over-year...
Monday 14 September 2026
India's chip show nearly doubles in two years, with suppliers leading the build-out
The exhibitor list for Semicon India 2026 suggests the country's semiconductor push has moved past announcements and into procurement. The show has drawn 535 exhibiting companies,...
Monday 14 September 2026
Weekly news roundup: HBM4 strain, Intel price hikes and the next AI infrastructure buildout
AI demand remained the dominant force across semiconductors, memory, foundry and data-center infrastructure this week. Intel raised CPU prices while Qualcomm and MediaTek targeted...
Monday 14 September 2026
India roundup: India says it cannot build electronics without China
India is accelerating its semiconductor and electronics ambitions, courting Taiwan, easing China restrictions, expanding local manufacturing and chip infrastructure, while global technology...