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Friday 12 June 2026
Chinese chip foundry United Nova bets US$3B on AI power, optical interconnects
United Nova Technology (UNT) is expanding from automotive and industrial chips into AI server power management and optical interconnects through a CNY20 billion (US$3 billion) 12-inch...
Friday 12 June 2026
Official think tank lays out 2035 roadmap to reduce India's reliance on imported chips
India's official think tank NITI Aayog has outlined a 2035 roadmap for India to become a more central part of the global semiconductor industry, warning that continued reliance on...
Friday 12 June 2026
PCIM 2026: Overcoming thermal warping in direct-cooled EV power modules
As wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors like silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) take the lead in electric vehicle (EV) powertrains, electronics packaging engineers are facing...
Friday 12 June 2026
Taiwan OSAT firms gain from AI chip demand and foundry spillover
The global push for AI and HPC chips is tightening advanced packaging capacity and lifting orders for outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers. For international customers...
Friday 12 June 2026
Power semiconductors race to cut resistance for GPU cooling
Power semiconductors are taking on a central role as AI data centers move from 800V high-voltage input down through multiple power-conversion stages to the ultra-low voltages used...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Amkor Korea weighs KRW1 trillion Gwangju expansion amid reported TSMC order growth

Amkor Technology Korea is considering investing about KRW1 trillion (approx. US$650 million) to expand its chip packaging and testing...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Applied Materials CEO: AI reshapes semiconductor innovation
Applied Materials said artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global semiconductor industry and could drive years of heavy investment in chipmaking, packaging, and materials...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Applied Materials expands Singapore base as AI supply-chain bottlenecks loom
Applied Materials is expanding manufacturing and research in Singapore as artificial intelligence (AI) drives a wider shift in semiconductor planning, supply chains, and investment...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Commentary: TSMC's pricing power stays intact as AI demand keeps fabs full
Market chatter about TSMC has intensified, with reports that its advanced process and packaging prices will rise again in the second half of 2026 and 2027, while some Google TPU production...
Thursday 11 June 2026
AI boom drives capital inflows, but Taiwan sees low systemic risk
Taiwan's export growth has accelerated to its strongest pace in nearly 16 years on the back of AI and higher prices for electronic components, drawing large amounts of capital into...
Thursday 11 June 2026
US lawmakers push ITC to enforce patent case involving TSMC

Congressional Republicans are urging stronger exclusion orders in the ongoing Section 337 investigation tied to TSMC's advanced-node...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Taiwan Mask sells Zhunan plant to Siliconware Precision Industries for NT$2.8 billion
Taiwan Mask (TMC), a Taiwanese photomask manufacturing process company, has approved the sale of its Plant 6 in Zhunan, Taiwan. The company said the move is primarily a strategic measure...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Questions emerge over timing of Nvidia's 800V data center push, but suppliers say plans remain unclear
Recent market speculation suggests that Nvidia's ambitious transition to a native 800-volt direct-current (800VDC) architecture for AI data centers may be delayed by up to a year,...
Thursday 11 June 2026
CanSemi IPO exposes strains in China's mature-node chip push
CanSemi Technology's planned ChiNext listing has exposed the financial strain behind China's push to build mature-node semiconductor capacity, as the Guangzhou-based foundry seeks...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Taiwan deepens ties with Central and Eastern Europe as Taiwanese firms expand into Czech Republic, Poland
The Czech Republic and other Central and Eastern European countries have gradually become emerging markets for Taiwanese investment and exports. This follows the donation of vaccines...