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Thursday 9 April 2026
India's measured reset with China highlights trade dependence and strategic calculus
India is cautiously recalibrating its economic relationship with China, easing restrictions on trade and investment while balancing supply chain needs with strategic concerns, according...
Thursday 9 April 2026
Apple reportedly kicks off foldable iPhone trial production, final mass production timing undecided
Apple's first foldable smartphone is generating significant buzz as one of the few compelling topics in an otherwise subdued smartphone market. According to Apple's supply chain sources,...
Thursday 9 April 2026
MetaOptics claims three-year lead in advanced micro-optics
MetaOptics' emphasis on 150nm direct-write semiconductor techniques could reshape global supply chains for advanced micro-optics, promising higher optical efficiency and a manufacturing...
Thursday 9 April 2026
Cyient Semiconductors closes US$85M majority stake in Kinetic Technologies, accelerating India-led power IC scale
India-based Cyient Semiconductors' US$85 million majority investment in Kinetic Technologies could expand end-to-end power semiconductor design and production capabilities from India,...
Thursday 9 April 2026
ChipX targets AI data center market with photonics, power chips ahead of Malaysia fab
Semiconductor startup ChipX is moving to commercialize silicon photonics and high-voltage power chip technologies for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, as it advances plans...
Thursday 9 April 2026
China accelerates semiconductor equipment localization; Korean firms eyeing Taiwan as orders slip
In response to US semiconductor sanctions and to accelerate AI industry development, China is aggressively promoting localization in semiconductor manufacturing. While South Korean...
Thursday 9 April 2026
Intel–Terafab collaboration highlights potential role for 18A in next-generation AI manufacturing
The collaboration between Intel and Elon Musk under the Terafab initiative is emerging as a potential catalyst for demand for Intel's most advanced manufacturing node, 18A, even as...
Thursday 9 April 2026
Zensemi strengthens automotive chip team with hiring of industry veterans KC Ang and Marco Maria Monti
China-based automotive semiconductor wafer foundry Zensemi has announced a new management team led by chairman Xiaofei Chen, appointing two internationally experienced executives:...
Thursday 9 April 2026
Shanghai GTA Semiconductor teams up with Infineon on SONOS memory for automotive chips

Shanghai state-backed foundry GTA Semiconductor has partnered with Infineon Technologies to introduce SONOS-based embedded non-volatile...

Wednesday 8 April 2026
Europe's battery ambitions shrink as costs and China's dominance loom

Driven by the rapid shift toward automotive electronics and electrification, Europe moved earlier than the United States to localize lithium...

Wednesday 8 April 2026
Analysis: China's humanoid robot market forms three-player structure at scaling inflection point

China's AgiBot Innovation (Shanghai) Technology has shipped its 10,000th humanoid robot, the Agibot Expedition A3, signalling early mass...

Wednesday 8 April 2026
Intel and Musk's Terafab revive IDM collaboration as chipmaker pushes turnaround
Intel's industrial ecosystem is converging on a vertically integrated chip model, as Intel joins the Terafab project led by SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla—marking both a revival of the...
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Humanoid robots drive tactile sensor development as Taiwan firms vie for differentiation
Labor shortages in the service sector are more severe than in manufacturing. This, coupled with its largely unstructured environments, makes it a market urgently keen on adopting AI...
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Quobly moves quantum chips into volume production

French quantum chip startup Quobly has continued to report progress while expanding its partnership network. The company has set up a new...

Tuesday 7 April 2026
MediaTek, Qualcomm reportedly cut smartphone AP orders with TSMC
Amid soaring memory prices, manufacturers have repeatedly lowered 2026 shipment targets for smartphones, PCs, and other consumer electronics, triggering a ripple effect across the...