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Thursday 24 September 2026
Chinese foundry CanSemi seeks US$918M ChiNext listing
Guangzhou-based wafer foundry CanSemi Technology has set its initial public offering (IPO) price at CNY12.01 per share on Shenzhen's ChiNext board. The company aims to raise CNY6.16...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Samsung reportedly shifts sub-10nm DRAM roadmap toward hybrid bonding
Samsung Electronics has reportedly revised the roadmap for its first sub-10nm DRAM generation, making a wafer-to-wafer hybrid-bonding architecture the baseline for its D0a process...
Thursday 24 September 2026
TSMC locks in 3-6% wafer out price hikes for 2027

TSMC is reportedly planning another wafer foundry price increase, with supply chain sources saying its order visibility now extends...

Wednesday 23 September 2026
Nexperia China turns 12-inch wafers into the backbone of its chip supply-chain reset

Nexperia China is accelerating production on its domestic 12-inch wafer platform as it rebuilds a locally controlled semiconductor supply...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Exclusive: China SiC capacity tightens, spilling orders over to Taiwanese foundries

China's silicon carbide (SiC) end-market demand is expanding rapidly, driven by high-voltage charging infrastructure and AI servers...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
YMTC's capital arm enters FD-SOI — China's 12-inch SOI build-out gathers pace

China's FD-SOI supply chain is taking shape through a new round of investment. Changcun Capital, the investment platform backed by YMTC,...

Monday 21 September 2026
CXMT closes in on DRAM leaders with G5 process breakthrough

China's CXMT has begun mass production of its fifth-generation DRAM platform, or G5, claiming process capabilities comparable with the...

Monday 21 September 2026
IBM unit secures US$1 billion CHIPS Act award to expand quantum wafer manufacturing
Anderon LLC, an IBM company, has finalized a US$1 billion award under the US CHIPS and Science Act to expand quantum wafer manufacturing in Albany, New York. The move could help speed...
Friday 18 September 2026
Samsung deepens Euclyd ties as startup reportedly reaches test-chip stage

Samsung Electronics is deepening its relationship with Dutch chip startup Euclyd after the company reportedly reached the test-chip...

Thursday 17 September 2026
TSMC reconsiders 12-inch equipment donation as Taiwan overhauls scope of research partnership
TSMC's planned donation of 12-inch equipment is facing changes as the government adjusts the scope of a semiconductor collaboration project, while Taiwan's National Science and Technology...
Wednesday 16 September 2026
CPO ramp pushes silicon photonics testing upstream to catch defects early

As AI servers drive demand for higher-speed optical interconnects and co-packaged optics (CPO) moves toward volume production, silicon...

Wednesday 16 September 2026
Hanmi Semiconductor reportedly lands first back-end foothold at Terafab
Hanmi Semiconductor has reportedly secured an order to supply advanced packaging equipment to Elon Musk's Terafab, marking the first known entry by a South Korean back-end equipment...
Tuesday 15 September 2026
China's Guoxin Micro buys its way into power-chip manufacturing

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics plans to acquire WeEn Semiconductors for CNY1.9 billion (≈ US$283 million), giving the Chinese...

Tuesday 15 September 2026
Ainos pushes AI Nose into semiconductor front-end manufacturing
Ainos said its second-generation AI Nose has entered commercial deployment at semiconductor fabs, signaling growing interest in chemical sensing for industrial AI. The move highlights...
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Exclusive: China's 8-inch SiC suppliers turn to pricing discipline after 6-inch price war

As the silicon carbide (SiC) industry shifts from 6-inch to 8-inch wafer manufacturing, leading China-based substrate suppliers are...