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Thursday 25 June 2026
IntelliEPI targets record 2026 revenue amid InP substrate shortages
Compound semiconductor epitaxial wafer maker IntelliEPI said AI-driven high-speed transmission demand continues to lift the indium phosphide (InP) market, and it expects revenue to...
Thursday 25 June 2026
China moves to build helium reserve as Nippon Sanso sets over 30% price hike

Global helium supply is under renewed strain. Nippon Sanso, Japan's largest industrial gas supplier, announced it will raise prices across...

Thursday 25 June 2026
China wafer champion turns to US$1.6B overhaul to stop losses
National Silicon Industry Group, China's leading 12-inch silicon wafer maker, has announced a CNY11.45 billion (US$1.6 billion) capital injection into its core subsidiary Shanghai...
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Former SMIC CEO targets China photomask IPO after 12-inch wafer bet
Former SMIC CEO Tzu-yin Chiu is extending his semiconductor materials strategy into photomasks, one of the most critical upstream links in chip manufacturing. Guangzhou Xinrui Photomask...
Wednesday 24 June 2026
China CMP tool leader Hwatsing seeks US$550M to close chip equipment gap
Hwatsing Technology, China's leading domestic supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) equipment, is seeking up to CNY4 billion (approx. US$552 million) through a private...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
India reportedly plans to launch fresh chip incentive in fiscal 2027
The Indian government plans to disburse INR71 billion in semiconductor incentives in fiscal year 2027 to expand its local chip supply chain, according to anonymous government officials...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Wafer Works unveils golden triangle expansion to boost AI, optical, and SiC wafer capacity
Wafer Works announced after its June 18, 2026, shareholders meeting that it launched a "golden triangle" expansion plan to deepen silicon wafer product lines and support fast-growing...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Elon Musk aims for record maximum usable compute per wafer for AI6 chip
Following the announcement in April 2026 that the AI5 chip design had been finalized, Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced a new benchmark, stating that under yield considerations, the AI6...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Imec, Sony unveil backside interconnect method for 3D chip stacking

Imec and Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony) have jointly presented a new integration method for connecting the front and...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Samsung to offer 2nm prototype runs as South Korea pushes chip design

Samsung Electronics' foundry division plans to open its Multi-Project Wafer, or MPW, service to its 2nm process next year, giving South...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Nexchip reportedly broadens semiconductor ambitions with new design and materials subsidiary

Chinese foundry Nexchip is expanding beyond wafer manufacturing with the establishment of a new wholly owned subsidiary, marking its...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
PSMC buys NT$1.04 billion in Lam Research equipment to support capacity growth
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) announced on June 16 that, effective from May 22, 2026, it purchased semiconductor production facilities and machinery from Lam Research...
Tuesday 16 June 2026
ASML, TSMC, and imec move 2D transistors closer to manufacturing reality
ASML, TSMC, and imec have demonstrated a major advance in the effort to bring two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials from research laboratories into high-volume semiconductor...
Monday 15 June 2026
Google's TPU diversification challenges MediaTek and other ASIC partners
Google's push to diversify its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) supply chain is increasingly reaching into the foundry side, adding pressure on ASIC makers such as MediaTek. Recent reports...
Monday 15 June 2026
SK Hynix readies HBM4 packaging push as Nvidia demand grows

SK Hynix is bringing additional back-end equipment into its Cheongju P&T6 facility as it steps up mass-production preparations for...