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Thursday 29 October 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix invest KRW110 trillion as memory supply boost slips to 2028
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are undertaking their largest-ever equipment investments in 2026, but the memory supply increase is not expected to materialize until 2028. By then,...
Thursday 29 October 2026
LGD invests in Guangzhou for world's first 111-inch OLED line
LG Display (LGD) is increasing its investment to upgrade its OLED plant in Guangzhou, China, with plans to build the world's first dedicated 111-inch OLED module production line. The...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Memory surge leaves CPI stable, hits consumer electronics hardest
Soaring memory prices have pushed some IC design firms to develop and manufacture their own SRAM as a substitute for DRAM, while electronics assemblers and brand manufacturers that...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Intel CTO: process gap with TSMC down to a few points, but scale still lags
Technology podcast host Dwarkesh Patel recently released a special episode after spending two days touring Intel's fabs and research laboratories and speaking with several technology...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Phison wins Micron supplier awards for third straight year
Taiwan-based Phison Electronics received two awards at Micron Supplier Day 2026, marking the third consecutive year the company has earned recognition from the US memory chipmaker.
Thursday 29 October 2026
SpaceX's AI spending surge opens doors to direct orders for Taiwan ODMs
SpaceX is expanding its AI computing infrastructure to meet rising demand for AI applications, securing US$40 billion in financing commitments for GPUs and equipment. The surge in...
Thursday 29 October 2026
ASM's earlier growth target puts supply chain execution in focus
ASM International's stronger outlook suggests that investment in advanced chipmaking is accelerating demand for its deposition equipment faster than the company had previously planned...
Thursday 29 October 2026
KLA's stronger outlook puts process control capacity in focus
KLA's latest results suggest that the expansion of AI chip manufacturing is increasing demand for inspection and measurement equipment, with its ability to deliver complex systems...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Kentec targets CSP opportunities with AIDC infrastructure integration
Kentec, a subsidiary of Kenmec Group, is shifting beyond its traditional role as a contract manufacturer of components to become a systems integration provider (SIP) for complete AI...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix's Solidigm ties US$45B US NAND fab to Washington nod on China tool upgrade
Solidigm, the US-based subsidiary of SK Hynix, is in talks with the US Department of Commerce over a potential US$45 billion investment in a new NAND flash memory fabrication plant,...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Unimicron steers resources to Taiwan AI substrates with NT$50.9B equipment orders, Japan unit sale
Unimicron Technology is reshaping its global production footprint and steering resources toward Taiwan's higher-margin AI supply chain as surging AI and high-performance computing...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Semiconductor equipment is not AI chip growth's biggest bottleneck
AI is driving a steady upward revision in chip demand, but semiconductor equipment shortages are not the biggest obstacle to expanding AI chip production, according to industry sources...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
MiCo Ceramics acquires idle LGD plant for KRW150 billion to boost semiconductor component capacity
South Korean semiconductor equipment component maker MiCo Ceramics is set to acquire an idle facility in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, from LG Display (LGD) for KRW150 billion (approx...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SpaceX turns Nvidia GPUs into long-duration assets with US$40 billion Apollo deal
The momentum surrounding chip financing is being met with a subtler but increasingly consequential shift in how AI infrastructure is funded, as technology giants expand compute commitments...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
JIMTOF 2026 draws 94 Taiwan machine tool exhibitors
One of the world's three major machine tool shows, Japan's International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF 2026), opened this week, with 94 Taiwan companies exhibiting. The exhibitors are...