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Tuesday 7 July 2026
Microsoft AI data center faces Wisconsin lawsuit over noise and light pollution
Microsoft's US$7.3 billion Fairwater AI data center in Wisconsin is facing a class-action lawsuit from nearby residents over alleged noise, light pollution, dust and heavy truck traffic...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
US grid strain from AI power demand extends order boom for Taiwan equipment makers

A US emergency order to stabilize electricity supplies during an extreme heat wave has underscored a deepening structural imbalance...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Sharp partners with SES on MEO satellites, expanding Foxconn's NTN ambitions

Sharp has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global satellite operator SES and expanded the agreement into a joint development...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly seek China-free chip tool buffer against US controls
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly accelerating efforts to reduce China's role in their semiconductor supply chains in preparation for the possibility of tighter US export...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Sercomm posts record second-quarter revenue as AI boosts broadband demand

Sercomm reported record June 2026 revenue of NT$7.27 billion, up 12.2% from May and 70.8% from a year earlier, as AI-related network...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
SK data center bet sets sights on intelligence exports

South Korea is moving to position itself as an exporter of "intelligence" rather than just the chips and equipment that go into building...

Monday 6 July 2026
FCC rule change drives Sporton to a three-year revenue high
Sporton, a high-end testing services provider, reported June 2026 revenue of NT$417 million (US$13.05 million), up 0.5% from the previous month and 12.7% from a year earlier. The increase...
Monday 6 July 2026
Jim Keller startup Fab2 targets small-fab mass production

Atomic Semi, the semiconductor equipment startup founded by chip architect Jim Keller, has rebranded as Fab2 and moved its headquarters...

Monday 6 July 2026
LandMark Optoelectronics posts record revenue in June, expands for post-2028 growth

LandMark Optoelectronics (LMOC) posted record-high single-month revenue in June 2026 and is stepping up its expansion plans to prepare...

Monday 6 July 2026
China's chip equipment makers ramp up expansion as AI and memory boom fuel domestic demand

China's leading semiconductor equipment manufacturers are accelerating expansion through acquisitions and fundraising, as surging AI...

Monday 6 July 2026
SEMI warns Trump admin against meddling in memory market

SEMI has warned the Trump administration that intervening in memory-chip pricing or production capacity could worsen a historic supply...

Monday 6 July 2026
Exclusive Interview: Dutch startup Nearfield targets AI chip process control expansion after US$380 million funding round
Dutch semiconductor equipment startup Nearfield Instruments has completed a US$380 million Series D funding round, the largest-ever fundraising for a Dutch deep-tech company. The company...
Monday 6 July 2026
Micron breaks ground on Hiroshima expansion to boost AI memory chip production
Micron Technology has begun construction on an expansion of its existing semiconductor plant in Higashi-Hiroshima, western Japan, as part of a JPY1.5 trillion (approx. US$9.3 billion)...
Sunday 5 July 2026
Applied Materials unveils integrated tools for HBM, chiplet, and 3D packaging scale-up
Applied Materials announced a new equipment platform aimed at addressing the memory bandwidth and energy-efficiency bottleneck confronting AI computing, unveiling tools across DRAM,...
Sunday 5 July 2026
Component inflation weighs on manufacturing momentum as Taiwan PMI growth moderates
Surging demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI servers has driven shortages and sharp price increases for conventional memory, while microcontroller (MCU) suppliers have...