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Tuesday 21 July 2026
Haesung DS lands CXMT as DDR5 substrate customer, weighs panel production for DDR6

Haesung DS has reportedly added China's CXMT as a customer for DDR5 package substrates as the South Korean supplier expands its DDR5...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Huawei Kirin 9030 shows SMIC's 7nm gains and ongoing efficiency gap
A teardown of Huawei's Kirin 9030 flagship processor — built on SMIC's 7nm-class N+3 process — reveals continued density progress from China's leading chipmaker, but a...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
China's EUV gap keeps semiconductor catch-up in check
As the US continues to tighten export controls on advanced semiconductor equipment to China, questions are mounting over whether China can narrow the gap with leading-edge manufacturing...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
TSMC weighs margin hit against long-term AI payoff in US push

TSMC has announced an additional US$100 billion investment in the US on top of its existing US$165 billion commitment, expanding its...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
AI reshapes semiconductor growth curve; Zeiss eyes US$2.5 trillion market
Generative AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and large AI models are rapidly reshaping the global semiconductor industry's growth curve. Thomas Stammler, chief technology officer...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
How AI boom spurs Taiwan's PCB makers to rethink their Southeast Asia playbook

Amid the global boom in AI infrastructure investment, Southeast Asia is evolving from an electronics-component manufacturing base into...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Seoul Semiconductor weighs India LED plant to tap ISM 2.0 incentives
South Korea's Seoul Semiconductor, one of the world's largest optoelectronics makers, is assessing plans to build a manufacturing plant in India and is in early talks with several...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
LGES accelerates sodium-ion battery plans while CATL secures early ESS lead
LG Energy Solution plans to establish a sodium-ion battery mother line at its Ochang Energy Plant in South Korea in 2026, seeking to narrow CATL's early commercial lead in energy storage...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
VSMC warns AI-ready MES is becoming essential for wafer fabs, with China accelerating adoption

TSMC's sustained capital spending highlights the two foundations of its competitive strength: technology leadership and manufacturing excellence...

Monday 20 July 2026
Rapidus taps Cadence AI agents to speed 2nm chip design
Japanese foundry Rapidus is integrating Cadence's AI-agent technology into its chip design platform as it seeks to shorten development cycles and attract customers for its planned...
Monday 20 July 2026
Commentary: Apple sues OpenAI, but Trump holds the whistle

Apple has filed a sharp antitrust-style complaint against OpenAI, turning a once-celebrated AI partnership into a legal clash over...

Monday 20 July 2026
Grenergy listing could sharpen group's role in AI and power supply markets
Grenergy Enterprise is set to list on the emerging stock board on July 21, in a move that could highlight how its parent, Changs Ascending Enterprise, is dividing the group's lithium...
Monday 20 July 2026
Intel reassigns global fabs, eyes early 14A and EMIB-T AI wins

Intel has accelerated its global footprint reset for 2026 after receiving investments from the US government, SoftBank, and Nvidia...

Monday 20 July 2026
Taiwan-US 'co-make' white paper debuts amid investment boom

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) announcement of an additional US$100 billion investment into US manufacturing has...

Monday 20 July 2026
TSMC expansion strengthens Arizona's talent pull as advanced manufacturing shifts west
TSMC's ability to attract talent extends beyond Taiwan to the US, as its additional US$100 billion investment in Arizona for advanced manufacturing facilities is expected to further...