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Wednesday 15 July 2026
Global semiconductor equipment sales set to hit record US$165.9B in 2026
Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment are on pace to reach an unprecedented US$165.9 billion in 2026, a 23.2% jump from the previous year, according to industry association...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
SK Hynix reportedly starts ordering equipment for Yongin fab, plans 20,000 wafers a month

SK Hynix has begun placing orders with major suppliers for advanced DRAM manufacturing equipment for the first phase of its Yongin...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Taiwan's outbound investment shifts to US and ASEAN as manufacturers diversify supply chains
Taiwanese outbound investment rose more than 50% over the past five years, with manufacturers directing a growing share of capital toward the United States and ASEAN as global supply...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
TYLSemi exits stealth with US$43M to accelerate open chiplet platform for custom AI chips

TYLSemi, a semiconductor startup founded by former executives of AlphaWave, the connectivity chip specialist acquired by Qualcomm,...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
US becomes top helium source for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as Qatari supply falters

The US has become the leading source of helium and other noble gases for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as disruptions to Qatari production...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Intel sends its most advanced 18A node into orbit with Starfire space chip

Intel has unveiled Starfire, a space-grade processor that leverages its leading-edge 18A manufacturing process for satellites and other...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
China's Orient Computing unveils 14nm AI chip designed to bypass HBM constraints

Shanghai Orient Computing Core Technology has launched the DF1000, a 14-nanometre AI accelerator that uses software-defined computing...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Bosch starts sample production at its first US chip plant after securing up to US$225 million

German automotive supplier and chipmaker Bosch has begun sample production at its first US semiconductor factory after finalizing an...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Apple supplier Lingyi iTech bets big on AI with US$590M bid for assets of bankrupt fiber maker Futong

Apple supplier Lingyi iTech is seeking to expand further into AI infrastructure, announcing plans to invest up to CNY4 billion (US$589.9...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Intel concentrates its European chipmaking in Ireland with EUR5 billion Leixlip expansion
Intel is doubling down on Ireland as the anchor of its European manufacturing base, committing EUR5 billion (US$5.7 billion) to expand its Leixlip campus barely a year after scrapping...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
UMC pushes into silicon photonics in Singapore to ride AI's connectivity crunch
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) is moving into silicon photonics, positioning itself to address one of the defining bottlenecks in artificial-intelligence data centers: the speed...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Lite-On commits US$919 million to new Texas manufacturing base
Lite-On Technology has finalized plans to build a new manufacturing base in McKinney, Texas, in a US$919 million investment that is expected to create more than 600 jobs. The project...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Gudeng Precision Industrial posts record second quarter revenue on advanced semiconductor carrier demand
Gudeng Precision Industrial Electronics reported record June revenue and its highest quarterly sales in the second quarter of 2026, driven by stronger demand for EUV mask carriers...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Interview: UK's AI sovereignty pitch — research at home, scale with Taiwan

As the world enters an AI-centric era, the global race for technological leadership is no longer defined only by who can build the...