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Saturday 7 November 2026
Analysis: Britain's semiconductor paradox—world-class innovation, but who captures the value?
As artificial intelligence reshapes global chipmaking, the UK's strength in design, materials and research is being tested by a longstanding challenge: turning technological breakthroughs...
Friday 6 November 2026
Qualcomm validates HBC memory architecture, targets AI250 samples in 1H27
Qualcomm has completed initial hardware validation of its high-bandwidth compute (HBC) memory architecture, which will form a key part of its next-generation Dragonfly data-center...
Friday 6 November 2026
Taiwan-UK tech ties could support Europe's chip autonomy drive
Taiwan and the UK are deepening technology ties as supply-chain restructuring and industrial security reshape semiconductor strategy. A new bilateral arrangement covers semiconductors,...
Friday 6 November 2026
Foxtron stresses localized supply chains as protectionism rises
Foxconn-backed Foxtron GM Adam Chen said the company exported EVs to Australia and New Zealand in September this year, signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Fuso to develop electric...
Friday 6 November 2026
Pluggable optical module forms diverge; rack design emerges as key variable
As switch chips move toward 400G per channel, the gold-finger connectors used in current pluggable modules are approaching their high-frequency limits. The pluggable optics camp introduced...
Thursday 5 November 2026
EU launches EUR525 million push to close chip design gap
The European Union has launched a EUR525 million (approx. US$590 million) initiative to strengthen its semiconductor design industry, seeking to narrow the gap with the US and China...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Anthropic's Claude reportedly cuts custom chip design timelines with a 15-person team
Anthropic has reportedly told investors that its chip design team, comprising just 15 people, is using its Claude models to design custom chips. It and another frontier lab, OpenAI,...
Thursday 5 November 2026
GlobalFoundries secures nearly US$1 billion in custom chip design wins as it expands into physical AI

GlobalFoundries is gaining traction in custom silicon, processor intellectual property (IP) and physical AI applications, as the chipmaker seeks...

Thursday 5 November 2026
Empyrean's EDA acquisitions could give Korean chip designers cheaper tools—and stronger Chinese rivals
China's efforts to build a complete domestic chip-design software stack are gathering pace through acquisitions and strategic investments. Empyrean Technology's latest transactions...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Former Intel packaging chief Navid Shahriari joins MediaTek as senior vice president
MediaTek announced that Navid Shahriari will join the company on November 9 as Senior Vice President, reporting to the General Manager and Chief Operating Officer.
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Foxconn's AI infrastructure edge goes beyond assembly — precision manufacturing, vertical integration set a higher bar
Foxconn is leveraging its precision manufacturing and vertical integration capabilities to strengthen its position in AI infrastructure, where rapid server upgrades increasingly demand...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
MediaTek, Marvell, Broadcom battle for ASIC supply through 2028
Competition in the AI application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) market will extend beyond 2028, industry sources said, with MediaTek, Broadcom, and Marvell competing not only...
Monday 2 November 2026
Taiwan aims to train 60,000 IC specialists by 2030
Taiwan is aggressively pursuing a core strategy of "Team Taiwan to Team Global," according to Cheng-Wen Wu, Minister of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). Wu noted...
Monday 2 November 2026
South Korea builds SMR ecosystem as SK Innovation advances Natrium tech, Samsung C&T pushes modular construction
South Korean energy and engineering companies are positioning themselves for the emerging small modular reactor (SMR) market, with SK Innovation (SKI) seeking to build expertise through...
Monday 2 November 2026
RichWave sees Wi-Fi 7 reaching 50% share in 2027
Radio frequency (RF) IC design house RichWave Technology stated at its recent investor conference that memory supply constraints, rather than end demand, are curbing networking equipment...