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Monday 9 November 2026
Semiconductor testing company KYEC keeps US AI chip testing plant on track despite election shift
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) general manager Gauss Chang said the company's plan to establish a US testing facility in Texas remains on schedule despite concerns that a shift in control...
Monday 9 November 2026
Nvidia cancels South Korea trip of Jensen Huang's daughter over family reasons
Madison Huang, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's eldest daughter and the company's senior director of marketing for Omniverse and robotics products, has canceled her entire visit to South...
Monday 9 November 2026
GSEO revenue drops 20% in October 2026 on China holiday, delayed launches
Optical lens maker Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) reported October 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$2.126 billion (approx. US$64.9 million), down 20.41% from September and 5.78% from...
Monday 9 November 2026
Nittobo's T-Glass supply crunch deepens despite 3.6-fold capacity expansion plan for AI chips
Japan's Nittobo (Nitto Boseki) plans to invest an additional JPY20 billion (approx. US$127 million) to expand production of T-Glass, a specialized low-coefficient-of-thermal-expansion...
Monday 9 November 2026
Commentary: China's AI data center catch-up hinges on three US policy scenarios
The US AI data center expansion is entering a critical phase, with electricity supply and local governance emerging as major constraints. Democrat Gina Hinojosa's victory in the 2026...
Saturday 7 November 2026
Samsung reportedly sells 300 chipmaking tools to DB Group
Samsung Electronics has reportedly agreed to sell approximately 300 semiconductor manufacturing tools from its shuttered 8-inch S7 foundry in Giheung to South Korea's DB Group, as...
Friday 6 November 2026
Nvidia reportedly buys glass substrate samples from Korea's JNTC
South Korea's JNTC has joined Nvidia's purchasing supplier list and is supplying paid samples of through-glass via (TGV) substrates, including 2mm-thick glass cores, The Elec...
Friday 6 November 2026
Huawei, Alibaba among 20 Chinese tech firms confronting AI agent security, algorithmic exploitation
The 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, which opened on November 4, brought AI agent governance into focus, with leading Chinese technology companies seeking common standards...
Friday 6 November 2026
LX Semicon posts first quarterly operating loss since IPO
South Korean chip designer LX Semicon posted its first quarterly operating loss since going public in 2010, as weak demand for display chips and pricing pressure from electronics manufacturers...
Friday 6 November 2026
TV panel makers hold prices firm in November despite fading demand, with supply cuts proving crucial
The global TV panel market entered a period of fragile equilibrium in November 2026 following the end of peak-season inventory replenishment. Although TV brands have become more cautious...
Friday 6 November 2026
China's NSIG sees silicon wafer prices rebound, but profitability remains elusive
National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG) expects to complete its expansion to 1.2 million 300mm silicon wafers per month by the end of 2026, positioning the Chinese semiconductor materials...
Friday 6 November 2026
China's chip equipment makers ride record AI orders into 2027, but new challenges lie ahead
Chinese semiconductor equipment makers report record orders extending into 2027, with AI-driven investment in advanced memory, logic chips and packaging strengthening demand for domestic...
Friday 6 November 2026
Samsung speeds P5 Fab 2 construction as memory chip shortage looks to last through 2028
Samsung Electronics plans to begin structural work at its P5 Fab 2 facility in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in January 2027, accelerating its memory capacity expansion as chip shortages...
Friday 6 November 2026
Commentary: YMTC's record NAND profits mask bigger risks behind its reported IPO delay
YMTC's parent company, CCSH Corporation, had planned to raise CNY33 billion (approx. US$4.93 billion) through an IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market to finance production-line upgrades and...
Friday 6 November 2026
Stockpiled in Hong Kong: Beijing limits Nvidia H200 imports as domestic silicon push accelerates
A significant backlog of advanced GPUs has accumulated in Hong Kong, according to Reuters, highlighting the widening rift between US export controls and Beijing's drive for...