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Friday 14 August 2026

US report puts China-linked tariff evasion through Asia under the spotlight

A new US government-linked report says American tariff revenue is being drained by tens of billions of dollars a year through illegal...

Friday 14 August 2026

SK Hynix looks beyond memory with new global growth team

SK Hynix has set up a dedicated team to search for growth opportunities beyond its core memory business and has put a senior group executive in charge, a move aimed at turning the...

Friday 14 August 2026

Samsung Electro-Mechanics glass substrate plan slips, with mass production now seen after 2028

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has again delayed its semiconductor glass substrate commercialization schedule after a prototype reportedly failed a customer's reliability review. The setback...

Friday 14 August 2026

Quanta posts record second quarter revenue as AI server demand surges

Quanta Computer reported record second-quarter results on August 13, driven by strong demand for AI servers and notebooks. The Taiwanese electronics manufacturer said consolidated...

Friday 14 August 2026

DeepSeek raises API prices sharply as V4 Pro targets agentic AI market

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has officially launched its V4 Pro model with significantly enhanced agent capabilities, while sharply increasing API prices as it seeks to expand beyond...

Friday 14 August 2026

SMIC plans to single out AI chip revenue as demand outpaces its current reporting categories

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is considering disclosing revenue from artificial intelligence (AI)-related "peripheral chips" as a standalone line item,...

Friday 14 August 2026

Alibaba Cloud launches Zhenwu M890 supernode for commercial use

Alibaba Cloud has begun commercial service for its Zhenwu M890 supernode in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, giving global customers an early look at how AI infrastructure is shifting toward...

Friday 14 August 2026

China PCB makers pour billions into AI server, HPC, optical markets

Chinese printed circuit board (PCB) makers are stepping up investment in higher-value markets including AI servers, high-performance computing (HPC) and optical communications. Following...

Friday 14 August 2026

SMIC's pricing power arrives as AI pushes mature-node work into China

China's largest contract chipmaker has spent most of the past two years increasing volume without much to show for it in terms of margins. The June quarter broke that pattern. Semiconductor...

Friday 14 August 2026

Samsung chip design embraces AI, but loss of control and hallucinations remain a problem

The AI wave is sweeping through the chip industry, but hallucinations, loss of control, and cybersecurity risks remain unresolved even as efficiency leaps. Youngsik Kim, head of the...

Friday 14 August 2026

SK Hynix advances Yongin fab construction for 2027 cleanroom launch

SK hynix has pushed construction of its semiconductor campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, to 87% completion as it targets February 2027 for the start of operations at...

Friday 14 August 2026

Kioxia eyes customer trials for PCIe Gen6 optical SSD

Kioxia is developing a PCIe Gen6 optical SSD and hopes to work with customers on its next prototype, as the Japanese memory maker tackles...

Friday 14 August 2026

Rapidus targets 8-reticle interposers by 2030

Rapidus expects interposers for high-performance chips to reach eight-reticle scale by around 2030, as larger chiplets and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) push advanced packages toward...

Friday 14 August 2026

Samsung and SK hynix push AI deeper into fabs as semiconductor manufacturing enters autonomous era

As the world enters an AI-powered era where the persistent need for more complex architectures is driven by rising demands for higher computing performance, one bottleneck confronting...

Friday 14 August 2026

China's video AI dominance paves the way for world model boom

Chinese AI video-generation models are taking the world by storm. This competitive edge is not only disrupting Hollywood, but could...

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SK hynix Accelerates 40 Trillion won Share Repurchase and Cancellation

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