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Thursday 10 September 2026
SK Hynix says 3D DRAM will borrow from logic foundry playbook
SK Hynix is signaling a shift in memory design that could matter far beyond South Korea. By adopting logic foundry techniques for 3D DRAM, the company is moving toward a future where memory, computing, and advanced packaging are developed as one integrated system, affecting global chip supply chains.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Korea puts KRW250 billion behind free national AI service as frontier-model fund takes shape
South Korea's science ministry has budgeted KRW250 billion (US$184.6 million) for 2027 to run "AI for all," a state-funded program that aims to give every citizen free access to chatbots and AI agents built at least 50% on domestic AI models—a spending commitment that turns Seoul's sovereign-AI ambitions into a dedicated budget commitment and arrives alongside a far larger KRW4.7 trillion initiative to build a homegrown frontier model.
Thursday 10 September 2026
China gets an early shot at the next SiC power-chip cycle

Alkaidsemi (Shanghai) Technologies Corporation has introduced a 1,200 V silicon carbide superjunction MOSFET that it describes as the world's first SiC superjunction MOSFET product. Project leader Hao Yue said it is among the first globally to complete product validation, positioning the company for emerging demand from AI server power supplies and high-voltage direct-current data center architectures.

Thursday 10 September 2026
Beyond the stage, can XPeng's EV playbook scale humanoid robots?
As humanoid robotics glides — in its own distinctive glamour — toward becoming one of the most visible manifestations of physical AI, the once-unimaginable idea of where humanoid capabilities might fit into the social world has begun to take on a much clearer definition.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics' glass-substrate rollout slows as TSMC evaluation drags on

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is facing a slower glass-substrate rollout as a reliability evaluation of through-glass via (TGV) modules submitted to TSMC takes longer than expected, pushing back related equipment orders and adding pressure to a commercialization schedule that had already shifted into 2028.

Thursday 10 September 2026
Samsung trims foundry partner network as remaining DSPs gain momentum
Samsung Electronics has reduced its foundry Design Solution Partner (DSP) network to 11 companies from 13, as the chipmaker shifts toward greater emphasis on partners that can secure fabless customers, advance design projects, and help convert them into foundry orders.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Cheap, energy-dense, difficult to tame: LG Energy Solution pushes LMR closer to EVs
The appeal of lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) batteries has long rested on a difficult proposition: delivering relatively high energy density without carrying the same material costs associated with cobalt-heavy battery chemistries.
Thursday 10 September 2026
CXMT's HBM3 yield reportedly stalls at 25% as TSV and stacking challenges expose China's AI memory gap

China's leading DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has begun trial production of HBM3, but its initial yield has reportedly remained around 25%, highlighting the difficulty of translating its progress in conventional DRAM into high-performance AI memory.

Thursday 10 September 2026
China's 6G race starts before the first 6G phone as satellite links move into the network core

China's next-generation communications push is beginning to reveal a broader ambition than simply putting faster wireless connections into future smartphones.

Thursday 10 September 2026
Loongson raises funds to expand CPU and GPU development as AI inference boosts domestic chip plans
Chinese CPU maker Loongson recently announced a CNY2.3 billion (approx. US$342.7 million) capital increase, with the funds mainly going into information technology chips and core CPU and GPU technologies. More than CNY1.4 billion is allocated to CPU-related projects, making it the largest investment area in the fundraising plan.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Apple's 100-part iPhone Duo hinge puts spotlight on Chinese suppliers
Apple's first foldable iPhone is putting Chinese precision-component makers under closer scrutiny as its complex hinge creates new opportunities in structural parts, metal injection molding and other high-value components.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Samsung India reportedly cuts jobs as memory costs squeeze electronics unit
Samsung Electronics' Indian unit has reportedly started cutting jobs in its TV and home-appliance businesses as higher memory-chip prices, currency weakness, and soft consumer demand squeeze margins across its local electronics operations.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Analysis: China chases EUV as chipmakers move to High-NA
The extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography race is splitting into two tracks. Intel has moved High-NA EUV into production, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are targeting DRAM production in 2028, and TSMC plans to introduce the technology into advanced-node high-volume manufacturing in 2030.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Sumitomo, Sakana AI reportedly team up to expand Japan-made AI
Sumitomo and its IT subsidiary SCSK are partnering with Japanese AI startup Sakana AI to expand the use of domestically developed AI among Japanese companies, leveraging Sumitomo's broad customer base to reach businesses of various sizes.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Arm launches second-generation CSS, targets China's AI smartphone market with C2 CPU
Arm unveiled its second-generation mobile Compute Subsystem (CSS), Arm CSS for Mobile 2, at its annual Arm Everywhere China event in Shanghai on September 8, further integrating AI computing capabilities across the CPU, GPU, and system interconnect while strengthening its presence in the Chinese market.