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Wednesday 16 September 2026
Taiwan, South Korea should stop comparing, says DIGITIMES chairman
As global AI investment continues to expand and US-China geopolitical pressure intensifies, how Taiwan and South Korea can preserve their semiconductor and manufacturing advantages has become a focal point...
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Thursday 17 September 2026
Applied Materials announces 10-year investment plan ahead of SEMICON India
US-based semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials will invest INR36 billion (US$375 million)) in the Indian state of Karnataka over the next 10 years, Karnataka Industries Minister M B Patil said on September 15, 2026. The project, to be located in the Bengaluru Signature Business Park (BSBP) area, is expected to create around 1,000 jobs, according to Moneycontrol and PTI.
Thursday 17 September 2026
Lam Research plans US$1 billion India manufacturing expansion
Lam Research plans to invest INR100 billion (approx. US$1.04 billion) in India over the next several years, adding its first silicon component manufacturing facility in the country and expanding its advanced research and development operations.
Thursday 17 September 2026
Column: China tightens rare earth controls, exposing hidden vulnerabilities in Taiwan's supply chain
China's rare earth export controls are changing the rules governing global critical mineral supply chains. For Taiwan, the real concern is not that China could suddenly halt all exports one day, but that export licensing, end-use reviews, price volatility, longer lead times, and "hidden dependencies" embedded in intermediate materials and components could gradually raise the cost and uncertainty of maintaining normal production.
Thursday 17 September 2026
South Korea's chip boom lifts 2027 corporate tax above KRW200 trillion

South Korea's semiconductor boom is spilling over from corporate profits into government tax revenue. Corporate tax revenue for fiscal 2027 is projected to reach KRW216.7 trillion (about US$160 billion), up 113.9% from the 2026 supplementary budget, topping KRW200 trillion for the first time and, after 15 years, overtaking income tax as the country's largest tax source.

Thursday 17 September 2026
Samsung looks to outside suppliers as HBM boom shifts priorities
Samsung Electronics has long benefited from a level of vertical integration few technology companies can match, spanning smartphones, memory, chip design, foundry manufacturing and packaging. However, recent sourcing moves suggest those internal links are becoming more selective as individual businesses pursue their own customers, margins and capacity priorities.
Thursday 17 September 2026
Huawei's 3D data center redesign targets the next AI compute density wall
Huawei has unveiled what it calls the world's first 3D data center, introducing a vertically stacked four-layer architecture designed for increasingly dense AI computing clusters and gigawatt-scale infrastructure.
Thursday 17 September 2026
Huawei aims to become 'China's Nvidia,' rules out building satellites or spacecraft

Huawei's internal Heart Voice Community recently published minutes from a discussion between Guo Ping, chairman of Huawei's supervisory board, and newly hired employees, offering a glimpse into the company's ambitions in AI, computing, semiconductors, and future technologies.

Wednesday 16 September 2026
Analysis: Jensen Huang is in Trump's ear; what it means for Taiwan's chip supply chain
"The narrative is much more practical," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said of China's approach to artificial intelligence (AI) at the All-In Summit 2026, contrasting it with US warnings about AI bringing civilization to an end.
Wednesday 16 September 2026
India's Eastern state clears SiCSem's SiC unit in SEZ
The Falta Special Economic Zone unit approval committee has cleared a proposal from SiCSem Private Limited to build an integrated silicon carbide (SiC) device plant near Bhubaneswar, a project with an investment of INR34.06 billion (US$355 million) and expected to employ about 1,270 people directly.
Wednesday 16 September 2026
EV batteries cannot simply power humanoid robots, with energy density and costs posing key hurdles
Power battery technology has reached maturity in the new energy vehicle (NEV) market, but transferring it to humanoid robots presents two major barriers: the need for significant technological upgrades and the difficulty of spreading costs across a market characterized by low-volume, highly customized demand.
Wednesday 16 September 2026
SK Hynix union approves revised pay deal after 25-vote rejection

SK Hynix's production workers' union has approved a revised pay agreement that raises the cash share of employee profit-sharing bonuses, ending weeks of uncertainty after members rejected the previous proposal by just 25 votes.

Wednesday 16 September 2026
Hanmi Semiconductor reportedly lands first back-end foothold at Terafab
Hanmi Semiconductor has reportedly secured an order to supply advanced packaging equipment to Elon Musk's Terafab, marking the first known entry by a South Korean back-end equipment supplier into the planned US semiconductor megaproject.
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Aleees locks in Tainan plant for 20-year North America order

Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials maker Aleees said its new precursor plant will be built in Tainan, with trial production set for January 2027 and commercial shipments in July 2027, as it prepares to fulfill a 20-year long-term agreement with a North American customer. The move marks a major turning point for the company as it meets surging demand for localized supply chains in North American energy storage and EV markets.

Wednesday 16 September 2026
Huawei reportedly scales back AITO role as Seres takes greater control
Huawei and Seres, a Chongqing-based premium manufacturer of high-end electric NEVs, are reportedly adjusting their smart vehicle partnership in the AITO brand. Huawei would shift toward a more asset-light role, and Seres would take greater control over AITO's product, marketing, sales, and service operations.
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Apple, Intel links sharpen focus on Lens Technology's next glass growth markets
Lens Technology is pushing its precision-glass expertise into two higher-value markets that could reshape its growth profile: Apple-linked foldable devices and Intel-linked through-glass-via (TGV) substrates.