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Friday 4 September 2026
Fujitsu says useful quantum computers may need far fewer qubits than expected
For years the quantum industry has worked on a discouraging assumption: that a machine capable of doing anything commercially useful would need a million qubits or more. Fujitsu told a Taipei audience that the number is coming down sharply, and that its own work is part of the reason.
Friday 4 September 2026
Xiaomi Auto maps 2027 Europe entry with German dealer network and four-country vehicle testing
Xiaomi Auto has formally begun laying the groundwork for its overseas expansion. Xiaomi Group partner and CEO William Lu said on September 4 that the automaker had signed agreements with eight major German dealership groups during IFA 2026 in Berlin, establishing an initial sales and service network ahead of its planned entry into Europe.
Friday 4 September 2026
Sumitomo Chemical starts mass production of 4-inch InP wafers for AI data centers
Sumitomo Chemical has started mass production and sales of indium phosphide (InP) epitaxial wafers, a core material for optical semiconductors used in next-generation data centers and high-speed networks. The move could help ease power and data bottlenecks facing AI infrastructure worldwide, as demand rises for faster, more efficient computing and communications.
Friday 4 September 2026
LB Semicon starts Qualcomm shipments as DDI dependence fades
South Korean OSAT player LB Semicon has begun shipments to Qualcomm Inc., marking a key step in its effort to move beyond a business structure long centered on display driver ICs (DDI) and expand into system and power semiconductors.
Friday 4 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026: Inside Korea's push to make safety smarter, faster, more predictive
K-Safety Expo 2026 opened at BEXCO Exhibition Center 1 in Busan on September 2. An hour-long opening ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. brought together South Korean government officials, international organization representatives and industry participants to mark the start of the three-day safety-industry exhibition. The 12th edition is jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Busan Metropolitan City.
Friday 4 September 2026
China speed hits brakes as regulators tighten safety rules
The global auto industry is being jolted by "China speed," as Chinese regulators move to slow an extreme race to launch vehicles that has crossed quality and safety red lines. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and other watchdogs have launched special enforcement actions and tightened rules to prevent carmakers from sacrificing safety in the rush for speed.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Exclusive: China 6-inch SiC substrate supply tightens, prices set to rise
China's 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrate market is undergoing a structural supply-demand reversal. Driven by strengthening downstream demand and limited production restarts, supply has turned tight. In addition to refusing orders beyond existing contracts, suppliers are set to formally raise prices once current contracts are fulfilled.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and NEC form alliance to advance defense tech, AI sovereignty
Japanese industrial giants Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and NEC Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership in the defense sector. The alliance aims to fortify Japan's defense industrial base while bolstering national data and AI sovereignty amid shifting global security dynamics.
Thursday 3 September 2026
China chip tool makers expand beyond import substitution at CSEAC 2026

China's semiconductor equipment industry is moving beyond replacing imported tools at mature nodes, with CSEAC 2026 highlighting deeper advances in etching, thin-film deposition, cleaning, metrology, advanced packaging and core components.

Thursday 3 September 2026
CXMT expands global hiring to Japan for DDR5, LPDDR technology upgrade

Chinese DRAM maker CXMT has launched its 2027 global recruitment campaign, opening roles across circuit design, R&D, mass-production technology, manufacturing operations, information technology and artificial intelligence. Positions are based in Hefei, Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and overseas markets including Japan.

Thursday 3 September 2026
SK Hynix weighs Kioxia production tie-up in Japan
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won has raised the possibility of jointly producing semiconductors with Japan's Kioxia, taking SK Hynix's exploration of a Japanese manufacturing base a step further by publicly identifying its NAND rival as a potential production partner.
Thursday 3 September 2026
China packaging specialist SJSemi reaches 3.3-reticle 2.5D scale for AI, HBM integration
Chinese advanced packaging provider SJ Semiconductor (SJSemi) has expanded its silicon-interposer-based 2.5D packaging platform to 3.3 times the standard reticle size, enabling denser integration of multiple dies and high-bandwidth memory for AI chips and high-performance computing (HPC).
Thursday 3 September 2026
UniVista expands China EDA stack with AI agents, native 3DIC tools
Shanghai UniVista Industrial Software Group has launched an Agentic EDA framework, a native 3DIC physical-design tool and an advanced-process closure platform, expanding China's domestic toolchain for chip verification, 3D integration and digital back-end design.
Thursday 3 September 2026
CXMT's 'Hefei Project' exposed in Samsung DRAM theft case
South Korean prosecutors allege that Chinese memory maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) set up an internal "Hefei Project" in 2016 to obtain Samsung Electronics' core DRAM technology and recruit its engineers, with phased goals laid out in advance.
Thursday 3 September 2026
BYD Semiconductor scales 4D radar chip for L2-L4 driving, deepening its in-house automotive sensing stack
BYD Semiconductor has begun mass production of a new automotive-grade 4D millimetre-wave radar chip built around its Xuanji A3 intelligent-driving architecture, expanding its in-house sensing stack for L2 to L4 driving functions.