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Wednesday 18 March 2026
AMD's Lisa Su courts Korea: Samsung HBM4 sealed, Naver next
AMD CEO Lisa Su broadened the company's collaboration with Samsung Electronics on next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) memory and met with regional partners, including Naver, during a visit to South Korea
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Thursday 19 March 2026
Intel to expand EMIB capabilities in Malaysia amid Section 232 probe uncertainty
Intel's advanced packaging complex in Malaysia is expected to begin operations later this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said, as the company advances its assembly and testing capabilities and the government emphasises upskilling local talent
Thursday 19 March 2026
Analysis: China's on-device AI chipmakers rush to supply OpenClaw, race for edge AI silicon leadership
OpenClaw is forcing a rethink of the AI hardware stack, shifting the locus of deployment from cloud-based interaction to autonomous, always-on agents running locally on devices
Thursday 19 March 2026
China's mature-node push gathers pace: Nexchip, Silan, Hua Hong step up capacity and integration

China's semiconductor strategy is shifting from leading-edge competition to strengthening mature and specialty nodes. Facing geopolitical pressure and supply chain fragmentation, domestic foundries are accelerating investment in 28nm-class technologies, analog chips, and vertically integrated ecosystems

Thursday 19 March 2026
BYD slides as foreign automakers reclaim ground in China
China's auto market is undergoing a sharp realignment in early 2026, as the phaseout of government subsidies exposes deeper competitive strengths — and weaknesses — among the industry's leading players
Thursday 19 March 2026
Samsung strike vote nears, DS and DX divisions clash over bonuses
As Samsung Electronics' union members vote on whether to strike, market attention is shifting from the labor negotiations themselves to the disparities in benefits and potential conflicts of interest between the company's two core business groups: Device Solutions (DS) and Device Experience (DX)
Thursday 19 March 2026
Hormuz blockade triggers domino effect across semiconductor supply chain
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has escalated from a regional shipping disruption into a systemic threat to the global semiconductor industry. Initial market fears centered on crude oil prices — but the real damage is upstream, in the chemical precursors that underpin advanced lithography
Thursday 19 March 2026
Samsung reportedly broadens emergency management as chipflation takes off
Samsung Electronics has reportedly expanded emergency management measures across several key business units as rising semiconductor prices and component costs pressure profitability, according to South Korean media reports
Thursday 19 March 2026
How Hwaseong became South Korea's semiconductor supply-chain capital
The global race to onshore semiconductor production has a new focal point: Hwaseong. Nestled in South Korea's Gyeonggi-do province, the city is quietly emerging as the spine of the country's domestic chip supply chain — and a testbed for AI-driven manufacturing
Wednesday 18 March 2026
TCL's OLED debut exposes China's Korean panel dependence
LG Display (LGD) is reportedly supplying panels for TCL's first OLED monitor, marking a notable instance of South Korean OLED technology entering the Chinese market
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Russia reportedly turns to Loongson to escape x86 sanctions
Amid sustained Western sanctions, Russia is reportedly advancing an alternative CPU pathway through cooperation between local IC firm Tramplin Electronics and China's Loongson. The company is said to be developing its Irtysh processor series based on the LoongArch instruction set, with initial engineering samples released and a production target of 30,000 units
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Tata Semiconductor head reportedly steps down amid fab build-out
Industry veteran KC Ang has stepped down as president and head of Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing, marking a leadership transition as the company advances its chipmaking projects in India, according to reports by The Economic Times, Electronics For You, and Manufacturing Today
Wednesday 18 March 2026
China tightens Hong Kong IPO rules, curbs red-chip listings to stem capital outflows

China is tightening scrutiny over domestic companies seeking to list in Hong Kong, signaling a shift in how one of the market's most entrenched offshore listing structures is treated. The move targets the long-standing "red-chip" model, widely used by Chinese firms to raise capital abroad, and reflects Beijing's growing concern over capital outflows and regulatory opacity

Wednesday 18 March 2026
India's Agnit Semiconductors raises US$2.6 million to commercialise GaN chips for telecom and power
Agnit Semiconductors has raised US$2.6 million in a seed extension round led by Shastra VC, with existing investors 3one4 Capital and Zephyr Peacock participating. The Economic Times, Analytics India, The Hindu Business Line, and BIS Infotech report. The company said the funds will be used to scale gallium nitride component production and move pilot products toward commercialisation
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Chinese server maker Sugon unveils 400G AI fabric to rival Nvidia InfiniBand
Chinese server maker Dawning Information Industry Co. (Sugon) has introduced scaleFabric, its first fully self-developed 400G native remote direct memory access (RDMA) data center networking architecture, aimed at hyperscale AI clusters. The platform integrates 112G SerDes IP, switching chips, network interface cards and management software, all developed domestically, reflecting the company's push to build an independent high-speed AI interconnect stack
Wednesday 18 March 2026
China price competition hits Samsung Display shipments while Korean OLED makers regain share

South Korean OLED makers face diverging trends across the global display market. Shipments to Chinese smartphone brands are weakening amid price competition and softer handset demand, while higher-value OLED products are helping Korean suppliers stabilize their market share after years of decline