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Monday 7 July 2025
Rising AI ASIC use drives surge in SLT chip testing; Market to grow 30% in 2026
As artificial intelligence fuels rapid growth in high-performance computing, it's also triggering a shift in how semiconductor chips are tested. Beyond leading AI GPU makers, major...
Friday 4 July 2025
Japan's chip tool market to top JPY5 trillion in FY26 amid AI boom
The Japan Semiconductor Equipment Association (SEAJ) has updated its sales forecast for Japanese-made semiconductor manufacturing equipment over the next three fiscal years, projecting...
Friday 4 July 2025
AI surge drives Micron to broaden HBM output beyond Taiwan
Micron plans to start operations at its new factory in Singapore in 2026, aiming to expand its production capacity of high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The investment is part of the company's...
Friday 4 July 2025
Foxconn and Kawasaki team up on AI medical robot, eye 2026 launch
Japan-based Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) have jointly developed a medical robot based on Kawasaki's Nyokkey service robot that is currently...
Friday 4 July 2025
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Thursday 3 July 2025
China rare earth curbs put US in chokehold

Rare earth elements—critical to electric vehicles, defense systems, and advanced electronics—are once again at the center...

Wednesday 2 July 2025
TSMC Arizona chair to retire; senior management changes expected at US plant in 2026
TSMC announced important resolutions from the extraordinary general meeting of its subsidiary TSMC Arizona. Rick Cassidy, senior vice president of corporate strategy development and...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Samsung pitches 12-stack HBM3E to Nvidia after AMD's AI accelerator win
Samsung Electronics is intensifying its push to secure a major HBM3E supply deal with Nvidia, as Device Solutions chief Jun Young-hyun visited Nvidia's Silicon Valley headquarters...
Monday 30 June 2025
TSMC affiliate VIS may expedite production at US$8 billion Singapore fab
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s smaller affiliate Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. may accelerate the chip production schedule at its new US$7.8 billion joint...
Monday 30 June 2025
TSMC turns US expansion crisis into opportunity; personnel reshuffle set for 2026
TSMC's US$65 billion Arizona expansion, initially hampered by cost overruns and construction delays, is now showing signs of strategic success as the chipmaker addresses key operational...
Friday 27 June 2025
SK Hynix debuts 16-layer HBM4, set to power AI chips in 2026
At HPE Discover 2025, SK Hynix unveiled its 16-layer sixth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM4) for the first time, aiming to maintain its technological leadership in the HBM4...
Thursday 26 June 2025
Micron ships HBM4 samples to customers, anticipates DDR4 shortage after EOL notice
Micron is doubling down on HBM as a core growth driver, reporting strong momentum in its HBM3E ramp and laying out a clear roadmap for its next-generation HBM4 products.
Tuesday 24 June 2025
1.4nm put on ice: Samsung reportedly reroutes foundry push to 2nm yield gains
Samsung Electronics is reportedly pushing back plans to build its 1.4nm test production line, shifting its focus toward improving yield and capacity for the 2nm node, now expected...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Vietnam extends VAT reduction to end of 2026 to boost economy
The Vietnamese National Assembly has approved an extension of the value-added tax (VAT) cut, reducing the rate from 10% to 8% until the end of 2026 to support domestic economic growth...
Monday 23 June 2025
South Korea achieves breakthrough in CNC technology localization
South Korea has successfully developed domestic computer numerical control (CNC) technology, breaking the grip of foreign suppliers on a critical manufacturing component that governs...