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Saturday 17 January 2026
Amkor to close longstanding Japan chip plant as EV demand slows

Amkor Technology, the US-based semiconductor packaging and testing company, said it will close its Hakodate plant in northern Japan by...

Saturday 17 January 2026
Canon eyes 2027 inkjet wafer planarization launch

Canon said on January 13 that it has developed a new wafer planarization technology designed to uniformly smooth surface irregularities...

Friday 16 January 2026
Aeva secures spot in Nvidia's autonomous driving ecosystem with LG Innotek role
US LiDAR company Aeva Technologies has been selected as a partner for Nvidia's next-generation autonomous driving platform, Drive AGX Hyperion, drawing attention to its integration...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Memory supply bottlenecks to drive PC price hikes and spec reductions through 2027
Global memory shortages are expected to continue until late 2027, leading to higher costs for PCs, tablets, and smartphones. In an interview with The Register, IDC research...
Monday 12 January 2026
Trump calls for US defense budget hike to US$1.5 trillion, urges contractors to boost capacity
US President Donald Trump has publicly called for raising the 2027 US defense budget to US$1.5 trillion, a sharp increase of more than 50% from the current US$901 billion. In a social...
Friday 9 January 2026
China targets 2027 self-sufficiency in core AI technologies
Amid escalating US–China technology competition, China at the start of 2026 formally unveiled new objectives for its AI industrial policy. Eight government bodies, including...
Monday 5 January 2026
Foxconn reportedly emerges in supply chain reports tied to OpenAI's rumored AI devices
OpenAI is accelerating plans to enter the consumer hardware market, with reports indicating that the company is preparing a new voice-focused AI model to underpin its first generation...
Friday 2 January 2026
Server ODMs remain bullish through the end of 2026 despite bubble concerns
Although AI bubble concerns persist, server ODMs remain optimistic about 2026. Nvidia's GB300 began shipping in the fourth quarter of 2025, and the new Vera Rubin architecture expected...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Ericsson forecasts 5G to surpass 4G in 2027; Taiwan nears 2 years of 5G SA rollout
Global 5G penetration is expected to overtake 4G in 2027 to become the dominant network technology, according to the latest Mobility Report from Ericsson. In addition to this pivotal...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Analysis: Why TSMC's Kumamoto plant is unlikely to reach 2nm before 2028
TSMC is navigating a complex landscape of export controls and domestic competition as speculation grows around its second Kumamoto factory. The key question: will the Japanese facility...
Friday 26 December 2025
SoftBank spearheads Japan's next-gen AI memory push
SoftBank and Japanese partners are advancing a government-backed project to develop next-generation memory technology aimed at enhancing AI and supercomputer performance. The initiative,...
Friday 26 December 2025
Taipei Auto Show 2026 spotlights Taiwan's shift to EVs and next-gen mobility

The Taipei Auto Show 2026 will run from December 31 to January 4, bringing together Taiwan's major automotive players—including...

Friday 26 December 2025
Samsung to launch self-developed GPU by 2027, breaking from AMD architecture
Samsung reportedly plans to launch an in-house GPU by 2027, marking a potential shift from reliance on external suppliers. The new GPU will be integrated into the Exynos 2800 mobile...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
US sets June 2027 deadline for China chip tariff spike
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has concluded a year-long Section 301 investigation into China's acts, policies, and practices related to its semiconductor industry,...
Monday 22 December 2025
Etron founder sees Moore's Law rebound as memory crunch stretches to 2027

Etron Technology founder Nicky Lu says the boom in AI is accelerating semiconductor innovation and restoring the momentum of Moore's Law, even as...