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Thursday 1 January 2026
China capacity expansion and weakening end-market demand prompt cost reductions for 28nm process
The 28-nanometer process has become the most popular node among mature processes. It boasts the highest utilization rates and the strongest price support. However, market conditions...
Thursday 1 January 2026
Spirox to ship self-developed TSV inspection equipment in 1H26, easing wafer fab bottlenecks
Veteran semiconductor equipment distributor Spirox has successfully entered the advanced packaging supply chain in the second half of 2025 with its self-developed advanced optical...
Thursday 1 January 2026
Samsung reportedly explores side-by-side chip packaging for next-gen Exynos

Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing a new mobile chip packaging method aimed at improving thermal efficiency in its Exynos processors,...

Thursday 1 January 2026
AI competition moves beyond LLMs into distribution and hardware channels
As frontier AI models reach practical usability, competition is shifting from incremental improvements in model performance to a broader battle over distribution, application integration,...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Samsung reportedly poised to clear KRW20 trillion profit mark in 4Q25

Samsung Electronics is reportedly on track to post sharply higher operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2025 as demand tied to artificial...

Wednesday 31 December 2025
India's L&T Semiconductor to unveil partnerships in cellular IoT modules and power devices at CES
L&T Semiconductor Technologies is expected to outline a partner-led expansion into cellular IoT modules at CES, positioning India as a future manufacturing base and sourcing option...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
China's CXMT eyes US$4.2B Shanghai IPO to fuel memory chip expansion

China's leading domestic DRAM maker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), is seeking to raise CNY29.5 billion (approx. US$4.2 billion)...

Wednesday 31 December 2025
GigaDevice Semiconductor seeks up to HK$4.68B in Hong Kong listing

Chinese chip designer GigaDevice Semiconductor is pressing ahead with plans to list its shares in Hong Kong, seeking to raise as much...

Wednesday 31 December 2025
Geopolitics reshapes tech landscape as Southeast Asia emerges as data center, manufacturing, and AI hub
In 2025, rising geopolitical tensions reshaped global technology and manufacturing, boosting Southeast Asia as a key hub for data centers, advanced manufacturing, and AI. The Johor-Singapore...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Samsung reportedly plans 50% HBM output surge through 2026

Samsung Electronics plans to boost its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production capacity by approximately 50% through late 2026, according...

Wednesday 31 December 2025
Top tech topics in 2025 (2): turbulent year for end-device and downstream applications
2025 proved turbulent for downstream applications and end-user devices. Tariffs and geopolitical tensions dominated the first half, while AI gained momentum later in the year. Global...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
TSMC reportedly speeds up Arizona 3nm fab plans as Samsung woos US clients in Texas

According to South Korean media reports and industry sources, TSMC is moving to pull forward the production schedule at its second Arizona...

Wednesday 31 December 2025
South Korean PCB industry faces cost challenges as AI drives raw material prices up
The South Korean printed circuit board (PCB) industry is struggling as soaring gold and copper prices, up 50% and 30% respectively since early 2025, increase production costs. Despite...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
YMTC goes full speed toward HBF next
Amid rising US-China tech tensions and tight semiconductor supply chains, YMTC disclosed advances in 3D NAND flash memory and plans to develop high bandwidth flash (HBF) technology...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Weblink bets on memory price surge and AI server boom for double-digit growth in 2026
Taiwan-based tech products distributor Weblink International is riding a surge in memory prices and robust demand for AI servers, positioning the company for strong growth in 2026...