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Tuesday 20 January 2026
Advantest faces three standardization challenges in shift-left testing
The silicon photonics (SiPh) and common packaged optics (CPO) solutions supply chains are emerging this year. Japanese testing equipment maker Advantest says that although optical...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Supply chain shifts strategies as China tightens rare earth export controls
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions between China and Japan, China has recently imposed stricter review measures on rare earth exports to Japan. Chinese authorities now reportedly...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
ASM International reports stronger orders as China's demand rebounds

ASM International said it posted stronger-than-expected preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2025, buoyed by a rebound in demand...

Tuesday 20 January 2026
Samsung reportedly to test EUV tools at Taylor fab in March
Samsung Electronics will reportedly begin test operations of extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment at its Taylor, Texas, fabrication plant in March, ahead of full operations planned...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
TSMC builds 'virtual IDM' for Apple chips
TSMC and Apple have maintained a close partnership over the years, working like one team to push Moore's Law forward. According to SemiAnalysis, Apple employs hundreds of engineers...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
US semiconductor tariffs may weigh on Malaysia's export-driven industries
The US' recent announcement of a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips, including Nvidia's H200 and AMD's MI325X, could have implications for Malaysia's semiconductor sector,...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Incentives out, tariffs in: Why Micron's New York megafab matters far beyond memory chips
The global contest for semiconductor leadership took a confrontational turn this week. US officials used Micron Technology's groundbreaking in upstate New York to deliver blunt warnings...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek align on 2nm chips in 2026 as specs lose consumer appeal
Apple Inc., Qualcomm Inc., and MediaTek are all set to advance their smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) offerings to the 2nm process node in 2026. This coordinated move signals the three...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Taiwan IC designers wager on algorithms for the next boom
Taiwanese integrated circuit design houses used the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in the US to seek new partnerships, signaling that success in the next phase of edge artificial intelligence...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Taiwanese PMIC makers see stable demand in industrial, automotive sectors as global focus shifts
Demand for power management integrated circuits (PMICs) from Taiwanese manufacturers is showing signs of stabilization, particularly in cloud AI servers, industrial control, and automotive...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Kaynes Semicon secures ISM fiscal support in India chip push
Kaynes Semicon Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaynes Technology India Limited, has signed a Fiscal Support Agreement and related transaction documents with the India...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Micron's DRAM licensing to Powerchip reshapes DDR4 supply
After more than two months of negotiations, Micron has signed an exclusive letter of intent (LOI) with Powerchip, agreeing to acquire the latter's 12-inch wafer fab (P5) in Tongluo,...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Nanya Technology posts 4Q25 profit over NT$10 billion, plans NT$50 billion capex in 2026
Memory maker Nanya Technology reported a strong rebound in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by a more than 30% rise in DRAM average selling prices compared with the previous quarter...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Memory supply constraints and rising costs force China's smartphone brands to scale back 2026 shipment forecasts
China's major smartphone manufacturers are revising their 2026 shipment forecasts downward amid tightening memory supply and surging prices, according to Jiemian News. Xiaomi,...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Smartphone chips hit 2nm in 2026. The real shock is the cost
Leading smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) manufacturers will fully adopt the 2nm process node in 2026, a move expected to significantly increase production costs and reshape competitive...