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Friday 27 March 2026
Taiwan's ALi bets on custom chips for 2026 turnaround
At a series of year-end gatherings in Hsinchu and Taipei this week, Star Fusion and its affiliated companies outlined their business outlook for 2026, pointing to a shift toward higher-value...
Friday 27 March 2026
Nexchip revenue rises 17.7% to US$1.58bn, foundry capacity stays tight

Nexchip reported 2025 revenue of CNY10.89 billion (approx. US$1.58 billion), up 17.69% year-over-year, with net profit rising 32.16% to...

Friday 27 March 2026
CXMT revenue doubles on AI-driven memory boom ahead of major China IPO

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) more than doubled revenue to about US$8 billion in 2025, as surging demand from artificial intelligence...

Friday 27 March 2026
C SUN invests in Contrel, cementing role in G2C+ semiconductor alliance
C SUN and Contrel have announced a significant equity partnership, as C SUN agreed to invest approximately NT$1.02 billion (approx. US$32 million) as a strategic investor to acquire...
Friday 27 March 2026
Innolux sells Fab 2 to SPIL
Innolux is selling multiple factories to strengthen its financial position and operations. Following an announcement of a standard factory sale to ChipMOS, Innolux disclosed on March...
Friday 27 March 2026
Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba, Rohm open power semiconductor merger talks

Japan's power semiconductor sector is moving toward consolidation, with Rohm, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Electric entering negotiations to...

Friday 27 March 2026
DRAM ASPs surged up to 80% QoQ in 1Q26, fueling US$1 trillion chip boom and supply squeeze, says Omdia analyst

The global semiconductor industry is set to surpass the US$1 trillion revenue mark in 2026, driven by accelerating artificial intelligence...

Friday 27 March 2026
In-depth: Google TurboQuant cuts LLM memory 6x, resets AI inference cost curve

Google has introduced TurboQuant, a compression algorithm that reduces large language model (LLM) memory usage by at least 6x while boosting...

Friday 27 March 2026
GlobalFoundries sues Tower Semiconductor over chip manufacturing patents

GlobalFoundries has filed multiple lawsuits against rival Tower Semiconductor, alleging infringement of 11 patents related to chip manufacturing...

Friday 27 March 2026
SK Hynix targets KRW100 trillion net cash as AI demand surges, eyes US listing

SK Hynix plans to build more than KRW100 trillion (approx. US$66 billion) in net cash to support long-term investment in artificial intelligence...

Friday 27 March 2026
US advances chip tracking mandate after US$2.5B smuggling case exposes export gaps

In a rare show of bipartisan unity, a key US congressional committee voted 42-0 on Thursday to advance the Chip Security Act (CSA). The...

Friday 27 March 2026
Adata secures NT$12B syndicated loan to drive expansion, debuts Trusta for edge AI infrastructure
Taiwan's memory module giant Adata Technology has secured a NT$12 billion (US$375 million) syndicated loan led by Bank of Taiwan, strengthening its mid-term working capital while advancing...
Friday 27 March 2026
Eikei targets automotive and AI markets, establishes Slovakia subsidiary
Automotive printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Eikei Group announced plans to establish a subsidiary in Slovakia, aiming to diversify geopolitical risks across its three major...
Friday 27 March 2026
Air Liquide launches first advanced materials plant in Taiwan for sub-3nm chips
Paris-headquartered Air Liquide has inaugurated a new advanced materials plant in Taichung, marking its first large-scale production base in Taiwan for deposition and etching materials...
Friday 27 March 2026
Semicon China 2026: AI drives semiconductor market to US$1.8 trillion by 2030, China leads capacity and equipment
AI computing is pushing the semiconductor industry into a structural growth phase, reshaping global capacity and technology pathways, according to Lily Feng, President of SEMI China,...