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Saturday 17 January 2026
Internal memo reveals Micron has locked in PSMC HBM capacity through prepayment

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) has provided new details on its planned sale of the Tongluo P5 fabrication plant...

Saturday 17 January 2026
Micron to buy PSMC Taiwan fab in $1.8bn deal as both recalibrate AI memory strategies

Micron Technology and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation have reached a preliminary agreement under which Micron will acquire...

Saturday 17 January 2026
NIAR launches chip-level advanced packaging platform to boost Taiwan's semiconductor edge
As the global semiconductor industry enters the post-Moore's Law era amid surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC), advanced packaging has...
Saturday 17 January 2026
Research Insight: System-level design, energy efficiency, and TCO drive AI hardware competition
AMD introduced its Helios system platform at CES 2026, marking a significant move in cloud AI computing competition from traditional single-chip performance to full rack-scale solutions...
Saturday 17 January 2026
Micron's new fabs target 2030 rollout as supply shortages linger

Micron is scheduled to begin construction on its planned New York state megafab site on January 16, 2026, advancing its US manufacturing...

Saturday 17 January 2026
Top 10 Chart: Taiwan's IC design sector ends 2025 with an AI-led split
Taiwan's IC design segment posted a visibly divergent finish in December 2025, with AI/HPC, data center, and enterprise storage-related suppliers closing the year strongly, while consumer...
Saturday 17 January 2026
NAND makers hike prices up to 100%, squeezing low-end consumer drives
The large-scale deployment of artificial intelligence servers has driven a sharp increase in demand for mass storage, with market sources saying NAND flash contract prices for the...
Saturday 17 January 2026
Samsung DS rebounds to record KRW20 trillion under new leadership
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jun Young-hyun, since his appointment in May 2024, has spearheaded significant changes at the company's Device Solutions (DS) division, reversing...
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
TSMC sees memory price hikes unlikely to curb demand as Apple and Samsung adapt
Tight memory supply has driven market prices sharply higher, prompting industry expectations that 2026 PC and smartphone end-demand will face downward pressure. However, TSMC stated...
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...

Saturday 17 January 2026
Yageo secures full voting control of Shibaura Electronics after Tokyo delisting

Taiwan-based passive component maker Yageo said Japan's Shibaura Electronics was officially delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on January...

Saturday 17 January 2026
TSMC chair confirms long-term AI demand and commitment to US expansion
At its January 15, 2026, earnings call, TSMC chairman C.C. Wei addressed questions on the authenticity of AI demand, capital expenditure plans, and US capacity expansion. Wei stated...
Saturday 17 January 2026
Packaging and testing cluster expected to emerge as TSMC Arizona GigaFab expands
During TSMC's first earnings call of 2026, CEO C.C. Wei said that key metrics at its Arizona fabs are approaching the level of advanced manufacturing in Taiwan. Rising demand from...
Saturday 17 January 2026
In Jodi Shelton’s new podcast, Jensen Huang says Nvidia was forged by suffering

In the inaugural episode of a new leadership podcast, Jensen Huang offers a strikingly unvarnished account of how Nvidia became one of...