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Saturday 27 June 2026
US backs I-Pulse's $250M plan to use pulsed power for geothermal drilling
A US$250 million award for I-Pulse's semiconductor and pulsed power research could have implications far beyond the US, potentially affecting energy, mining, defense, and chip supply...
Saturday 27 June 2026
ShunSin sees CPO potential, adds TSMC veterans as independents
ShunSin, a Foxconn-affiliated packaging and testing company, held its 2026 annual general meeting, with chairman Shang-Yi Chiang presiding. Chiang said ShunSin will leverage its packaging,...
Saturday 27 June 2026
MediaTek frames orbit compute and NTN as next strategic R&D priorities
MediaTek hosted MARC Workshop 2026 on June 24 through the MediaTek Advanced Research Center (MARC), recognizing the year's university-industry collaboration outcomes while outlining...
Friday 26 June 2026
SK Hynix fluorine leaks trigger safety inspections at 25 South Korean chip plants
South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor has launched chemical safety inspections at 25 semiconductor manufacturers, including SK Hynix, after a series of fluorine gas leaks...
Friday 26 June 2026
Samsung eyes Gwangju chip site as SK Hynix weighs regional and overseas options

South Korea's plan to push semiconductor investment beyond the greater Seoul area is taking clearer shape, with Samsung Electronics reportedly...

Friday 26 June 2026
AuthenX targets AI data center interconnects with plug-and-play FAU for CPO
AI-driven hyperscale data center expansion is pushing the global AI race beyond raw GPU computing power into a broader contest over high-speed interconnects and electro-optical integration...
Friday 26 June 2026
Samsung's reported US$648 billion plan shifts focus to South Korea's chip belt

Samsung Group is expected to announce a domestic investment plan worth more than KRW1,000 trillion (approx. US$648 billion) on June 29,...

Friday 26 June 2026
Exclusive: SK Hynix races to build Yongin memory megasite as supply crunch deepens

The global memory market is facing a structural supply-demand imbalance that shows little sign of easing. Micron's stronger-than-expected...

Friday 26 June 2026
Teradyne expands India focus with new country manager
US-based automated test equipment supplier Teradyne plans to expand its presence in India and has appointed Alpa Sood as India Manager, as the company seeks to deepen engagement in...
Friday 26 June 2026
Corning weighs South Korea site as chip packaging race turns to glass

Corning is studying South Korea as a possible manufacturing base for semiconductor glass substrates, a sign that the US specialty glass...

Friday 26 June 2026
Academia Sinica readies Taiwan-made quantum chip for engineering push
Academia Sinica has built a 20-qubit quantum chip from scratch, and the team now says the next phase is less about lab breakthroughs and more about engineering a scalable, reproducible...
Friday 26 June 2026
Analysis: Why Apple can't wait out this memory shortage
Apple raised prices across its Mac and iPad lineup on June 25, and the timing wasn't a choice so much as a deadline.
Friday 26 June 2026
SK Hynix races to open Yongin triple-deck fab in 2027

SK Hynix is racing to complete the first cleanroom at its massive Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, by...

Friday 26 June 2026
Apple reportedly revamps Mac chip roadmap to accelerate AI push
Apple is preparing its biggest shift yet to the release strategy for its in-house Mac processors, opting to skip high-end M6 Pro and M6 Max chips and instead bring more powerful AI-focused...