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Wednesday 25 March 2026
SK Hynix sets sights on US ADR listing to strengthen capital base
SK Hynix is reportedly set to issue new shares and list American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the US market. Industry analysts say the company aims to use the proceeds to expand production...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
How one recycler firm turns TSMC's chip waste into steel mill gold
Every advanced chip leaves behind a chemical trail. The solvents, acids, and sludge generated in semiconductor fabrication are growing faster than the fabs themselves — and for...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
SoftBank-backed SAIMEMORY plans post-HBM shift with vertical memory tech
SAIMEMORY, a Japanese startup backed by SoftBank, is positioning its proprietary Z-Angle Memory (ZAM) as a potential successor to high-bandwidth memory (HBM) as physical limits begin...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Team Group posts 50x profit surge in January; annual procurement impact seen in 2Q26
Memory module maker Team Group reported a record-high monthly profit for January 2026, with earnings soaring over 50 times year-over-year. Although shipments declined in February due...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Samsung reportedly set to begin GaN foundry production, prepare SiC samples
Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to begin mass production at its gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductor foundry line as early as the second quarter, while also preparing silicon...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Analysis: How Nvidia is reshuffling partners for the inference era
On August 15, 2023, a routine press release landed in the inboxes of semiconductor analysts and tech journalists worldwide. Titled "Groq Selects Samsung Foundry to Bring Next-gen LPU...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Nexperia turmoil accelerates localization; Panjit targets 5% global MOS market share
As mature process foundry prices rise, Panjit COO Edgar Chen said the company will not implement across-the-board price hikes despite increasing copper raw material costs. Instead,...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Hanwha Semitech's SK Hynix TCB deal draws scrutiny over KRW100 billion guarantee
Hanwha Semitech's supply of thermal compression bonding (TCB) equipment for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) to SK Hynix is drawing scrutiny after the South Korean equipment maker maintained...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
MediaTek's Airoha takes on US giants in optical comms DSP chip arena
The expansion of AI data centers is creating new business opportunities that are opening the door for upstarts to challenge industry leaders. A prime example is the four-level pulse...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
SK Hynix reportedly advances M15X ramp, opens second cleanroom ahead of schedule

SK Hynix has brought forward the ramp-up of its M15X DRAM facility in Cheongju, opening a second cleanroom and beginning equipment move-in...

Tuesday 24 March 2026
China's AI GPUs face equipment and software constraints, but system-level design boosts self-reliance
Although it may appear that China's AI GPU development is behind the US by one or more generations, a recent Morgan Stanley report reveals the actual gap is smaller than widely per...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Alibaba unveils XuanTie C950 and C925, advancing RISC-V into AI and edge computing

Alibaba's DAMO Academy has introduced two new RISC-V processors—the flagship XuanTie C950 and the energy-efficient C925—marking...

Tuesday 24 March 2026
Trump administration's 'Pax Silica' fund to strengthen global semiconductor and AI supply chains
The Trump administration set up a US$250 million fund intended to grow out of its "Pax Silica" initiative launched in December 2025, aimed at supporting global supply chains for semiconductors,...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Nvidia opens server racks to rival chips, expanding cloud infrastructure role

Nvidia is expanding its role in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure by designing server racks that can accommodate processors...

Tuesday 24 March 2026
Tata Semiconductor secures US$735 million for Dholera chip fab with strict lender conditions
Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing's US$735 million loan package could accelerate India's domestic chip ambitions, but it also highlights execution and supply-chain risks for global...