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Wednesday 28 October 2026
Goke Microelectronics raises KGD packaging prices again
China-based IC design firm Goke Microelectronics will raise prices for its Known Good Die (KGD) packaged products by US$0.5 to US$1.5 per unit from November 2026, depending on capacity...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
MiCo Ceramics acquires idle LGD plant for KRW150 billion to boost semiconductor component capacity
South Korean semiconductor equipment component maker MiCo Ceramics is set to acquire an idle facility in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, from LG Display (LGD) for KRW150 billion (approx...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
CXMT reportedly prioritizes China demand, rejecting Apple's DRAM inquiry
China's CXMT has reportedly declined Apple's inquiry about purchasing DRAM, prioritizing supply to domestic customers instead. As global memory supplies tighten and prices rise, the...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Skymizer partners with Egis to develop 12nm and 6nm AI accelerators
Taiwanese startup Skymizer has formally announced a strategic partnership with Egis Technology to develop Flow (T12), a new-generation AI inference chip. Fabricated on TSMC's 12nm...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Macronix posts record 3Q26 profit as gross margin hits 70%
Memory maker Macronix International set a new quarterly record in the third quarter of 2026, with gross margin reaching 70.5% and net profit after tax totaling NT$109.5 billion (approx...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Analysis: 3M's investment in Genius Electronic Optical puts EBO mass production to the test
US materials giant 3M recently entered into a strategic partnership with Taiwanese optical component manufacturer Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO), with plans to acquire a 4.7% stake...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Jensen and Musk both think aging GPUs are worth more than the books show
Speaking at GTC Berlin and on SpaceX's third-quarter 2026 earnings call, respectively, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached a rare consensus on a pivotal topic:...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Pat Gelsinger warns AI compute efficiency must jump 10,000x amid power, memory, and fab constraints
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Playground Global has returned to Taiwan alongside a cohort of portfolio companies specializing in memory, power management, optical communications,...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Nvidia DSX POD challenges traditional AI data center construction
At its GTC conference in Berlin, Nvidia discussed the RTX Spark notebook, various implementations and partnerships involving physical AI, AI agents, and CUDA-X, as well as the DSX...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Infineon and ASMedia team up on end-to-end USB 20Gbps setup for AI cameras
Infineon Technologies and ASMedia have announced a partnership to speed up the adoption of 20Gbps USB, driven by demand from machine-learning cameras and other physical AI devices...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Anthropic IPO filing exposes massive compute buildout spanning TPUs, GPUs, and dedicated data centers
Anthropic's IPO filing reveals an infrastructure strategy extending far beyond conventional cloud procurement, as the Claude developer locks in hundreds of billions of dollars of compute...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
PSMC capacity crunch holds back Jeju Semiconductor's growth
South Korean memory chip designer Jeju Semiconductor is struggling to secure enough wafer capacity from Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), limiting its sales growth...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Broadcom, financial firms agree on US$63 billion funding for Anthropic chip purchases
Broadcom has reached a deal with several financial firms for them to finance the purchase of US$63 billion worth of its chips for Anthropic. The agreement highlights how the line between...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
AI demand squeezes automotive memory, pushing automakers to take control of chip supply
Expanding investment in AI data centers is putting pressure on memory supply and demand across the automotive industry. As semiconductor companies prioritize high-bandwidth memory...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Kazakhstan positions AI infrastructure as a potential export industry after Nvidia CEO's visit
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Kazakhstan highlighted plans to build an AI computing hub for Europe, with projects spanning GPU clusters, data centers, talent, and physical AI...