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Wednesday 18 February 2026
AI server MLCC orders double capacity; Murata considers price increase

Japan's Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's largest supplier of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), is weighing price increases for...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Cmsemicon's MCU price hikes open door for Nuvoton's China comeback
Taiwan-based IC design firm Nuvoton said this week that price increases announced by Chinese microcontroller maker Cmsemicon have begun to narrow longstanding pricing gaps, prompting...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: TSMC's Kumamoto 3nm upgrade targets automotive, AI demand rather than Rapidus
TSMC's decision to upgrade its second Kumamoto fab to 3nm reflects long-term customer demand and supply chain strategy rather than competitive pressure from Rapidus, according to Luke...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Nexperia lands US$60 million loan to boost chip output during Dutch governance probe

Invest International will provide Nexperia with a US$60 million loan to expand chip production and upgrade manufacturing lines across...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Micron expands capacity to counter worst memory supply shortage in 40 years

Micron Technology is accelerating capacity expansion in response to what executives describe as the most severe memory supply shortage...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Samsung advances LPDDR5X-PIM, signaling memory's new role in AI computing

Artificial intelligence is shifting the center of gravity in semiconductors. For decades, processors defined performance. Now memory bandwidth,...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
GF-Renesas pact: a new script for the U.S.-Japan friend-shoring playbook

GlobalFoundries Inc. and Renesas Electronics Corp. have unveiled a multi-billion-dollar expansion of their manufacturing alliance, a move that underscores...

Tuesday 17 February 2026
Global memory chip shortage reportedly forces Sony PlayStation and other tech launches to delay
A global shortage of memory chips is beginning to reshape product launch timelines across the tech industry, impacting everything from smartphones and laptops to gaming consoles and...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
GlobalFoundries, Renesas expand manufacturing partnership in multi-billion-dollar deal
GlobalFoundries and Renesas Electronics Corporation announced an expanded strategic collaboration through a multi-billion-dollar manufacturing agreement aimed at strengthening semiconductor...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Pentagon's brief blacklist reversal could ease US OEM access to Chinese memory suppliers, complicating Trump-Xi summit dynamics
Pentagon's brief blacklist reversal could ease US OEM access to Chinese memory suppliers, complicating Trump-Xi summit dynamicsWith President Donald Trump set to visit China in just...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Samsung accelerates HBM hybrid bonding line to meet Nvidia demand
Samsung Electronics is reportedly accelerating preparations for next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM), moving to establish a hybrid bonding production line at its Cheonan campus...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Intel India makes key contributions to Panther Lake, leads reference design and validation
Intel's India engineering center made significant contributions to the recently launched Panther Lake client platform in the areas like x86 core, platform design, post-silicon validation,...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
AMD, TCS expand partnership to deploy 200MW AI infrastructure in India
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have expanded their strategic collaboration to develop rack-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure in India,...
Monday 16 February 2026
RAMmageddon? AI-driven memory shortage sends DRAM prices 'parabolic'

The global memory industry is facing its most severe supply crunch in more than a decade. DRAM and NAND prices are rising at record speed,...

Monday 16 February 2026
Pentagon withdraws 1260H list adding Alibaba, BYD and Baidu, removing YMTC and CXMT

The Pentagon briefly published an updated list of Chinese companies alleged to have ties to the People’s Liberation Army, then withdrew...