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Wednesday 3 June 2026

Tight laptop chip supply tests Intel's 18A comeback

Intel's effort to rebuild confidence in its manufacturing technology is facing an early test, as PC makers struggle to secure laptop processors built on the company's 18A process.

Wednesday 3 June 2026

GlobalFoundries completes acquisition of Synopsys' ARC processor IP business to build physical AI platform

GlobalFoundries (GF) has completed its acquisition of Synopsys' ARC Processor IP Solutions business, the company announced on June 2. The acquisition adds to GF's existing MIPS subsidiary,...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

xMEMS sees 2027 debut for cooling chips as AI glasses, SSDs face heat limits

xMEMS Labs is preparing to move its MEMS-based µCooling technology toward commercial production in 2027, with AI glasses and data-center...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Nvidia and Infineon press supply chain co-design as AI power limits tighten

At the opening day of Computex 2026, Lite-On Technology hosted an AI industry summit under the theme "Powering the AI-driven Future," where DIGITIMES chairman Colley Hwang moderated...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

MediaTek denies rumored EMIB adoption timeline

MediaTek denied a foreign report about a timeline for adopting Intel Corp.'s embedded multi-die interconnect bridge packaging at a recent investor event and said its supply-chain strategy...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

SK Group weighs pausing SK Siltron sale as AI chip demand lifts wafer strategy

SK Group is reportedly placing AI and semiconductors at the center of its next round of business restructuring, prompting a fresh internal review of the strategic value of SK Siltron,...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Commentary: Why the world's memory giants are betting on Anthropic

The latest funding round for Anthropic produced a headline-grabbing figure: a US$65 billion capital raise that pushed the artificial intelligence (AI) startup's valuation to $965 billion,...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Analysis: New AI race is redefining semiconductor industry at Computex

Computex 2026 showcased the industry's latest innovations with its usual fanfare. Yet beneath the spectacle, the event revealed something far more consequential: artificial intelligence...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Exclusive: SK Group and Foxconn talks could signal deeper Taiwan-Korea AI supply chain ties

COMPUTEX drew major AI supply chain players to Taiwan, and industry sources said SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won was set for a private meeting with Foxconn chairman Young Liu, alongside...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

NAND market hits record as YMTC closes in on global rivals

The global NAND flash memory market reached a record US$46 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, driven by AI infrastructure demand, higher enterprise SSD shipments, and...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Naura pushes into AI chip packaging with first 600mm PLP descum tool

Naura Technology Group has shipped its first 600mm × 600mm panel-level packaging descum tool, marking a key step in the Chinese semiconductor equipment maker's move from wafer-level...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Microsoft's Majorana 2 quantum chip draws both industry interest and expert skepticism

Microsoft unveiled Majorana 2 on June 2, 2026, its latest quantum chip and the follow-up to Majorana 1, announced on February 19, 2025. The new chip continues Microsoft's bet on a...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Middle East war drives LME aluminum to 4-year high, squeezing chip equipment margins

Rising global geopolitical risk and tightening supply in some markets have pushed London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminum prices higher in volatile trading, adding cost pressures to industries...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Acer chair says AI agents could reignite PC demand

Acer and Taipei Computer Association (TCA) Chairman Jason Chen said Nvidia's AI PCs, designed specifically for agentic AI functions, point to a new usage model in the AI era and could...

Wednesday 3 June 2026

Samsung Foundry eyes Anthropic as OpenAI chip project reportedly stalls

Samsung Electronics is seeking to secure major artificial intelligence (AI) logic-chip customers as its reported preliminary work on...

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