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Friday 19 June 2026
Samsung Foundry to make Claros power-management chips for AI data centers

Samsung Electronics' foundry business has signed a strategic manufacturing collaboration with Claros, a US power-management startup,...

Friday 19 June 2026
Apple to work with Intel on US chip design and manufacturing, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said on June 18 that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture chips in the US, a claim he made in a post on his Truth Social platform...
Friday 19 June 2026
Kioxia keeps NAND capex in check as AI inference reshapes SSD demand

Kioxia, one of the world's major NAND flash memory suppliers, is prioritizing long-term agreements (LTAs), BiCS migration, and domestic...

Friday 19 June 2026
Interview: Oppstar grows ASIC design ties with Japan, South Korea clientele, plans Taiwan office

Founded in 2014, Oppstar is one of the few Malaysian companies operating at the front end of the semiconductor value chain as an IC...

Friday 19 June 2026
Df-OS targets traceability gap in India's electronics manufacturing
India's air-conditioner supply chain may be becoming an early test case for a broader electronics manufacturing challenge: how to trace products, components, process data, and defects...
Friday 19 June 2026
AI test demand drives broad recovery among Taiwan's semiconductor equipment suppliers in May

Taiwan's semiconductor equipment, components, and solutions providers posted robust revenue growth through the first five months of...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Elon Musk aims for record maximum usable compute per wafer for AI6 chip
Following the announcement in April 2026 that the AI5 chip design had been finalized, Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced a new benchmark, stating that under yield considerations, the AI6...
Thursday 18 June 2026
AI data center boom drives Taiwan passive component makers to record sales
Demand in the passive components market is recovering significantly, lifting operating momentum at Taiwan's two leading suppliers, Yageo and Walsin Technology. Average book-to-bill...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Foxconn chairman maps out Taiwan's global AI and manufacturing expansion strategy

Taiwan's electronics industry is stepping up its global ambitions as AI, data center infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing reshape...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Darwin organ chip joins Nvidia AI medical push
Backlight module maker Darwin held its shareholders' meeting on June 17, 2026, and said it remains cautiously optimistic about 2026 revenue as its new businesses continue to gain traction...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Imec, Sony unveil backside interconnect method for 3D chip stacking

Imec and Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony) have jointly presented a new integration method for connecting the front and...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Tim Cook says Apple price hikes are unavoidable as AI squeezes memory supply

In an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook made an unusually blunt admission. The company is...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Japan lasers in on India's Assam state for chip and infrastructure corridor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit Assam in northeastern India in early July 2026. According to Nikkei,...

Thursday 18 June 2026
AI chip boom strains probe card supply, Taiwan test interface maker weighs prepayment deals
MPI Corporation, a major probe card supplier, said AI demand is tightening supply across the probe card market and extending order visibility, with the company considering a prepayment...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Exclusive: Winbond NOR flash reportedly enters Nvidia supply chain
Winbond's NOR flash has reportedly entered Nvidia's supply chain for the first time, as AI server demand drives a surge in memory consumption and Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin...