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Wednesday 17 June 2026
Foxconn teams with power giants to seize AI data center demand

Driven by Nvidia and other tech giants, global AI data center buildouts are undergoing an unprecedented structural shift. The pressure...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Poland turns to Taiwan to build up chips as Foxconn seals EV assembly deal

Poland is seeking major Taiwanese investment to strengthen its manufacturing base, a shift that could reshape Europe's supply chains...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Nvidia highlights role of optical networking as Coherent breaks ground on Texas AI chip facility
AI infrastructure is increasingly dependent on light, and more of that technology is being built in Texas. Coherent's new Sherman expansion, backed by public and private funding, could...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
EssilorLuxottica, Applied Materials team up on smart eyewear technology
EssilorLuxottica and Applied Materials have agreed to a long-term partnership to speed development of intelligent optical systems for augmented reality and AI-powered smart eyewear,...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Ajinomoto's chip film faces supply test as AI demand climbs

The global appetite for AI chips is putting new strain on materials suppliers, turning one of Ajinomoto's lesser-known products into...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
PSMC buys NT$1.04 billion in Lam Research equipment to support capacity growth
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) announced on June 16 that, effective from May 22, 2026, it purchased semiconductor production facilities and machinery from Lam Research...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Amkor alone cheers 10-year TSMC advanced packaging deal in Arizona
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Amkor Technology have signed a 10-year agreement to jointly expand advanced semiconductor packaging capacity in Arizona, a move...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics expands silicon capacitor push on integration edge

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is rapidly gaining ground in the silicon capacitor market as AI infrastructure investment and technology...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Exclusive: Galatek eyes up to 200% chip growth with Malaysia packaging push

Singapore-based Galatek Technologies is expanding into scarce advanced packaging equipment as it builds localized manufacturing capacity...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Huawei raises end-consumer product prices from July
Huawei has notified partners and channel distributors that it will raise end-customer prices across its Intelligent Collaboration product line from July 1 this year, as the AI computing...
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Nvidia sells US$25 billion in bonds as investors seek foothold in AI boom
Nvidia launched a sale of US$25 billion worth of high-grade bonds on June 15, ultimately garnering up to US$85 billion in orders, or more than triple the bond's original size. This...
Tuesday 16 June 2026
ASML, TSMC, and imec move 2D transistors closer to manufacturing reality
ASML, TSMC, and imec have demonstrated a major advance in the effort to bring two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials from research laboratories into high-volume semiconductor...
Tuesday 16 June 2026
AI chip race sends semiconductor equipment sales to record US$36.55 billion
Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales reached a record US$36.55 billion in the first quarter of 2026, driven by AI-related investment in advanced logic, DRAM, and advanced...
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Samsung reportedly moves closer to 5nm-class MRAM as TSMC advances its roadmap

Samsung Electronics has secured key technology for a 5nm-class magnetoresistive random-access memory cell, according to Korean financial...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
China mass produces silicon-28 amid quantum computing race with US

China has achieved mass production of ultra-pure silicon, according to the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) —...