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Tuesday 18 August 2026
Why AMD still owns US$565M of SpaceX shares after Musk chose Nvidia
Elon Musk has made SpaceX's AI hardware strategy unusually clear: future infrastructure will rely exclusively on Nvidia chips and technology. Yet AMD, Nvidia's largest rival in AI...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Humanoid robots expose the limits of chasing higher TOPS

Humanoid robots are moving from demonstrations toward mass production, changing the priorities of chip design. Instead of simply chasing...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
South Korea-India venture Indichem targets semiconductor materials supply chain without China
A new joint venture between South Korean and Indian chemical firms is betting that semiconductor materials can be made without touching China at any stage, positioning itself as an...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
MediaTek widens ASIC services as market share surges

MediaTek has reportedly landed major orders for Google TPU products in recent years, even appearing to challenge Broadcom's position...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
AI server demand pushes high-end MLCC lead times toward 40 weeks
Multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) supply is increasingly diverging by product specification, with mainstream components remaining relatively stable while lead times for some high-capacitance,...
Monday 17 August 2026
SK keyfoundry expands 8-inch capacity as China demand strains supply

SK keyfoundry has approved KRW90 billion (approx. US$64 million) in capital spending to expand its 8-inch foundry capacity, a rare...

Monday 17 August 2026
TSMC overseas fabs see profit flip in 1H26, Arizona surges 663% YoY

Since 2020, when TSMC began its overseas manufacturing buildout, the company has tracked financial results at its foreign subsidiaries...

Monday 17 August 2026
Phison CEO sees years of NAND shortage, AI growth chance
Phison Electronics CEO Pua Khein-Seng said the company is seizing a once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform into a high-growth business as AI agents drive massive demand, keeping NAND...
Monday 17 August 2026
Samsung's China sales surge 272% in 1H26; Nvidia not among top five customers

Samsung Electronics' consolidated sales in China surged 272% in the first half of 2026, far outpacing growth in the Americas as a sharp...

Monday 17 August 2026
LG-Nvidia physical AI partnership speeds up as robotics chief reportedly heads to South Korea

Less than a week after LG Group and Nvidia signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU), Madison Huang, Nvidia's senior director...

Monday 17 August 2026
China's Vertilite commits US$741M to InP laser chips for AI optical interconnects
Chinese optical chipmaker Jiangsu Vertilite Semiconductor Technology is investing CNY5 billion (approx. US$741 million) in a new communications chip and device R&D and manufacturing...
Monday 17 August 2026
Nvidia closing in on US$100B credit guarantee deal for OpenAI's Ohio data center
Nvidia is approaching an agreement to provide credit guarantees of around US$100 billion for OpenAI's 10GW data center in Ohio, among the largest AI infrastructure projects ever, according...
Monday 17 August 2026
AMD eyes Taalas: will the system ditch HBM, advanced packaging, 3D stacking?
The AI compute landscape was jolted in February 2026 by Taalas, a Canadian startup founded by former AMD and NVIDIA architect Ljubisa Bajic. Emerging with an unconventional "Model-Based"...
Monday 17 August 2026
TSMC and Micron boom drives Taiwan 'fab five's 1H26 profits

TSMC, Micron, ASE, and SPIL continue to expand their advanced-node and OSAT investments, driving stronger first-half 2026 results for...

Monday 17 August 2026
Samsung weighs Giheung R&D line for 2nm HBM foundry capacity

Samsung Electronics is reportedly considering repurposing the second line at its next-generation semiconductor R&D complex in Giheung...