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Thursday 26 February 2026
Samsung reportedly exits 2D NAND, converts Hwaseong Line 12 to 1c DRAM end fab
Samsung Electronics will halt 2D NAND flash production at its Hwaseong Line 12 and convert the facility into a 1c DRAM end fab, formally exiting planar NAND manufacturing and reallocating...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia constrained in China as local AI players strengthen market position
Nvidia's ability to sell high-performance AI chips in China has been sharply limited by US export licensing rules, which have restricted shipments of its H20 and H200 products. The...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Taiwan Mask posts nearly NT$100m profit in January, advanced packaging to boost revenue in 2H26
Benefiting from its group integration strategy, Taiwan Mask Corporation (TMC) is seeing operations that are gradually recovering. The parent company's core business has seen five consecutive...
Thursday 26 February 2026
US rushing to reshore semiconductor production
The US is quietly rebuilding its domestic semiconductor industry by reducing dependence on Taiwan, which produces roughly 90% of the world's most advanced computer chips. Experts warn...
Thursday 26 February 2026
YMTC's ZhiTai brand rolls out SSD lineup in Taiwan amid tight memory supply

At a time when the global memory market is marked by tight supply and surging prices, ZhiTai, the consumer brand under China's YMTC, has...

Thursday 26 February 2026
Fiberglass shortage persists in 2026, Unimicron increases substrate price
As demand for high-speed transmission in AI advanced packaging surges, IC substrate major Unimicron Technology said that high-end ABF substrates required for AI applications are strongly...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Memory makers Team Group and Apacer post record profits as AI-driven demand lifts DRAM and NAND prices
Memory manufacturers Team Group and Apacer Technology reported record profits in 2025, driven by rising DRAM and NAND Flash prices and growing demand for high-capacity, high-bandwidth...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Yageo posts 82% profit jump in 4Q25 on AI-driven product mix
Taiwanese passive component giant Yageo reported a strong operational rebound in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by continued growth in demand related to artificial intelligence...
Thursday 26 February 2026
TSMC crosses US$2 trillion mark, undeterred by geopolitical and AI risks
On February 24, 2026, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) crossed the US$2 trillion market capitalization mark, becoming the eighth company in US stock market history...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Cloud AI's ripple effect: A comeback for 8-inch wafers

The boom in cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) is reverberating far beyond the most advanced chipmaking nodes.

Thursday 26 February 2026
Malaysia probes Arm deal amid seizures, arrests and political fallout
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is probing the MYR1.11 billion (US$250 million) agreement with UK-based Arm Holdings amid seizures, arrests, and political fallout. The government...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Is Nvidia's GTC mystery chip a 3D IC with memory stacked on the GPU?
All eyes are on Jensen Huang ahead of the March 16–19 GTC conference. Nvidia's chief executive has promised to unveil a chip unlike anything the world has seen before —and...
Thursday 26 February 2026
SK Hynix and Sandisk move to standardize HBF, shaking up AI memory ecosystem
SK Hynix and Sandisk have launched a consortium to standardize High Bandwidth Flash (HBF), positioning the technology as a next-generation memory layer for AI inference and heightening...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia GTC 2026 to spotlight mystery chip, silicon photonics, and power limits
Nvidia's GTC 2026 will be held in mid-March. CEO Jensen Huang is expected to address concerns about an AI bubble while reaffirming that the Vera Rubin platform has entered mass production...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia says space data centers are feasible but uneconomic for now
At the latest earnings call on February 25, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said deploying data centers in space is technically feasible but currently uneconomic. However, he expects...