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Friday 23 January 2026
Resistor price surge spreads as Walsin Technology hikes pricing
Price increases for resistors are spreading across the passive components industry. After reported hikes by Taiwan-based market leader Yageo and supplier Formosan Rubber, Walsin Technology...
Friday 23 January 2026
Alibaba's T-Head Semiconductor reportedly eyes IPO amid China chip boom
Alibaba is reportedly planning to spin off its chip unit, T-Head Semiconductor, and pursue an initial public offering (IPO) to capitalize on the current surge in Chinese chipmaker...
Friday 23 January 2026
ASE Group's USI merges with EugenLight to expand silicon photonics module capacity in Vietnam
ASE Group's co-packaged optics (CPO) strategy is close to complete. In addition to launching advanced packaging solutions that integrate optical engines (OE) and application-specific...
Friday 23 January 2026
Taiwan-US semiconductor pact's financing details spark interpretation issues with broader industrial implications
Taiwan and the US have agreed to reduce tariffs and grant Taiwan most-favored-nation status under Section 232 for semiconductors and related products. However, a major issue has arisen...
Friday 23 January 2026
Samsung foundry ramps up utilization as Tesla orders near
Samsung Electronics' foundry division is expected to increase factory utilization to the 60%–70% range this year as the company focuses on improving profitability ahead of large-scale...
Friday 23 January 2026
India's semiconductor ambitions face hurdles echoing SEA as local IC design sector strives to grow
At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, India's IT Minister outlined the country's efforts to boost its semiconductor industry, highlighting the emergence of 24 Indian IC design...
Friday 23 January 2026
Rayzher restructures to boost global expansion and innovation in high-tech gas supply
Rayzher Industrial, a leader in high-tech gas supply systems, approved organizational restructuring and senior management changes at its board meeting on January 22. The company established...
Friday 23 January 2026
Thailand's tech hub ambitions: US$3.1 billion data centers, chip roadmap to 2050
Thailand is reinforcing its ambitions as a regional technology hub, approving US$3.1 billion in data center projects while unveiling a national semiconductor and advanced electronics...
Friday 23 January 2026
SAS charts new profit trajectory with GaN surge and semiconductor service chain value enhancement
Under the leadership of Sino-American Silicon Products Group (SAS) chairwoman Doris Hsu, 2026 was set to be a pivotal year for the group's compound semiconductor business unit, which...
Friday 23 January 2026
ASML leads chip equipment charge into advanced packaging
Global semiconductor equipment suppliers are accelerating their push into advanced packaging. They are positioning back-end processes as a new growth engine as artificial intelligence...
Friday 23 January 2026
Analysis: How Howard Lutnick is redrawing the memory-chip map

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is driving a fundamental reordering of the global semiconductor supply chain. According to exclusive...

Friday 23 January 2026
TSMC and Samsung reduce 8-inch wafer capacity, but oversupply still remains
TSMC chairman C.C. Wei confirmed adjustments in 8-inch and mature process capacities to improve efficiency, with Samsung also cutting 8-inch output. Despite these reductions and price...
Friday 23 January 2026
TSMC reveals dual purpose behind Chiayi AP7 plant as Yunlin expansion looms
TSMC has significantly expanded its advanced packaging capacity in recent years to meet surging AI customer demand. Despite planning six to eight phases for the Chiayi site, internal...
Friday 23 January 2026
South Korea-made EUV pellicles to be adopted at Samsung's Taylor fab
Industry sources stated that Samsung has signed equipment contracts and placed orders for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photomask pellicle-related equipment for its Taylor fab with South...
Friday 23 January 2026
RDIMM spot prices blow past US$2,000, raising odds of 80% Samsung memory hike
Structural imbalances in the memory industry have emerged due to AI data center demand, sending server memory prices sky high and upstream manufacturers to go all out to increase profits...