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Thursday 15 January 2026
South Korea's memory chip giants pivot back to capacity expansion

As the global memory market enters a prolonged upcycle, South Korea's two leading memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix,...

Thursday 15 January 2026
PlayNitride teams up with Brillink to build optical interconnect platform
As Micro LED moves into non-display application opportunities, PlayNitride Technologies announced a partnership with Brillink Technologies, a leader in two-dimensional array optical...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Maxscend's first annual loss exposes fab-lite strain and legal risks
Maxscend Microelectronics is heading for its first annual loss since going public, marking a sharp reversal for one of China's leading RF chipmakers as it struggles with a costly business...
Thursday 15 January 2026
ASML CEO claims China's EUV lags by 8 gen ahead of 4Q25 earnings
ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment leader and exclusive supplier of EUV lithography systems, is set to release its fourth-quarter 2025 and full-year financial results on January...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Memory supply bottlenecks to drive PC price hikes and spec reductions through 2027
Global memory shortages are expected to continue until late 2027, leading to higher costs for PCs, tablets, and smartphones. In an interview with The Register, IDC research...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Hanmi Semiconductor leans into EMI shielding as satellite and 6G demand grows
Hanmi Semiconductor has drawn industry attention in recent years for its thermal compression bonding equipment used in high-bandwidth memory production. As low-earth-orbit satellite...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Samsung reportedly files new HBM trademarks as HBM4 advances
Samsung Electronics has reportedly filed a series of new trademarks related to high bandwidth memory as it advances preparations for its sixth-generation HBM4 products.
Thursday 15 January 2026
TSMC Arizona yields depend on Taiwan's on-site experts
TSMC is known for strong performance and high yields in advanced chip manufacturing, supplying key customers such as Nvidia and Apple. But producing leading-edge semiconductors requires...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Foxconn-HCL semiconductor joint venture to be named India Chip Private Limited
Electronics manufacturing services major Foxconn and India's HCL Group have formally named their semiconductor joint venture India Chip Private Limited, according to a regulatory filing...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Exclusive: T-Glass shortage ripples through memory and advanced packaging markets

The global memory industry is confronting a growing capacity crunch, one that is increasingly rippling upstream to a shortage of glass...

Thursday 15 January 2026
Trump invokes Section 232 to levy 25% tariff on Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X chips
On January 14, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose an immediate 25% tariff on a narrow category of advanced...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Rising memory prices lift Taiwan supply chain earnings

The global memory industry entered a clear upturn in the second half of 2025 as both spot and contract prices rose sharply, lifting earnings...

Thursday 15 January 2026
Rapidus forecasts 2nm supply shortfall by 2030, flags talent gap versus TSMC

As global governments accelerate investments in the semiconductor sector, Japan's Rapidus is moving forward with its goal of mass-producing 2nm...

Thursday 15 January 2026
Japan fortifies rare-earth supply chain against China risk
China has tightened export controls on rare earths and other dual-use materials bound for Japan, prompting Tokyo to formalise a rare-earth stockpiling policy and work with G7 partners...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Taiwan's Holtek sees surge in MCU sales, launches compact energy and fire-safety units
After navigating a turbulent year of US-China tariffs, Taiwanese microcontroller (MCU) maker Holtek Corp. closed 2025 with a full-year revenue of NT$3.058 billion (US$96 million),...