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Wednesday 15 July 2026
South Korean court bars former Samsung NAND designers from working for SK Hynix
A South Korean court has partially granted Samsung Electronics' request to prevent two former NAND flash design employees from working for rival SK Hynix or its affiliates until April...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
TYLSemi exits stealth with US$43M to accelerate open chiplet platform for custom AI chips

TYLSemi, a semiconductor startup founded by former executives of AlphaWave, the connectivity chip specialist acquired by Qualcomm,...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
MediaTek beats Qualcomm and Samsung to secure Pixel 11's modem slot

MediaTek has widened the reach of its 5G modem chips beyond its own smartphone SoC platforms, pushing deeper into overseas sales in...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
US becomes top helium source for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as Qatari supply falters

The US has become the leading source of helium and other noble gases for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as disruptions to Qatari production...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Intel sends its most advanced 18A node into orbit with Starfire space chip

Intel has unveiled Starfire, a space-grade processor that leverages its leading-edge 18A manufacturing process for satellites and other...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Tower Semiconductor bets on Japan to ride the AI data center shift from copper to light
Tower Semiconductor is placing a roughly US$3 billion wager that the artificial-intelligence buildout will force data centers to move data with light rather than electricity, anchoring...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Nvidia looks to Mitsubishi Heavy for cooling and power as Japan's AI buildout accelerates
Nvidia and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are weighing a partnership under which the Japanese industrial group would supply cooling systems and energy management equipment for the artificial-intelligence...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Taiwan's memory sector in June delivers standout performance by a wide margin
Taiwan's memory sector delivered an extraordinary June 2026, with aggregate revenue reaching US$2,829.5 million, up 6.4% month-over-month and a staggering 288.3% year-over-year —...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Charts: Taiwan's OSAT sector grows a steady 23.7% YoY in June, but a small player is stealing the spotlight
Taiwan's back-end packaging and testing (OSAT) industry posted US$3,105.4 million in June 2026 revenue, up 2.9% month-over-month and 23.7% year-over-year — a solid, steady pace,...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
China's Orient Computing unveils 14nm AI chip designed to bypass HBM constraints

Shanghai Orient Computing Core Technology has launched the DF1000, a 14-nanometre AI accelerator that uses software-defined computing...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
South Korea moves to secure power for new chip cluster

South Korea is accelerating plans to supply electricity to a new semiconductor cluster in the country's southwest by 2030, potentially...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
QBit Semiconductor June revenue hits record as SoC and ASIC demand rises
QBit Semiconductor reported a June consolidated revenue of NT$132 million (US$4.1 million) in 2026, a record high marking a rise of 108.5% from the previous month and 41.1% from a...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Nam Liong posts strong Q2 as high-value materials drive growth
Nam Liong Global Corporation reported consolidated revenue of NT$245 million (US$8.4 million) for June 2026, down 2.56% from the previous month but up 21.66% year over year, reflecting...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
CXMT's US$4.3B IPO powers China's HBM challenge to global memory giants

CXMT is preparing China's largest chip-sector IPO of 2026, seeking up to US$4.3 billion to expand DRAM and HBM capacity, deepen vertical...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
AI image sensor chip makers accelerate shift to algorithms, modules
AI image sensor chips have become a key market for Taiwan's IC design firms, with major players such as Novatek Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, and Himax Technologies, as...