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Thursday 4 June 2026
RISC-V will be 'default ISA of choice' for all new chip designs, architecture's CEO predicts
Andrea Gallo, CEO of RISC-V International, used his appearance at the MIPS Forum during Computex 2026 to declare that RISC-V has completed its transition from academic project to industrial...
Thursday 4 June 2026
Kioxia weighs new NAND fab as AI demand drives long-term expansion plans
Kioxia is evaluating the construction of a new NAND flash manufacturing facility at its Kitakami site in Iwate Prefecture, aiming for production to begin after 2029-2030 as the company...
Thursday 4 June 2026
Taiwan courts the world's AI startups in a bid to secure chip future
Taiwan is stepping up its efforts to position itself as a global hub for artificial intelligence and semiconductor innovation, deepening ties between international startups and its...
Thursday 4 June 2026
Interview: Andhra Pradesh moves to become India's semiconductor packaging hub
Andhra Pradesh is making its most concrete move yet in semiconductors, zeroing in on packaging as the immediate entry point into the chip supply chain. Speaking on the sidelines of...
Thursday 4 June 2026
Taiwan's Walsin Technology gains pricing power from AI demand

Walsin Technology, one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), has notified distributors that it will...

Thursday 4 June 2026
Huawei's Tau Law exposes China's EDA gap; Empyrean advances memory chip design tools
Huawei's recently proposed Tau Law has drawn attention across the semiconductor industry, with the company arguing that chip performance can be improved by reducing the internal signal...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
MIPS CEO makes the case for RISC-V in physical AI at Computex forum
Sameer Wasson, CEO of MIPS by GlobalFoundries, spoke at the MIPS Forum at Computex 2026 on June 3 in Taipei, held at the Taipei Courtyard by Marriott Nangang — one day after...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Physical AI must act before it thinks, NXP CEO argues at Computex
As robots and autonomous systems move from factory floors into hospitals, warehouses, and public spaces, NXP Semiconductors CEO Rafael Sotomayor used his Computex 2026 keynote to argue...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Micron's HBM4 push signals bigger Nvidia supply role
Micron Technology may supply more HBM4 memory for Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin platform than the market currently expects, as the US memory maker ramps up equipment investment...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Tight laptop chip supply tests Intel's 18A comeback
Intel's effort to rebuild confidence in its manufacturing technology is facing an early test, as PC makers struggle to secure laptop processors built on the company's 18A process.
Wednesday 3 June 2026
GlobalFoundries completes acquisition of Synopsys' ARC processor IP business to build physical AI platform
GlobalFoundries (GF) has completed its acquisition of Synopsys' ARC Processor IP Solutions business, the company announced on June 2. The acquisition adds to GF's existing MIPS subsidiary,...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
xMEMS sees 2027 debut for cooling chips as AI glasses, SSDs face heat limits

xMEMS Labs is preparing to move its MEMS-based µCooling technology toward commercial production in 2027, with AI glasses and data-center...

Wednesday 3 June 2026
Nvidia and Infineon press supply chain co-design as AI power limits tighten
At the opening day of Computex 2026, Lite-On Technology hosted an AI industry summit under the theme "Powering the AI-driven Future," where DIGITIMES chairman Colley Hwang moderated...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
MediaTek denies rumored EMIB adoption timeline
MediaTek denied a foreign report about a timeline for adopting Intel Corp.'s embedded multi-die interconnect bridge packaging at a recent investor event and said its supply-chain strategy...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
SK Group weighs pausing SK Siltron sale as AI chip demand lifts wafer strategy
SK Group is reportedly placing AI and semiconductors at the center of its next round of business restructuring, prompting a fresh internal review of the strategic value of SK Siltron,...