LG Electronics is making a bold push into the high-end semiconductor equipment market, setting its sights on hybrid bonding (HB) tools, critical for producing next-generation high-bandwidth...
In early July, the US Department of Commerce issued a stark warning: using Huawei's Ascend AI chips "anywhere in the world" could be considered a violation of US export controls....
Broadcom has launched its latest Tomahawk Ultra Ethernet switch chip, fabricated using TSMC's 5nm process, targeting high-performance AI infrastructure with a design aimed squarely...
Yageo has extended the deadline for its tender offer to acquire Japan's Shibaura Electronics for a fifth time, citing ongoing regulatory review under Japan's Foreign Exchange and...
Samsung Electronics is accelerating efforts to localize the production of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) blank masks in South Korea through a collaboration with domestic partner S&S...
ASML reported robust second-quarter earnings, with sales rising 23% year-over-year to EUR7.69 billion (US$8.94 billion), driven by upgrade demand and cost efficiencies. While tariff...
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous driving technologies are fueling structural growth in multilayer ceramic capacitors, with AI servers and automotive electronics...
Malaysia has steadily developed its outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT) industry, with Penang — often called the "Silicon Valley of the East" — at its...
Facing mounting challenges at home and intensifying global competition, South Korea's semiconductor industry is at a crossroads. Now, a growing chorus of experts is urging Seoul to...
Hanmi Semiconductor's chairman dismissed hybrid bonder equipment as impractical and too expensive for next-generation high-bandwidth memory production, as the South Korean company...
The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has announced that exports, transshipments, and transit of US-origin artificial intelligence (AI) chips will now require...
The US has cleared AMD and Nvidia to resume sales of AI chips to China, marking a major shift in tech trade policy. The move signals a softening stance on export controls and could...
Apple Inc. has struck a US$500 million deal to buy rare-earth minerals from MP Materials Corp., the US producer that just last week secured backing from the Pentagon.
AI server GB200 has begun volume shipments, and cloud service providers (CSPs) are ramping up demand for servers equipped with their own ASICs. Despite reciprocal tariffs and New...
