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Tuesday 7 July 2026
Japanese startup completes AI chip validation with Oppstar and UMC support, moves toward mass production

Tokyo Artisan Intelligence said it has finished validating its Sting Ray test chip, a step that could broaden access to lower-power...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Unimicron prices US$1.355 billion overseas depositary receipt offering

Unimicron Technology has priced a large overseas depositary receipt sale that could affect global investors monitoring Taiwan's electronics...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Solstice Advanced Materials to buy Element Solutions in US$14.5 billion deal

The planned acquisition of Element Solutions by Solstice Advanced Materials would create a larger supplier serving electronics, data...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
AI server demand tightens power device supply as lead times stretch to 270 days

AI server demand is lifting shipments of motor-related power devices at Cystech Electronics, helping the Taiwanese MOSFET and diode designer...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Analog IC supply squeeze intensifies, ADI extends lead times

Analog Devices (ADI) has reportedly notified customers of extended delivery lead times for certain products, with lead times now reaching...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Memory prices defy cooling hopes as AI demand drives fresh 3Q26 hikes

Memory contract prices are poised for another sharp rise in the third quarter of 2026, even after several quarters of hikes have already...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Micron, Ford sign long-term memory supply agreement
Micron Technology and Ford Motor Company have entered into a long-term supply agreement to strengthen access to automotive memory and storage products. The deal underscores how chip...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly seek China-free chip tool buffer against US controls
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly accelerating efforts to reduce China's role in their semiconductor supply chains in preparation for the possibility of tighter US export...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Huawei's Mate 90 to debut Kirin 2026 processor built on Tau Law

Huawei's next-generation flagship Mate 90 smartphone series has reportedly entered the chip packaging and testing stage, according...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Transcend posts record revenue in 2Q26 on strong demand

Memory module maker Transcend Information reported consolidated revenue of NT$5.07 billion (approx. US$138.66 million) for June 2026...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
TSMC's AI bottleneck spills demand across the semiconductor supply chain

Nvidia and other artificial intelligence chipmakers are still facing shortages as TSMC's advanced-node and CoWoS packaging capacity...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Broadcom and Apple extend custom chip deal through 2031
Broadcom has extended its custom chip supply agreement with Apple through 2031, strengthening a key supplier tie that could shape wireless connectivity, AI infrastructure, and device...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Samsung's Q2 operating profit rockets 1,810% YoY, overtakes NVIDIA as tech's most profitable company for the quarter
Samsung Electronics' preliminary second-quarter results show operating profit of KRW89.4 trillion (about US$58.4 billion) — a record high that not only dwarfs the company's own...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Lenovo confirms YMTC SSDs in notebooks sold outside China
Lenovo confirmed that some notebooks sold outside China now use solid-state drives from Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), marking the first known appearance of the Chinese memory...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Texas emerges as frontrunner for Taiwan firms racing to pick an overseas science park

Amid ever-shifting geopolitical concerns and a US$50 billion injection from the CHIPS and Science Act to revitalize domestic semiconductor...