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Saturday 4 July 2026
Commentary: Korea's KRW800tn chip bet risks US fab pressure while Apple profits from memory shock
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, Samsung Electronics, and SK Hynix have announced the country's largest-ever semiconductor expansion plan, while soaring memory prices have opened...
Saturday 4 July 2026
Thinking wins varistor orders as Japanese rival exits amid silver prices hikes

Volatile precious metal prices weighed heavily on passive component suppliers in early 2026, but the cost pressures have also created...

Friday 3 July 2026
Infineon China pushes back after GaN products removed at Shanghai electronics show

Infineon China said on July 3 that it is pursuing legal remedies after several gallium nitride (GaN) products became the subject of a removal...

Friday 3 July 2026
Apple plans five iPhone launches to capture market share amid component shortages

Apple is reportedly planning to launch at least five new models by this time next year, with the company expanding its foldables' production...

Friday 3 July 2026
Chinese NOR Flash supplier Giantec raises prices 25% as memory market risks persist

China's memory price rally continues to gather momentum. Giantec Semiconductor Corporation, a Chinese NOR flash supplier, recently...

Friday 3 July 2026
South Korea bets on southwest semiconductor cluster, but key hurdles remain
South Korea on June 29 unveiled a large-scale investment plan for the country's Honam region in the southwest, which mainly covers the city of Gwangju and North and South Jeolla provinces,...
Friday 3 July 2026
Medical demand, multimedia shipments drive Sonix recovery as drone strategy gains traction
With supply chain inventory normalization largely complete, Sonix Technology (Sonix) has seen business momentum recover. The MCU supplier is benefiting from resilient demand for microcontrollers...
Friday 3 July 2026
Intel takes aim at TSMC's CoWoS lead with EMIB-T
As transistor density scaling slows, chipmakers are leaning on advanced packaging to keep improving accelerator performance. A SemiAnalysis roundup of this year's IEEE Electronic Components...
Friday 3 July 2026
How TSMC quietly turned its supply chain into a 'second fleet'

TSMC has accelerated efforts to localize its supply chain in recent years, using joint development, joint validation, and long-term...

Friday 3 July 2026
India and Japan deepen economic security ties at New Delhi summit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held her first summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 2, during a three-day visit that both governments framed...
Friday 3 July 2026
Tsinghua chip veteran’s US$1.8bn 3D AI chip startup targets China’s GPU gap

China's AI chip sector has a heavyweight new entrant: veteran semiconductor figure Shaojun Wei has formally unveiled Shanghai Orient...

Friday 3 July 2026
AI server PMIC demand drives spillover orders for Taiwan chip designers

Taiwanese power management IC (PMIC) design houses have been expanding into new applications and broadening their product portfolios...

Friday 3 July 2026
Samsung escalates South Korea buildout: maps fresh US$90 billion chip, display, battery push in central region

Samsung Group detailed plans on July 2 to invest KRW140 trillion (US$90 billion) in display panels, batteries, chips, and chip materials...

Friday 3 July 2026
SK Hynix puts US$64 billion into Cheongju chip buildout
SK Hynix plans to invest KRW100 trillion (approx. US$64.38 billion) to build new NAND memory chip and advanced packaging facilities in Cheongju, betting that AI demand will keep tightening...
Friday 3 July 2026
Infineon opens Dresden chip plant ahead of schedule, boosting global supply capacity
Infineon has opened its new Smart Power Fab in Dresden ahead of schedule, adding capacity for chips used in AI data centers, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and industrial systems...