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Thursday 2 July 2026
Samsung courts AI chipmakers with 2nm roadmap amid firming foundry demand

Samsung Electronics used its annual foundry ecosystem event on July 1 to signal that its contract chipmaking business is regaining momentum,...

Thursday 2 July 2026
LG Electronics moves into ASIC design services as TSMC ties draw attention
LG Electronics has begun offering application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design services to outside chip companies, drawing on system-on-chip (SoC) development work the company...
Thursday 2 July 2026
China power chip makers raise prices, exposing AI server squeeze on mature-node supply

China's power semiconductor makers are entering a broader price-hike cycle, as AI server demand, raw material inflation, and tight...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Infineon closes ams OSRAM sensor acquisition, adds EUR230 million in annual revenue
Infineon Technologies completed its acquisition of the non-optical analog and mixed-signal sensor portfolio from ams OSRAM on Tuesday, expanding its position in automotive and industrial...
Thursday 2 July 2026
Memory price relief for PC brands is expected to be temporary

Memory suppliers are renegotiating high-bandwidth memory contracts, and PC brands say price increases may slow later this year. For...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Socionext to develop TSMC A14 chiplet for AI data center SoCs

Socionext announced that it would develop a high-performance compute chiplet using TSMC's A14 process technology, positioning the project...

Thursday 2 July 2026
BOE, Chinese panel makers' chip push tightens the squeeze on South Korea

China's display makers, led by BOE Technology (BOE), are pushing deeper into semiconductors, with BOE advancing glass substrates, and...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Apple PCB suppliers press ahead with iPhone 18 buildup despite memory price shock

Despite rising concerns over memory price hikes, Apple's PCB supply chain has seen little change to the company's 2026 order pull-in...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Qualcomm's Dragonfly raises the stakes, but MediaTek's TPU and ASIC ties keep it in the race

Qualcomm recently launched its Dragonfly platform, signaling a deeper push into cloud artificial intelligence and intensifying competition...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Apple's reported pursuit of Chinese memory chips revives supply chain and geopolitical tensions
Apple is once again exploring Chinese memory suppliers as a prolonged shortage driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand reshapes the semiconductor supply chain, according to a...
Thursday 2 July 2026
Fujifilm India signs MoU to assess semiconductor materials manufacturing in Gujarat

Fujifilm India said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gujarat State Electronics Mission, under the Department of...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Europe's heatwave turns air conditioners into power chip growth story

Europe's intensifying heatwave is reshaping the region's air conditioner market, driving a surge in China's air conditioner exports and...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Samsung exec calls for nuclear expansion to support Gwangju fab plan

Samsung Electronics' plan to build two new semiconductor fabs in Gwangju is turning South Korea's southwest chip push into a test of...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Samsung showcases 3D stacked transistor breakthrough for next-gen chips

Samsung Electronics has unveiled new research on a three-dimensional transistor architecture that it says could help extend logic chip...

Thursday 2 July 2026
GaAs and InP price hikes hit Taiwan supply chain
Compound semiconductor epitaxy makers are raising prices again for gallium arsenide (GaAs) and indium phosphide (InP) epi wafers, as persistent raw material cost increases, supply...