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Friday 24 April 2026
Zhen Ding to invest CNY40 billion in Huai'an to expand high-end PCB capacity

Zhen Ding Technology has broken ground on its HD campus at the Huai'an Technology City in China, as it accelerates investment to expand...

Friday 24 April 2026
MCU supplier Artery weighs price hikes on AI capacity squeeze, new applications drive growth

Microcontroller supplier Artery Technology (Arterytek or Arterychip) delivered a strong start to 2026, posting first-quarter consolidated...

Friday 24 April 2026
Texas Instruments says edge AI opportunities extend beyond robots
In an April 23 interview, Amichai Ron of Texas Instruments (TI) warned that edge AI will reshape devices worldwide, extending far beyond robotics and driving greater semiconductor...
Friday 24 April 2026
Exclusive: Google ramps new TPU servers, Taiwan suppliers gain share

Google's unveiling of its eighth-generation tensor processing unit (TPU) at Cloud Next 2026 is expected to drive the next wave of growth...

Friday 24 April 2026
SMIC returns to advanced packaging, scales team to boost AI chip strategy

China's leading foundry, SMIC, is quietly recalibrating its strategy, moving beyond its long-standing focus on front-end wafer manufacturing...

Friday 24 April 2026
Intel keeps capex steady as it shifts spending toward capacity expansion
Intel is holding its 2026 capex broadly flat year over year, not because of reduced ambition, but because of a strategic reallocation of spending toward equipment that directly boosts...
Friday 24 April 2026
CPUs regain central role in AI as Intel highlights growing importance alongside rising ASIC demand
Intel executives are placing renewed emphasis on the central role of CPUs in artificial intelligence (AI), arguing that shifting workloads are elevating their importance even as specialized...
Friday 24 April 2026
Samsung labor unions rally 40,000 workers, prepares for 18-day strike in May
Three major labor unions at Samsung Electronics held a large-scale protest on the afternoon of April 23 in front of the Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus in South Korea. An estimated...
Friday 24 April 2026
Intel bets on CPUs as backbone of AI growth
Intel executives are expressing growing confidence in the company's long-term outlook, arguing that a fundamental shift in artificial intelligence toward real-world deployment aligns...
Friday 24 April 2026
Intel flags price increases and supply shortages as CPU demand strengthens
Intel signaled that industry-wide supply shortages and selective price increases are helping offset weaker PC demand, even as the company works to expand supply capacity across its...
Friday 24 April 2026
Intel's AI-driven CPU rebound signals early-stage revival
Intel's first-quarter 2026 results point to a company in the midst of a credible revival, as improving execution and rising demand for AI-related computing begin to reshape its tra...
Friday 24 April 2026
Intel says 18A yield improves as 14A advances to early customer engagement stage
Intel reported steady progress on its most advanced manufacturing technologies, saying its 18A process node is seeing meaningful yield improvements, while the next-generation 14A node...
Friday 24 April 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: SK Hynix's US HBM push sets up a showdown with Micron
SK Hynix Inc. has moved to deepen its presence in the US by building an HBM packaging and testing plant and planning a US stock exchange listing to raise capital — steps that...
Friday 24 April 2026
GMI pursues vertical integration amid surging AI leasing demand
GMI Technology is transitioning from its role as an electronics distributor into an AI technology integration and application company, building vertically integrated capabilities from...
Friday 24 April 2026
PC chipmakers warn CPU shortages cloud 2026 shipment outlook
CPU shortages in the PC sector have emerged as a new concern for shipments this year, in addition to ongoing memory supply issues. Industry players supplying PC peripheral chips observe...