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Tuesday 30 June 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix step up CO₂ buying as supplies tighten
South Korea's inventories of high-purity carbon dioxide, a critical material used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, have fallen below normal buffer levels, raising procurement...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
China's SiC race shifts from EVs to AI data centers as SICC overtakes Wolfspeed

China's silicon carbide (SiC) supply chain is finding a new growth engine as AI strains data-center power systems, extending a market...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Arm says it tops 50% share in hyperscale cloud as x86 grip slips

Arm Holdings says its chip architecture has crossed the 50% threshold in the hyperscale cloud market, a milestone in a segment long...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Anthropic tops global unicorn list as China shifts to hard tech

Hurun Research Institute released its Hurun Global Unicorn List on June 25, a ranking covering 1,603 companies across 52 countries...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Intel-UMC tie-up talk runs into hard realities of process gaps and cash needs

A recent market rumor suggesting UMC may deepen cooperation with Intel, extending work from 12nm processes to the more advanced Intel...

Monday 29 June 2026
China memory makers fuel local chip equipment push as CXMT lands Tencent deal

ChangXin Memory Technologies has signed a long-term DRAM supply agreement with Tencent Holdings valued at more than CNY20 billion (approx...

Monday 29 June 2026
Baidu subsidiary Kunlunxin seeks US$50B IPO valuation, asks investors to buy its chips

Kunlunxin, the semiconductor subsidiary of Chinese search engine giant Baidu, is targeting a US$50 billion valuation for its Hong Kong...

Monday 29 June 2026
BYD's 4nm smart-driving chip signals deeper EV supply-chain integration

BYD plans to install its first in-house smart-driving chip in a Denza production model in 2027, marking a key step in the Chinese automaker's...

Monday 29 June 2026
Kyocera to invest JPY650 billion in chip equipment and data center components

Kyocera is committing JPY650 billion (approx. US$4 billion) to its components businesses through fiscal 2031, as AI data center investment...

Monday 29 June 2026
Samsung chair backs Korea's southwest chip cluster, maps nationwide investment

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong said Gwangju is being considered as a candidate site for Samsung's next semiconductor complex,...

Monday 29 June 2026
China's first diamond semiconductor supply chain project lands in Zhengzhou

China is accelerating its push into fourth-generation semiconductors, with the country's first fully integrated industrial project...

Monday 29 June 2026
Musk backs Cook as AI memory crunch drives Apple price hikes

Apple has abruptly raised prices for Mac computers, iPads, and Vision Pro in the US, underscoring how the AI infrastructure boom is...

Monday 29 June 2026
AI demand drives Foundry 2.0 market revenue up 23% in 1Q26, says Counterpoint
Global revenue for the semiconductor industry's "Foundry 2.0" market reached US$86 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 23% year-over-year, driven by strong demand for AI accelerators...
Monday 29 June 2026
Samsung could become HBM market share leader in 2027
Samsung Electronics could overtake SK Hynix in the global high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market in 2027, driven by the competitive edge of HBM4, the sixth generation of HBM. Market watchers...
Monday 29 June 2026
Apple reportedly seeks CXMT approval to secure DRAM supply amid memory crunch

DRAM and NAND Flash supplies are tightening as global AI data centers continue to expand. Apple is actively lobbying the Trump administration...