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Thursday 19 February 2026
Singapore holds No. 4 financial hub ranking as assets flow in

Singapore maintained its position as the world's fourth-ranked financial center in the 2025 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), reflecting...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Qualcomm commits up to US$150 million to back AI startups in India
US-based Qualcomm plans to invest up to US$150 million in Indian startups through a new AI-focused fund, underscoring its strategy to expand on-device and sector-specific artificial...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Zhen Ding sees 2026 growth surge as high-end AI lifts PCB prices and volumes
Major printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) held its year-end party on February 13, where chairman Charles Shen announced that full-year 2025 revenue...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Analysis: 2nm shifts chipmaking from scaling to chiplet integration

The semiconductor industry is shifting at 2nm from transistor scaling to chiplet-based architectures and advanced packaging. Performance...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
AI server MLCC orders double capacity; Murata considers price increase

Japan's Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's largest supplier of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), is weighing price increases for...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Cmsemicon's MCU price hikes open door for Nuvoton's China comeback
Taiwan-based IC design firm Nuvoton said this week that price increases announced by Chinese microcontroller maker Cmsemicon have begun to narrow longstanding pricing gaps, prompting...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: TSMC's Kumamoto 3nm upgrade targets automotive, AI demand rather than Rapidus
TSMC's decision to upgrade its second Kumamoto fab to 3nm reflects long-term customer demand and supply chain strategy rather than competitive pressure from Rapidus, according to Luke...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Nexperia lands US$60 million loan to boost chip output during Dutch governance probe

Invest International will provide Nexperia with a US$60 million loan to expand chip production and upgrade manufacturing lines across...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Micron expands capacity to counter worst memory supply shortage in 40 years

Micron Technology is accelerating capacity expansion in response to what executives describe as the most severe memory supply shortage...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Samsung advances LPDDR5X-PIM, signaling memory's new role in AI computing

Artificial intelligence is shifting the center of gravity in semiconductors. For decades, processors defined performance. Now memory bandwidth,...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
GF-Renesas pact: a new script for the U.S.-Japan friend-shoring playbook

GlobalFoundries Inc. and Renesas Electronics Corp. have unveiled a multi-billion-dollar expansion of their manufacturing alliance, a move that underscores...

Tuesday 17 February 2026
Global memory chip shortage reportedly forces Sony PlayStation and other tech launches to delay
A global shortage of memory chips is beginning to reshape product launch timelines across the tech industry, impacting everything from smartphones and laptops to gaming consoles and...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
GlobalFoundries, Renesas expand manufacturing partnership in multi-billion-dollar deal
GlobalFoundries and Renesas Electronics Corporation announced an expanded strategic collaboration through a multi-billion-dollar manufacturing agreement aimed at strengthening semiconductor...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Pentagon's brief blacklist reversal could ease US OEM access to Chinese memory suppliers, complicating Trump-Xi summit dynamics
Pentagon's brief blacklist reversal could ease US OEM access to Chinese memory suppliers, complicating Trump-Xi summit dynamicsWith President Donald Trump set to visit China in just...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Samsung accelerates HBM hybrid bonding line to meet Nvidia demand
Samsung Electronics is reportedly accelerating preparations for next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM), moving to establish a hybrid bonding production line at its Cheonan campus...