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Friday 17 July 2026
TSMC's US$100 billion bet: AI growth, US pressure and the cost of staying ahead
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted record second-quarter earnings for 2026, issued third-quarter revenue guidance above market expectations, and raised its full-year...
Friday 17 July 2026
South Korean suppliers ramp up hybrid bonding R&D beyond HBM5
As high-bandwidth memory (HBM) stacks add more layers, requirements for chip-to-chip bonding accuracy and signal transmission efficiency are becoming more demanding.
Friday 17 July 2026
Taiwan backs TSMC's US expansion while reaffirming advanced chip leadership at home
TSMC said on July 16 that it will add US$100 billion to its US investment, bringing the total to US$265 billion. Taiwan's Executive Yuan said it respects companies expanding in the...
Friday 17 July 2026
Micron locks in automotive supply agreements as vehicle tech grows smarter
Micron Technology said it has completed strategic customer agreements with several tier 1 suppliers and ecosystem partners serving the global automotive industry, including Qualcomm,...
Friday 17 July 2026
AI-driven chip price increases put automakers on alert as shortages stay limited
Semiconductor suppliers have begun rolling out one to two rounds of price increases and tighter allocations in the first half of 2026 as demand from GenAI, geopolitical tensions and...
Friday 17 July 2026
South Korean bill could let SK Hynix bring in outside investors for new fabs

A South Korean lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow a second-tier subsidiary of a general holding company to retain a stake...

Friday 17 July 2026
CPU demand rebounds in AI data centers as TSMC stands to benefit across architectures

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) held its second-quarter 2026 earnings conference on July 16, where chairman and CEO...

Friday 17 July 2026
Cica-Huntek opens Arizona plant to support advanced chip manufacturing in the US
Cica-Huntek Chemical Technology said on July 16 that its subsidiary facility in Phoenix, Arizona, had been completed and officially opened after about US$8 million in investment. The...
Friday 17 July 2026
Memory shortages deepen as suppliers turn to long-term contracts

Memory shortages are rippling through global electronics supply chains, as tightening supply in DRAM and NAND pushes manufacturers...

Friday 17 July 2026
Capacity reservations and inventory buildup reshape component makers' 3Q26 outlook amid persistent shortages
Global investment in AI infrastructure continues to accelerate, yet component shortages across the supply chain have not eased as previously expected. Instead, tightening availability...
Friday 17 July 2026
China's AI chips hit three walls — and bet on 3D memory to break through
China's AI chip industry is moving beyond a contest over process nodes and into a broader race involving memory, advanced packaging, chip interconnects and system architecture.
Friday 17 July 2026
Memory suppliers push prices higher as Apple and automakers face tighter supply
Memory suppliers have regained pricing power as AI-driven stockpiling and advance capacity bookings tightened supply for consumer electronics and automotive customers. The shift has...
Thursday 16 July 2026
AI hardware boom lifts Taiwan's rail and CCL suppliers; optical module tells messier story
Taiwan's technology supply chain delivered another month of strong year-over-year revenue growth in June 2026, led by suppliers tied directly to AI server infrastructure, even as the...
Thursday 16 July 2026
C.C. Wei on EMIB, memory envy, and why TSMC won't squeeze its customers
TSMC Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei used the company's second-quarter 2026 earnings call to push back on two narratives gaining traction among analysts: that rival packaging technologies...
Thursday 16 July 2026
TSMC says 2nm has four times as many tape-outs as 3nm at the same stage
Customer tape-outs for TSMC's N2 process have reached four times the number recorded by its 3nm technology at the same stage, showing faster design activity as the foundry ramps production...