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Tuesday 14 April 2026
Samsung 2nm yields reportedly remain below mass production threshold

Samsung Electronics is nearing a technical milestone for its 2nm process, but yields are reportedly still below the level required for...

Tuesday 14 April 2026
JCET CEO sees robotics extending automotive semiconductor growth

China's leading OSAT provider JCET has sustained steady growth in automotive electronics, driven by the rapid expansion of new energy...

Tuesday 14 April 2026
Glass substrates move toward mass production as Intel, Samsung Electro-Mechanics step up efforts
Glass substrates are entering a critical pre-mass production phase as demand for high-performance AI chips accelerates. As AI workloads require larger chip sizes and higher bandwidth,...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Silicon Motion breaks ground on Taipei HQ, targets 2030 opening to anchor dual-site operations
Silicon Motion Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 13 for its new corporate headquarters in Taipei, marking a key step toward expanding its operational footprint. The...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
JCET advances CPO, glass substrates to capture AI packaging demand
JCET, China's leading outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) provider, is accelerating its push into advanced packaging, sharpening its position in AI servers, data centres,...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Passive component demand splits in 2026; AI and autos hold firm

The passive components sector is emerging from its inventory slump, with Yageo and Walsin Technology flagging a pickup in both commodity...

Tuesday 14 April 2026
Nanya Technology posts NT$26 billion profit in 1Q26 as DRAM prices surge over 70%
Nanya Technology reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2026, driven by a significant rise in DRAM prices and artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled demand across...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Samsung Foundry advances space semiconductor chip and technology development
As global companies unveil plans for space AI data centers, South Korean firms are prioritizing space-related technology as a new growth driver. Samsung Electronics' foundry division...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
King Yuan Electronics posts record 1Q26 revenue, raises capex to NT$50 billion
Benefiting from continued demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), semiconductor testing...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Phison eyes US$1.4B fundraising to tackle severe NAND shortage in 4Q26
Phison Electronics founder and CEO Pua Khein-Seng warned that the current NAND Flash shortage will worsen significantly in the second half of 2026, with an acute supply crunch expected...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Samsung boosts Galaxy S26 production by 600,000 units in April
Samsung Electronics has raised its production plans for the Galaxy S26 series in April 2026 from 2.4 million to 3 million units, driven mainly by strong demand for its top-tier Galaxy...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Yaskawa Electric sees AI robot, chip demand boost profits

Japan's Yaskawa Electric is pointing to a turning point in its earnings trajectory, with AI-driven robotics and semiconductor equipment...

Tuesday 14 April 2026
Google and Intel expand CPU partnership, boosting ASIC and startup opportunities
Google recently announced an expanded collaboration with Intel to increase the deployment of Xeon processors in its cloud AI data centers. This move reflects the rapidly growing demand...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
DDR5 dethrones HBM as memory's top profit engine
The AI boom has reshuffled memory industry priorities. DDR5 modules have overtaken high-bandwidth memory (HBM) as the primary profit source for manufacturers — a reversal few...
Monday 13 April 2026
Global chip equipment sales reach record US$135 billion as AI drives investment surge

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales rose 15% to a record US$135.1 billion in 2025 from US$117.1 billion a year earlier,...