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Friday 26 June 2026
Analysis: Why Apple can't wait out this memory shortage
Apple raised prices across its Mac and iPad lineup on June 25, and the timing wasn't a choice so much as a deadline.
Friday 26 June 2026
SK Hynix races to open Yongin triple-deck fab in 2027

SK Hynix is racing to complete the first cleanroom at its massive Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, by...

Friday 26 June 2026
Apple reportedly revamps Mac chip roadmap to accelerate AI push
Apple is preparing its biggest shift yet to the release strategy for its in-house Mac processors, opting to skip high-end M6 Pro and M6 Max chips and instead bring more powerful AI-focused...
Friday 26 June 2026
Academia Sinica targets quantum chip manufacturing scale with Taiwan's semiconductor tool base
Academia Sinica's Center for Quantum Computer is focusing only on hardware, not algorithms or applications, and executive director Chii-Dong Chen said that approach is similar to the...
Friday 26 June 2026
Apple's rare price hikes signal AI memory boom is reshaping consumer electronics

Before the price hikes became official, Apple had already warned investors that soaring memory costs would increasingly pressure margins...

Friday 26 June 2026
Japan puts JPY101.6 trillion AI chip push at heart of JPY370 trillion growth roadmap
Japan is moving to anchor its long-term growth strategy around AI, semiconductors, and strategic infrastructure, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to use state-backed investment...
Friday 26 June 2026
IBM breaks sub-1nm barrier with 3D nanostack transistor platform
On June 25, IBM unveiled what it calls the world's first sub-1nm chip technology: a 0.7nm — or 7 angstrom — transistor architecture built on an entirely new 3D platform...
Friday 26 June 2026
Fuji Electric-linked arrests expose rare earth compliance risks for Japanese tech firms in China
The detention of two Japanese nationals in China over suspected rare earth export violations is raising fresh compliance concerns for Japanese technology manufacturers operating in...
Friday 26 June 2026
SK Hynix's US$29 billion Nasdaq plan puts capacity expansion in focus

SK Hynix is pairing a potentially record-scale Nasdaq ADR offering with an aggressive push to expand chip production for artificial intelligence,...

Friday 26 June 2026
Qualcomm's Dragonfly push highlights shift from mobile chips toward cloud AI
Qualcomm used its Investor Day to formally launch Dragonfly, a new data center product line aimed at cloud AI, and set out an ambitious revenue path that would shrink its dependence...
Friday 26 June 2026
Taiwan Semiconductor accelerates transformation as unit listings and SiC, GaN bets take shape
Tai Asia Semiconductor's latest annual meeting highlighted a broader shift that could matter for investors and technology supply chains worldwide. The company said it is absorbing...
Friday 26 June 2026
Onsemi agrees to acquire Synaptics in US$7 billion all-stock deal
Onsemi has agreed to buy Synaptics in an all-stock transaction valued at about US$7 billion, a deal that could reshape the edge AI landscape across automotive, industrial, and connected...
Friday 26 June 2026
Alibaba chip unit T-Head triples registered capital amid AI push
Alibaba Group's semiconductor design arm T-Head has more than tripled its registered capital, underscoring the Chinese technology giant's growing focus on artificial intelligence infrastructure...
Friday 26 June 2026
CXMT listing signals acceleration of China's memory self-sufficiency strategy amid global tech decoupling

CXMT's IPO highlights the growing geopolitical fragmentation of the global semiconductor industry,...

Friday 26 June 2026
SK Siltron to bring new 300mm wafer capacity online as AI demand lifts shipments

SK Siltron is preparing to bring a new silicon wafer manufacturing facility online in South Korea next month. The expansion comes as AI...