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Friday 13 February 2026
A tariff truce with teeth: US–Taiwan pact shields chips from Section 232 shocks
US Ambassador Jamieson Greer oversaw the signing of a comprehensive Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the US and Taiwan on February 12, 2026. The agreement, reached under the auspices...
Friday 13 February 2026
E-glass capacity cuts trigger production shifts for Taiwan CCL makers
The global AI data center boom is straining not only high-end computing chips but also adjacent industries such as memory and upstream glass fiber cloth, where significant capacity...
Friday 13 February 2026
Winbond's two-year sell-out signals memory cycle shift and US$1.35bn capex push

Winbond Electronics is entering a powerful demand cycle, with tight supply conditions across DRAM, NOR flash, and SLC NAND extending beyond...

Friday 13 February 2026
Kioxia forecasts up to 77% operating profit surge on AI-driven NAND price rally
Driven by expanding memory demand from AI servers and rising average selling prices, Japan-based NAND flash and SSD maker Kioxia expects solid growth in fiscal year 2025 (April 2025-March...
Thursday 12 February 2026
HBM4 first-mover fog: Samsung and Micron duel for supremacy amid Nvidia supply tension
Samsung Electronics has officially commenced the mass production and commercial shipment of its HBM4 memory, marking a pivotal moment in the global semiconductor landscape.
Thursday 12 February 2026
Tower Semiconductor revamps strategy after Intel deal collapses
Intel's decision to walk away from its September 2023 agreement for Fab 11X in New Mexico has prompted Tower Semiconductor to revamp its manufacturing roadmap, scrap the facility from...
Thursday 12 February 2026
GlobalFoundries accelerates silicon photonics targets; eyes US$1 Billion revenue run rate by 2028

GlobalFoundries is aggressively pulling forward its financial targets for silicon photonics (SiPh), betting that the "insatiable" demand for AI...

Thursday 12 February 2026
Tariff shifts and supply-chain realignment set to make Taiwan top US PCB supplier
Geopolitical tensions stemming from the US-China trade war and global tariff barriers are driving major changes across the printed circuit board (PCB) industry, prompting structural...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Applied Materials settles with BIS for US$252.5 million over SMIC shipments
Applied Materials, a Santa Clara-based semiconductor equipment maker, has reached a US$252.5 million settlement with the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Winsemi revenue falls 5% in 2025, speeds pivot to AI optical and LEO satellite markets

Win Semiconductors (Winsemi), a GaAs wafer foundry, held its earnings conference on February 11. Its fourth-quarter 2025 consolidated revenue...

Thursday 12 February 2026
TSMC's advanced process drives AI profits; SMIC, UMC, VIS face growth pressure
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are set to sharply increase AI capital expenditure in 2026, with total investments reaching US$670 billion. This surge has sparked market concerns...
Thursday 12 February 2026
SMIC warns AI pull-forward is rewriting chip cycle, lifts mature-node pricing
The global foundry industry is undergoing a structural shift, and it is emerging first in mature process nodes once widely considered oversupplied. SMIC stated on February 11 that...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Taiwan PCB industry unites at Apex Expo for US advanced packaging push
Amid mounting tariff pressures and geopolitical risks, the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) announced that it will showcase a Taiwan advanced packaging zone at Apex Expo 2026,...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Global Mixed-Mode's DDR5 PMIC push signals tighter memory supply and margin focus
Global Mixed-Mode Technology said it is expanding its DDR5 power management IC (PMIC) portfolio and prioritizing production for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), while warning that rising...
Thursday 12 February 2026
China claims five places in 2025 global OSAT top 10
The latest global ranking of the top 10 outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers points to a shift in competitive balance. In 2025, five Chinese companies entered...