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Friday 13 March 2026

China's Nexchip signals wafer price hikes amid capacity expansion and CIS growth

Nexchip has confirmed that it has raised prices for certain wafer foundry products, aligning its pricing strategy with market conditions, customer demand, and ongoing operational improvements,...

Friday 13 March 2026

ByteDance's overseas chip play puts Washington in a bind

ByteDance, the Chinese technology company best known as the owner of TikTok, is seeking to secure large amounts of advanced artificial intelligence computing power outside China, underscoring...

Thursday 12 March 2026

Semco seen supplying ABF substrates for Tesla AI chips via Samsung foundry

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is expected to supply ABF substrates for Tesla's next-generation artificial intelligence chips that Samsung Electronics plans to manufacture at its...

Thursday 12 March 2026

MediaTek bets on TSMC 3nm Genio Pro to serve high-end IoT needs while acknowledging limited demand

At Embedded World 2026, MediaTek unveiled the Genio Pro series, its flagship IoT platform built on TSMC's 3nm process, and said the market now requires both power-efficient mid-to-low-end...

Thursday 12 March 2026

SMIC flags supply squeeze in memory, BCD chips

China's largest contract chipmaker, SMIC, says orders for mature-node memory and BCD processes are running at full capacity, pushing prices higher as AI demand tightens supply across...

Thursday 12 March 2026

Meta designs four in-house chips to power data centers

Meta Platforms has unveiled plans for four generations of internally designed artificial intelligence chips as the company expands its data center infrastructure to support growing...

Thursday 12 March 2026

Elan and DSME collaborate on RF front-end chips to target LEO satellite market

The global low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite market is entering a period of explosive growth, with market estimates projecting an increase from US$15 billion in 2024 to US$108 billion...

Wednesday 11 March 2026

Samsung Taylor fab reportedly targets HPC, automotive chips; clients reach 121

Samsung Electronics plans to focus its new foundry plant in Taylor, Texas, on high-performance computing (HPC) and automotive semiconductors...

Wednesday 11 March 2026

JCET opens automotive and robotics chip packaging plant in Shanghai Lingang

JCET, China's leading semiconductor packaging and testing provider, has launched a facility focused on automotive electronics and robotics...

Wednesday 11 March 2026

Applied Materials partners with Micron, SK Hynix on US$5B AI memory R&D hub

Applied Materials has partnered with memory chipmakers Micron Technology and SK Hynix to develop next-generation memory technologies for...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

TSMC February 2026 revenue climb on AI demand despite seasonal dip

TSMC reported February 2026 revenue of NT$317.66 billion (US$10 billion), up 22.2% year over year but down 20.8% month over month from January's NT$401.26 billion, according to the...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Iran conflict threatens Gulf data center boom as attacks mount

The widening conflict involving Iran is beginning to ripple through the global AI industry, raising new questions about the security of Gulf-backed data center projects and the resilience...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Groq reportedly urges Samsung to expand wafer production as AI chip demand surges

Groq has reportedly requested Samsung Electronics' foundry division to increase wafer production for its inference AI chips, reflecting the booming market demand. Industry sources...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Japan targets JPY40 trillion in domestic semiconductor sales by 2040

Japan plans to boost domestic semiconductor sales to JPY40 trillion (approx. US$253.5 billion) by 2040, a sharp increase from current levels, as the government intensifies efforts...

Monday 9 March 2026

China warns Nexperia dispute could trigger new global chip shortage

China's commerce ministry has warned that the conflict between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary could trigger another global semiconductor supply chain crisis, raising...

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