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Tuesday 31 March 2026

Memory chip shortage drives surge in China's used phone chip market

The used mobile phone recycling market in China has recently heated up, with even non-functional old phones being collected at significantly higher prices than before. This surge is...

Tuesday 31 March 2026

South Korea invests US$166 million in chip startup Rebellions

South Korea has approved a KRW250 billion (approx. US$166 million) investment in local artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup Rebellions,...

Tuesday 31 March 2026

China's analog chip price surge spreads, benefiting mature AI process assets

As global semiconductor supply chain prices continue to rise, China's analog chip industry is undergoing a structural shift. Several domestic players have recently raised product prices,...

Tuesday 31 March 2026

Custom chips demand spike draws Taiwan firms into ASIC arena

While the barriers to entry in cloud AI ASICs remain out of reach for many chip designers, demand for specialized chips at the edge is rising sharply. Across a widening range of applications,...

Monday 30 March 2026

Samsung reportedly aims to begin silicon photonics mass production in 2028

Samsung Electronics plans to mass-produce silicon photonics starting from 2028, a move that could reshape global data-center networking, AI hardware integration, and foundry competition...

Monday 30 March 2026

Commentary: US chip security act ends China's special AI chip supply

The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed the Chip Security Act, signaling a decisive move to restrict high-performance computing exports amid rising tech tensions with China...

Monday 30 March 2026

China builds open RISC-V chip platform with Xiangshan, Ruyi OS

China's Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) launched next-generation chip and operating system co-development alongside the debut of the Xiangshan open-source processor and Ruyi native...

Monday 30 March 2026

Samsung invests in AI chip design startup to speed silicon and cut power use

Samsung Electronics has backed AI chip design startup Normal Computing in a US$50 million funding round, expanding its push into AI-driven electronic design automation and next-generation...

Monday 30 March 2026

Taiwan’s AI pivot: from chip factory to “silicon innovation island”

Taiwan is moving to cement its status as the "beating heart" of the global technology industry by transitioning from a hardware manufacturing powerhouse into what Acer founder Stan...

Sunday 29 March 2026

Musk pushes Terafab as AI chip crunch intensifies

The surge in artificial intelligence demand is pushing the semiconductor industry toward a supply crunch, as Elon Musk outlined a plan...

Sunday 29 March 2026

SK Hynix and Kioxia targeted in US ITC memory chip probe

On March 27, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) launched an investigation into memory chip imports by SK Hynix Inc. and KIOXIA Holdings Corporation following a patent complaint...

Saturday 28 March 2026

PC shipments forecast to decline further in 2026 as chipmakers rely on high-end models

Amid ongoing memory shortages and widespread component price hikes, research firms and major industry players have confirmed that PC shipments will fall in 2026 compared to 2025. Recent...

Saturday 28 March 2026

Arm enters AI cloud CPU market with limited impact on IC design clients

Arm has officially launched its self-developed chip platform, the Arm AGI CPU, targeting data center applications. This move confirms earlier reports that Arm is stepping beyond its...

Friday 27 March 2026

Intel confirms CPU price rises amid supply constraints, raising global hardware costs

Intel has confirmed it has begun raising CPU prices for OEM customers in response to ongoing supply constraints and rising raw material costs. According to Nikkei Asia, both...

Friday 27 March 2026

Taiwan's ALi bets on custom chips for 2026 turnaround

At a series of year-end gatherings in Hsinchu and Taipei this week, Star Fusion and its affiliated companies outlined their business outlook for 2026, pointing to a shift toward higher-value...

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