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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...
Monday 9 March 2026
Industry mulls thicker HBM standards for 20-layer stacks
Global semiconductor companies are discussing relaxing thickness standards for next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) as the industry moves toward higher stack counts in future...
Monday 9 March 2026
US weighs global AI chip export licensing to curb third-country diversion
The White House is reportedly drafting a new regulatory framework that would tighten US oversight of global AI chip exports. This move could reshape how advanced computing power is...
Monday 9 March 2026
Nvidia halts China-bound H200 production, shifts TSMC capacity to Vera Rubin

Nvidia has halted production of artificial intelligence (AI) chips intended for the Chinese market and redirected manufacturing capacity...