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Friday 13 February 2026
Why Applied says the AI boom is real—just waiting for more cleanrooms
Applied Materials used its fiscal first quarter 2026 earnings call to underscore that AI-related semiconductor demand is running ahead of earlier forecasts, with industry revenues...
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Taiwan breaks ground on 12-inch semiconductor R&D base at ITRI, backed by TSMC equipment donations
Taiwan has launched construction of a new 12-inch semiconductor pilot production platform at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), aiming to strengthen the island's...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Europe deploys NanoIC pilot line to accelerate sub-2nm AI chip development

Europe has taken a decisive step toward advanced semiconductor leadership with the launch of the NanoIC pilot line at Imec's Leuven headquarters,...

Friday 6 February 2026
YMTC Phase III speeds Wuhan fab installations and domestic equipment deliveries
China's semiconductor investment is once again converging in Wuhan. YMTC's Phase III fab has entered an intensive equipment installation phase, with key process tools steadily moving...
Monday 12 January 2026
Musk vows to build 2nm fab, claims industry got cleanroom wrong
Elon Musk recently declared that the semiconductor industry has erred in cleanroom design. As CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Musk promised that once Tesla establishes a 2nm process wafer...
Friday 19 December 2025
SK Hynix accelerates US$15B M15X expansion as equipment move-in kicks off
SK Hynix is accelerating the build-out of its M15X memory chip plant in Cheongju, South Korea, as the company installs manufacturing tools and moves into the final engineering phase...
Thursday 18 December 2025
Micron hikes FY26 capex to US$20b to accelerate HBM and US fab output
Micron Technology is ramping up capital spending to address tightening memory supply, raising fiscal 2026 capex to about US$20 billion as it accelerates investments in high-bandwidth...
Thursday 11 December 2025
Acter Group sees strong order growth as semiconductor and memory expand
Benefiting from solid order momentum across its technology and consumer-related business groups, cleanroom electromechanical integrator Acter Group posted consolidated revenue of NT$3.73...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Samsung moves up Pyeongtaek Phase 4 timeline in aggressive HBM4 push
Samsung Electronics, fresh off completing sixth-generation HBM4 development, is reportedly accelerating DRAM capacity expansion in a renewed effort to reclaim leadership in AI memo...
Saturday 22 November 2025
ASML opens first US technical training center to support domestic chipmaking revival
ASML has inaugurated a technical training center in Phoenix, Arizona, designed to train more than 1,000 engineers annually for the expanding semiconductor industry in the US. The 56,000-square-foot...
Thursday 20 November 2025
Ligitek Electronics to invest in silicon photonics in cleanroom facilities with government support
Taiwan-based LED manufacturer Ligitek Electronics announced plans to enter the silicon photonics (SiPh) sector, investing tens of millions of New Taiwan dollars in cleanroom equipment...
Tuesday 28 October 2025
SK Hynix M15X completion expected by end of 2025
To meet the growing demand for HBM, SK Hynix is accelerating the construction of its DRAM production base, M15X plant in Cheongju, South Korea. According to Yonhap News and...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Rare earth shortage reportedly threatens to delay Tata Electronics' wafer fab plans
Tata Electronics' plan to roll out its first semiconductor chip from its Dholera, Gujarat plant by mid-2027 may face delays if India fails to secure sufficient supplies of rare earth...
Friday 25 July 2025
Acer expands lineup of listed subsidiaries as Shine Passion clears TPEx IPO
Acer Group has further expanded its portfolio of publicly listed subsidiaries, as Shine Passion Engineering, reinvested in by its smart service arm Acer Synergy Tech, received regulatory...
Friday 11 July 2025
Tricorntech expands 2nm business to hit record 1H revenue
Tricorntech, a major supplier of advanced airborne molecular contamination (AMC) monitoring systems for semiconductor fabrication, reported June revenue of NT$35.43 million (approx...