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Thursday 15 October 2026
FIC Group opens Malaysia plant as optical module capacity targets 18 SMT lines
FIC Group opened its PRO3C (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, on October 15, expanding its optical communications production footprint in Southeast Asia...
Thursday 15 October 2026
TSMC CEO says profitability has no ceiling, plans High-NA EUV adoption in 2030
TSMC chairman and CEO C.C. Wei said on October 15 that the chipmaker sees no ceiling on its profitability as demand for AI accelerators continues to outpace supply. Wei also said AI-related...
Thursday 15 October 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwanese ODM/EMS players post NT$2.18T in September 2026, up 56% YoY
Six Taiwanese server and networking contract manufacturers booked combined revenue of NT$2.18 trillion (US$67.3 billion) in September 2026, up 55.9% year-over-year and 4.9% month-over-month,...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Applied Materials CEO says agentic AI drives wafer demand
Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson said customer demand to produce more good dies per wafer and rapidly expand wafer output has reached levels unprecedented in his career, driven...
Thursday 15 October 2026
TSMC breaks silence on Musk's Terafab: Talks underway, but fab control non-negotiable
TSMC has confirmed that it is in discussions with Elon Musk's Terafab initiative over potential semiconductor manufacturing cooperation, marking the first public acknowledgment of...
Thursday 15 October 2026
TSMC eyes US$54.3bn in 4Q26 revenue, but 2nm ramp and overseas fabs pressure margins

TSMC expects fourth-quarter 2026 revenue to reach US$52.3 billion to US$54.3 billion, potentially rising as much as 61% year-over-year, with sustained...

Thursday 15 October 2026
US AI data center power shortages drive demand for hybrid solar, natural gas and geothermal systems
The rapid expansion of AI data centers in the US is placing growing pressure on conventional power grids, as their substantial and highly variable electricity requirements strain available...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Micron opens second Taiwan advanced packaging plant as HBM supply tightens
Micron Technology on October 15 opened Micron Advanced Assembly and Test Taiwan 2 (AATT2) in Taichung, its second advanced assembly and test facility in Taiwan. The plant expands the...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Memory crisis drives global smartphone shipments down 20%, deepening premium-budget divide
Global smartphone shipments fell 20% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, their lowest 3Q level since 2012, as persistent DRAM and NAND shortages inflated production costs, constrained...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Onsemi and Sungrow deepen battery storage tie-up as demand rises for grid power
Onsemi has said its latest EliteSiC hybrid power module is now being used in Sungrow's PowerTitan 3.0 energy storage platform, a move aimed at improving efficiency, power density,...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Taiwanese chipmaker TASC targets 2027 growth with InP optical chips, glucose sensors nearing mass production
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation (TASC) is benefiting from seasonal demand for sensing chips and new wearable launches by major US and European brands. AI server expansion has...
Thursday 15 October 2026
ASML holds back 2029-2030 orders and confirms first price increases as EUV shortage deepens
ASML, the sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools, has shifted from taking orders to allocating them. On its third-quarter 2026 earnings call on October 14, the...
Thursday 15 October 2026
ASML hints at new 'T'-titled customer for 2029-2030 as Musk's Terafab lines up EUV tools
ASML has signaled that a new customer whose name may begin with "T" is among the chipmakers seeking lithography tools for 2029 and 2030.
Thursday 15 October 2026
Semiconductors to consume 30% of Taiwan's power by 2035
Rising demand for semiconductor wafer fabrication, memory, advanced packaging and high-end servers is driving a sharp increase in Taiwan's power consumption. Taipower estimates that...
Thursday 15 October 2026
LEO satellite boom strains supply chain amid AI data-center demand
The global race to build low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations is intensifying, but the massive deployment requirements are straining the aerospace supply chain. As AI data...