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Monday 9 November 2026
SK chief defends Samsung and SK's US$3.5 trillion investment plans
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won has defended Samsung and SK's combined KRW4,755 trillion (approx. US$3.52 trillion) investment plans, arguing that South Korea cannot keep pace in the...
Monday 9 November 2026
Nvidia teams up with SK Telecom and Rebellions to develop AI inference systems
Nvidia, SK Telecom and South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions have agreed to develop rack-scale AI inference systems that combine Nvidia GPUs with Rebellions' next-generation neural...
Monday 9 November 2026
Megaspeed chip smuggling probe puts Nvidia NCP certification under scrutiny
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang appears to have become a target of Chinese intelligence activity, while his admission of an extramarital affair has drawn attention to his relationship with...
Monday 9 November 2026
US-approved Nvidia H200 handlers in China include firms with empty offices and blacklist ties
Washington's case for letting Nvidia sell H200 chips to China rested on case-by-case national-security screening. A New York Times investigation published on November 7 suggests...
Monday 9 November 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron forge rare alliance to pave way for unmanned chip fabs
Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron are reportedly collaborating on charging standards for mobile robots used in semiconductor fabs, seeking to accelerate factory automation and...
Monday 9 November 2026
China extends 24% US tariff suspension, but Section 301 threat clouds trade truce
China announced on November 9 that it would extend the suspension of an additional 24% tariff on US imports for another two months, while retaining the 10% additional tariff, following...
Monday 9 November 2026
In US-China AI data center race, America's 118 GW capacity forecast faces China's rapid expansion by 2030
Surging demand for AI computing is accelerating data center construction in both the US and China, although the US is expected to retain a substantial lead in installed capacity through...
Monday 9 November 2026
China's lithography ambitions gain ground as SMEE claims 90% local sourcing in chipmaking tools
Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) has showcased a new generation of domestically developed lithography systems spanning front-end wafer fabrication and advanced packaging,...
Monday 9 November 2026
South Korean equipment maker Naintech supplies TCL CSOT via LG for 8.6-generation inkjet OLED line
South Korean equipment maker Naintech is expanding beyond secondary-battery equipment by entering TCL China Star Optoelectronic Technology’s 8.6-generation inkjet OLED mass-production...
Monday 9 November 2026
Taiwan's Everlight Chemical revenue rises on electronic chemicals growth
Everlight Chemical's consolidated revenue reached NT$737 million (US$22.4 million) in October 2026, up 26.2% from NT$584 million a year earlier, driven by a 75% year-over-year increase...
Monday 9 November 2026
China Mobile's US$75 billion 2027 procurement plan signals a seismic shift towards AI computing
China Mobile plans procurement exceeding CNY500 billion (≈ US$75.1 billion) in 2027, including more than CNY100 billion for AI computing infrastructure, signaling a shift from...
Monday 9 November 2026
UKSC highlights three UK semiconductor strengths for Taiwan
Andy McLean, CEO of the UK Semiconductor Centre (UKSC), told DIGITIMES that strong AI growth is driving demand for energy-efficient processors, high-speed connectivity technologies...
Monday 9 November 2026
Fire breaks out at Foxlink’s Tucheng plant in Taiwan; crisis team formed
A fire broke out at Foxlink’s plant in Tucheng, New Taipei City, at around 8 a.m. on November 9, prompting the city’s fire department to dispatch multiple vehicles and...
Monday 9 November 2026
Toyota launches robotics unit, leveraging factory data
Toyota Motor has established Toyota Robotics, a dedicated robotics division, joining major global rivals in developing robotics technologies and using data from its manufacturing sites...
Monday 9 November 2026
China's YMTC targets 70% domestic chipmaking tools, but advanced NAND still has foreign dependency
China's semiconductor equipment localisation is accelerating, with chipmakers increasing domestic procurement and local suppliers expanding into advanced manufacturing. Yangtze Memory...