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Friday 16 January 2026
US drops China drone proposal; Taiwan suppliers press ahead
The US Department of Commerce has withdrawn a previously proposed plan to restrict imports of Chinese-made drones, a move that some observers view as a goodwill signal ahead of an...
Thursday 15 January 2026
China takes cautious stance on US H200 chip export, prioritizes local chipmakers
The US government confirmed this week the conditions for exporting the H200 AI chip to China, reportedly including third-party lab testing before shipment to ensure compliance with...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Chinese AI startup Z.ai unveils first multimodal model trained on Huawei Ascend chips
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu AI, has unveiled GLM-Image, a multimodal AI model trained entirely on Huawei's Ascend chip platform, marking a...
Thursday 15 January 2026
South Korea's memory chip giants pivot back to capacity expansion

As the global memory market enters a prolonged upcycle, South Korea's two leading memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix,...

Thursday 15 January 2026
Maxscend's first annual loss exposes fab-lite strain and legal risks
Maxscend Microelectronics is heading for its first annual loss since going public, marking a sharp reversal for one of China's leading RF chipmakers as it struggles with a costly business...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Hanmi Semiconductor leans into EMI shielding as satellite and 6G demand grows
Hanmi Semiconductor has drawn industry attention in recent years for its thermal compression bonding equipment used in high-bandwidth memory production. As low-earth-orbit satellite...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Samsung reportedly files new HBM trademarks as HBM4 advances
Samsung Electronics has reportedly filed a series of new trademarks related to high bandwidth memory as it advances preparations for its sixth-generation HBM4 products.
Thursday 15 January 2026
Trump invokes Section 232 to levy 25% tariff on Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X chips
On January 14, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose an immediate 25% tariff on a narrow category of advanced...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Rapidus forecasts 2nm supply shortfall by 2030, flags talent gap versus TSMC

As global governments accelerate investments in the semiconductor sector, Japan's Rapidus is moving forward with its goal of mass-producing 2nm...

Thursday 15 January 2026
Japan fortifies rare-earth supply chain against China risk
China has tightened export controls on rare earths and other dual-use materials bound for Japan, prompting Tokyo to formalise a rare-earth stockpiling policy and work with G7 partners...
Thursday 15 January 2026
China's WUS to build US$300m optical-electrical PCB hub for AI systems
WUS Printed Circuit (Kunshan) Co. plans to invest up to US$300 million in a high-density optical-electrical printed circuit board (PCB) project aimed at supporting next-generation...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
China lifts semiconductor equipment localization to 35%
China's push to localize its semiconductor equipment supply chain has reached an unexpected milestone. Domestic tools accounted for 35% of chipmaking equipment used in 2025, up from...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
SK Hynix to invest in new advanced packaging plant amid AI memory demand
SK Hynix has announced plans to invest KRW19 trillion (US$13.02 billion) to construct a new advanced packaging facility, P&T7, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Samsung will adopt South Korea-made mask blanks to EUV process to reduce reliance on Japan
Samsung Electronics is set to introduce South Korea-made mask blanks into its extreme ultraviolet (EUV) process starting as early as the second quarter of 2026. According to ET...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
SK Hynix reportedly trims consumer memory, shifts focus to servers

Surging demand for AI hardware is prompting memory makers to reassess their product portfolios as resources shift toward higher-margin...