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Sunday 28 June 2026
Rakuten, AST SpaceMobile JV aims to break Starlink's grip on Japan's satellite market
Japan's Rakuten Group plans to establish a new joint venture with US-based AST SpaceMobile in 2026 to build a dedicated low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications network for Japan,...
Sunday 28 June 2026
LG Chem weighs CCL expansion as AI chip demand strains supply

LG Chem is discussing whether to expand production of copper-clad laminate, or CCL, a core material used in semiconductor packaging, as...

Saturday 27 June 2026
JCET's US$1.1bn expansion shows where China's AI chip crunch is moving

China's AI chip race is pushing the semiconductor bottleneck into advanced packaging and testing, where HPC, HBM, Chiplets and domestic...

Saturday 27 June 2026
Hanmi targets advanced packaging market with FC Bonder 3.5

Hanmi Semiconductor has launched FC Bonder 3.5, a new flip-chip bonding tool for AI system semiconductor packaging, as the South Korean...

Saturday 27 June 2026
SK On completes China battery joint-venture restructuring with Eve Energy
South Korean battery maker SK On has completed a share swap with China's Eve Energy, giving it full ownership of a battery manufacturing joint venture in Yancheng, Jiangsu province,...
Friday 26 June 2026
SK Hynix fluorine leaks trigger safety inspections at 25 South Korean chip plants
South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor has launched chemical safety inspections at 25 semiconductor manufacturers, including SK Hynix, after a series of fluorine gas leaks...
Friday 26 June 2026
Seres' US$25bn wipeout tests the price of Huawei's EV halo
Seres Group, once the clearest listed proxy for Huawei's EV ambitions, has lost more than CNY180 billion (US$25 billion) in A-share market value from its peak, despite strong sales...
Friday 26 June 2026
Z.ai's HK$1tn rally tests China AI boom: model leap or market mirage?
Chinese AI startup Z.ai, also known as Zhipu AI, has turned GLM-5.2 into the clearest test yet of China's frontier AI gap with Anthropic and OpenAI. Its stock surge is now raising...
Friday 26 June 2026
Samsung's reported US$648 billion plan shifts focus to South Korea's chip belt

Samsung Group is expected to announce a domestic investment plan worth more than KRW1,000 trillion (approx. US$648 billion) on June 29,...

Friday 26 June 2026
Exclusive: SK Hynix races to build Yongin memory megasite as supply crunch deepens

The global memory market is facing a structural supply-demand imbalance that shows little sign of easing. Micron's stronger-than-expected...

Friday 26 June 2026
SK Hynix races to open Yongin triple-deck fab in 2027

SK Hynix is racing to complete the first cleanroom at its massive Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, by...

Friday 26 June 2026
Japan puts JPY101.6 trillion AI chip push at heart of JPY370 trillion growth roadmap
Japan is moving to anchor its long-term growth strategy around AI, semiconductors, and strategic infrastructure, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to use state-backed investment...
Friday 26 June 2026
Fuji Electric-linked arrests expose rare earth compliance risks for Japanese tech firms in China
The detention of two Japanese nationals in China over suspected rare earth export violations is raising fresh compliance concerns for Japanese technology manufacturers operating in...
Friday 26 June 2026
CXMT listing signals acceleration of China's memory self-sufficiency strategy amid global tech decoupling

CXMT's IPO highlights the growing geopolitical fragmentation of the global semiconductor industry,...

Friday 26 June 2026
SK Siltron to bring new 300mm wafer capacity online as AI demand lifts shipments

SK Siltron is preparing to bring a new silicon wafer manufacturing facility online in South Korea next month. The expansion comes as AI...