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Saturday 13 June 2026
Samsung to review strategy as memory boom pressures devices

Samsung Electronics is set to hold its semiannual global strategy meeting from June 16 to 18, with executives expected to review a split...

Saturday 13 June 2026
SK Hynix weighs supplier price hikes as HBM boom lifts equipment makers

SK Hynix is reviewing rare price increase requests from several tier-one equipment suppliers, a sign that the high-bandwidth memory...

Saturday 13 June 2026
DeepSeek hiring points to AI infrastructure ambitions beyond rented compute
DeepSeek's hiring activity is drawing almost as much attention as its model releases, with roles for internet data center (IDC) design and planning engineers, senior data center operations...
Saturday 13 June 2026
PCIM 2026: Why Western carmakers cannot have 'China-free' SiC at subsidized prices

During a panel discussion between executives and research experts from Bosch, Infineon, Rohm Semiconductor, Nexperia, Wolfspeed, and...

Saturday 13 June 2026
Nvidia turns to Vera CPU in China as H200 sales stall

Nvidia has begun telling Chinese clients that its new Vera central processing unit (CPU) could be available as soon as August and that...

Friday 12 June 2026
Shin-Etsu plans rare earth plant in Japan to counter China supply curbs

Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to build a new rare earth production facility in Fukui Prefecture, aiming to expand domestic smelting capacity...

Friday 12 June 2026
Samsung's packaging gap clouds chip comeback as TSMC, Intel push ahead

Samsung Electronics is regaining ground in high-bandwidth memory and foundry services, but advanced packaging remains a weak point...

Friday 12 June 2026
South Korea taps LG to localize robot simulation tech

South Korea has launched a two-year, KRW34 billion (US$22.22 million) project to develop domestic world model and robot foundation model...

Friday 12 June 2026
South Korea concrete strike clouds chip supply: Samsung, SK Hynix fabs construction reportedly stalls

A strike by South Korea's ready-mix concrete transport union is disrupting major semiconductor construction sites and raising concerns...

Friday 12 June 2026
Aver South Korea push signals a broader bid for direct sales, local service, and higher-end AV demand
Global video solutions provider Aver is accelerating its expansion in South Korea, planning to formally establish a local subsidiary in June 2026 to meet rising demand from companies...
Friday 12 June 2026
Meta unwinds Manus AI deal after China order, signaling tighter global scrutiny
Meta Platforms has fully severed operational and data-sharing ties with agentic AI startup Manus after Chinese regulators ordered the transaction canceled. The move affects global...
Friday 12 June 2026
Google weighs Samsung's role in next AI chip as TSMC capacity tightens
Google is considering using Samsung Electronics to manufacture part of a future artificial intelligence (AI) chip, a move that would mark a notable shift in the US tech group's supply...
Friday 12 June 2026
SK Hynix readies 375-layer NAND as US listing plan advances

SK Hynix is preparing to begin mass production of its next-generation 375-layer 3D NAND flash memory by year-end, while pushing ahead...

Friday 12 June 2026
Chinese chip foundry United Nova bets US$3B on AI power, optical interconnects
United Nova Technology (UNT) is expanding from automotive and industrial chips into AI server power management and optical interconnects through a CNY20 billion (US$3 billion) 12-inch...
Friday 12 June 2026
China tightens EV safety rules as new standards target battery fires and crash risks
As electric vehicles (EVs) become increasingly common on Chinese roads, concerns over their safety—particularly battery-related risks—have come under growing scrutiny.