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Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix bets on EUV to extend 6F-squared DRAM as CXMT pushes 4F-squared
SK Hynix plans to extend the life of its existing 6F-squared DRAM cell architecture through extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography and process improvements, keeping 4F-squared and three-dimensional...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
AI reshapes China wealth rankings as ByteDance's Wenfeng Liang debuts at No. 7
The Hurun Research Institute's 2026 Hurun China Rich List shows ByteDance founder Yiming Zhang reclaiming the title of China's richest person with CNY670 billion (US$99.7 billion),...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
PC makers reportedly shift production back to China as AI boom drives up component costs
US and Taiwanese PC makers are shifting some production from Southeast Asia back to China and partnering with additional Chinese contract manufacturers as surging memory and storage...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix's next bet goes beyond memory chips
SK Hynix is looking beyond its position as a leading supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), using venture investments to gain a greater say in how next-generation AI infrastructure...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix looks beyond IPO to fund Solidigm's US expansion
SK Hynix is reassessing how to finance the US manufacturing expansion of its NAND flash subsidiary Solidigm after shelving a potential initial public offering (IPO), as the South Korean...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Micron recruits in South Korea for Taiwan roles as Taoyuan strike dispute persists
Micron Technology is heading to South Korea to recruit engineers for its Taiwan operations, with interviews scheduled in Seoul in late November, as a bonus dispute at its Taoyuan plant...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Simmtech steps up SOCAMM investment as BT substrate supply tightens
Major package substrate makers, including Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco), are concentrating capital spending on large, high-layer-count ABF substrates, while capacity expansion...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Cambricon profit jumps 131%, CEO says firm never gave 1 million-chip forecast
Chinese AI chipmaker Cambricon Technologies reported a 131.49% increase in net profit attributable to shareholders for the first nine months of 2026, while revenue more than doubled...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
TLB develops SOCAMM3 substrates; Vietnam plant to break ground
South Korean memory module substrate maker TLB has begun developing substrates for SOCAMM3, a next-generation low-power memory module for AI servers, with two major memory customers...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Samsung DX division opens Suzhou robotics R&D hub
Samsung Electronics' Device eXperience (DX) division has established its first overseas research and development site for manufacturing technology in Suzhou, China, leveraging the...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
FarEasTone, Elveo Mobile expand satellite-to-phone connectivity in Taiwan
FarEasTone Telecommunications signed a cooperation agreement with Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite communications provider Elveo Mobile on October 27 to expand satellite-to-phone services...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
CXMT reportedly prioritizes China demand, rejecting Apple's DRAM inquiry
China's CXMT has reportedly declined Apple's inquiry about purchasing DRAM, prioritizing supply to domestic customers instead. As global memory supplies tighten and prices rise, the...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Chinese EVs push imported models ahead of South Korean vehicles
Imported electric vehicles captured more than half of South Korea's new electric passenger-car registrations during the first nine months of 2026, marking the first time the share...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
PSMC capacity crunch holds back Jeju Semiconductor's growth
South Korean memory chip designer Jeju Semiconductor is struggling to secure enough wafer capacity from Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), limiting its sales growth...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
China AI token debate highlights challenge of monetizing compute
More than half of China's AI token usage is reportedly concentrated in short dramas and video generation, but ByteDance's Doubao has disputed the figure, saying video-generation models...