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Wednesday 24 June 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix weigh new Korean chip belt as concerns mount for Yongin cluster

South Korea's government is in talks with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix over a potential new phase of large-scale semiconductor investments,...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Samsung eyes Galaxy Ultra for 2nm Exynos 2700

Samsung Electronics' System LSI division is pressing its mobile business to expand adoption of the in-house Exynos 2700 processor beyond...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

CATL turns sodium-ion batteries into grid storage contender with TENER Sodium launch

CATL has launched CATL TENER Sodium, a utility-scale sodium-ion energy storage system aimed at moving the technology from pilot projects into commercial grid infrastructure.

Wednesday 24 June 2026

China's idle EVs could become AI token factories, says CATL chairman

CATL chairman Robin Zeng said on June 23 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Dalian that many electric vehicles (EVs) in China could be turned into computing infrastructure for the...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Former SMIC CEO targets China photomask IPO after 12-inch wafer bet

Former SMIC CEO Tzu-yin Chiu is extending his semiconductor materials strategy into photomasks, one of the most critical upstream links in chip manufacturing. Guangzhou Xinrui Photomask...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Alibaba sues US Defense Department over military company label, raising contract and free-speech concerns

Alibaba Group Holding and its US subsidiary filed a suit on June 23, 2026, in federal court in California, seeking to overturn the Department of Defense's designation of Alibaba as...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

China's autonomous driving crackdown targets overpromised smart vehicle tech

China has announced its first mandatory national safety standard for Level 3 (L3) and Level 4 (L4) autonomous driving, with implementation set for July 2027.

Wednesday 24 June 2026

China's chip-equipment push starts to weigh on Japanese suppliers

China's push to build a domestic semiconductor equipment industry is beginning to cut into revenue at major Japanese toolmakers, with...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Samsung pushes memory supply deals as demand spreads beyond HBM

Samsung Electronics is putting long-term memory supply agreements higher on its second-half agenda as demand from data centers broadens...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

China CMP tool leader Hwatsing seeks US$550M to close chip equipment gap

Hwatsing Technology, China's leading domestic supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) equipment, is seeking up to CNY4 billion (approx. US$552 million) through a private...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

SoftBank rejects space data centers and commits to Earth-based AI compute

SoftBank Group said it will prioritize building large-scale terrestrial AI data-center capacity rather than pursuing space-based data...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Foldable iPhone centers on South Korean OLEDs for supply in 2026

Samsung Display (SDC) has reportedly won Apple's production approval for the OLED modules used in its first foldable iPhone and has officially begun production for initial shipments...

Wednesday 24 June 2026

LG's space bet targets 2030 gains, with SpaceX talks adding lift

LG Group is expanding into the space industry, using affiliate-made components, rover concepts, and CubeSat systems to enter satellite supply chains and validate its technologies in...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

China's Starlink challenger Qianfan seeks US$740M backers for LEO satellite expansion

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST, also known as Ambandha), operator of China's Qianfan low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite...

Tuesday 23 June 2026

Huawei renews Wi-Fi 6 patent push, putting networking equipment makers on alert

Huawei has continued to pursue patent litigation against networking equipment makers in Europe in recent years, with its latest case...

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