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Thursday 15 October 2026
EU seeks China deal to lift ASML supplier sanctions amid rare-earth crisis
The European Union (EU) is negotiating with China to lift sanctions on Sindlhauser Materials GmbH, a small German business that is part of ASML's supply chain, according to people...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Trump says Taiwan will buy 30% of LNG output from Alaska project; Taipei confirms plans but not final terms
US President Donald Trump said at a Republican rally in Alaska on Tuesday that Taiwan had agreed to buy 30% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a planned Alaska pipeline project over...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Micron opens second Taiwan advanced packaging plant as HBM supply tightens
Micron Technology on October 15 opened Micron Advanced Assembly and Test Taiwan 2 (AATT2) in Taichung, its second advanced assembly and test facility in Taiwan. The plant expands the...
Thursday 15 October 2026
US urges chipmakers to use domestic capacity as CHIPS Act strategy shifts from fab subsidies to securing orders
Bill Frauenhofer, executive director of semiconductor investment and innovation at the US Department of Commerce, joined Entegris CEO David Reeder for a fireside chat at SEMICON West...
Thursday 15 October 2026
GlobalFoundries wins US$21 billion US-Japan deal to build, operate two New York fabs
GlobalFoundries' selection to run two Japan-funded chip plants in New York tests a new way of paying for American fabs: governments own the factory and its tools, and the chipmaker...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Energy Taiwan 2026 opens with record international participation
Energy Taiwan 2026 opened on October 14, bringing together more than 430 exhibitors across nearly 1,400 booths as the island seeks to strengthen energy resilience and accelerate decarbonization...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Engineering salaries deepen Taiwan's doctoral talent shortage
Taiwan's semiconductor and information and communications technology industries are drawing engineering graduates into high-paying jobs, intensifying a shortage of doctoral students...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Taiwan seeks to produce more Nobel laureates
Taiwan has not seen a locally born and educated Nobel Prize winner in the last 40 years since Yuan-Tseh Lee became a laureate in chemistry in 1986. Thus, Taiwan President Ching-te...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Taiwan seeks new grid, renewable energy solutions as AI computing hubs hit power constraints
As the global AI industry and AI data centers (AIDCs) experience explosive growth, developing compute hubs presents severe power supply challenges alongside stringent international...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Malaysian states team up to back homegrown chip firms
The Selangor state government has committed MYR50 million (US$12.24 million) to the National Strategic Investment Fund, joining Khazanah Nasional Bhd and the Penang government in a...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
India's Kaynes Semicon seeks foreign partners as its Gujarat chip plant ramps up
Kaynes Semicon, the chip packaging arm of Indian electronics maker Kaynes Technology, is calling for foreign semiconductor companies to form joint ventures in India, as its executives...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Solidigm adds first dedicated US govt relations exec
Solidigm, the SK Hynix subsidiary, has reportedly created its first senior post dedicated to US government relations, a move that could matter for chip investors, regulators, and customers...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Unexpected Claude test behavior prompts US govt to mandate AI incident reporting
Unexpected behavior during Anthropic model testing—including models mistakenly submitting visa applications and sending false murder-case leads to police—has prompted the...
Monday 12 October 2026
China proposes physical controls and tougher testing for new vehicles
China proposed tighter vehicle design and safety requirements that would restrict fully hidden door handles, virtual controls for critical functions and several interior features in...