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Wednesday 11 February 2026
AI demand pushes Taiwan's Topco Scientific to record January revenue

Taiwanese semiconductor materials distributor Topco Scientific (TSC) reported record revenue for January 2026, buoyed by robust demand...

Tuesday 10 February 2026
Renesas turns to China and India for recovery after first net loss in six years
Renesas Electronics recorded its first net loss in six years in fiscal 2025, reflecting weak demand for automotive semiconductors and a limited contribution from AI-related products...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
South Korea's NUCODE eyes partnership with Realtek to lead IoT market
South Korean IoT startup NUCODE is leveraging ultra-low-power communication technology to streamline hardware development and bridge the gap between prototyping and mass production...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
India launches PRITVI-ACE pre-silicon validation facility to boost domestic chip design ecosystem
According to The Economic Times, India's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) inaugurated its largest pre-silicon validation facility in Bengaluru on February...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Synopsys China faces leadership shakeup as chairman and president Qun Ge set to depart
On February 9, Synopsys' China office circulated an internal memo announcing that Qun Ge, global senior vice president and chairman and president of Synopsys China, will leave the...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Behind Nvidia’s fried-chicken diplomacy
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly hosted a "fried chicken and beer" meeting in Silicon Valley on February 5, 2026, with SK Group chairman Tony Choi, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Onsemi delivers solid fourth-quarter results as markets stabilize, outlook points to cautious recovery
Onsemi reported steady fourth-quarter results for 2025, supported by disciplined execution and record free cash flow generation, while management signaled improving stability across...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
India does the heavy lifting: RISC-V moves into cars and factories
RISC-V is gaining commercial traction in automotive and industrial electronics, though its adoption remains constrained by execution risk and uneven ecosystem maturity, according to...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Japanese election landslide puts Korean spotlight on chips, Rapidus and TSMC
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a decisive victory in the February 8, 2026, lower house election after her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 316 seats, surpassing the...
Monday 9 February 2026
LG CNS partners with FuriosaAI, bringing South Korea's NPU to enterprise AI services
To promote the formal deployment of South Korea's domestic NPU and reduce reliance on Nvidia, LG Consulting & Solutions (CNS), the IT services arm of South Korea's LG Group, has...
Monday 9 February 2026
PixArt diversifies product mix to offset memory impact, eyes growth in gaming mice and sensors
IC design house PixArt held its earnings call on February 6, reporting that its fourth-quarter 2025 performance largely met expectations, with modest revenue growth. Gross margin,...
Monday 9 February 2026
Qualcomm's 2nm tape-out marks India's arrival in cutting-edge chip design
According to ANI and IANS, Qualcomm Technologies has completed the tape-out of its 2-nanometre semiconductor design with significant contributions from its engineering...
Monday 9 February 2026
India's semiconductor push shifts focus under ISM 2.0 from fabs to design, equipment and IP
According to The Economic Times, India's Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 will prioritise chip design companies and...
Monday 9 February 2026
Taiwan posts fastest growth in 15 years as AI boom drowns out hollowing-out fears
Taiwan's economy expanded 8.63% in 2025, its strongest growth in 15 years, as the island's semiconductor-driven supply chain continued to underpin global demand for AI computing. Minister...
Monday 9 February 2026
India advances semiconductor ambitions as TSMC fabricates DLI-backed startup chips
India marked a milestone in its semiconductor push as seven chip designs from startups under the design-linked incentive (DLI) scheme were successfully fabricated, including advanced...