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Monday 3 August 2026
xLight bets on EUV light source, eyes ASML deal
The semiconductor industry is grappling with a supply-demand imbalance as AI-driven demand for advanced-node chips outpaces global capacity by several times, pushing up fab utilization...
Monday 3 August 2026
Intel EMIB yields hit target, MediaTek eyes 2028 ASIC ramp

MediaTek said at its latest earnings call that its second-generation data-center ASIC product remains on schedule for mass production...

Monday 3 August 2026
India expands chip talent pipeline amid surging global chip demand
India has stepped up efforts to build a larger semiconductor workforce through training, curriculum reform, and industry partnerships. The plan matters beyond India because chip supply...
Monday 3 August 2026
Holtek raises MCU prices by up to 20% as wafer and OSAT costs continue climbing
Microcontroller unit (MCU) supplier Holtek Semiconductor has confirmed a broad price increase across its entire microcontroller portfolio, marking its first company-wide adjustment...
Monday 3 August 2026
Realtek sees broad 2026 growth despite cost pressure and uneven demand
Taiwanese IC design house Realtek said on July 29 that it expects all of its product lines to grow year-on-year in 2026, even as tight supply in memory, substrates, and mature-node...
Sunday 2 August 2026
AWS chip business passes US$25 billion run rate; CEO Jassy says there is 'real chance' of selling Trainium outside AWS
Amazon's custom silicon business has reached an annual revenue run rate of more than US$25 billion and is growing at triple-digit percentages yearly, CEO Andy Jassy said on the company's...
Sunday 2 August 2026
Memory costs overtake smartphone chip costs as SoC shipments are set to fall 14%
Memory costs have moved ahead of smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) costs, and Counterpoint Research said the shift was already reshaping handset pricing and demand. The research firm...
Saturday 1 August 2026
MediaTek eyes high-single-digit revenue growth, 20% ASIC share by 2027
MediaTek held an investor conference on July 31, 2026, with CEO Rick Tsai reiterating that ASIC revenue will reach US$2 billion in 2026. He also said the total addressable market for...
Saturday 1 August 2026
Realtek, Elan, and Parade set the tone for PC chip demand
As the second half of the year begins, major Taiwanese IC design firms including Realtek Semiconductor, Elan Microelectronics, and Parade Technologies are holding earnings briefings...
Saturday 1 August 2026
Silicon Motion posts record Q2 revenue and 2026 sales growth over 100%
NAND controller maker Silicon Motion Technology reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of US$451 million, up 32% quarter-on-quarter and 127% from a year earlier, as profit and...
Friday 31 July 2026
Analysis: The AI buildout stopped being a demand story

For three years, the constraint on artificial intelligence was how much compute the hyperscalers wanted to buy. The June-quarter filings...

Friday 31 July 2026
Auto chip demand recovers, but restocking remains elusive

Automotive chip sales are improving across Europe and the US, but major suppliers say global carmakers and their suppliers are still...

Friday 31 July 2026
Semco reportedly expands SoulBrain partnership to advance glass substrate materials for AI chip packaging

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is broadening its collaboration with South Korean materials supplier SoulBrain beyond glass substrate...

Friday 31 July 2026
Intel's rare Atom IP deal gives RosaicLabs a shortcut to custom x86 chips

Intel has granted stealth chip startup RosaicLabs access to parts of its Atom processor technology, potentially including register-transfer...

Friday 31 July 2026
AI strains mature-node and packaging capacity, leaving chip designers with orders but no supply

AI demand is tightening semiconductor capacity beyond TSMC's advanced nodes, with mature-process foundries and backend packaging providers...