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Friday 24 April 2026
Intel keeps capex steady as it shifts spending toward capacity expansion
Intel is holding its 2026 capex broadly flat year over year, not because of reduced ambition, but because of a strategic reallocation of spending toward equipment that directly boosts...
Friday 24 April 2026
CPUs regain central role in AI as Intel highlights growing importance alongside rising ASIC demand
Intel executives are placing renewed emphasis on the central role of CPUs in artificial intelligence (AI), arguing that shifting workloads are elevating their importance even as specialized...
Friday 24 April 2026
Samsung labor unions rally 40,000 workers, prepares for 18-day strike in May
Three major labor unions at Samsung Electronics held a large-scale protest on the afternoon of April 23 in front of the Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus in South Korea. An estimated...
Friday 24 April 2026
Intel bets on CPUs as backbone of AI growth
Intel executives are expressing growing confidence in the company's long-term outlook, arguing that a fundamental shift in artificial intelligence toward real-world deployment aligns...
Friday 24 April 2026
Intel flags price increases and supply shortages as CPU demand strengthens
Intel signaled that industry-wide supply shortages and selective price increases are helping offset weaker PC demand, even as the company works to expand supply capacity across its...
Friday 24 April 2026
Intel's AI-driven CPU rebound signals early-stage revival
Intel's first-quarter 2026 results point to a company in the midst of a credible revival, as improving execution and rising demand for AI-related computing begin to reshape its tra...
Friday 24 April 2026
Intel says 18A yield improves as 14A advances to early customer engagement stage
Intel reported steady progress on its most advanced manufacturing technologies, saying its 18A process node is seeing meaningful yield improvements, while the next-generation 14A node...
Friday 24 April 2026
GMI pursues vertical integration amid surging AI leasing demand
GMI Technology is transitioning from its role as an electronics distributor into an AI technology integration and application company, building vertically integrated capabilities from...
Friday 24 April 2026
Interview: Taiwan-Korea cooperation not limited to memory giants; Hwaseong City aims to expand alliances
When it comes to Taiwan-Korea semiconductor cooperation, the outside world often focuses on orders and R&D between memory giants such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and TSMC...
Friday 24 April 2026
Taiwan plans 130-hectare industrial zone in Tamsui for science city
Following Nvidia's decision to establish its overseas headquarters at the Beitou-Shilin Technology Park (BSTP) in Taipei, space constraints in northern Taiwan have prompted Advanced...
Friday 24 April 2026
China chipmaker scales beyond security ICs into AI, automotive

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics reported steady growth in 2025, reinforcing its position across specialty ICs and security chips while...

Thursday 23 April 2026
Machvision targets 70% high-end equipment share, eyes record 2026 revenue
Machvision's launch of advanced inspection tools for semiconductors and high-end printed circuit boards carries significant implications for global electronics supply chains, promising...
Thursday 23 April 2026
China hands 11.5-year sentence in rare earth, semiconductor data leak case
China is intensifying investigations and enforcement against data leaks in critical sectors across its industrial supply chain, targeting areas such as rare earths, semiconductors,...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Taiwan's semiconductor equipment gap persists despite govt subsidies
With government incentives, Taiwan has achieved significant success in localizing display equipment, though the competitiveness of the display industry has declined considerably in...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Former Samsung Electronics researcher sentenced to 7-year prison term for leaking DRAM trade secrets
A former researcher at Samsung Electronics was sentenced to seven years in prison on April 22 by a South Korean court for leaking core semiconductor trade secrets to a Chinese competitor...