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Tuesday 22 September 2026
India's fifth chip plant goes live, capping Suchi Semicon's three-year buildout
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated commercial production at Suchi Semicon's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) plant in Palsana, Surat, on September...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Exclusive: China SiC capacity tightens, spilling orders over to Taiwanese foundries

China's silicon carbide (SiC) end-market demand is expanding rapidly, driven by high-voltage charging infrastructure and AI servers...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Taiwan advances major science park expansion to support AI, semiconductor growth

Demand from high-tech companies for new research and manufacturing sites remains strong, prompting Taiwan to advance plans to expand...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
ASML opens India operations but ties any scale-up to Tata's Dholera fab
ASML has begun operations in India with an initial team of 20-30 engineering graduates, and has made clear that any expansion beyond that depends on Tata Electronics delivering the...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
YMTC's capital arm enters FD-SOI — China's 12-inch SOI build-out gathers pace

China's FD-SOI supply chain is taking shape through a new round of investment. Changcun Capital, the investment platform backed by YMTC,...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
AirTAC sees pneumatic demand cycle extending through 2027 on China automation growth

AirTAC International Group said demand for pneumatic components in China's automation market has entered a more gradual expansion phase,...

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Trade, AI, rare earths, and Iran shape Xi-Trump 2.0 talks
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier Li-Feng He held talks in New York on September 20, 2026, joined by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and China International...
Monday 21 September 2026
Taiwan firms keen on investing in US manufacturing

A recent survey found that 36% of nearly 120 US manufacturers have already reshored or are actively reshoring production, while more than...

Monday 21 September 2026
South Korea-U.S. investment talks stall over commercial viability

South Korea and the US have hit an impasse in final-stage investment talks over commercial viability safeguards, with South Korean President...

Monday 21 September 2026
Kaohsiung's new industrial park targets advanced packaging suppliers for the post-Moore era
Baipu Industrial Park, located on the border of Kaohsiung's Gangshan and Ciaotou districts, broke ground on September 21 after receiving approval from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...
Monday 21 September 2026
Samsung builds fab robot team, targets chip equipment maintenance

Samsung Electronics has formed a dedicated organization to develop and deploy robots in its semiconductor fabs, with equipment preventive...

Monday 21 September 2026
Leading Interconnect Semiconductor starts Shenzhen advanced packaging substrate plant

Leading Interconnect Semiconductor, a Zhen Ding Technology subsidiary, has broken ground on an AI advanced packaging substrate project...

Monday 21 September 2026
Physical AI opens a new growth window for FD-SOI as China builds domestic supply chain

AI's shift from data centers into cars, robots, wearables, and connected devices is widening the market for fully depleted silicon-on-insulator...

Monday 21 September 2026
Tower Semiconductor to make Japan its largest optical chip base

Tower Semiconductor plans to make Japan its largest manufacturing base for optical communications semiconductors after expanding silicon...

Monday 21 September 2026
TSMC builds Kaohsiung hub to speed advanced packaging tests
TSMC is building an advanced packaging validation hub in southern Taiwan as rapid chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) expansion puts pressure on equipment and materials suppliers to...