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Tuesday 10 March 2026
MAtek's testing business grows with AI-era chip complexity, but profits fall
MAtek reported record quarterly revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025 amid rising outsourced demand for materials analysis and reliability assurance, but net income after tax declined...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Taiwan-US memory, foundry, and packaging expansions surge; Malaysia and India reportedly face delays
The global semiconductor industry is rapidly expanding production capacity, with Taiwan, the US, and China accelerating memory, advanced packaging, and wafer foundry construction plans...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Beyond the qubit: Taiwan's phase 2 quantum plan targets full commercialization
Taiwan is accelerating its push into quantum computing. As global competition intensifies — with the US, China, and Europe all pouring resources into the technology — the...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Commentary: Why Taiwan panel makers are pivoting to semiconductor packaging
Taiwan's once-struggling panel industry is undergoing an unprecedented structural shift as major players Innolux and AUO shutter or divest legacy LCD production lines. While these...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
TSMC's Arizona fab turns profitable, validating US chipmaking push
TSMC's Arizona facility posted strong profitability in the fourth quarter of 2025, underscoring the commercial viability of advanced chip manufacturing in the US, according to DIGITIMES...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Nanya Technology and Micron drive Acter's 2026 revenue to rise over 30%
Industrial facilities provider Acter along with subsidiaries Nova Technology (Novatech), Rayzher, and its invested company Phoenix Silicon International (PSI) have steadily established...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
SAS Group leverages semiconductor and energy synergy from space tech to net zero
Amid a global supply chain restructuring and energy transition, Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has expanded into three major sectors: semiconductors, automotive electronic components,...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Japan targets JPY40 trillion in domestic semiconductor sales by 2040
Japan plans to boost domestic semiconductor sales to JPY40 trillion (approx. US$253.5 billion) by 2040, a sharp increase from current levels, as the government intensifies efforts...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
South Korea warns Middle East conflict could disrupt chip supply chain
South Korea has warned that the escalating conflict in the Middle East involving the US, Israel, and Iran could disrupt supplies of key semiconductor manufacturing materials, raising...
Monday 9 March 2026
DuPont spin-off Qnity invests US$61.5M to expand advanced chip material production in Taiwan
US semiconductor and electronic materials company Qnity Electronics announced a US$61.5 million investment in Taiwan by acquiring the N9 plant in Zhunan, Miaoli, from Ennostar, aiming...
Monday 9 March 2026
Mitsui partners with Kaynes and AOI Electronics to support Indian OSAT business
Mitsui has concluded a strategic business partnership agreement with Kaynes Semicon Private Limited, an OSAT (semiconductor back-end process) company in India, and AOI Electronics,...
Monday 9 March 2026
South Korea's IC design moves to bridge demand and local foundries
Despite holding a dominant position in the memory chip industry, South Korea's system semiconductor ecosystem remains underdeveloped, with the country's IC design market share at only...
Monday 9 March 2026
Tungsten prices surge nearly 6x amid China export controls and geopolitical tensions with Japan
Geopolitical strains between China and Japan have intensified following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on "Taiwan contingencies," impacting Japanese firms' access...
Monday 9 March 2026
AW 2026: Advantech sees a way out of physical AI's 'chaos'
As the industry makes strides toward physical AI, Advantech is asserting its role as not only a hardware provider but as a vital architectural bridge between global silicon giants...
Monday 9 March 2026
Nvidia halts China-bound H200 production, shifts TSMC capacity to Vera Rubin

Nvidia has halted production of artificial intelligence (AI) chips intended for the Chinese market and redirected manufacturing capacity...