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Saturday 26 September 2026
US and Chinese accounts of Xi's Washington visit agree on the framework, not the fine print
Chinese President Xi Jinping's September 23-25 state visit to Washington ended without a joint statement, leaving the White House fact sheet and Beijing's official readouts as the...
Saturday 26 September 2026
Trump-Xi summit yields few concessions but keeps the rivals talking
Neither Washington nor Beijing gave much ground during Chinese President Xi Jinping's September 23-25 state visit, and analysts in both countries largely agree. The summit did deliver...
Saturday 26 September 2026
Samsung foundry recovery gains pace, but 2nm, Taylor fab remain hurdles

Samsung Electronics' foundry recovery is gaining pace as higher utilization, firmer pricing, and stronger advanced-node demand improve...

Friday 25 September 2026
Singapore brands its chip sector as it tries to move up from manufacturing
Singapore is deepening semiconductor R&D ties with Applied Materials, KLA, GlobalFoundries (GF) and other industry players across advanced packaging and silicon photonics, as the...
Friday 25 September 2026
Dutch PM presses US to avoid tighter ASML China curbs
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten is pressing Washington to avoid another round of export restrictions on ASML's China business as US lawmakers pursue legislation that could tighten...
Friday 25 September 2026
Trump-Xi summit leaves rare-earth issue unresolved amid yttrium supply squeeze
The Trump-Xi summit left rare-earth supplies among the unresolved issues in US-China economic relations, as the US and Japan confront uneven access to yttrium, a little-known rare-earth...
Friday 25 September 2026
Trump-Xi state dinner draws tech titans but no Chinese CEOs
The White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 brought together many of the biggest names in US technology, while no Chinese business executives appeared...
Friday 25 September 2026
CPC, Taipower pay premiums to secure energy supplies, face financial strain

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, along with continued tensions between the US and Iran, has kept international energy prices...

Friday 25 September 2026
Interview: Intel director talks physical AI, business models, and robotics' future
Physical AI is accelerating like never before. Autonomous intelligent machines can walk, run, fly, swim, and assemble car parts in under a minute. New advances in AI models and technologies...
Friday 25 September 2026
From ISM 1.0 to Semicon 2.0—India's chip subsidy overhaul draws early interest, raises the bar for investors
India's new semiconductor incentive regime is putting more capital at risk for manufacturers, but the first wave of investment commitments suggests lower subsidies have not stopped...
Thursday 24 September 2026
LG sharpens focus on data centers, robotics, chip materials

LG Group is sharpening its focus on data centers, robotics, semiconductor materials, and enterprise AI as the South Korean conglomerate...

Thursday 24 September 2026
AI drives Episil GeSi, PMIC growth

Semiconductor epitaxy maker Episil Precision said on September 22 that rising demand from AI data centers has created two main growth...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Chinese foundry CanSemi seeks US$918M ChiNext listing
Guangzhou-based wafer foundry CanSemi Technology has set its initial public offering (IPO) price at CNY12.01 per share on Shenzhen's ChiNext board. The company aims to raise CNY6.16...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Cadence, Synopsys certify TSMC A14 design flows ahead of 2028 production

Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys have achieved certification for key design flows on TSMC's A14 process, expanding the design ecosystem...

Thursday 24 September 2026
ASML system sales in Europe remain at zero as EU debates Chips Act 2.0

European Union industry ministers are set to debate the proposed Chips Act 2.0 in Brussels on September 24, days after a senior ASML...