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Thursday 29 October 2026
Analysis: Google opens its AI chips to rivals but won't say if it makes money
Google is now supplying its tensor processing units (TPUs) to companies it competes with, including Anthropic and Apple. On Alphabet's third-quarter earnings call, management gave...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Samsung EUV data leak case: researcher in university partnership indicted
Samsung Electronics' next-generation semiconductor process data was allegedly removed without authorization by a university-industry research partner in South Korea, raising concerns...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Macronix halts NOR expansion, phases out ROM, bets NT$30B expansion on eMMC NAND
Macronix International posted record profits in the third quarter of 2026, surpassing $10 billion for the first time in company history. Chairman Miin-Chyou Wu announced that the company...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Intel CTO: process gap with TSMC down to a few points, but scale still lags
Technology podcast host Dwarkesh Patel recently released a special episode after spending two days touring Intel's fabs and research laboratories and speaking with several technology...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Samsung's AI memory boom drives record profit as device division stays in loss
Samsung Electronics' latest results show AI infrastructure demand increasingly determining the group's earnings, with soaring semiconductor profit offsetting continued losses in its...
Thursday 29 October 2026
ASM's earlier growth target puts supply chain execution in focus
ASM International's stronger outlook suggests that investment in advanced chipmaking is accelerating demand for its deposition equipment faster than the company had previously planned...
Thursday 29 October 2026
KLA's stronger outlook puts process control capacity in focus
KLA's latest results suggest that the expansion of AI chip manufacturing is increasing demand for inspection and measurement equipment, with its ability to deliver complex systems...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Onsemi reportedly in talks to buy AI power-chip startup Ferric for close to US$1 billion
Onsemi has been discussing an acquisition of Ferric, a New York-based maker of integrated voltage regulators for AI chips, for close to US$1 billion, The Information reported...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Powertech shifts to advanced packaging as AI demand drives growth
Rising demand for high-end AI chips is accelerating Powertech's transformation into an advanced packaging strategic partner. Powertech said its utilization rate exceeded 90% in the...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Advantech opens Tustin HQ to strengthen North American R&D
Industrial PC maker Advantech has opened its new North American headquarters in Tustin, California, expanding local R&D, manufacturing and system integration capabilities. The...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Research Insight: Kinsus Tech identifies three challenges for larger AI chip packages
Surging demand for AI computing is driving advanced packaging toward larger form factors, according to Ting-Hao Lin, R&D vice president at Kinsus Interconnect Technology, speaking...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Analysis: SpaceX–Tesla merger could reshape AI industry integration, capital allocation, US-China tech rivalry
Elon Musk recently confirmed the possibility of a merger between SpaceX and Tesla, signaling an ambition to redefine competition in the AI era beyond individual products and technological...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Kinsus explores AlN ceramics beyond glass for AI advanced packaging
Kinsus Interconnect Technology is exploring aluminum nitride (AlN) ceramics as a core material for substrates used in large-scale advanced packaging, seeking an alternative to glass...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Anthropic's IPO filing highlights China AI rivalry as model distillation, chip export controls emerge as key risks
US AI startup Anthropic has formally filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), identifying competitive pressure from Chinese...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
UMC utilization tops 90% in 2H26 as AI demand drives expansion
United Microelectronics (UMC) saw operating momentum strengthen in the third quarter of 2026, as demand for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), communications,...