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Monday 26 October 2026
Taiwan wafer-testing supplier Hermes Testing Solutions commits more than US$215 million to advanced chip testing expansion
Hermes Testing Solutions Inc. (HTSI), a semiconductor wafer-testing solutions provider, is expanding its Taiwan operations. Its board approved budget authorisations on October 22 for...
Monday 26 October 2026
Podcast highlights: TSMC's 3nm demand story, Samsung HBM shift, and A14 ramp
Following TSMC's third-quarter 2026 earnings call, DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin provided in a podcast additional analysis of several details that received limited attention in market...
Monday 26 October 2026
India roundup: India's tech build-out opens new markets, but foreign suppliers are first in line
India's tech push opens markets unevenly: foreign suppliers get first crack at Tata's fab, Lam courts local vendors, Jio's IPO tests its 5G pitch, and CleanMax powers AI data cente...
Sunday 25 October 2026
Texas Instruments sees up to $1,000 in chip content per humanoid robot as analog supply tightens
Texas Instruments (TI) held its latest earnings call this week, projecting fourth-quarter 2026 revenue of US$5.8 billion to US$6.3 billion. The midpoint of its guidance is broadly...
Sunday 25 October 2026
Tesla-SpaceX merger tests whether Musk's technology empire is worth more together
Since Elon Musk publicly confirmed that Tesla and SpaceX are evaluating a potential merger, the prospect has stirred widespread speculation over what could become the largest corporate...
Friday 23 October 2026
Japan targets 2nm medical AI chip with IBM design, Rapidus eyed for foundry
Japan's Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC), Hokkaido University, Fujifilm Corporation, GE HealthCare Japan, and imec announced a joint initiative in Tokyo on October...
Friday 23 October 2026
First chip-level device on the list: US FCC bans two devices with Huawei HiSilicon chips under new rule
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned two electronic devices from entering the US market because both contain surveillance chips made by Huawei's HiSilicon. The...
Friday 23 October 2026
Samsung reportedly orders final tools for first Taylor fab as Texas site nears 2nm output cap
Samsung Electronics has ordered additional equipment to fill the remaining space at its first foundry fab in Taylor, Texas, a move that would lift the plant's 2nm capacity to 20,000...
Friday 23 October 2026
TSMC advances CoPoS packaging at Taoyuan Longtan site
TSMC's Longtan Science Park Phase 3 in Taoyuan is restarting after nearly three years of delays, with Taiwan's National Development Council approving its development plan on September...
Friday 23 October 2026
Rapidus courts US AI customers ahead of planned 2H27 2nm mass production
Rapidus chairman Tetsuro Higashi said the Japanese chipmaker remains broadly on track to begin mass production of 2nm chips in the second half of 2027. Winning customers remains a...
Friday 23 October 2026
FCC grants Intel a waiver to foreign robot ban to prevent chip disruptions
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Intel a waiver to its ban on foreign-made mobile robots, which will allow it to update its fleet of autonomous guided vehicles...
Friday 23 October 2026
JCET's AI profit surge sets up US$2.73 billion advanced packaging expansion
JCET Group lifted third-quarter revenue 13.53% year-over-year to CNY11.43 billion (approx. US$1.71 billion) and net profit attributable to shareholders 59.99% to CNY773 million. For...
Friday 23 October 2026
US signs up to US$389 million in CHIPS R&D deals for power chips and fusion
The US Department of Commerce has signed letters of intent with four companies to provide up to US$389 million in federal research and development awards under the CHIPS and Science...
Friday 23 October 2026
Taiwan sits out global chip selloff, thanks to typhoon
Taiwan doesn't stop often. On Friday, October 23, Typhoon Champi made it stop.
Friday 23 October 2026
TSMC reportedly surveys suppliers on rare-earth-free motors as China's export-control pause nears legal expiry
The world's largest contract chipmaker is weighing whether the motors inside its factory-automation equipment can run without rare-earth magnets, a sign that China's grip on rare earths...