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Thursday 12 November 2026
Samsung moves up HBM packaging plant opening to June 2028
Samsung Electronics said on November 12 it had moved up the planned opening of its new high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packaging plant in South Korea by one year to June 2028 to meet rising...
Thursday 12 November 2026
DB HiTek 3Q26 shows power-chip demand lifts operating profit, but net income falls
DB HiTek's third-quarter 2026 results point to continued strength in its core foundry operations, even as a steep decline in net income shows that operating momentum did not carry...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical bets on AI packaging with Thailand BT materials line
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) announced on November 10 that it will expand manufacturing and shipment-inspection equipment at its Thailand subsidiary to increase capacity for BT (Bismaleimide-Triazine)...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Exclusive: A world where everything has a chip—Pragmatic reimagines the boundaries of everyday intelligence
A semiconductor chip no thicker than a fraction of a human hair might seem insignificant beside the powerful silicon processors driving the world's AI revolution. Yet at Pragmatic...
Thursday 12 November 2026
AUO and Innolux target 2028 commercial breakthrough in semiconductor packaging
Faced with sluggish end-user demand, chronic overcapacity, and intensifying market competition, global display manufacturers are under pressure to reinvent themselves. In Taiwan, leading...
Thursday 12 November 2026
TSMC sees surging AI chip demand, highlights advanced packaging and physical AI opportunities
TSMC is facing unprecedented demand for its advanced chips as artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investment accelerates, with advanced packaging and emerging physical AI applications...
Thursday 12 November 2026
ABF substrate shortage to last through 2028 as Wah Lee targets next-gen products
Demand for AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and semiconductors continued to rise, driving Wah Lee Industrial's 3Q26 profit to record-high levels. Gross profit reached NT$2.06...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Samsung, AMD team up to upgrade chip testing
Samsung Electronics and AMD are teaming up to upgrade the Korean chipmaker's semiconductor manufacturing test infrastructure, combining AMD's new EPYC Embedded 9006 processors with...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Wolfspeed returns to GaN as CEO touts vertical integration
US silicon carbide (SiC) giant Wolfspeed will re-enter the gallium nitride (GaN) market through a vertically integrated model and expand into the GaN-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power device...
Thursday 12 November 2026
PCB giant Zhen Ding targets 2028 for 50% AI business revenue share
Zhen Ding Technology said strong seasonal demand for mobile communications products and robust demand for high-end AI applications drove its third-quarter 2026 revenue to a record...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Taiwan mobilizes academic R&D to address post-Moore semiconductor equipment gaps
Taiwan is stepping up efforts to develop next-generation semiconductor research equipment, as conventional commercial tools increasingly fall short of emerging R&D requirements...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Universities aren't factories: Can a hot-rodding spirit drive semiconductor innovation?
The National Science and Technology Council's Department of Engineering and Technologies recently issued a call for proposals encouraging academia to modify expensive semiconductor...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Taiwan proposes expanding protected technology list to 46 items
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has proposed expanding the list of national core key technologies from 42 to 46 items, with four additions covering satellite...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Diamond Foundry says it has grown a 200mm single-crystal diamond
Diamond Foundry has produced what it calls the first-ever single-crystal diamond measuring 200mm in diameter, according to a company blog post published on November 5, 2026. The post...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Samsung reportedly buys four silicon photonics patents from Rockley
Samsung Electronics acquired four US silicon photonics patents from UK-based Rockley Photonics in September 2026, South Korea's Shinailbo reported on November 11, citing US...