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Thursday 5 March 2026
UMC honorary vice chairman warns US-Iran war unlikely to end quickly, urges tech sector to build Taiwan value
With military conflicts escalating in the Middle East, United Microelectronics (UMC) honorary vice chairman John Hsuan warned that global supply chains will be disrupted by war. He...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Commentary: HBM hybrid bonding race heats up, but memory makers slow to adopt
Competition in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market is intensifying, prompting equipment makers such as Hanwha Semitech and Semes to accelerate...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Apple builds US chip supply chain with TSMC and Foxconn
Semiconductors are a core technology of the digital economy. While most chip design still takes place in the US, manufacturing has long been concentrated in Asia, particularly Taiwan...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Singapore's small-state strategy offers new insights for Taiwan's tech industry
Often dubbed the "Little Red Dot," Singapore is a city-state that lacks natural resources, and previously even had to turn to neighboring countries for drinking water. Yet in a span...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Intel reportedly reconsidering 18A strategy as CEO signals openness to external foundry customers

Intel appears to be recalibrating a cornerstone of its advanced manufacturing strategy as CEO Lip‑Bu Tan signals that the company's...

Thursday 5 March 2026
Broadcom-TSMC 3.5D AI chips give ASIC leader an early edge over Nvidia

In the AI era, technological competition among leading chip design companies continues to intensify. Broadcom announced in 2024 that it...

Thursday 5 March 2026
WT Microelectronics sees 2026 growth despite memory price hikes
The semiconductor market in 2026 is expected to be driven by strong AI demand but faces challenges from rising prices of memory and passive components. WT Microelectronics said the...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech posts record February revenue despite seasonal dip
Semiconductor test interface supplier Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) said that continued demand from the high-performance computing (HPC) and mobile application processor (AP)...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Despite memory shortage and price surge extending through 2026, three industries hold strong purchasing power
The global memory market faces ongoing shortages and price hikes driven by robust AI data-center demand, sparking a fierce resource competition expected to last through 2026. However,...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Acter Group posts 37% revenue growth in 2025 on Taiwan project surge
Taiwanese cleanroom integration engineering leader Acter reported consolidated revenue of NT$10.98 billion (US$348.84 million) for the fourth quarter of 2025, up 16% year-on-year,...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Samsung expands AI chip push with Pyeongtaek P5 and Texas foundry ramp

Samsung Electronics is accelerating the expansion of its Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus in South Korea, aiming to establish the site...

Wednesday 4 March 2026
TSMC leads foundry price hikes as second-tier firms see profit rebound
The global semiconductor industry is undergoing a new wave of structural reshuffling driven by the AI boom. In the wafer foundry sector, mature node foundry prices are finally breaking...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
TSMC dominates global foundry rankings while four Chinese players enter top 10
ChipInsights data shows the combined revenue of 29 pure-play foundries worldwide reached CNY1.149 trillion in 2025, up 25.46% year-on-year and exceeding the CNY1 trillion mark for...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
ASML seeks new growth in AI packaging beyond EUV monopoly

ASML dominates extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, the technology used to manufacture the world's most advanced logic chips. Decades...

Wednesday 4 March 2026
Nvidia's multi-year deals with Lumentum and Coherent could accelerate silicon photonics commercialization
Nvidia has signed multi-year, non-exclusive agreements with US-based Lumentum Operations LLC and Coherent that include long-term procurement commitments worth billions of dollars and...