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Monday 19 October 2026
Nvidia's custom HBM pulls Samsung onto TSMC's 3nm process, report says
Nvidia's custom memory design is shifting control of how high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is built from memory makers to its largest customer, and steering a key part of that work to TSMC...
Monday 19 October 2026
India roundup: Tata chip bets face execution test as India semiconductor ecosystem expands

Tata's Dholera fab faces customer and shareholder tests as India's semiconductor push broadens, with packaging, chip services, AI hardware and...

Monday 19 October 2026
Semiconductor equipment demand rises as risks curb AI bubble
SEMI's latest 12-inch fab outlook projects double-digit annual growth in equipment spending from 2026 through 2029, with forecasts revised upward from its previous edition. However,...
Sunday 18 October 2026
Exclusive: EnterpriseSG positions Singapore's semiconductor SMEs for bigger roles in global chip supply chains
Singapore is targeting high-value semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, and silicon photonics, building on its strengths in engineering, precision manufacturing, and reliability,...
Saturday 17 October 2026
TSMC's 3nm Kumamoto plan wins Japan's approval, qualifying for up to US$4.1 billion in aid
On October 16, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) approved a revised plan from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to build 3nm logic chips at its second...
Saturday 17 October 2026
Taiwan Mask targets Japan's Kyushu chip expansion with US$4.75 million TCK acquisition
Taiwan Mask Corporation (TMC) is expanding its presence in Japan through the acquisition of semiconductor equipment services provider TCK, extending its business beyond precision photomask...
Saturday 17 October 2026
Interview: SEMI CEO sees US$3 trillion chip industry by 2035, as trusted partners reshape supply chain
The semiconductor industry reached the US$1 trillion revenue milestone several years earlier than originally forecast, and with growth driven by AI and quantum computing, reaching...
Friday 16 October 2026
Taiwan to build industrial parks in US; Texas site already found
Taiwan plans to set up industrial parks in the US to help its supplier ecosystem reach customers like Nvidia and other local hardware manufacturers. It is starting with a complex in...
Friday 16 October 2026
AI server tracker: semiconductor testing and design services rally on compute demand
Within AI server tracking data, a clear parallel growth trajectory has emerged between semiconductor testing interface providers and chip design houses. Driven by the surge in artificial...
Friday 16 October 2026
ASE unveils 18 advanced packaging projects with three universities
ASE, together with National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), and National Chung Cheng University (CCU), unveiled 18 technology research projects...
Friday 16 October 2026
Samsung to break ground on second Texas chip fab in November
Samsung Electronics plans to begin construction of its second semiconductor fabrication plant in Taylor, Texas, in November 2026, moving ahead with its US foundry expansion as its...
Friday 16 October 2026
Taiwan forecasts 6.04% growth in 2027 on AI-driven exports
Taiwan's economy is projected to grow 6.04% in 2027 as expanding global AI-related capital spending boosts the island's exports, despite geopolitical conflicts and trade barriers weighing...
Friday 16 October 2026
Samsung's chip and device chiefs head to Tokyo during Lee's visit
Five senior Samsung Electronics executives, including the heads of its semiconductor and consumer electronics businesses, reportedly traveled to Tokyo on October 13 while chairman...
Friday 16 October 2026
Analysis: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's power of humility — how one phone call helped reshape the chip giant's comeback
As the semiconductor industry enters the artificial intelligence (AI) era, Intel, once the dominant force in the PC market, has increasingly been viewed as a company that fell behind...
Friday 16 October 2026
US chipmakers rely more on overseas production than supplier data suggests, SIA finds
The US semiconductor industry sources 95% of its roughly US$27 billion in annual equipment and materials purchases from companies headquartered in the US, Europe and Japan. However,...