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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,...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Ex-TSMC CTO says Taiwan's research institutes get too much funding and train too little talent
Taiwan directs too much public research and development (R&D) funding to its national research institutes, according to Chenming Hu, a former chief technology officer of Taiwan...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
CHPT posts record 3Q26 results as nine-month profit jumps over 90%
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), a major semiconductor test interface supplier, posted record revenue and profit in the third quarter of 2026 as consolidated net profit reached...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
India-based Spintronics AI weighs GaN chip fab in Madhya Pradesh
Hyderabad-based Spintronics AI Semiconductors said on October 27 that it is evaluating the feasibility of establishing a gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor fabrication facility at...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Anthropic's surging compute demand fuels ASIC prospects, favoring Broadcom over MediaTek
Anthropic recently disclosed details of its computing partnerships with Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and other providers in its S-1 filing...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
NXP's automotive content gains, industrial demand strengthen its growth outlook
NXP Semiconductors' latest results point to a business gaining from more complex vehicle electronics and industrial computing, while its emerging data center operation offers another...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
NXP lines up software-defined vehicles, industrial AI and data centers for double-digit growth in 2027
NXP Semiconductors is heading into 2027 with management arguing that its growth now rests on several structural drivers rather than a cyclical rebound. On the company's October 27...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Semiconductor equipment is not AI chip growth's biggest bottleneck
AI is driving a steady upward revision in chip demand, but semiconductor equipment shortages are not the biggest obstacle to expanding AI chip production, according to industry sources...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
MiCo Ceramics acquires idle LGD plant for KRW150 billion to boost semiconductor component capacity
South Korean semiconductor equipment component maker MiCo Ceramics is set to acquire an idle facility in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, from LG Display (LGD) for KRW150 billion (approx...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Skymizer partners with Egis to develop 12nm and 6nm AI accelerators
Taiwanese startup Skymizer has formally announced a strategic partnership with Egis Technology to develop Flow (T12), a new-generation AI inference chip. Fabricated on TSMC's 12nm...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Jensen and Musk both think aging GPUs are worth more than the books show
Speaking at GTC Berlin and on SpaceX's third-quarter 2026 earnings call, respectively, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached a rare consensus on a pivotal topic:...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Pat Gelsinger warns AI compute efficiency must jump 10,000x amid power, memory, and fab constraints
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Playground Global has returned to Taiwan alongside a cohort of portfolio companies specializing in memory, power management, optical communications,...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Anthropic IPO filing exposes massive compute buildout spanning TPUs, GPUs, and dedicated data centers
Anthropic's IPO filing reveals an infrastructure strategy extending far beyond conventional cloud procurement, as the Claude developer locks in hundreds of billions of dollars of compute...