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Wednesday 29 April 2026
NXP signals structural growth as automotive and industrial drive momentum
NXP Semiconductors outlined a strengthening business outlook, with management pointing to clearer demand visibility and improving operational indicators across its end markets. CEO...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Taiwan logs record chip exports, AI demand outpaces geopolitical risk
As the conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran enters its second month, a fragile ceasefire has tempered immediate market shocks, yet economists warn that prolonged tensions could...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
NXP advances VSMC and ESMC projects with ramp timelines on track
NXP Semiconductors and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are making steady progress on the VSMC manufacturing project, with execution now entering a more advanced stage as...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Kemflo bets on BIM and recycling tech to target US$100 billion semiconductor water market
Kemflo announced it is positioning its BIM design and recycling technologies to capture growing demand for industrial water treatment from the semiconductor and electronics sectors,...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
NXP beats expectations and lifts outlook on improving chip demand
NXP Semiconductors reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of US$3.18 billion, rising 12.2% year on year but down 4.6% sequentially, according to company data. Gross profit increased...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
CPUs reclaim the core of AI architecture as multicore trend tightens substrate supply
Workloads are shifting from training to inference. In this transition, CPUs are regaining a central role in coordinating diverse computing tasks, significantly boosting their importance...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Samsung doubles down on 2nm as TSMC pushes toward 1nm
Samsung Electronics and TSMC have taken increasingly different approaches to advanced semiconductor manufacturing as the industry moves beyond the 3nm generation. Although being the...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Texas Instruments executive discusses high-voltage power architecture for AI data centers
Texas Instruments (TI) plans to showcase its 800V power architecture-based AI data center solutions at Computex 2026, featuring applications in humanoid robots, automotive, and edge...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Memory test capacity stays high as substrate prices may rise in 2Q26
The memory industry cycle is on the upswing, driven by strong customer orders, rising OSAT prices, and high capacity utilization rates. Memory OSAT companies reported a surprisingly...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
PCB industry urges four policy moves in Thailand expansion
Amid global supply chain restructuring, Asia's PCB industry is moving toward closer regional collaboration. Industry experts say that as southbound expansion in the PCB sector takes...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Taiwan's 2026 exports set to top US$800 billion as AI fuels electronics surge
Taiwan's exports were forecast to surpass US$800 billion in 2026, driven by strong demand for electronic components and information and audiovisual products tied to artificial intelligence,...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
ASE signs cybersecurity MOU with national institute to shore up semiconductor defenses
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and the National Institute of Cyber Security signed a memorandum of understanding on April 28 to establish a joint cyber defense, intelligence...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Amkor records strong 1Q26, advanced packaging expected to triple YoY
Amkor Technology is off to a record start in 2026. First-quarter revenue hit US$1.68 billion, up 27% from the prior year, driven by record performance in AI data center applications...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Agentic AI sparks CPU demand surge, boosting ASIC and niche chip makers
The rise of agentic AI has transformed computing chip requirements, igniting a fierce CPU supply scramble. Traditional x86 giants like Intel and AMD are seeing growing CPU demand in...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Analysis: Why Tokyo Electron's China problem goes deeper than a data breach
Amid growing geopolitical tensions over the global semiconductor supply chain, what initially appeared to be an internal personnel matter is evolving into a broader case study of the...