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Monday 3 August 2026
Samsung's GaN rumored setbacks threaten foundry launch, leaving it racing to close reliability gap
Samsung Electronics' gallium nitride (GaN) foundry effort has reportedly suffered another setback, with high-temperature reliability failures potentially pushing mass production into...
Monday 3 August 2026
Weekly news roundup: Intel revives DDR4, Samsung challenges TSMC at 2nm, Qualcomm raises chip prices
AI-driven chip shortages, rising memory costs and intensifying foundry competition dominated the technology sector, with Intel reviving DDR4 platforms, Qualcomm raising prices, Samsung...
Monday 3 August 2026
Doosan's SK Siltron acquisition reshapes semiconductor supply chain, accelerates AI-focused portfolio shift
Doosan Group's agreement to acquire a controlling stake in SK Siltron for KRW2.3 trillion (US$1.6 billion) will expand its semiconductor footprint from materials and testing into wafer...
Monday 3 August 2026
India roundup: R&D hubs, domestic tooling, OSAT investments, and AI hubs are powering India’s chip push

India is expanding its semiconductor ambitions through new R&D centers, indigenous design...

Monday 3 August 2026
FICG launches Singapore-Malaysia dual-core strategy
FICG's advanced manufacturing subsidiary PRO3C signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AME Elite Consortium Berhad, a Malaysia-listed integrated industrial space solutions...
Sunday 2 August 2026
Memory costs overtake smartphone chip costs as SoC shipments are set to fall 14%
Memory costs have moved ahead of smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) costs, and Counterpoint Research said the shift was already reshaping handset pricing and demand. The research firm...
Sunday 2 August 2026
ESMT posts record second-quarter profit on higher contract memory prices
Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology (ESMT) reported a record second-quarter 2026 profit as contract prices rose for niche memory products, lifting results sharply from...
Saturday 1 August 2026
AUO commits US$721M to TGV, glass core and CPO expansion
AUO sold three factories within two days, with disposal gains expected to reach NT$17.7 billion (approx. US$548 million). Chairman Paul Peng said the proceeds would be reinvested in...
Saturday 1 August 2026
Obituary: Powerchip chairman Frank Huang dies after reshaping Taiwan's DRAM and foundry industry

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) chairman Frank Huang died on July 31, 2026, at age 76, closing a career that spanned...

Saturday 1 August 2026
Posiflex revenue rises 46% in the second quarter on Europe and Asia demand
Posiflex Technology reported a sharp sequential rebound in the second quarter of 2026, with consolidated revenue climbing 46% to NT$5.183 billion (US$160.3 million). The industrial...
Saturday 1 August 2026
At OCP's Taiwan summit, servers take a back seat to optics and advanced packaging

When the agenda for this year's OCP APAC Summit landed, seasoned observers noticed something unusual. TSMC, Applied Materials, Advantest,...

Friday 31 July 2026
Exclusive: Asian chipmakers' shift to US helium raises concentration risk
Chipmakers in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan have avoided broad helium-related production disruptions so far, but their rapid shift toward US supply is creating a new concentration...
Friday 31 July 2026
ASE lifts 2026 capex to record US$10.5 billion, expects LEAP revenue to double in 2027

Driven by robust AI-related demand for advanced packaging and testing, ASE Technology Holding has raised its 2026 capital expenditure...

Friday 31 July 2026
Samsung chip engineers eye SK hynix as AI-driven bonus gap fuels talent war
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently appeared alongside SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong at a high-profile AI gathering in San Francisco,...
Friday 31 July 2026
Tokyo Electron raises outlook as AI data center spending lifts memory demand
Tokyo Electron lifted its operating profit outlook for April-September 2026 on July 30, citing continued investment in AI data centers and stronger semiconductor capital spending....