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Thursday 12 February 2026

China claims five places in 2025 global OSAT top 10

The latest global ranking of the top 10 outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers points to a shift in competitive balance. In 2025, five Chinese companies entered...

Thursday 12 February 2026

SEMI: AI and HBM lift 2025 silicon wafer shipments, revenue still dips

Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 5.8% in 2025 to 12,973 million square inches (MSI), while wafer revenue declined 1.2% to US$11.4 billion, according to the year-end analysis...

Thursday 12 February 2026

The Netherlands draws a harder line on Nexperia’s Chinese parent

The Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal in the Netherlands has ordered a formal investigation into Dutch chipmaker Nexperia BV, deepening a legal dispute that has curtailed...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Samsung weighs Europe chip expansion after Intel retreat opens German window

Samsung is reportedly evaluating a potential European semiconductor expansion alongside its South Korea and US manufacturing base, as the...

Thursday 12 February 2026

TSMC spillover lifts Xintec testing orders, 2026 growth in sight

Xintec, the packaging and testing subsidiary of TSMC, held an investor conference in which Chairman CH Chen said full-year 2025 revenue maintained modest growth, driven primarily by...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Rapidus aims for 2nm ramp in FY2027 with fourfold capacity boost

Rapidus is expected to begin full-scale production in fiscal 2028. Mass production of 2nm-class chips is scheduled to commence in the second half of fiscal 2027, according to Kyoto...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

The Arizona Fixer and the R&D Architect: TSMC’s new SVP duo step into spotlight

TSMC's board held its first meeting in Kumamoto, Japan, where it approved the promotion of Y.L. Wang and T.S. Chang to senior vice presidents (SVPs), marking a significant leadership...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

GPTC management shakeup raises concerns over TSMC, ASE, Micron orders

Grand Process Technology Corporation (GPTC), a key wet process equipment supplier in the supply chains of TSMC, ASE, and Micron, posted record consolidated revenue of NT$6.514 billion...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

ByteDance reportedly in talks with Samsung on chip development amid US Nvidia curbs

China's ByteDance is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) chip and is in talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture it, Reuters...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

TSMC supplier AblePrint sees January 2026 revenue jump 142% on AI chips packaging boom

Taiwan-based AblePrint Technology, a key supplier of advanced packaging defoaming equipment for major clients including TSMC, reported record-breaking performance despite earlier regulatory...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Netherlands' China-hawk cabinet signals tighter grip on chip tech

Europe's technology security posture toward China is tightening. The Netherlands is emerging as an early indicator. A new Dutch cabinet dominated by China hawks signals tighter export...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Taiwan Premier Cho affirms commitment to advance energy infrastructure

Taiwan Premier Jung-tai Cho stressed the government's commitment to industry in his remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony on February 10 for the Advanced Semiconductor R&D Base...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Singapore to boost semiconductors and photonics under RIE 2030

As demand for higher transmission performance rises alongside the expansion of artificial intelligence and data centers, the 2026 Asia Photonics Expo (APE 2026), held in Singapore,...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

TSMC Japan expansion mirrors broader Taiwan tech retreat from China

C. C. Wei, chairman and chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, announced that the company's 3-nanometer manufacturing technology will be deployed in Japan,...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

ASE focuses on Malaysia expansion, ADI plant acquisition expected to close in 2Q26

After US President Donald Trump took office, he vigorously promoted the reshoring of the chip manufacturing supply chain, prompting some Taiwanese companies to shift the focus of their...

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