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Monday 19 October 2026
Solution Finders Part 2 of 2: TSMC's first CTO said no to Intel twice but still wonders what if
Chenming Hu co-invented the FinFET transistor with colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, in the 1990s and became TSMC's first chief technology officer in 2001. Decades...
Monday 19 October 2026
Solution Finders Part 1 of 2: the DARPA challenge behind TSMC's success
The foundations of TSMC's modern-day success can be traced back to a public call from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for innovative designs that could break...
Monday 19 October 2026
Hanmi targets 2027 Wide TC Bonder launch, expands 2.5D AI chip packaging lineup
South Korean semiconductor equipment maker Hanmi Semiconductor showcased its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and AI chip packaging equipment at SEDEX 2026, including the TC Bonder 4 for...
Monday 19 October 2026
Malaysia unveils six locally designed chips, but commercial adoption is the real test
Malaysia's push to move from assembling chips to owning the designs behind them has reached the point where it must find buyers. On October 16, the government unveiled six semiconductor...
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
South Korea's TelePIX wins global satellite contracts, targets 2027 launch of AI-powered optical payload
South Korean space AI solutions provider TelePIX is accelerating the development of high-resolution optical payloads and onboard AI technologies, with plans to launch its next-generation...
Friday 16 October 2026
Project Bromo tests Europe's new industrial policy as Brussels weighs fast track for space champion
The global space market has become increasingly dominated by SpaceX, while China continues to press forward with state-backed launch and satellite projects. That shift has sharpened...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Toyota targets 1,000 e-Palette sales ahead of 2027 autonomous launch
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to sell 1,000 units of its compact electric bus, the e-Palette, within five to six years as it prepares to introduce a Level 4 autonomous driving version in...
Thursday 15 October 2026
BYD targets 40,000 European employees by 2030
BYD plans to launch a large-scale hiring drive in Europe, aiming to increase its local workforce to about 40,000 by 2030 as it seeks to become a leading automaker in the region. Stella...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, balancing frontier capabilities with rigorous safety standards
The debut of Google's Gemini 4 family marks a major milestone in frontier artificial intelligence, and Gemini 4 Argon is set to lead this next-generation launch. As autonomous AI capabilities...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Yaskawa targets 2030 humanoid robot rollout as AI lifts forecast
Japan's Yaskawa Electric plans to launch humanoid robots within the next one to two years and expects AI-powered humanoid robots to enter widespread use around 2030. The company also...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
CXMT targets 4F² DRAM production two years ahead of Samsung, but can China close technology gap?
China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) plans to mass-produce next-generation 4F² DRAM by the end of 2026, potentially ahead of South Korean rivals Samsung Electronics and...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Apple launches HomeView display, rebuilding home lineup around Siri AI
Apple is betting that its new Siri AI assistant can revive a business in which, according to Reuters, the company "has tinkered for a decade without major success." At its...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Geely enters Canada, plans first vehicles for 2027
China's Geely has officially entered the Canadian market and plans to launch its first vehicles there in 2027, expanding its North American footprint. Geely has completed its Canadian...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
OpenAI to add 200 Dublin jobs and launch applied AI laboratory
OpenAI will add 200 jobs at its European headquarters in Dublin and establish an applied AI laboratory, expanding its planned Irish workforce to 450 positions. The investment, announced...