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Monday 27 July 2026
IBM agrees to acquire HRL Laboratories to expand quantum computing capabilities
IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, a US research and development company known for its work in quantum technologies, to strengthen its long-term quantum...
Monday 27 July 2026
CXMT's US$8.6 billion IPO sets off new spending cycle across China's DRAM supply chain
China's leading DRAM producer CXMT listed on Shanghai's STAR Market on July 27 after raising about CNY57.9 billion (approx. US$8.6 billion), the board's largest initial public offering...
Monday 27 July 2026
Taiwan's AIDC is turning a decade of AI manufacturing know-how into a business model

Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has spent nearly a decade pushing AI adoption, moving from smart manufacturing...

Sunday 26 July 2026
KKR plans gradual exit as LCY Group accelerates semiconductor materials expansion
TSMC supplier LCY Group President Bowei Lee said private equity firm KKR & Co. plans to gradually divest its holdings in businesses affiliated with the Taiwanese chemical group,...
Sunday 26 July 2026
Russia adopts low-cost navigation workaround for Molniya attack drones
Russia has equipped low-cost Molniya attack drones with a civilian compass and camera-based reading system to keep them on course when satellite navigation is jammed or unavailable,...
Saturday 25 July 2026
Taiwan scholars see rising pressures in joint civilian-military research

Tsu-Jae Liu, president of the National Academy of Engineering and academician of Academia Sinica, has highlighted the increasing pressure...

Saturday 25 July 2026
SuperAlloy expands recycled aluminum push as semiconductor business nears revenue contribution
SuperAlloy Industrial is broadening its business beyond forged aluminum wheels, with recycled aluminum and semiconductor parts emerging as new growth drivers. The shift could matter...
Saturday 25 July 2026
Intel, China-based Lens Technology partner to explore glass substrate semiconductor packaging
Intel Corporation and Lens Technology have announced a strategic collaboration to explore the development of advanced semiconductor packaging technologies using glass substrates. The...
Friday 24 July 2026
China's Xi'an Eswin tops 1 million monthly 12-inch wafer sales and output, targets 1.8 million capacity

China's 12-inch silicon wafer maker Xi'an Eswin Material Technology said monthly output and sales of its 12-inch electronic-grade silicon...

Friday 24 July 2026
EcoPro BM targets 2027 mass production of solid-state electrolyte as it builds a full battery-materials value chain
South Korea's EcoPro BM said it aims to begin mass production of sulfide-based solid electrolytes, a core material for all-solid-state batteries, as early as 2027, laying out a roadmap...
Thursday 23 July 2026
Merck makes 'AI for AI' its new semiconductor materials strategy

As the global AI race intensifies, Germany's Merck is extending its reach into semiconductor materials research with an "AI for AI"...

Thursday 23 July 2026
Johnson Fine eyes 2026-2027 IPO on AI CCL supply chain push

Specialty chemicals maker Johnson Fine Chemical has won approval from the Taiwan Stock Exchange for its listing plan and is now targeting...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
Pentagon moves to expand titanium and magnesium stockpiles for defense supply security
The Pentagon has stepped up its review of wartime shortages in key raw materials, issuing two Requests for Information on July 14 through the Defense Logistics Agency's Warstopper...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
TSMC's Arizona capex draws Taiwanese capital, with J&V Energy staking US$88M on land for spillover gains

TSMC continues to expand its investment in Arizona, accelerating not only the relocation of semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
GLT helps Smobio Technology scale biotech materials for global orders

Smobio Technology, a strategic investment of Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), will officially list on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board...