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Saturday 4 July 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix seek substrate price cuts for the second half of 2026
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly pressing South Korean semiconductor substrate suppliers to lower prices for the second half of 2026, even as memory demand remains in...
Saturday 4 July 2026
Thinking wins varistor orders as Japanese rival exits amid silver prices hikes

Volatile precious metal prices weighed heavily on passive component suppliers in early 2026, but the cost pressures have also created...

Friday 3 July 2026
Infineon China pushes back after GaN products removed at Shanghai electronics show

Infineon China said on July 3 that it is pursuing legal remedies after several gallium nitride (GaN) products became the subject of a removal...

Friday 3 July 2026
Medical demand, multimedia shipments drive Sonix recovery as drone strategy gains traction
With supply chain inventory normalization largely complete, Sonix Technology (Sonix) has seen business momentum recover. The MCU supplier is benefiting from resilient demand for microcontrollers...
Friday 3 July 2026
AI server PMIC demand drives spillover orders for Taiwan chip designers

Taiwanese power management IC (PMIC) design houses have been expanding into new applications and broadening their product portfolios...

Friday 3 July 2026
Analysis: Innoscience-Infineon clash shows China's courts becoming a weapon in the global GaN race
A rare gallium nitride (GaN) patent clash dominated the opening day of electronica Shanghai 2026, after China's Innoscience accused Infineon of displaying GaN power products covered...
Friday 3 July 2026
Chinese power chip price hikes lift Taiwanese suppliers
Inflationary pressures are hitting the semiconductor supply chain in 2026 as Chinese power device makers raise prices, while Taiwan-based firms say their flexibility, quality, and...
Friday 3 July 2026
Innoscience says Infineon removed disputed GaN products from Shanghai trade show after patent challenge
Chinese gallium nitride (GaN) chipmaker Innoscience said on July 2 via its official WeChat account that certain GaN products from Infineon Technologies displayed at electronica China...
Thursday 2 July 2026
Passive component suppliers regain momentum on AI server and auto demand

Taiwan's passive component suppliers are entering the second half of 2026 with stronger order momentum, as demand from AI data centers,...

Thursday 2 July 2026
China power chip makers raise prices, exposing AI server squeeze on mature-node supply

China's power semiconductor makers are entering a broader price-hike cycle, as AI server demand, raw material inflation, and tight...

Thursday 2 July 2026
BOE, Chinese panel makers' chip push tightens the squeeze on South Korea

China's display makers, led by BOE Technology (BOE), are pushing deeper into semiconductors, with BOE advancing glass substrates, and...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Apple PCB suppliers press ahead with iPhone 18 buildup despite memory price shock

Despite rising concerns over memory price hikes, Apple's PCB supply chain has seen little change to the company's 2026 order pull-in...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Europe's heatwave turns air conditioners into power chip growth story

Europe's intensifying heatwave is reshaping the region's air conditioner market, driving a surge in China's air conditioner exports and...

Thursday 2 July 2026
GIS pivots to semiconductors and optics as memory shortages hit touch demand

Touch module maker General Interface Solution Holding (GIS) said the second half of 2026 will be more challenging as global memory...

Thursday 2 July 2026
GaAs and InP price hikes hit Taiwan supply chain
Compound semiconductor epitaxy makers are raising prices again for gallium arsenide (GaAs) and indium phosphide (InP) epi wafers, as persistent raw material cost increases, supply...