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Friday 20 March 2026
Analog Devices activates Thailand plant to boost global manufacturing resilience
Analog Devices has officially launched its advanced manufacturing facility in Thailand, aiming to enhance the company's advanced manufacturing and testing capabilities while promoting...
Friday 20 March 2026
Samsung reportedly secures OpenAI HBM4 supply deal, shifts foundry capacity
Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to exclusively supply sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) to OpenAI while reallocating more than half of its advanced foundry capacity...
Friday 20 March 2026
Malaysia chipmakers monitor helium supply risks as Middle East tensions weigh Qatar output
Malaysia's semiconductor industry is closely monitoring helium supply risks amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, though companies have not yet reported operational disrupti...
Friday 20 March 2026
Samsung foundry shows signs of stabilization as Nvidia, Tesla orders underscore AI chip capabilities

Samsung Electronics' foundry business is showing signs of stabilization after a sustained period of market share decline, as new orders...

Friday 20 March 2026
Lynas's samarium oxide debut in Malaysia strengthens supply chain alternative to China
Lynas Rare Earths has achieved first production of samarium oxide at Lynas Malaysia, expanding its range of separated heavy rare earth oxides to three and reinforcing its status as...
Friday 20 March 2026
As NAND makers move on, MLC memory nears the end of the line

As global NAND flash makers shift toward higher-layer 3D architectures, legacy MLC NAND is slipping into a severe supply-demand imbalance...

Thursday 19 March 2026
China curbs, Middle East tensions drive surge in chip material risks from gallium to helium

Global semiconductor supply chains are facing rising pressure as Middle East geopolitical tensions and China's tightening export controls...

Thursday 19 March 2026
Honda books US$15.7 billion EV loss after scrapping projects and compensating suppliers
Japan's Honda Motor Co. stunned investors in March 2026 by announcing up to JPY2.5 trillion (approx. US$15.8 billion) in impairment losses tied largely to its troubled push into electric...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Micron ramps spending as cleanroom constraints cap memory supply
Micron Technology's aggressive increase in capital spending signals that the memory industry is approaching structural limits to supply expansion, as artificial intelligence (AI) demand...
Thursday 19 March 2026
China's photoresist push moves from lab wins to mass supply
China's semiconductor materials localisation is shifting into commercial scale, with domestic photoresist suppliers moving from pilot validation to mass supply, marking a turning point...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Nexperia's China split sends orders to Taiwan
Nexperia's China unit has begun producing power semiconductors on 12-inch wafers. The move marks a decisive break from its Dutch headquarters and is sending ripple effects across global...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Amazon's Trainium 3 rumors clash with supplier optimism
Rumors circulating in the semiconductor market suggest that Amazon may scale back shipments of its upcoming Trainium 3 artificial-intelligence chip after internal tests reportedly...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Samsung maps out semiconductor strategy with multi-year contracts, Tesla chip on track for 2H27
At its recent annual shareholders meeting, Samsung Electronics addressed questions about the current memory market supercycle and shared insights into its semiconductor strategy amid...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Nvidia signals optical future, but materials shortages stand in the way
Riding a surge in demand for optical communications driven by artificial intelligence (AI), Taiwan's compound semiconductor makers—including Visual Photonics Epitaxy, IntelliEPI,...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Rapidus scales back US 2nm R&D early, raising timeline and funding concerns
With support from the Japanese government, Rapidus has been advancing R&D and pilot production testing to mass-produce 2nm chips by 2027. However, due to funding constraints and...