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Wednesday 9 September 2026
Axcelis to build new Korea manufacturing site in US$35 million expansion
Axcelis Technologies plans to invest US$35 million in a new semiconductor equipment manufacturing facility in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, a move that could help strengthen global chip...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
US chip tariffs raise stakes for Samsung, SK Hynix's US memory plans
South Korea and the US are discussing semiconductor investments in the US as part of broader bilateral negotiations, bringing US chip tariff policy closer to the investment decisions...
Monday 7 September 2026
DeepSeek plans to buy 160,000 Huawei chips as China aims to wean itself off Nvidia
DeepSeek is reportedly planning to purchase 160,000 Huawei chips for its large 1 GW data center currently under construction in the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia. This would make...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Samsung locks 70% of memory output as HBM spot prices soar
Samsung Electronics has reportedly locked up as much as 70% of its memory production capacity under long-term supply agreements (LTAs), as relentless AI infrastructure demand for high...
Monday 31 August 2026
Musk tackles key AI power bottleneck with in-house turbine foundry
A move by SpaceX to manufacture turbine blades in-house could ease a global bottleneck in AI infrastructure, where power equipment is now as constrained as chips. If successful, the...
Monday 24 August 2026
India weighs new capital subsidies to build domestic polysilicon capacity
India is preparing a new capex-based subsidy scheme to support domestic polysilicon manufacturing, as the government seeks to reduce import dependence and build a more integrated solar...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Samsung Display restarts Asan OLED plant to meet foldable and IT demand
Samsung Display Co. is reported to be restarting construction of a new OLED plant in Asan, South Korea, after a five-year pause as demand rises for foldable phones and OLED panels...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Hanmi Semiconductor scales up bonding capacity with US$91.4 million plant buy amid AI packaging boom

Amid a global shortage of AI semiconductor equipment, Hanmi Semiconductor announced on August 18 that it will acquire a factory owned...

Thursday 13 August 2026
LGES, Lopal sign three-year LFP supply deal worth up to CNY27 billion
LG Energy Solution (LGES) and China's Jiangsu Lopal Tech have signed a three-year framework agreement covering up to CNY27 billion (approx. US$3.8 billion) in lithium iron phosphate...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
Compal doubles AI server capacity, targets 30–40% revenue share by 2027

Compal officially opened its Daxi AI server manufacturing center on August 11, bringing new-generation AI server production capacity...

Monday 10 August 2026
Samsung HBM4 yield nears 80% as production race with SK Hynix heats up

Samsung Electronics has reportedly pushed the production yield of its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) close to 80%, marking...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Furukawa Electric to invest JPY100 billion to double rollable ribbon cable capacity in response to data center demand
Furukawa Electric said on August 4 that it will invest approximately JPY100 billion (approx.US$630 million) in total to expand production capacity for optical fibers and optical fiber...
Monday 3 August 2026
AI server demand revives long-term MLCC supply agreements as shortages intensify
Surging demand for AI servers is tightening global capacity for high-end passive components, prompting customers to once again pursue long-term supply agreements (LTSAs) as they seek...
Friday 31 July 2026
AI server boom reshapes MLCC pricing as capacity shifts upmarket

The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is reshaping one of the semiconductor industry's most overlooked component markets. Soaring...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Intel's reported DDR4 CPU revival expected to boost PC demand in second half
With AI server demand continuing to absorb DRAM production capacity, DDR5 memory prices remain elevated and are expected to rise further.