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Saturday 9 May 2026

Global semiconductor market faces shortages as AI demand strains supply chains

Since the second half of 2025, the global semiconductor industry has been squeezed by a rare convergence of forces: surging artificial...

Friday 8 May 2026

Analysis: Samsung's union fight exposes a fault line in semiconductor investment

A labor dispute at Samsung Electronics is sharpening a debate with implications well beyond South Korea: how semiconductor companies balance worker compensation against the capital-intensive...

Friday 8 May 2026

Taiwan government expands science parks as US-China tech war drags on

Taiwan's government decided five years ago to expand science park development after concluding that the US-China tech war would not end soon, laying the groundwork for the Third Kaohsiung...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Singapore chip firms showcase cross-border manufacturing and testing strengths

Headquartered in Singapore, MPics Innovations is staffed by several former executives from Broadcom's isolation products division. The company has long focused on the automotive, industrial,...

Wednesday 6 May 2026

SEMI president says SEA must build ecosystems, not just fabs, to capture trillion-dollar opportunity

At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026, SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha delivered a clear message: the semiconductor industry is entering a "multi-trillion-dollar journey," but capturing...

Wednesday 6 May 2026

Innos Taiwan and Apollo Power to supply renewable electricity to semiconductor suppliers

Innos and Apollo Power announced a green power cooperation agreement on May 5 to supply renewable electricity to global high-tech manufacturing, aiming to support the semiconductor...

Tuesday 5 May 2026

South Korea eyes memory-led AI order against Nvidia

As AI shifts from training to inference and from single-task use to multi-agent collaboration, South Korea's semiconductor industry is seeking to recast the market around memory rather...

Tuesday 5 May 2026

SEMICON SEA 2026: the trillion-dollar chip era is already here

The global semiconductor industry is entering a "multi-trillion-dollar" growth cycle sooner than expected, SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha said, urging Southeast Asian countries...

Tuesday 5 May 2026

Intel's revival runs on politics and promises — but supply bottlenecks tell a different story

Intel's share price has hit historic highs as the semiconductor industry draws significant investor attention. But is this hype justified? DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin took a deep dive...

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Commentary: How TSMC anchors Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain from within

As competition in the semiconductor industry intensifies, TSMC maintains its lead while actively supporting the domestic supply chain. In recent years, driven by the need for cost...

Tuesday 28 April 2026

US chip packaging capacity to hit 10% by 2032

The Trump administration continues to push for reshoring the semiconductor industry to the US. As global foundry giants TSMC, Intel, and Samsung Electronics expand advanced manufacturing...

Tuesday 28 April 2026

Intel prioritizes Xeon; CPU shortage opens door for AMD and MediaTek

Generative AI has driven a surge in GPU demand and accelerated a structural reshaping of the semiconductor industry. At the same time, CPUs are re-emerging after years of being sidelined,...

Wednesday 22 April 2026

Applied Materials announces Advantest as innovation partner for EPIC platform in Silicon Valley

Leading materials engineering in the semiconductor industry, Applied Materials, announced today that Advantest Corporation, a leading semiconductor test equipment supplier, will join...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

ASML posts solid 1Q26 as AI-driven demand lifts outlook

ASML reported first-quarter 2026 results in line with expectations, signaling continued momentum from surging artificial intelligence (AI) demand and strengthening semiconductor industry...

Monday 13 April 2026

Global chip equipment sales reach record US$135 billion as AI drives investment surge

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales rose 15% to a record US$135.1 billion in 2025 from US$117.1 billion a year earlier,...

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