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Friday 16 October 2026
Samsung's Austin chip workforce shrinks 32% as Taylor 2nm fab nears opening
Samsung Electronics' semiconductor workforce in Austin, Texas, shrank 32% in 2025 as local operating expenditures plunged nearly 75%, contrasting with increased activity at its nearby...
Thursday 15 October 2026
TSMC breaks silence on Musk's Terafab: Talks underway, but fab control non-negotiable
TSMC has confirmed that it is in discussions with Elon Musk's Terafab initiative over potential semiconductor manufacturing cooperation, marking the first public acknowledgment of...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Topco eyes Idaho base as North American chip expansion accelerates
Topco Scientific (TSC) is evaluating a new base in Boise, Idaho, as the US enters a fresh wave of chip manufacturing expansion and Micron ramps up advanced memory investment. The company...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
KYEC, Nvidia eye Texas site for US AI chip testing plant
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has signed a prepayment agreement with Nvidia to support its wholly owned US subsidiary, AeternZ, in building local testing capacity, giving Nvidia early...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Samsung sends yield engineers to Texas ahead of 2nm production ramp
Samsung Electronics has begun dispatching advanced-process yield engineers from South Korea to its Taylor, Texas, foundry ahead of planned 2nm chip volume production in 2027, South...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
TSMC Texas-Terafab buzz drives Taiwan contractors to move fast
TSMC has not officially announced anything, but Taiwan's semiconductor facility engineering supply chain is already rushing to Texas after reports that the company is discussing a...
Monday 5 October 2026
Global AI servers shift production nearshore, slowing direct Taiwan exports to US
Taiwanese suppliers currently control approximately 90% of the global AI server market. However, a recent survey by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs showed that the proportion...
Monday 5 October 2026
AI server lines accelerate automation, boosting cobot demand
The AI server boom is spreading into the market for collaborative robots (cobots). The share of cobots on AI server production lines is rising as Wiwynn expands their use at its Mexico...
Monday 5 October 2026
TSMC emerges as potential Terafab partner as suppliers see over 80% chance of Musk deal
Days after reports emerged that TSMC was reassessing plans for a wafer fab in Texas, Tim Culpan, a former Bloomberg columnist and founder of independent media outlet Culpium,...
Monday 5 October 2026
Weekly news roundup: Musk looms large as AI chip boom drives capacity expansion and geopolitical risks
Across the week, Taiwan-linked semiconductor groups and their partners continued expanding capacity, while AI demand, export controls, and financing structures shaped the industry...
Monday 5 October 2026
Podcast highlights: TSMC Texas plant talk is premature, Intel 18A hits backfiring criticism
This excerpt from DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin's podcast looks at TSMC's rumored Texas expansion, Intel's 14A and 18A process debate, and Qualcomm's high bandwidth compute (HBC) push...
Saturday 3 October 2026
Musk confirms talks with TSMC over his Texas chip factory project
Elon Musk has confirmed that Terafab, the chipmaking venture backed by his SpaceX and Tesla, is in discussions with TSMC. The confirmation followed a report that the Taiwanese foundry...
Friday 2 October 2026
Taiwan pledges to help TSMC expand domestic investment amid Singapore rumors
Rumors that TSMC is weighing a new semiconductor investment in Singapore have reignited concerns over its overseas expansion, while the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said on...
Friday 2 October 2026
TSMC mulls multi-fab Texas campus beyond Arizona, with Singapore also in talks
TSMC is reportedly weighing a new manufacturing campus in Texas that could add tens of billions of dollars to its US expansion, potentially creating a second major American production...
Thursday 1 October 2026
US unveils South Korea's US$20B nuclear, Alaska LNG investment
The US has unilaterally announced South Korea's investment package in the US, including Alaska LNG development and the construction of eight large nuclear power plants. Seoul had previously...