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Friday 5 June 2026
OECD data show China-based semiconductor makers receive outsized industrial support
Industrial subsidies reached their highest level since the global financial crisis in 2023 and 2024, according to a June 2026 OECD release based on its new MAGIC database of industrial...
Friday 5 June 2026
Samsung's biggest union loses majority status after bonus talks
Samsung Electronics is facing a new shift in labor relations after the Samsung Electronics branch of the Samsung Group Super-Enterprise Union reportedly lost its status as a majority...
Friday 5 June 2026
Hiwin and Qualcomm bring edge AI to PLP equipment with Load Port tie-up at Computex
Hiwin Technologies and Qualcomm Inc. announced a partnership at Computex 2026 to integrate Qualcomm Dragonwing Q6 series processors into Hiwin's Load Port products, delivering edge...
Friday 5 June 2026
NXP chief says factories will lead robot adoption globally
Industrial factories are likely to become the first major market for robots at scale, according to NXP chief executive Rafael Sotomayor, who said manufacturers want stable systems,...
Friday 5 June 2026
Sambanova challenges GPU dominance in AI inference at Computex
SambaNova used a Computex 2026 session on June 4 to make its most public case yet that the GPU-only approach to AI inference is hitting a fundamental wall — and to demonstrate,...
Friday 5 June 2026
Huawei's Tau Law stirs debate over China's post-Moore's Law chip path

Huawei has formally introduced its "Tau Law," proposing a shift from traditional process-node scaling to "time scaling," a model aimed...

Friday 5 June 2026
Infineon India moves up the value chain as AI data centers boost power-chip demand
Infineon Technologies' India operations are moving beyond traditional engineering support into global ownership roles, as rising demand from AI data centers reshapes the power semiconductor...
Friday 5 June 2026
Nexchip carves out BGBM assets to back Wuhu wafer project, refocuses on 12-inch foundry business
Nexchip Semiconductor plans to carve out its BGBM business by contributing specialised equipment assets to Anhui Ruijing Semiconductor, a newly established power device wafer-processing...
Friday 5 June 2026
Global semiconductor market to hit US$1.5 trillion in 2026 as memory surges 250%, WSTS forecasts
The global semiconductor market is on track to nearly double in 2026, reaching US$1.51 trillion — a 90% year-over-year increase — driven overwhelmingly by an extraordinary...
Friday 5 June 2026
Nvidia's Jensen Huang to meet South Korean business leaders beyond HBM sector

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea on June 5 for meetings with major Korean business leaders, as the company's cooperation...

Friday 5 June 2026
Infineon sees early quantum computing gains as finance leads adoption
Infineon Technologies said its long-running work in quantum computing is beginning to pay off, with early demand strongest in finance, chemistry, and life sciences. For global readers,...
Friday 5 June 2026
Foxconn deepens AI push with Intel on inference racks
Intel and Foxconn have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on AI rack infrastructure, edge AI, physical AI platforms, and custom chip design services. The deal...
Friday 5 June 2026
Analysis: Intel turns to Foxconn partnership to strengthen position in evolving AI market
Foxconn and Intel have announced a strategic partnership focused on AI racks, Edge AI, and Physical AI. The move signals Intel's effort to rebuild competitiveness in a market increasingly...
Friday 5 June 2026
Arm says Taiwan powers its rise as agentic AI lifts PC growth
Arm CEO Rene Haas told the COMPUTEX keynote on June 2 that Taiwan has been inseparable from Arm's growth over the past 30 years, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that agentic AI...
Friday 5 June 2026
TSMC CEO says rising profits mean greater social responsibility, clarifies bonus considerations
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) held its shareholders meeting on June 4, during which CEO C.C. Wei addressed recent talk surrounding its employee bonus system. He...