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Thursday 22 January 2026
Lutnick warns memory chipmakers may face 100% tariffs without US production

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have been investing tens of trillions of won each year to expand memory production as the global market...

Wednesday 21 January 2026
Jabil invests in semiconductor power systems, expanding chipmaking footprint
Jabil Inc., the global manufacturing and supply-chain services company, said on Tuesday that it had made a strategic minority investment in Eagle Harbor Technologies, a Seattle-based...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Taiwan Ministry of National Defense releases major drone procurement order, increasing domestic IC design investment
After the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of Taiwan completed a classified report to the Legislative Yuan on a special military procurement bill totaling NT$1.25 trillion (approx...
Thursday 15 January 2026
China takes cautious stance on US H200 chip export, prioritizes local chipmakers
The US government confirmed this week the conditions for exporting the H200 AI chip to China, reportedly including third-party lab testing before shipment to ensure compliance with...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Chinese AI startup Z.ai unveils first multimodal model trained on Huawei Ascend chips
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu AI, has unveiled GLM-Image, a multimodal AI model trained entirely on Huawei's Ascend chip platform, marking a...
Thursday 15 January 2026
South Korea's memory chip giants pivot back to capacity expansion

As the global memory market enters a prolonged upcycle, South Korea's two leading memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix,...

Thursday 15 January 2026
Maxscend's first annual loss exposes fab-lite strain and legal risks
Maxscend Microelectronics is heading for its first annual loss since going public, marking a sharp reversal for one of China's leading RF chipmakers as it struggles with a costly business...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Taiwan chipmakers unfazed by US drone policy shifts

The US Department of Commerce recently said it would withdraw a previously proposed policy to impose a blanket ban on imports of Chinese-made...

Tuesday 13 January 2026
CES 2026: Elan Microelectronics pushes into drones and smart transit
Taiwanese touch controller maker Elan Microelectronics Corporation returned to the Consumer Electronics Show in 2026 after several years away, using the Las Vegas event to outline...
Monday 12 January 2026
CES 2026: Chip giants spread out, visual AI dominates the smaller players
At CES 2026, chipmakers remained at the center of attention. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su both delivered keynote speeches, while Lenovo hosted a major event at the Sphere,...
Saturday 3 January 2026
Chang Wah accelerates Asia expansion as chip packaging booms
Chang Wah Electromaterials and its affiliate Chang Wah Technology are expanding operations across Taiwan, China, and Malaysia as global chipmakers and packaging houses ramp up capacity...
Friday 2 January 2026
Samsung reportedly seals land deal, paving way for Yongin semiconductor complex
Samsung Electronics has taken a key step toward building a massive semiconductor manufacturing complex in Yongin after finalizing a land purchase for a national industrial park, moving...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
GigaDevice Semiconductor seeks up to HK$4.68B in Hong Kong listing

Chinese chip designer GigaDevice Semiconductor is pressing ahead with plans to list its shares in Hong Kong, seeking to raise as much...

Wednesday 31 December 2025
China orders 50% domestic equipment requirement for new chip capacity

China is requiring semiconductor manufacturers to source at least 50% of their equipment from domestic suppliers when adding new production capacity,...

Monday 29 December 2025
Taiwan quake hits chip fabs, but Nanya says operations largely unaffected
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck offshore Yilan late on December 27, 2025, rattling northern Taiwan. The quake prompted precautionary shutdowns across Hsinchu Science Park. Several...