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Wednesday 2 September 2026
Sandisk says HBF can match HBM bandwidth with up to 16x the capacity
Sandisk says its NAND-based High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) technology can match HBM bandwidth while providing eight to 16 times the capacity at a similar cost, positioning flash memory...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
DRAM giants target 3D stacking to break memory wall and power bottlenecks
At a shared stage at Semicon Taiwan 2026, executives from Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron agreed that traditional 2.5D high-bandwidth memory (HBM) using interposers is approaching...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Wonderful Hi-Tech expands Thailand, Vietnam capacity to capture emerging space data center, physical AI demand
Cable manufacturer Wonderful Hi-Tech announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2026 during an earnings call held on September 1. A ramp-up in high-speed...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Operations shake-up: how SpaceX is reengineering its AI data center strategy
Elon Musk has restructured the SpaceX leadership team tasked with constructing the company's AI data centers, replacing several leaders with executives drawn from SpaceX's rocket and...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Chinese foundry Hua Hong Grace adds 55,000-wpm Wuxi capacity in US$4.17 billion Phase III buildout
Chinese foundry Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor (HHGrace) is preparing another major expansion of its 12-inch wafer capacity, reinforcing its specialty-process footprint after a sharp...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
TCL CSOT bets on InP laser chips as supply tightens
Indium phosphide (InP) is emerging as one of the tightest supply constraints in AI data-center optical interconnects. Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston has said publicly that the supply-demand...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
MCU chipmaker Sonix sees supply crunch lasting through 2026, memory shortage hits imaging shipments
Sonix Technology expects consumer IC and MCU sales to keep growing in the second half of 2026, but memory shortages could slow imaging-product shipments. AI-driven demand is also squeezing...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
TSMC says Europe chip strategy is shifting from plans to demand creation
The European semiconductor push is moving beyond factory construction toward demand, design support, and talent building, according to TSMC. For global readers, the shift matters because...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
US solar module capacity to lead by 2027, but cell and wafer shortages pose major hurdles
The US is rapidly reshaping the cost structure of its solar supply chain under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. According to a recent webinar hosted by Intertek CEA,...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
SK Hynix touts up to 5.15x inference gains with custom HBM

SK Hynix is pushing computation deeper into high-bandwidth memory (HBM), saying a custom HBM architecture that places compute functions...

Tuesday 1 September 2026
Japan's chip materials makers reportedly deepen Taiwan ties as AI reshapes supply chains
Japanese semiconductor materials suppliers Ajinomoto and Daikin Industries are expanding their presence in Taiwan as the AI boom fuels demand for advanced chip materials and encourages...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
ASE CEO describes AI resource squeeze as a short-term problem
AI's early-stage growth is creating a short-term squeeze on land, talent, capital, and power in Taiwan, but there is no such thing as a world that cannot do without Taiwan, ASE Technology...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
South Korea CCL exports surge 42% on AI demand
South Korea's copper-clad laminate, or CCL, exports jumped sharply in the first seven months of 2026 as AI infrastructure investment and larger semiconductor packaging lifted demand,...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Trymax lands multi-year AOI order as InP laser capacity race tightens
Applied Optoelectronics (AOI) has placed a multi-year purchase order with Dutch equipment maker Trymax Semiconductor Equipment for plasma ashers and UV curing systems destined for...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
SEMI lifts 2028 wafer fab equipment forecast to US$220 billion
SEMI has raised its forecast for global wafer fab equipment (WFE) sales in 2028 to US$220 billion, up from about US$200 billion projected in July, as stronger investment in advanced...