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Tuesday 21 July 2026
Ishihara Sangyo doubles high-purity titanium dioxide capacity on AI server demand

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha plans to double production capacity for high-purity titanium dioxide used to make dielectric materials for multilayer...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Trump offers tariff relief to aluminum producers investing in US smelters

US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation creating a new incentive program that would cut import tariffs on primary aluminum...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Power and water constraints cast doubt on South Korea's Honam memory cluster, experts say
South Korea's plan to develop a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region (Jeolla Province) is facing mounting scrutiny over whether the area can support the enormous energy and infrastructure...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
TSMC weighs margin hit against long-term AI payoff in US push

TSMC has announced an additional US$100 billion investment in the US on top of its existing US$165 billion commitment, expanding its...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Niche demand drives SLC NAND prices up nearly tenfold, opening further gains for Taiwan suppliers
Memory price increases have begun to diverge in the second half of 2026, but persistent capacity shortfalls continue to constrain supply and sustain upward momentum in contract pri...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Electronics Supply Chain Outlook: Where H2 2026 Momentum Is Heading

Six months into 2026, the story isn't whether the electronics supply chain has stabilized. It has, broadly. The real story is that it has split into two distinct markets...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
TSMC sees structural AI growth, expands Arizona capex

TSMC Chief Financial Officer Wendell Huang said the company expects AI chip demand to remain strong for years, prompting it to keep...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix prioritize DDR5 as margins near HBM levels

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly allocating additional or flexible DRAM production capacity to server DDR5 and other...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Befar begins production of 6N hydrogen fluoride gas for chipmaking

Befar Group has begun producing semiconductor-grade hydrogen fluoride gas with a claimed purity of 6N, or 99.9999%, expanding the Chinese...

Monday 20 July 2026
Memory is becoming a national security priority, SK chair warns

The global scramble for AI memory is fast becoming a matter of national economic security, with governments intervening in supply and...

Monday 20 July 2026
Compeq acquires Guanyin site for NT$2.09 billion to expand optical and space data center PCB capacity
HDI PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has approved the acquisition of a new manufacturing site in Taoyuan's Guanyin Industrial Park for approximately NT$2.09 billion (US$64.5 million),...
Monday 20 July 2026
Samsung preps multi-billion-dollar P5 orders as AI boom speeds up memory demand

Samsung Electronics' latest multi-billion-dollar equipment procurement reflects the company's accelerating investment in AI memory...

Monday 20 July 2026
Tai-Saw leverages frequency-component portfolio to expand into optical communications, LEO satellites and drones

As frequency-control components move toward higher frequencies and smaller form factors, Tai-Saw Technology is leveraging synergies...

Monday 20 July 2026
Meta, Anthropic in talks over potential US$10 billion compute deal

Meta Platforms is in early talks to lease computing power to Anthropic in a potential deal worth up to US$10 billion over two years,...

Monday 20 July 2026
Exclusive Interview: Inside VSMC's Singapore fab, where silicon interposers and power chips underpin AI growth

TSMC raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to US$60–64 billion during its second-quarter earnings conference, with a substantial...