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Monday 12 October 2026
Taiwan semiconductor industry eyes landmark geothermal power deal exceeding 20MW
Taiwan's geothermal energy market could be approaching a major breakthrough as the semiconductor industry seeks new sources of reliable renewable electricity amid surging AI-driven...
Monday 12 October 2026
Lumentum says AI laser capacity is sold out into 2029 as hyperscalers help fund expansion
The shortage of indium phosphide (InP) lasers that feed AI data center optics is lengthening, not easing. Lumentum now says its capacity is spoken for into early 2029, and its largest...
Monday 12 October 2026
Sigurd, Winstek align optical testing push as AI demand shifts toward connectivity
Optical communications is becoming a key global bottleneck as AI workloads expand, and Sigurd is positioning itself to benefit. The IC test and packaging company said demand is rising...
Monday 12 October 2026
Former iPhone display plant in Japan reportedly to enter AI chip supply chain
A former iPhone display factory in Mobara, Japan, is set for a new role in the semiconductor supply chain, with Shinko Electric Industries planning to convert the site into a production...
Monday 12 October 2026
Commentary: Could a 65% US-content rule redraw China's 3.2T optical supply chain?
AI data centers are shifting toward faster networking architectures, with optical transceivers advancing from 800G and 1.6T toward 3.2T. Yet China's ability to retain its position...
Monday 12 October 2026
Booked before launch, Tata's Dholera fab faces test of turning commitments into wafer volume
Tata Electronics has six customers at different stages of engagement with its Dholera semiconductor fab, including three with what a person familiar with the project described as binding...
Monday 12 October 2026
Largan shifts new plant to FAU production as smartphone orders soften
Largan Technology said on October 8 that demand for new smartphone models weakened in September and that its newly completed automated plant will be used entirely for fiber array units,...
Monday 12 October 2026
Episil chairman says SiC is not yet shifting from 6-inch to 8-inch
Episil held an earnings call on October 7, saying silicon carbide (SiC) capacity utilization has rebounded quickly from 30% at a low point to nearly 90% now. If 6-inch order demand...
Sunday 11 October 2026
IPC makers expand US production as supply chains, tariffs shift
Industrial PC (IPC) makers are adding US manufacturing as supply chains regionalize, tariff policy tightens, and government buyers press for local sourcing. For global readers, the...
Sunday 11 October 2026
Amtran September revenue hits nearly 7-year high on non-TV, OLED monitor shipments
Amtran reported September 2026 revenue of NT$3.45 billion (US$107.87 million), up 26.4% month-over-month and 32.5% year-over-year, as higher-end display shipments and stable OLED monitor...
Friday 9 October 2026
Formosa Smart Energy teams up with CXIT on AI data center push
Formosa Smart Energy (FSET) is moving into AI data centers and will partner with Chuang-Xi Information and Technology (CXIT) to build one at Formosa Plastics Group's Mailiao industrial...
Thursday 8 October 2026
US and 14 nations issue statement on overcapacity, target semiconductors
The US and 14 other economies issued a joint statement after the G20 trade ministers' meeting in Milwaukee, pledging to work together on structural overcapacity and excess production...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Hanmi wins rare Samsung order amid US$5 billion chip substrate expansion
South Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor has secured a KRW24.48 billion (approx. US$18.3 million) equipment order from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, a rare deal with a Samsung Group affiliate...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Viking Tech lead times stretch to 6 months; orders seen into 2H27
Viking Tech said demand from AI, data centers, server power, military, and aerospace applications has kept capacity fully loaded as it enters the fourth quarter of 2026, with its book-to-bill...
Thursday 8 October 2026
AI demand drives Episil SiC V-shaped recovery as GaN and TVS capacity reaches full utilization
Episil Technologies Chairman Rex Hsu said overall demand has gradually recovered following an industry downturn, with silicon carbide (SiC) capacity utilization rebounding sharply...