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Wednesday 2 September 2026
IBM's quantum pitch to chip audience: bottleneck is now manufacturing
IBM's case for quantum computing no longer rests on physics. At Semicon Taiwan 2026 on September 1, the company's argument was that AI has outrun what silicon can supply, that no amount...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Marvell sees silicon photonics scaling from late 2027, with Taiwan and TSMC at the center
Marvell SVP and chief technology officer Radha Nagarajan offered a clearer timeline for the commercialisation of co-packaged optics, or CPO, during a media briefing at SEMICON Taiwan...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
AI demand push expands wafer industry's growth outlook
AI is reshaping demand well beyond chips, and GlobalWafers chair Doris Hsu said this shift is lifting the strategic importance of silicon wafers across the semiconductor supply chain...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
UMC targets 12-inch TFLN to break 400G SiPh bottleneck
As interconnect traffic in AI hyperscale data centers climbs, optical modules are moving toward the 1.6T and 3.2T generations. United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Taiwan's second-largest...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
SiliconAuto Expands into Physical AI at SEMICON Taiwan 2026

At SEMICON Taiwan 2026 Booth T9116, SiliconAuto will showcase automotive-grade silicon solutions for Physical AI, developed through collaboration across Taiwan's world-leading...

Wednesday 2 September 2026
8 September Hsinchu seminar: Silicon photonics driving AI chains

As AI infrastructure drives demand for higher bandwidth, lower power consumption and faster connectivity, silicon photonics is becoming increasingly important to the...

Wednesday 2 September 2026
Chinese MRAM chipmaker ICY Tech rethinks HBM for rack-scale AI inference
China-based ICY Tech has introduced its uHBM and uLPU AI inference architectures, extending persistent MRAM computing from validation silicon into a product roadmap spanning compute-memory...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
AI Macs, Part 2: Mac mini, Mac Studio gain enterprise AI ground; Apple still lacks the platform
Apple's AI hardware momentum is forcing an enterprise question it did not plan for. Mac mini and Mac Studio are increasingly being used as local AI infrastructure, but Apple's business...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
China specialty foundry XMC plans fourfold capacity growth around 3D integration, silicon photonics
Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (XMC) has laid out a 10-year expansion strategy centered on 3D integration, silicon photonics (SiPh), and specialty processes, targeting...
Monday 31 August 2026
Nvidia takes US$3.5 billion of MediaTek's record US$3.9 billion convertible bond
MediaTek has completed pricing on US$3.9 billion of overseas convertible bonds, more than NT$120 billion and what the company says is the largest overseas CB ever issued in Taiwan's...
Monday 31 August 2026
TSMC tackles the AI I/O wall with two COUPE bandwidth paths and deeper heterogeneous integration
TSMC is sharpening its silicon photonics (SiPh) roadmap to address the widening gap between AI compute growth and chip-to-chip data movement, unveiling two bandwidth-scaling paths...
Monday 31 August 2026
China silicon wafers enter AI-led upcycle: prices rise, 12-inch capacity expands

Hangzhou Lion Microelectronics plans to invest about CNY3 billion (approx. US$446 million) in a new 12-inch silicon wafer project in Jiaxing,...

Monday 31 August 2026
Taisic Materials produces Taiwan's first 12-inch SiC boule with homegrown crystal growth furnace
Taisic Materials, a subsidiary of Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, has successfully produced Taiwan's first 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) boule using a crystal growth furnace independently...
Monday 31 August 2026
Tex Year's specialty chemicals push could reshape its growth mix as AI and optics expand
Tex Year is widening its specialty chemicals business beyond LCDs and electronics into AI servers, in-vehicle electronics, Mini LED, and optical lenses, while also targeting optical...
Friday 28 August 2026
Anthropic sets sights on custom hardware to fuel AI ambitions, reportedly eyed $7B MatX deal
In an effort to accelerate its custom silicon initiative and curb reliance on external hardware suppliers, artificial intelligence developer Anthropic held discussions to acquire AI...