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Tuesday 16 June 2026

AI chip race sends semiconductor equipment sales to record US$36.55 billion

Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales reached a record US$36.55 billion in the first quarter of 2026, driven by AI-related investment in advanced logic, DRAM, and advanced...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Exclusive: Synopsys CEO eyes subscription-plus-token model in AI Agentic era

Synopsys celebrated the 35th anniversary of its Taiwan operations and the opening of its new Hsinchu office on June 15. During the...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Synopsys celebrates 35 years in Taiwan, pledges continued investment

On June 15, Synopsys celebrated the 35th anniversary of its Taiwan operations and officially opened its new office at Hsinchu Science...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

AMD opens EFB front beyond CoWoS, putting Taiwan substrate trio in play

The AI data center buildout is driving demand for high-performance computing (HPC) and networking chips, sending the global IC substrate industry into a new growth cycle. Order visibility...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Tesla files for supervised Full Self-Driving approval with Taiwan regulator

Tesla Taiwan announced on June 16 that it formally submitted application documents for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system to...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

TSMC reportedly teams with Ibiden, Innolux to push CoPoS, glass substrates

TSMC is accelerating its advanced packaging roadmap for AI chips, expanding CoWoS capacity while publicly disclosing new progress in...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Kioxia surpasses Toyota, eyes M&A push in face of AI boom

NAND flash memory supplier Kioxia Holdings has surpassed Toyota Motor in market capitalisation, becoming Japan's most valuable company. The development highlights how the global artificial...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Samsung reportedly deepens foundry ties with Elon Musk's companies as turnaround timeline pushes toward 2028

Samsung Electronics' foundry business is reportedly expanding its strategic relationship with companies led by Elon Musk, with cooperation now spanning electric vehicles and emerging...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

South Korea launches ultra-innovation economy push with major investment in next-generation power semiconductors

South Korea has begun planning a large-scale research and development program for next-generation power semiconductors as part of its broader "Ultra-Innovation Economy Project," according...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

TSMC PLP timeline faces skepticism from Taiwan industry sources

A South Korean media report claiming TSMC is preparing to launch panel-level packaging at mass-production scale as early as 2027 has...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Taiwan drones advance to Green UAS certification, accelerate US market push

Taiwan's drone industry is set for a major milestone in the second half of 2026, as the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has secured qualification from the Association...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

CATL's Hungary plant set to eclipse Europe's cell production capacity

Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. announced it would soon begin production at its new Hungary lithium battery plant, a facility...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

AI chip race sends WF6 prices soaring after Japan supply shock

Global expansion in AI chips, advanced logic processes, and multilayer 3D NAND flash memory is driving demand for tungsten hexafluoride (WF6), a critical electronic specialty gas used...

Tuesday 16 June 2026

SK Hynix reportedly readies HBM4E samples for Nvidia as Samsung pulls ahead

SK Hynix moved closer to shipping seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM4E, to key customers as timing emerged as a critical competitive factor in the global memory market....

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Taiwan marks 500th offshore wind turbine milestone, total capacity hits 4.8GW

Taiwan has reached another milestone in its offshore wind power development, with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announcing...

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