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Wednesday 16 September 2026

DIGITIMES Insight: Intel may lack a price edge over TSMC on SK Hynix HBM base dies

SK Hynix is reportedly considering Intel as an additional manufacturing source for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) base dies beginning with...

Tuesday 15 September 2026

TSMC 3nm, 2nm, and CoWoS stay tight as AWS, MediaTek, TPU shift capacity

TSMC's 3nm, 2nm, and CoWoS advanced packaging capacity remained in short supply in late 2026's third quarter, as changes in major customer orders and front-end and back-end supply...

Tuesday 15 September 2026

2nm capacity crunch may keep smartphone SoC makers on split-node strategy through 2027

In 2026, major smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) vendors began moving selected flagship processors to 2nm technology, seeking not only...

Tuesday 15 September 2026

The 1,000-watt problem: a TSMC veteran on the brute force forging Nvidia's AI chips

"He practically created a new era—the age of AI," Mou-Shiung Lin said of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Yet, the early TSMC executive describes the methodology behind that success...

Monday 14 September 2026

Fujitsu's Monaka targets 2027 mass production with TSMC 2nm boost

Fujitsu is preparing to take its advanced AI CPU overseas, with sales set to begin as early as 2027 in Japan, the US, and Asia. The company is betting on Monaka, a high-efficiency,...

Monday 14 September 2026

Samsung, Qualcomm deepen 2nm talks as pricing and yield hurdles persist

Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm are expanding discussions over 2nm foundry cooperation, with pricing, yield, and process optimization still unresolved as Samsung seeks to regain a...

Monday 14 September 2026

Weekly news roundup: HBM4 strain, Intel price hikes and the next AI infrastructure buildout

AI demand remained the dominant force across semiconductors, memory, foundry and data-center infrastructure this week. Intel raised CPU prices while Qualcomm and MediaTek targeted...

Thursday 10 September 2026

AUO matching glass substrate size stokes TSMC collab speculation

AUO is accelerating its transformation by extending its established large-format panel manufacturing capabilities into advanced semiconductor packaging.

Thursday 10 September 2026

TSMC August 2026 revenue jumps 53.3% as AI chip demand drives record growth

TSMC reported strong revenue growth in August, underscoring continued momentum in AI-related semiconductor demand. TSMC said consolidated...

Thursday 10 September 2026

Spirox TGV inspection capable of scanning entire substrate in 20 minutes

As advanced packaging moves toward higher-density stacking, demand is rising for glass through-glass via (TGV) and through-silicon via (TSV) inspection, while glass core substrates...

Thursday 10 September 2026

Samsung Electro-Mechanics' glass-substrate rollout slows as TSMC evaluation drags on

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is facing a slower glass-substrate rollout as a reliability evaluation of through-glass via (TGV) modules...

Thursday 10 September 2026

Analysis: China chases EUV as chipmakers move to High-NA

The extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography race is splitting into two tracks. Intel has moved High-NA EUV into production, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are targeting DRAM production...

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Commentary: Huawei's Kirin comeback, Xiaomi's Xring entry widen China's chipmaking race

In September 2020, Huawei's smartphone business suffered a severe blow.

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Taiwan's chip research agencies overlap on two new 300mm fabs

To receive 12-inch (300mm) advanced-process R&D and pilot-line equipment donated by TSMC, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and the National Development Council (NDC) are...

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Realtek expands Wi-Fi 8, optical communications, ASICs, keeps Nvidia partnership low-profile

ITRI held its 15th Laureate Ceremony on September 7, honoring three new laureates in 2026: TSMC executive vice president and co-COO Y.P. Chyn, Realtek chairman Sun-Chien Chiu, and...

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