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Tuesday 26 May 2026

Wingtech sues Nexperia for US$1.2B as it fights delisting risk

Wingtech Technology, the Chinese tech company that owns Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, has filed a civil lawsuit against Nexperia and five defendants for alleged damages...

Tuesday 26 May 2026

Samsung's silicon photonics push adds new layer to Korea-Dutch chip ties

South Korea and the Netherlands are looking to broaden their semiconductor partnership beyond ASML's EUV lithography machines, as silicon...

Monday 25 May 2026

Column: US summit signals shift to trusted supply chains, reshaping global manufacturing partnerships

At the 2026 SelectUS Investment Summit in Maryland, US officials used the flagship investment forum to outline a national industrial strategy prioritizing supply chain reconstruction...

Sunday 24 May 2026

Geopolitics disrupts chips — can Taiwan and South Korea cooperate to hold the line?

The global semiconductor industry is being pulled in two directions. On one side, the cost of building a single advanced chip factory has ballooned to as much as US$40 billion, concentrating...

Saturday 23 May 2026

Huawei continues to erode Nvidia's market share as China remains closed despite hopes of reopening

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects Chinese authorities to eventually allow imports of US artificial intelligence (AI) chips, according to Bloomberg Television. Still,...

Saturday 23 May 2026

Trump revives chip theft claim, heaping pressure on Taiwan semiconductor firms

US President Donald Trump has again repeated the false claim that Taiwan stole America's chip industry after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this month, sparking...

Friday 22 May 2026

China's tech grip forces India's renewable energy ambitions into structural dependence on Beijing's battery supply chains

Reliance's pivot from domestic manufacturing to component procurement reveals the geopolitical constraints reshaping India's clean energy transition and raising questions about supply...

Thursday 21 May 2026

Commentary: Trump's Taiwan chip claim tests TSMC's silence

US President Donald Trump, after recently concluding a visit to China, again publicly accused Taiwan of having "stolen our chip industry." This was not the first time he had made such...

Thursday 21 May 2026

US targets Hua Hong's 7nm nodes while China targets South Korean partners to evade sanctions

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has reportedly issued "is-informed" letters to several major wafer fab equipment (WFE) manufacturers, ordering...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Taipei fires back as Trump repeats chip theft claim

Trump has once again accused Taiwan of "stealing" the US semiconductor industry — his second such broadside in as many months.

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Commentary: China hardens AI self-reliance push after Trump-Xi talks

After the Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, China's senior leadership has stepped up inspections of artificial intelligence, smart manufacturing and computing infrastructure, offering a...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

As Hormuz crisis hits South Korea, Arctic route gains strategic weight

South Korea depends on the Middle East for 70% of its crude oil, and relies heavily on oil refining, petrochemicals, and power generation in its industrial sector. As a result, Iran's...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

AMD gains Beijing spotlight: China courts Lisa Su for AI chip ties

Shortly after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang left China following a delegation led by US President Donald Trump, Beijing officials swiftly announced a meeting with Advanced Micro Devices...

Monday 18 May 2026

Tencent re-enters India gaming market with ecosystem push as regulatory thaw takes hold

Tencent is back in India. The company has forged new partnerships with the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and the Game Developer Association of India (GDAI), committing over...

Monday 18 May 2026

US-China summit leaves AI chip talks unresolved but eases trade tensions

Leaders from the US and China concluded a two-day summit that did not yield breakthroughs on AI chips or technology controls, but did deliver concrete trade measures aimed at cooling...

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