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Tuesday 21 July 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix prioritize DDR5 as margins near HBM levels

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly allocating additional or flexible DRAM production capacity to server DDR5 and other...

Tuesday 21 July 2026

Befar begins production of 6N hydrogen fluoride gas for chipmaking

Befar Group has begun producing semiconductor-grade hydrogen fluoride gas with a claimed purity of 6N, or 99.9999%, expanding the Chinese...

Tuesday 21 July 2026

Advanced Echem Materials to invest NT$4.52 billion in Longtan plant

Advanced Echem Materials (AEMC), a semiconductor specialty chemicals materials maker, plans to invest roughly NT$4.52 billion (approx. US$139.66 million) in Taiwan's Longtan Science...

Tuesday 21 July 2026

Samsung could overtake SK Hynix in the HBM market by 2027

Samsung Electronics could overtake SK Hynix to lead the global high-bandwidth memory market in 2027 as shipments of HBM4 expand, according to forecasts from UBS cited by Money...

Tuesday 21 July 2026

AI boom may reshape SK Siltron sale as chairman reportedly rethinks

SK Group chairman Chey Tae-Won is reportedly making a final decision on the sale of semiconductor silicon wafer subsidiary SK Siltron, as surging AI chip demand raises doubts about...

Monday 20 July 2026

Memory is becoming a national security priority, SK chair warns

The global scramble for AI memory is fast becoming a matter of national economic security, with governments intervening in supply and...

Monday 20 July 2026

Rapidus taps Cadence AI agents to speed 2nm chip design

Japanese foundry Rapidus is integrating Cadence's AI-agent technology into its chip design platform as it seeks to shorten development cycles and attract customers for its planned...

Monday 20 July 2026

Compeq acquires Guanyin site for NT$2.09 billion to expand optical and space data center PCB capacity

HDI PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has approved the acquisition of a new manufacturing site in Taoyuan's Guanyin Industrial Park for approximately NT$2.09 billion (US$64.5 million),...

Monday 20 July 2026

Grenergy listing could sharpen group's role in AI and power supply markets

Grenergy Enterprise is set to list on the emerging stock board on July 21, in a move that could highlight how its parent, Changs Ascending Enterprise, is dividing the group's lithium...

Monday 20 July 2026

Samsung preps multi-billion-dollar P5 orders as AI boom speeds up memory demand

Samsung Electronics' latest multi-billion-dollar equipment procurement reflects the company's accelerating investment in AI memory...

Monday 20 July 2026

South Korea links physical AI, AI-RAN and data centers in export strategy

South Korea is combining physical AI, domestic semiconductors, AI-RAN networks, and gigawatt-scale data centers to turn intelligent...

Monday 20 July 2026

Tai-Saw leverages frequency-component portfolio to expand into optical communications, LEO satellites and drones

As frequency-control components move toward higher frequencies and smaller form factors, Tai-Saw Technology is leveraging synergies...

Monday 20 July 2026

Taiwan-US 'co-make' white paper debuts amid investment boom

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) announcement of an additional US$100 billion investment into US manufacturing has...

Monday 20 July 2026

TSMC expansion strengthens Arizona's talent pull as advanced manufacturing shifts west

TSMC's ability to attract talent extends beyond Taiwan to the US, as its additional US$100 billion investment in Arizona for advanced manufacturing facilities is expected to further...

Monday 20 July 2026

Merck ramps up AI semiconductor materials push as Level Up nears completion

AI is redrawing the rules of semiconductor competition, pushing materials suppliers beyond simple chemical inputs and toward integrated...

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