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Wednesday 11 February 2026

Taiwan breaks ground on 12-inch semiconductor R&D base at ITRI, backed by TSMC equipment donations

Taiwan has launched construction of a new 12-inch semiconductor pilot production platform at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), aiming to strengthen the island's...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Analysis: Big tech's AI buildout spending spree set to reshape global supply chains

America's largest technology companies — including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft — have begun disclosing their capital spending plans for 2026. The numbers reveal...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Chinese automakers advance as US rivals retreat from EVs

As US automakers scale back their electric vehicle (EV) ambitions, Chinese manufacturers are pressing ahead, leveraging technological...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

LGD to sell Nanjing automotive LCD module business

LG Display (LGD) agreed on February 9 to sell its automotive LCD module business in Nanjing, China, to Toprun Total Solution, according...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Foxconn doubles down on AI servers for 2026, market share seen exceeding 40%

Foxconn held a two-day year-end outlook conference starting February 9 at its Huyue headquarters in Tucheng. The event brought together...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Taiwan exports exceed NT$2 trillion in January, memory shortage escalates

Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on February 9, 2026, that Taiwan's exports in January 2026 hit a record high, surpassing NT$2 trillion (US$63.4 billion) for the first...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

TSMC deepens its lead with a US$45 billion 2026 investment plan and a generational reshuffle

Riding a year of extraordinary growth powered by the AI boom, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has approved a 2026 strategy that couples record capital spending with one...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

SK Hynix set to ship HBM4 for Nvidia's Vera Rubin this month

SK Hynix is expected to begin shipments this month of its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM4, a high-performance, low-power...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

Analysis: Japan's supermajority reshapes Asia's semiconductor competition

Japan's latest election is being read by global markets as a turning point in industrial policy, capital flows, and technology sovereignty across Asia — not a routine political...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

US plans chip tariff breaks for tech giants tied to TSMC's US expansion

The Trump administration is preparing to spare major US technology companies from a new round of semiconductor tariffs as they expand data center capacity to support the artificial...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

Analysis: Alphabet's century bond reveals who matters in Asia's AI money trail

Alphabet Inc. has executed a financial maneuver that fundamentally alters the landscape of the AI arms race.

Tuesday 10 February 2026

TSMC posts 36.8% sales surge in January 2026 on strong AI demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC) reported a sharp 36.8% jump in January revenue, underscoring an acceleration in global demand...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

Europe deploys NanoIC pilot line to accelerate sub-2nm AI chip development

Europe has taken a decisive step toward advanced semiconductor leadership with the launch of the NanoIC pilot line at Imec's Leuven headquarters,...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

South Korea's NUCODE eyes partnership with Realtek to lead IoT market

South Korean IoT startup NUCODE is leveraging ultra-low-power communication technology to streamline hardware development and bridge the gap between prototyping and mass production...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

China reportedly enters HBM3 mass production as South Korea pushes into HBM4

China is preparing to initiate large-scale production of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), narrowing a technology gap with South Korea in a...

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