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Thursday 2 July 2026
Singapore files additional fraud and money laundering charges in Nvidia-linked server case

Singapore authorities have filed additional fraud and money laundering charges against four individuals and brought fresh charges against...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Android brands continue lowering lower-end smartphone shipment forecasts as pressure mounts on chip suppliers
The smartphone market's traditional peak season in the second half of 2026 remains under close watch. However, Android smartphone vendors—particularly Chinese brands—have...
Thursday 2 July 2026
Samsung courts AI chipmakers with 2nm roadmap amid firming foundry demand

Samsung Electronics used its annual foundry ecosystem event on July 1 to signal that its contract chipmaking business is regaining momentum,...

Thursday 2 July 2026
LG Electronics moves into ASIC design services as TSMC ties draw attention
LG Electronics has begun offering application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design services to outside chip companies, drawing on system-on-chip (SoC) development work the company...
Thursday 2 July 2026
Qualcomm's Dragonfly raises the stakes, but MediaTek's TPU and ASIC ties keep it in the race

Qualcomm recently launched its Dragonfly platform, signaling a deeper push into cloud artificial intelligence and intensifying competition...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Apple's reported pursuit of Chinese memory chips revives supply chain and geopolitical tensions
Apple is once again exploring Chinese memory suppliers as a prolonged shortage driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand reshapes the semiconductor supply chain, according to a...
Thursday 2 July 2026
Cloud AI squeezes 2nm capacity, pressuring mobile SoCs

Mobile system-on-chip (SoC) vendors are collectively upgrading flagship platforms to 2nm in 2026. Beyond the need for better specifications,...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Tenstorrent's Jim Keller says startup will outpace Cerebras as AI chip competition intensifies

AI chip competition is widening beyond raw performance, a shift that matters for global cloud providers, device makers, and investors...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Supermicro smuggling probes reportedly push Nvidia to tighten AI server checks further

As the US tightens controls on advanced AI chip exports, smuggling schemes are surfacing across the AI server supply chain, driven...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Albatron GM detained in Nvidia-linked Supermicro smuggling probe as firm moves to install acting chief

Taiwan's Keelung prosecutors detained Albatron Technology general manager Kevin Lu on Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling Supermicro...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
AI fuels OSAT pricing power as chip packaging orders fill through 2027
Cloud AI demand is reshaping the seasonal cycle of the semiconductor industry, with capacity tightness spreading from front-end manufacturing to back-end packaging and testing. Since...
Wednesday 1 July 2026
China ADAS chipmaker Horizon Robotics faces BYD test after No. 2 climb

Horizon Robotics has become China's No. 2 supplier of intelligent-driving domain controller chips, but its next test is harder: deepening...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
TSMC fast-tracks CoPoS—whole supply chain under gag order

TSMC is accelerating CoWoS capacity expansion while also pushing ahead with next-generation panel-level packaging, CoPoS, aiming to...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Taiwan reportedly expands AI server smuggling probe, searches Supermicro and listed firms

Taiwanese prosecutors have reportedly expanded their investigation into the alleged illegal export of high-end AI servers to China,...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Expected MCU price hike drives early 1H26 pull-ins

Microcontroller customers are accelerating shipments into the first half of 2026 as higher production costs ripple through the supply...