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Tuesday 14 April 2026
China's 2nm AI GPU hits prototype, production unclear
Shanghai Dishan Technology has advanced its 2nm-class AI GPU into the prototyping stage, marking a rare push by a China-based designer into cutting-edge AI silicon — though manufacturing...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics reportedly to expand AI packaging with MLCC embedded substrate line in Vietnam
As AI chips demand higher performance and denser integration, advanced packaging and substrate technologies have become critical in the semiconductor race. Samsung Electro-Mechanics...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Glass substrates move toward mass production as Intel, Samsung Electro-Mechanics step up efforts
Glass substrates are entering a critical pre-mass production phase as demand for high-performance AI chips accelerates. As AI workloads require larger chip sizes and higher bandwidth,...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Huawei backs optical chip push through photonics supplier investment
AI data centre and high-speed computing demand are pushing optical communications and photonic chips into focus, as data transmission bottlenecks reinforce the strategic role of photonics...
Monday 13 April 2026
MediaTek revenue hits record on AI chip demand, TPU orders key
Taiwan-based chip designer MediaTek reported record monthly revenue in March 2026, highlighting how new growth drivers are helping cushion a weakening smartphone market.
Monday 13 April 2026
China chipmaker Hygon expands CPU-GPU strategy for AI compute

China's push for AI self-sufficiency is lifting Hygon Information Technology from a server CPU supplier into a broader AI compute platform...

Monday 13 April 2026
Taiwan's chip program covers 200+ high-end devices to boost advanced IC design talent
The Chip-based Industrial Innovation Program (Taiwan CBI), a decade-long, NT$300 billion (US$9.4 billion) initiative launched by the Executive Yuan to support academic and research...
Sunday 12 April 2026
Why some ASIC design service firms are missing out on the AI boom?
Taiwan's ASIC design service providers delivered sharply divergent results in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring how exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) demand does not translate...
Friday 10 April 2026
Realtek posts 39% revenue surge as new SerDes demand drives growth
Realtek's stronger-than-expected March and first-quarter 2026 revenues signal important implications for global supply chains and device makers, showing pull-ins in PC shipments and...
Friday 10 April 2026
MPI posts record 1Q26 revenue, invests NT$2B in Hsinchu plant expansion
Semiconductor test interface leader MPI reported a new quarterly revenue high in the first quarter of 2026, driven by strong demand for AI-related chip testing and signaling sustained...
Friday 10 April 2026
Exclusive: SpaceX delays FOPLP, PCB yield as execs plan April Taiwan visit
Elon Musk's SpaceX is facing production challenges at its newly built fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) and printed circuit board (PCB) factories in Texas, delaying full-scale...
Friday 10 April 2026
Amazon signals chip export ambitions as in-house silicon business tops US$20 billion run rate
Amazon's custom chip business has surpassed an annual revenue run rate of more than US$20 billion, CEO Andy Jassy said in his annual shareholder letter, according to The Information...
Friday 10 April 2026
MediaTek builds an end-to-end challenge to Qualcomm and Broadcom
In recent years, MediaTek has steadily increased its influence in the global Wi-Fi chip market. Its market share gains have been driven not only by continued growth on the consumer...
Friday 10 April 2026
CoWoS capacity emerges as AI bottleneck as TSMC’s advanced packaging grows at 80% CAGR
Global advanced packaging capacity is currently in severe shortage. Nvidia has already reserved most of TSMC's leading-edge capacity, particularly its CoWoS packaging technology. According...
Friday 10 April 2026
Anthropic reportedly explores in-house chip design amid rapid revenue growth and evolving AI compute stack
Anthropic is exploring the possibility of designing its own AI chips, though the effort remains at a very early stage, Reuters reported, citing three sources familiar with...