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Friday 19 June 2026
Apple to work with Intel on US chip design and manufacturing, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said on June 18 that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture chips in the US, a claim he made in a post on his Truth Social platform...
Friday 19 June 2026
Research Insight: Fukuta expands small power modules as drones and robot dogs drive growth

As global EV market growth slows, motor makers that once relied on EV power systems are moving faster to find new growth engines. Fukuta...

Friday 19 June 2026
Interview: Oppstar grows ASIC design ties with Japan, South Korea clientele, plans Taiwan office

Founded in 2014, Oppstar is one of the few Malaysian companies operating at the front end of the semiconductor value chain as an IC...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Elon Musk aims for record maximum usable compute per wafer for AI6 chip
Following the announcement in April 2026 that the AI5 chip design had been finalized, Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced a new benchmark, stating that under yield considerations, the AI6...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Samsung to offer 2nm prototype runs as South Korea pushes chip design

Samsung Electronics' foundry division plans to open its Multi-Project Wafer, or MPW, service to its 2nm process next year, giving South...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Research Insight: Fukuta deepens EV moat with hub motors and thin silicon steel

As the global electric vehicle (EV) market enters a correction phase, automakers are demanding more from both cost and efficiency....

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Nexchip reportedly broadens semiconductor ambitions with new design and materials subsidiary

Chinese foundry Nexchip is expanding beyond wafer manufacturing with the establishment of a new wholly owned subsidiary, marking its...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Xiaomi Auto veteran says Tesla's EV edge starts on factory floor
Xiaomi Auto is putting manufacturing and supply chain control at the centre of its electric vehicle strategy, with former Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory head Song Gang saying Tesla's real...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics expands silicon capacitor push on integration edge

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is rapidly gaining ground in the silicon capacitor market as AI infrastructure investment and technology...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
Exclusive: Synopsys CEO eyes subscription-plus-token model in AI Agentic era

Synopsys celebrated the 35th anniversary of its Taiwan operations and the opening of its new Hsinchu office on June 15. During the...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
Murata and Synopsys deepen simulation integration as electronics design complexity grows

Murata Manufacturing has partnered with Synopsys to make its latest electromagnetic and thermal simulation models directly accessible...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
TSMC eyes A16 mass production in 4Q26 and Intel refines 18A roadmap with 18A-P
Researchers and chipmakers presented new logic, memory, and device architectures at the 2026 IEEE/JSAP VLSI Technology and Circuits Symposium in Honolulu, with several results pointing...
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Lockheed Martin and Divergent unveil 3D-printed Replicator drone to speed digital manufacturing
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and Divergent Technologies introduced the Replicator, a 3D-printed unmanned aircraft prototype with a roughly 2.7 meter wingspan, after moving the concept...
Monday 15 June 2026
Taiwan's IC design sector posts sharpest gains in years; May data hints at further acceleration into 2H26
Taiwan's fabless semiconductor design sector posted its strongest year-over-year growth figures in years as of May 2026, with a cluster of memory-adjacent and storage chip makers leading...
Monday 15 June 2026
PCIM 2026: How customized AI agents are demystifying EMC design

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing has historically been the bane of the power electronics industry. Engineers have long approached...