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Tuesday 4 August 2026
Micron, MediaTek back ChipAgents as agentic AI startup extends series A to US$134 million

ChipAgents, a two-year-old startup building autonomous AI agents for chip design and verification, has raised an additional US$60 million...

Monday 3 August 2026
Amazon deepens OpenAI ties with US$50B AWS expansion
Amazon has completed the latest round of its US$50 billion investment in OpenAI, fully funding an originally conditional financing package that gives it about a 5% stake in the company...
Monday 3 August 2026
Pat Gelsinger joins xLight in bid to bring TSMC into US-made lithography project
US semiconductor policy is moving deeper into the most critical layers of advanced chipmaking, with former Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger again emerging as a central figure. After...
Friday 31 July 2026
EU launches AI Gigafactories call to boost Europe's computing capacity
The EU has opened a tender to build up to seven AI Gigafactories, a move that could reshape access to advanced computing for companies, researchers, and governments worldwide. The...
Thursday 30 July 2026
GlobalFoundries lands US$300M CHIPS backing for AI silicon photonics

GlobalFoundries has signed a letter of intent with the US Department of Commerce for a potential US$300 million award to accelerate...

Monday 27 July 2026
Stalled drone law aside, Taiwan's industry wants Taiwan's own DARPA

Taiwan's proposed legislation governing unmanned systems remains stalled as competing political parties continue to debate multiple...

Monday 27 July 2026
Nvidia weighs US$250B backstop for OpenAI's Ohio data center

Nvidia is in talks to provide a financial backstop of roughly US$250 billion that would help OpenAI lease and finance a massive AI...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
GigaDevice injects another CNY500M into DRAM subsidiary as memory market boom lifts performance

Chinese chip designer GigaDevice is investing another CNY500 million (approx. US$73.9 million) into its wholly owned subsidiary to support...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Taiwan expands drone defense plans as lawmakers boost funding support

Taiwan's legislature has moved toward stronger backing for drone research and production following a political shift in June, as the...

Friday 17 July 2026
TSMC boosts US manufacturing as Taiwan chip designers wait on moving production

TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei formally announced on July 16 that the company will invest an additional US$100 billion in the US, funding several...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
US space startups race to cash in on Golden Dome's orbital logistics opening

The United States' proposed Golden Dome missile defense system remains highly uncertain, but it is already emerging as a new market...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
TYLSemi exits stealth with US$43M to accelerate open chiplet platform for custom AI chips

TYLSemi, a semiconductor startup founded by former executives of AlphaWave, the connectivity chip specialist acquired by Qualcomm,...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Chinese AI glasses startups gain momentum, raising pressure on Taiwan's supply chain

The smart glasses market is developing rapidly, with brands adopting a more pragmatic approach to product design while placing greater emphasis...

Monday 13 July 2026
India roundup: India's chip strategy tests its ability to build a competitive ecosystem

India is moving from semiconductor planning to execution, using funding, tariff changes, foreign...

Thursday 9 July 2026
CXMT IPO leaves HBM off the funding list, tempering China AI memory hype

CXMT's STAR Market IPO suggests China's largest DRAM maker is prioritizing commodity memory over an aggressive near-term push into...