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Friday 2 October 2026
Inside Volantis's photonic bid to break AI's memory wall after US$88 million raise
Semiconductor startup Volantis has raised US$88 million in Series A funding to develop an AI inference architecture that uses photonic interconnect technology to address memory bottlenecks...
Friday 2 October 2026
Taiwan government backs 7 semiconductor schools to upgrade equipment
To address chip talent shortages, Taiwan has a law in place to promote industry-academia collaboration by establishing semiconductor schools. However, the current financing scheme...
Friday 2 October 2026
Column: AI benchmarks remain lucrative business
New AI models arrive every few weeks, and the question of which is better often comes down to the leaderboard. Behind those rankings, evaluation can look like an academic exercise...
Friday 2 October 2026
SK Hynix says Solidigm IPO remains undecided as AI storage demand drives investment
SK Hynix has reiterated that no decision has been made on a potential US initial public offering (IPO) or other external financing for its Solidigm subsidiary, as the company weighs...
Friday 2 October 2026
A look at the startup winning Nvidia, Intel backing for AI scale-up optics
Silicon Valley data center optical interconnect startup CScale emerged from stealth on September 30 after raising US$145 million in a Series C funding round backed by Nvidia and Intel...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Tesla secures US$30B credit package to fuel AI and robot capex race
Tesla disclosed on September 29 that it has arranged US$30 billion in new loans and credit facilities as it ramps up investment in AI and robotics, according to a regulatory filing...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
AI boom sends China and Taiwan's PCB makers racing to HK for capital
Global investment in AI infrastructure is expanding rapidly, driving specification upgrades across the supply chain, from AI servers to high-speed optical modules, and pushing printed...
Saturday 26 September 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: China's memory makers seek scale, funding to close the gap with global leaders

China's two leading memory suppliers are moving to raise capital and expand output as demand for chips grows, a shift that could reshape...

Monday 21 September 2026
Taiwan delays 2026 power rate decision as war drives fuel costs higher

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs delayed a 2026 electricity rate decision on September 18 after the Middle East war pushed up fuel...

Monday 21 September 2026
India roundup: Semicon India 2026 puts commercial production and supplier investment in focus
India's semiconductor push is moving from policy to production, with new government funding, supplier investments, rising deal activity and expanding equipment, materials, testing...
Thursday 17 September 2026
ByteDance's Anew Labs reportedly raises US$290M as AI drug discovery gains momentum

ByteDance has completed a US$290 million funding round for Anew Labs, its AI drug-discovery business spun off from the Chinese technology...

Wednesday 16 September 2026
Samsung backs Dutch AI chip startup Euclyd in US$230M funding round
Samsung Electronics is investing in Dutch AI chip startup Euclyd as part of a more than EUR200 million (about US$230.9 million) Series A funding round, highlighting growing efforts...
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Kepler bets HBM can scale without EUV — chip giants are buying in

US memory chip startup Kepler Computing has emerged from stealth after seven years, disclosing US$468 million in total funding and a...

Tuesday 15 September 2026
The Boring lands US$3 billion from UAE investors, fueling Musk's underground transit dream
Even as he leads SpaceX through the largest IPO in history and rolls out Tesla's Cybercab robotaxi fleet in Austin, Texas, Elon Musk has not let go of his ambitions for underground...
Tuesday 15 September 2026
UK backs SaxaVord Spaceport with GBP30M for orbital launches

The UK government has pledged GBP30 million (approx. US$40.6 million) to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland, placing domestic orbital launch...