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Tuesday 19 May 2026
Analog Devices reportedly closes in on US$1.5 billion cash bid for Empower Semiconductor
Analog Devices Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire Empower Semiconductor for about US$1.5 billion in cash, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. A formal...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Samsung narrows bonus gap as payout split threatens strike deal
Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union resumed talks on May 19 in a last-ditch effort to avert an 18-day strike set to begin May 21, with the two sides reportedly closing...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Intel's foundry turnaround under analyst lens as Tan touts 18A momentum
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan recently told CNBC's Mad Money that the company's external manufacturing business, known as Intel Foundry, is emerging as a cornerstone of the chipmaker's...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Baidu says AI is now the majority of its business
Baidu said its core AI businesses became the majority of the company's revenue in the first quarter of 2026, driven by rapid growth in AI cloud infrastructure, expanded foundation-model...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix face chipmaking chemical squeeze as China feedstock costs surge
Prices for semiconductor-grade hydrogen fluoride supplied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expected to rise sharply between late June and July, as higher costs for a key China-sourced...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
China's display boom fuels push for materials independence
As China cements its position as the world's largest producer of display panels, the country is now pushing deeper into one of the industry's most strategically sensitive areas: substrate...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Commentary: Sanctions reshaped China's foundry sector — just not in the way markets expected
China's foundry sector is charting a different course as the global semiconductor market remains focused on AI GPUs, the 2nm process node, and advanced packaging. Led by Semiconductor...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Kemflo expands into semiconductor carbon recycling and commercial water systems
Kemflo, a Taiwanese water purification exporter, said it has shifted from selling filtration equipment to operating as a full-scale water resources company, driven by rising global...
Monday 18 May 2026
China agrees to ease rare earth restrictions in Trump deal as Taiwan's chip role takes center stage again
The United States and China have reached a trade and investment agreement that could reshape critical technology supply chains, with Beijing committing to ease restrictions on rare...
Monday 18 May 2026
Apple Watch blood pressure alerts drive TASC demand as 2026 redesign looms
Apple has added a new high blood pressure notification feature to Apple Watch, sharpening the device's health-management appeal. Market watchers expect a major redesign of high-end...
Monday 18 May 2026
Hiwin doubles robotics revenue share in 1Q26 on semiconductor automation demand
Taiwan precision motion-control leader Hiwin Technologies is accelerating growth on the back of semiconductor automation and robotics demand, with robot-related products emerging as...
Monday 18 May 2026
SK Hynix speeds Yongin fab buildout as memory crunch fuels capacity race

SK Hynix is accelerating construction at its Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, as a tightening memory market pushes South Korea's top chipmakers...

Monday 18 May 2026
Pan Jit AI revenue hits 11% as orders stretch 6 months
Pan Jit's growing confidence in AI and automotive demand is set to shape the global supply of power semiconductors, as data-center power management needs intensify and automotive orders...
Monday 18 May 2026
TSMC's Japan fab signals a turning point for overseas manufacturing

TSMC's semiconductor venture in Japan has posted its first quarterly profit since entering mass production, marking an important milestone...

Monday 18 May 2026
AMEC-SMIC: China's chip-equipment push moves from trials to scale
China's semiconductor equipment localization campaign is entering a more demanding phase, shifting from proving that domestic alternatives can work to showing they can meet the reliability,...