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Monday 12 October 2026
Sigurd, Winstek align optical testing push as AI demand shifts toward connectivity
Optical communications is becoming a key global bottleneck as AI workloads expand, and Sigurd is positioning itself to benefit. The IC test and packaging company said demand is rising...
Monday 12 October 2026
Former iPhone display plant in Japan reportedly to enter AI chip supply chain
A former iPhone display factory in Mobara, Japan, is set for a new role in the semiconductor supply chain, with Shinko Electric Industries planning to convert the site into a production...
Monday 12 October 2026
MediaTek flagship AP share to surpass Samsung as TSMC boosts Dimensity
As the global smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) market contracts, competition in the high-end application processor (AP) segment is intensifying. MediaTek is accelerating its push into...
Monday 12 October 2026
Weekly news roundup: Musk's Terafab faces reality check; Samsung HBM4E clears quality validation
This week's (October 5 to October 11, 2026) coverage highlights intensifying efforts to build resilient semiconductor and AI hardware supply chains. Elon Musk's Terafab project faces...
Monday 12 October 2026
Booked before launch, Tata's Dholera fab faces test of turning commitments into wafer volume
Tata Electronics has six customers at different stages of engagement with its Dholera semiconductor fab, including three with what a person familiar with the project described as binding...
Monday 12 October 2026
Taiwan GDP growth hits 11% as government plan for AI dividend advances
Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to reach 11.05% in 2026, a 39-year high, driven by its technological advantage in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors,...
Monday 12 October 2026
Memory wall reshapes chip performance as large-capacity SRAM becomes a focal point in autonomous driving SoC design
DIGITIMES observed that as AI computing has hit a bottleneck from the memory wall, data storage and data movement have become extensions of the computing task, also reshaping the role...
Monday 12 October 2026
India roundup: AI data center buildout accelerates as semiconductor push continues to broaden

India's technology buildout is deepening across semiconductors and AI infrastructure, with chip IP, packaging and equipment initiatives advancing...

Monday 12 October 2026
Episil chairman says SiC is not yet shifting from 6-inch to 8-inch
Episil held an earnings call on October 7, saying silicon carbide (SiC) capacity utilization has rebounded quickly from 30% at a low point to nearly 90% now. If 6-inch order demand...
Monday 12 October 2026
MAtek September 2026 revenue hits record for 7th straight month
MAtek, a leading semiconductor testing company, reported September 2026 revenue of NT$569 million (approx. US$17.8 million), up 12.31% year-over-year. Revenue for the first nine months...
Monday 12 October 2026
Baso Optical eyes steady performance in 2027 with focus on high-margin AOI, semiconductor, aerospace applications
Baso Precision Optics held its latest online earnings call on October 7, during which the company acknowledged short-term pressures on its gross margin, due to ongoing adjustments...
Sunday 11 October 2026
Changs Ascending September revenue jumps 92% on semiconductor plant buildouts
Changs Ascending said orders tied to semiconductor customers' new plant construction, equipment arrivals, and project acceptance schedules were gradually fulfilled and recognized as...
Saturday 10 October 2026
TPCA Show 2026 to spotlight AI computing, Unimicron chair keynote
As explosive AI computing demand drives hardware architecture change, Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) is set to open its annual flagship event, with the 21st International...
Saturday 10 October 2026
Advanced packaging leads Malaysia's push up the chip value chain as AI reshapes demand, says Yole analyst
Malaysia is moving from traditional semiconductor back-end manufacturing toward higher value-added work, with advanced packaging set to drive growth over the next two to three years,...
Friday 9 October 2026
GlobalFoundries wins US$2 billion TSMC interposer deal, closing a US packaging gap
GF said on October 8, 2026, that it has signed a multi-year, US$2 billion manufacturing agreement with TSMC to produce silicon interposers for TSMC's CoWoS ecosystem at its Malta,...