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Thursday 16 July 2026

Samsung weighs outsourcing Google TPU back-end design as 2nm demand grows

Samsung Electronics is considering outsourcing some or all of the back-end design work for an input/output die in Google's reported...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Commentary: Chip lead times extend as cloud AI squeezes capacity

Reports of longer chip lead times have been mounting. ADI has notified customers that, as recovering demand tightens supply, lead times for some analog chip products have stretched...

Thursday 16 July 2026

ASML's rumored move to raise lithography prices sets up rare clash with TSMC as AI hands toolmakers pricing power

An AI-fueled earnings beat has emboldened ASML to do something it rarely does: raise prices on the lithography machines that are essential to making advanced chips. That plan is now...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Samsung, SK hynix race to make Gwangju memory hub operational within four years

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are set to anchor a KRW800 trillion (US$532.4 billion) semiconductor cluster at the former Gwangju military airport site in South Korea. Industry experts...

Thursday 16 July 2026

ASML signals pricing power and a two-year capacity sprint as AI tightens the lithography bottleneck

During the question-and-answer session of ASML's second-quarter 2026 earnings call on July 15, executives at the world's only maker of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Taiwan power device makers gain from automotive inventory buildup and order shifting

Semiconductor supply chains remain tight, and Taiwan power device suppliers say the automotive market, after two years of inventory digestion, is now building up extra stock to avoid...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Samsung's Honam semiconductor investment faces union pushback as 80% oppose project

As Samsung Electronics pushes ahead with a major semiconductor investment project in South Korea's Honam region, including Gwangju and South Jeolla Province, labor-management relations...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Column: From K-Semiconductor to AI superpower —How South Korea is taking its next chip leap

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung unveiled the country's Three Mega Projects for AI and Semiconductors in late June 2026, an ambitious...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Silan Microelectronics forecasts stronger first-half 2026 profit on sales growth and investment gains

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics said its first-half 2026 profit is set to rise sharply, driven by revenue growth, product upgrades, and fair-value gains on financial assets. The outlook...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

JCET forecasts higher first-half profit on AI-driven chip demand

China's JCET expects stronger first-half earnings as global demand tied to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure lifts semiconductor activity. The outlook signals continued momentum...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

Intel qualifies High-NA EUV for Panther Lake; ASML preps TSMC and Samsung for next wave

ASML confirmed on July 15 that Intel Foundry has become the first company in the industry to ship a high-volume logic product manufactured using High-NA EUV lithography, marking a...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

SK Siltron begins 300mm wafer production at KRW2.3 trillion Gumi plant

SK Siltron has begun volume production and customer shipments from a KRW2.3 trillion (approx. US$1.54 billion) expansion of its Gumi wafer...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

Tongfu Microelectronics forecasts sharp first-half profit rise on AI and memory demand

Tongfu Microelectronics said its first-half profit is likely to climb sharply, reflecting broader gains in semiconductor demand that could matter for global chip supply chains, AI...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

AI drives memory shortage through 2027, PSMC lifts 2Q26 margin to 28%

AI-driven demand for memory, power management chips, and advanced packaging has continued to tighten supply and demand in the foundry market. Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

PSMC lifts DRAM foundry prices 45% as 3D AI Foundry targets 20% revenue share

Major cloud service providers (CSPs) have front-loaded purchases of future DRAM capacity, and the global memory supply-demand gap is expected to last through 2027. Powerchip Semiconductor...

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