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Friday 12 June 2026
Shin-Etsu plans rare earth plant in Japan to counter China supply curbs

Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to build a new rare earth production facility in Fukui Prefecture, aiming to expand domestic smelting capacity...

Friday 12 June 2026
Samsung's packaging gap clouds chip comeback as TSMC, Intel push ahead

Samsung Electronics is regaining ground in high-bandwidth memory and foundry services, but advanced packaging remains a weak point...

Friday 12 June 2026
Taiwan compute suppliers rise on booming AI demand, with several firms extending strong growth
Taiwan's semiconductor and electronics supply-chain companies continued to post generally firm sales in May, according to monthly revenue data and company disclosures, with the strongest...
Friday 12 June 2026
South Korea concrete strike clouds chip supply: Samsung, SK Hynix fabs construction reportedly stalls

A strike by South Korea's ready-mix concrete transport union is disrupting major semiconductor construction sites and raising concerns...

Friday 12 June 2026
Silicon Labs expands India presence as smart infrastructure demand grows ahead of TI acquisition

Silicon Labs is deepening its presence in India through expanded research operations and a greater commercial focus on smart infrastructure...

Friday 12 June 2026
Google weighs Samsung's role in next AI chip as TSMC capacity tightens
Google is considering using Samsung Electronics to manufacture part of a future artificial intelligence (AI) chip, a move that would mark a notable shift in the US tech group's supply...
Friday 12 June 2026
PCIM 2026: Accepting local component deficits for system-level benefits

In power electronics engineering, Silicon Carbide (SiC) companies are competing to achieve the absolute lowest thermal resistance (Rth),...

Friday 12 June 2026
Sigurd revenue hits record as AI and chip demand lift operations

Sigurd announced that its May revenue reached a historic high, driven by overseas customer expansion, stronger demand for AI-related...

Friday 12 June 2026
TSMC hit by US patent suit, Taiwan ministry pledges support
TSMC has been drawn into a patent infringement complaint in the US by Ireland-based patent licensing firms Longitude Licensing and Marlin Semiconductor. The companies have claimed...
Friday 12 June 2026
Hanmi Semiconductor to invest in SpaceX as Terafab bets grow
Hanmi Semiconductor plans to invest KRW50 billion (US$32.81 million) in SpaceX, highlighting how space, satellites, and artificial intelligence infrastructure are increasingly linked...
Friday 12 June 2026
MediaTek May 2026 revenue rises nearly 5% ahead of ASIC ramp

MediaTek reported May 2026 revenue of NT$47.43 billion (approx. US$1.5 billion), up 1.49% from the previous month and 4.99% from a...

Friday 12 June 2026
Cadence deepens Intel Foundry partnership on next-generation chip design
Cadence and Intel Foundry are expanding their collaboration on advanced chip design, a move that could affect future semiconductors used in devices and data centers worldwide. The...
Friday 12 June 2026
Malaysia, Japan expand rare earth and energy cooperation

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim concluded a three-day visit to Japan, during which he met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...

Friday 12 June 2026
HPSP reportedly receives test equipment order for Musk's Terafab

Elon Musk's planned Terafab chipmaking project has taken an early equipment-sourcing step, with South Korean equipment maker HPSP reportedly...

Friday 12 June 2026
SuperAI 2026: From turbine backlogs to copper limits, AMD maps infrastructure walls closing in on AI
The artificial intelligence (AI) industry is expanding at a pace that the physical world cannot match, and the gap between digital demand and real-world supply is widening across every...