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Saturday 13 June 2026
Commentary: Precision vs. breadth—Why Taiwan's lens giants have opposite CPO playbooks

Optical industry leaders Largan and Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) have recently discussed progress in co-packaged optics (CPO), a...

Saturday 13 June 2026
Commentary: Five things I noticed at SuperAI Singapore that the keynotes did not tell you
Ten thousand attendees. One hundred and fifty speakers. Three exhibition floors. Two days. SuperAI Singapore 2026 generated enough keynote content, panel discussion, and product announcements...
Saturday 13 June 2026
Linkotech: FOPLP rollout is gaining early traction

Linkotech said its fan-out panel-level packaging rollout is showing early momentum, with certification from a North American low-Earth-orbit...

Saturday 13 June 2026
India eases import rules in special economic zones to boost semiconductor manufacturing

India has expanded exemptions from mandatory quality certification requirements for imports by Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units and...

Saturday 13 June 2026
Commentary: The cost of over-concentration—How TSMC's liquidity dominance is reshaping Taiwan's banking system
TSMC's financial dominance has reached unprecedented heights, with the world's leading foundry posting first-quarter 2026 profit of over NT$570 billion (approx. US$18.04 billion) and...
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...