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Thursday 11 June 2026
Amkor Korea weighs KRW1 trillion Gwangju expansion amid reported TSMC order growth

Amkor Technology Korea is considering investing about KRW1 trillion (approx. US$650 million) to expand its chip packaging and testing...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Applied Materials CEO: AI reshapes semiconductor innovation
Applied Materials said artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global semiconductor industry and could drive years of heavy investment in chipmaking, packaging, and materials...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Applied Materials expands Singapore base as AI supply-chain bottlenecks loom
Applied Materials is expanding manufacturing and research in Singapore as artificial intelligence (AI) drives a wider shift in semiconductor planning, supply chains, and investment...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Commentary: TSMC's pricing power stays intact as AI demand keeps fabs full
Market chatter about TSMC has intensified, with reports that its advanced process and packaging prices will rise again in the second half of 2026 and 2027, while some Google TPU production...
Thursday 11 June 2026
AI boom drives capital inflows, but Taiwan sees low systemic risk
Taiwan's export growth has accelerated to its strongest pace in nearly 16 years on the back of AI and higher prices for electronic components, drawing large amounts of capital into...
Thursday 11 June 2026
US lawmakers push ITC to enforce patent case involving TSMC

Congressional Republicans are urging stronger exclusion orders in the ongoing Section 337 investigation tied to TSMC's advanced-node...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Taiwan Mask sells Zhunan plant to Siliconware Precision Industries for NT$2.8 billion
Taiwan Mask (TMC), a Taiwanese photomask manufacturing process company, has approved the sale of its Plant 6 in Zhunan, Taiwan. The company said the move is primarily a strategic measure...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Questions emerge over timing of Nvidia's 800V data center push, but suppliers say plans remain unclear
Recent market speculation suggests that Nvidia's ambitious transition to a native 800-volt direct-current (800VDC) architecture for AI data centers may be delayed by up to a year,...
Thursday 11 June 2026
CanSemi IPO exposes strains in China's mature-node chip push
CanSemi Technology's planned ChiNext listing has exposed the financial strain behind China's push to build mature-node semiconductor capacity, as the Guangzhou-based foundry seeks...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Taiwan deepens ties with Central and Eastern Europe as Taiwanese firms expand into Czech Republic, Poland
The Czech Republic and other Central and Eastern European countries have gradually become emerging markets for Taiwanese investment and exports. This follows the donation of vaccines...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Applied Materials invests US$500 million in Singapore to meet AI chip demand
As artificial intelligence (AI) fuels an unprecedented surge in demand for advanced semiconductors, Applied Materials is deepening its commitment to one of Asia's most important chipmaking...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Wistron ITS rebrands as WITS to scale chip and AI engineering in software-hardware integration pivot
Wistron ITS has officially changed its name to WITS. Chairman Ching Hsiao pointed out that the rebranding signifies the company's transition from software into the new frontier of...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Gudeng flags EUV supply constraints as advanced-chip expansion accelerates
Gudeng chairman and CEO Bill Chiu said global demand for AI is driving a wave of 2nm and 3nm advanced-node capacity expansion, but the biggest constraint for chipmakers is not building...
Thursday 11 June 2026
PCIM 2026: Why the Silicon survival, physics, and the AI vortex are forcing reality check

While marketing initiatives promote an ultra-fast transition to wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, fully automated smart factories, and an all-electric...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Cerebras outpaces Nvidia in video showdown at SuperAI Singapore, making its case against GPU dominance
Andy Hock, chief strategy officer at Cerebras Systems, walked onto the Main Stage at SuperAI Singapore 2026 on Wednesday carrying the company's Wafer Scale Engine — the physical...