CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED IC MANUFACTURING
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Interview: Qnity's Taiwan investment to focus on advanced packaging, CPO, and cooling

Qnity, the independent company spun off from US chemicals giant DuPont, is ramping up investment in Taiwan as the island cements its...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Corning's East Coast edge: IP, manufacturing depth, and AI-era return of optical fiber
Protecting patents around the world is a core value for any R&D-driven company. It is also a commitment to partnering with customers. In 2025, glass giant Corning filed nearly...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Samsung commits KRW2,655 trillion to future industries, anchoring new Gwangju fab
Samsung said on June 29 it will invest a combined KRW2,655 trillion (approx. US$1.72 trillion as of June 30, 2026) across its domestic operations, splitting the figure between continued...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
AI hands foundries pricing power: TSMC leads, but the boom spreads industry-wide

AI demand in 2026 is no longer confined to GPUs, but is broadening into ASICs, networking, PMICs, and a wide range of peripheral ICs,...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Samsung revives 1.4nm foundry push as 2029 timeline takes shape

Samsung Electronics is moving forward again on its 1.4nm foundry process, but on a slower schedule than originally planned, The...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
SK Hynix accelerates Yongin fab timeline by 12 years as HBM strains memory capacity
SK Hynix said on June 29 it will spend KRW1,100 trillion (approx. US$710 ​billion) across three sites in South Korea over the coming decades, accelerating its Yongin cluster...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
China's third-largest pure-play foundry's HK filing shows growth, but also rising risks

Nexchip Semiconductor has filed for a Hong Kong listing to fund expansion, following rapid revenue growth and a stronger market position...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
South Korea looks to Taiwan as model for semiconductor decentralization
South Korea is overhauling its semiconductor manufacturing footprint to secure an edge in the AI era, drawing direct inspiration from a fierce competitor: Taiwan.
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Taiwan reportedly expands AI server smuggling probe, searches Supermicro and listed firms

Taiwanese prosecutors have reportedly expanded their investigation into the alleged illegal export of high-end AI servers to China,...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Expected MCU price hike drives early 1H26 pull-ins

Microcontroller customers are accelerating shipments into the first half of 2026 as higher production costs ripple through the supply...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Riken and Taiwan academia join forces on next-gen compound semiconductors
Japan's world-renowned Riken institute announced in late March 2026 that its homegrown superconducting quantum computer, "Ei-II," jointly developed with the University of Osaka, had...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix step up CO₂ buying as supplies tighten
South Korea's inventories of high-purity carbon dioxide, a critical material used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, have fallen below normal buffer levels, raising procurement...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
China's SiC race shifts from EVs to AI data centers as SICC overtakes Wolfspeed

China's silicon carbide (SiC) supply chain is finding a new growth engine as AI strains data-center power systems, extending a market...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Intel-UMC tie-up talk runs into hard realities of process gaps and cash needs

Rumors in Taiwan's capital markets that United Microelectronics Corp. may deepen cooperation with Intel from 12nm to Intel 3 are drawing...

Monday 29 June 2026
China's first diamond semiconductor supply chain project lands in Zhengzhou

China is accelerating its push into fourth-generation semiconductors, with the country's first fully integrated industrial project...