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Wednesday 4 March 2026
Samsung expands AI chip push with Pyeongtaek P5 and Texas foundry ramp

Samsung Electronics is accelerating the expansion of its Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus in South Korea, aiming to establish the site...

Wednesday 4 March 2026
TSMC leads foundry price hikes as second-tier firms see profit rebound
The global semiconductor industry is undergoing a new wave of structural reshuffling driven by the AI boom. In the wafer foundry sector, mature node foundry prices are finally breaking...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
TSMC dominates global foundry rankings while four Chinese players enter top 10
ChipInsights data shows the combined revenue of 29 pure-play foundries worldwide reached CNY1.149 trillion in 2025, up 25.46% year-on-year and exceeding the CNY1 trillion mark for...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
ASML seeks new growth in AI packaging beyond EUV monopoly

ASML dominates extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, the technology used to manufacture the world's most advanced logic chips. Decades...

Wednesday 4 March 2026
Nvidia's multi-year deals with Lumentum and Coherent could accelerate silicon photonics commercialization
Nvidia has signed multi-year, non-exclusive agreements with US-based Lumentum Operations LLC and Coherent that include long-term procurement commitments worth billions of dollars and...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
AblePrint Technology offsets forex losses with strong equipment shipments, maintains 2025 profit
AblePrint Technology (APT) reported a consolidated revenue of NT$2.302 billion (US$72.4 million) in 2025, up 27.91% year-over-year, driven by robust shipments of pneumatic and thermal...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Taiwan eyes advanced packaging as panel makers' transformation edge
Facing price competition pressure from China, Taiwan's display panel industry is encountering growing operational challenges. However, the surge in AI chip demand for advanced packaging...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Taiwan rebuts Trump's 'chip theft' claims as semiconductor tensions rise
US President Donald Trump, on February 21, 2026, again accused Taiwan of stealing the US chip business. Premier Jung-Tai Cho stated that the world recognizes Taiwan's critical industrial...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
TSMC Alumni Network reportedly expands with million-dollar salary entry threshold
TSMC has seen frequent senior personnel changes in recent years, accelerating generational succession. Recently, the company announced promotions for four senior vice presidents and...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Intel names Craig Barratt as chair in shift from financial oversight to engineering-led turnaround
Intel has named Craig H. Barratt as its new independent board chair, marking what industry observers see as a decisive shift from financially driven oversight toward deeper engineering...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
uPI Semi warns of tight PMIC supply amid wafer price hikes and AI server demand
Power management IC (PMIC) designer uPI Semi has forecast a widespread shortage in power IC supply throughout 2026, driven by surging demand from AI servers requiring high-performance,...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Samsung reportedly moves up foundry break-even target to 2026
Samsung Electronics has reportedly brought forward the timeline for turning its foundry business profitable to 2026, accelerating an earlier target of 2027 and raising expectations...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
US Congress and industry clash over new semiconductor security mandates
The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has advanced legislation that would grant Congress the authority to review and block advanced chip sales to adversarial nations, mirroring the...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Rohm outsources back-end processes to India's Suchi Semicon
Rohm and Suchi Semicon have announced a strategic manufacturing partnership intended to strengthen semiconductor production capacity in India and support both domestic and international...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Former TSMC executive under investigation for leaking core chip technology
Wei-Jen Lo, former senior vice president of corporate strategy development at TSMC, retired in 2025 and subsequently accepted an invitation from Intel to serve as executive vice president...