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Saturday 10 October 2026
JNTC bets US$259 million on glass substrates ahead of 2028 ramp
South Korea's JNTC plans to invest KRW347 billion (approx. US$259 million) in glass substrate manufacturing as it reports a sharp reduction in copper-filling time for thick glass cores,...
Saturday 10 October 2026
Advanced packaging leads Malaysia's push up the chip value chain as AI reshapes demand, says Yole analyst
Malaysia is moving from traditional semiconductor back-end manufacturing toward higher value-added work, with advanced packaging set to drive growth over the next two to three years,...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Lam Research launches South Korea chip fund after 15,000-chamber milestone
Lam Research is launching its first country-specific semiconductor venture fund in South Korea after shipping its 15,000th locally manufactured processing chamber, deepening its manufacturing...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Doosan bets big on China as CCL prices climb
South Korea's Doosan is directing more than half of its record KRW968.4 billion (approx. US$724 million) copper-clad laminate (CCL) investment to China, positioning itself closer to...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Samsung expands memory testing beyond Korea with US$4.08 billion Vietnam project
Samsung Electronics is expanding its memory testing footprint beyond South Korea with a US$4.08 billion project in Vietnam, adding another back-end and export base as tight DRAM and...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Ray Dalio warns high rates could burst AI bubble
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has warned that technology giants are borrowing heavily to invest in AI, and that further increases in interest rates could become the trigger...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Edge-Cloud Computing Blocks Scams Before the Click

As generative AI accelerates the volume and sophistication of online scams, fraud syndicates are leveraging AI to mass-produce personalized phishing messages, fake investment...

Thursday 8 October 2026
Tokyo Electron eyes record profit on chipmakers' spending boom
Tokyo Electron (TEL) could post an operating profit of about JPY1 trillion (approx. US$6.32 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 2027, up roughly 60% from JPY624.9 billion a year...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Acer Synergy Tech expands OT push, builds IT-OT integration
Acer subsidiary Acer Synergy Tech reported consolidated revenue of NT$265 million (approx. US$8.3 million) in September 2026, up 158% year-on-year and a monthly record. Third-quarter...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
AI data center expansion is hitting new limits on power, land, and public consent
The global race to build data centers for artificial intelligence is entering a more difficult phase. Demand for computing capacity remains strong, but new projects increasingly face...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Amata sees Chinese factories in Thailand rising fivefold over 10 years
Thailand's industrial landscape may shift further toward China as global supply chains continue to move across Southeast Asia. More broadly, the trend highlights how lower costs, trade...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
AMD to expand Taiwan supply chain investment as AI demand drives capacity needs
AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company plans to further increase investment in Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain as demand for CPUs, GPUs, and AI computing continues to outpace available...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
South Korea keeps sovereign AI contest on track, adds KRW4.7T frontier program after hours of confusion
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT said its Sovereign AI Foundation Model Project will run to completion as originally planned. The statement reversed, within hours, a vice...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
China's 15th five-year plan elevates PCB role in AI supply chains
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission have released the 15th Five-Year Plan for the development of the electronic...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Samsung secures customer backing for US$5B substrate expansion
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is investing KRW6.78 trillion (approx. US$5 billion) to expand FCBGA capacity in South Korea and Vietnam. The projects are backed by customer funding and...