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Wednesday 31 December 2025
Analysis: America's new 'Manhattan Project' puts AI at the center of power

When the Manhattan Project mobilized the full weight of the American state in 1945 to unlock atomic energy, it revealed something humanity...

Wednesday 31 December 2025
INT unveils world's brightest 100,000-nit micro-OLED display for XR devices
Display maker INT-Tech has developed a groundbreaking micro-OLED microdisplay with brightness exceeding 100,000 nits, following up on the 60,000-nit display unveiled earlier in 2025...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Samsung modernizes 30-year-old Austin fab to serve Apple, high-end chip demand
Samsung Electronics is reportedly beginning upgrades to the core gas infrastructure at its semiconductor fab in Austin, Texas. Industry observers view the move as the start of a broader...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
TSMC's Arizona red tape exposes reality of reshoring US manufacturing
TSMC's Arizona semiconductor complex illustrates the practical hurdles of re-shoring advanced manufacturing to the US. The project required navigating 18,000 unique rules and permits,...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Taiwan quake damages key quartz tubes at fabs, putting chip recovery in focus

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off Taiwan's eastern coast late on December 27 disrupted parts of the island's semiconductor supply chain, after...

Tuesday 30 December 2025
Analysis: Why TSMC's Kumamoto plant is unlikely to reach 2nm before 2028
TSMC is navigating a complex landscape of export controls and domestic competition as speculation grows around its second Kumamoto factory. The key question: will the Japanese facility...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Fukuta Electric & Machinery targets January 2026 Innovation Board listing as EV powertrain shift accelerates
Taiwan-based Fukuta Electric & Machinery plans to go public on the Innovation Board in late January 2026 as it accelerates its move from industrial motor manufacturing toward...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
SMIC acquires remaining stake in wafer unit for US$5.8 billion
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China's largest contract chipmaker, said on Monday it will take full control of its SMNC wafer manufacturing unit in a transaction...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
China to lower 2026 import tariff to boost tech and green economy
China's Ministry of Finance and the Customs Tariff Commission released a 2026 tariff adjustment plan set to take effect on January 1, 2026. The plan revises import provisional tariffs...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Tariff bites: US manufacturing contracts for ninth straight month
Despite ongoing US-Taiwan tariff negotiations showing no significant progress, Taiwan's semiconductor industry has not yet been affected by the "Section 232" tariffs targeting electronics...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Smart glasses test hardware makers' integration capabilities
Tech giants, leading consumer electronics manufacturers, and optical component suppliers have all sought to gain an early edge in the rapidly growing field of smart glasses. Display...
Monday 29 December 2025
SK Hynix weighs US expansion for advanced chip packaging
According to South Korean technology outlet ZDNet Korea, SK hynix is reviewing plans to build its first 2.5D advanced packaging mass production line in the US, a move that...
Monday 29 December 2025
Move over, Malaysia? India's emerging OSAT sector claims price parity in legacy packaging
India's first wave of OSAT facilities is moving from capacity announcements to competitive positioning, with some domestic players now benchmarking themselves against established...
Monday 29 December 2025
South Korea's battery equipment industry wins major orders linked to India's expanding investments
South Korea's battery equipment industry has secured a series of large orders tied to India's rapidly expanding battery manufacturing investments, marking a long-awaited breakthrough...
Monday 29 December 2025
AI supercycle and replacement demand support Foxconn's growth in 2026
Foxconn's operating structure is clearly shifting. Previously driven mainly by consumer electronics cycles, it is now gradually tilting toward AI servers, cloud, AI infrastructure,...