Key Takeaway: Fabs located in China have been purchasing equipment at a rapid pace during the past three years leading to expanding capacity.

China's freshly launched CNY344 billion (US$47.5 billion) national chip fund is likely to prioritize investments in major semiconductor firms, supporting their development of AI computing...

China's domestic AI chipmakers are making fast progress in closing the gap on international leaders, according to SenseTime Group Inc. co-founder Xu Bing.

Samsung Electronics is keenly exploring "hafnia ferroelectrics" as a next-generation NAND flash material, with the hope that this new material will enable stacking over 1,000 layers...

Samsung Electronics has successfully stacked the next-gen 3D DRAM to 16 layers, twice as many as its competitor Micron.

South Korean media outlets Money Today and Yonhap News reported that the Industrial Technology Security Investigation Team of the South Gyeonggi Provincial Police...

Micron, which has a DRAM factory in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, is reportedly planning to construct a new plant adjacent to the existing Hiroshima factory as early as 2026.

China's Huawei claims to have successfully achieved domestic substitution of using its self-developed 7nm and 5nm chips in its smartphones and has boosted market standings of HiSilicon...

China has set up the country's largest-ever semiconductor investment fund to propel the development of the domestic chip industry, the latest effort from Beijing to achieve self-sufficiency...

Samsung Electronic's HBM3E failed to pass Nvidia's verification tests due to heating and power consumption concerns. Although Samsung declined to comment on specific customers, the...

SK Hynix and TSMC are collaborating on the development of the next generation of high bandwidth memory (HBM). Although it is widely believed that SK Hynix would entrust TSMC with...

South Korea has unveiled a support package to strengthen its semiconductor industry and catch up with international rivals. The plan aims to support large companies and weaker sectors,...

Onshoring efforts of semiconductor manufacturers have spurred the demand for more cost-effective fab tools. Fab machinery makers in Taiwan, including the supply chain partners of...

SK Hynix's contract liabilities saw a remarkable sequential increase of over 73% or KRW1.16 trillion (US$855 million) in the first quarter of 2024, sparking speculations that Nvidia...

The US is proposing to make Kenya the first country in Africa to benefit from funding in the Chips and Science Act, according to White House officials, underscoring the countries'...