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Tuesday 29 September 2026
Beyond 16 layers: HBM stacks test advanced packaging equipment makers
At Singapore's Innovate Together 2026 conference on September 25, equipment makers including ASM, ASMPT, and KLA said the challenges facing next-generation advanced packaging are expanding...
Monday 28 September 2026
Beyond ASML: China rethinks EUV race with light-source strategy
China is trying to broaden the definition of the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) race. Rather than focusing only on building a domestic equivalent to ASML's lithography platform, Chinese...
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Novel 2D materials offer quantum breakthroughs as research ecosystem targets sub-1nm era
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is accelerating efforts to advance chip manufacturing beyond the 1nm node, targeting key breakthroughs in next-generation materials,...
Monday 7 September 2026
AI is driving force behind 'Moore's Law on steroids,' says Merck's Benjamin Hein
AI is driving a new wave of technological demand and changing how the semiconductor industry innovates, according to Benjamin Hein, member of the executive board and CEO of the Electronics...
Friday 4 September 2026
SEMICON Taiwan 2026: QuantumDiamonds cracks the hybrid bonding blind spot with new inline metrology
The global semiconductor industry is hitting a physical wall. As artificial intelligence demands push architectures toward three-dimensional packaging, high-bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Thursday 3 September 2026
China chip tool makers expand beyond import substitution at CSEAC 2026

China's semiconductor equipment industry is moving beyond replacing imported tools at mature nodes, with CSEAC 2026 highlighting deeper...

Thursday 3 September 2026
Zeiss deepens Taiwan bet as advanced chip packaging raises the stakes for inspection tools
Zeiss is expanding its Taiwan presence as artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates demand for smaller chips, vertical stacking, and 2.5D and 3D heterogeneous integration. The shift...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Take Control of Your Process: Onto Innovation at SEMICON Taiwan 2026

This year's SEMICON Taiwan will be packed with discussions about artificial intelligence and the on-wafer challenges it's creating, where the advanced node and emerging...

Friday 14 August 2026
SK Hynix advances Yongin fab construction for 2027 cleanroom launch
SK hynix has pushed construction of its semiconductor campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, to 87% completion as it targets February 2027 for the start of operations at...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Zeiss accelerates push into AI chip advanced packaging, CPO

Zeiss is moving into a new AI chip battleground as advanced packaging and silicon photonics rise on the back of chiplet-based architectures,...

Monday 20 July 2026
Merck ramps up AI semiconductor materials push as Level Up nears completion

AI is redrawing the rules of semiconductor competition, pushing materials suppliers beyond simple chemical inputs and toward integrated...

Monday 6 July 2026
Exclusive Interview: Dutch startup Nearfield bets on process control to rival EUV in AI chip manufacturing

As Moore's Law approaches its physical limits, simply shrinking semiconductor process nodes is no longer the sole path to improving...

Monday 6 July 2026
Exclusive Interview: Dutch startup Nearfield targets AI chip process control expansion after US$380 million funding round
Dutch semiconductor equipment startup Nearfield Instruments has completed a US$380 million Series D funding round, the largest-ever fundraising for a Dutch deep-tech company. The company...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Nearfield Instruments raises US$380M in record Dutch deep-tech funding round

Dutch semiconductor metrology specialist Nearfield Instruments has secured US$380 million in Series D funding, marking the largest...

Wednesday 13 May 2026
Taiwan machinery exports rise for 15th month on AI and semiconductor demand
Taiwan's machinery exports expanded for the 15th consecutive month in April 2026, as sustained demand for AI infrastructure and semiconductors lifted shipments of electronic equipment...