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Friday 17 July 2026
Micron locks in automotive supply agreements as vehicle tech grows smarter
Micron Technology said it has completed strategic customer agreements with several tier 1 suppliers and ecosystem partners serving the global automotive industry, including Qualcomm,...
Friday 17 July 2026
EU lags in critical raw materials as AI, EV and SDV demand rises
Europe's push for supply-chain security is lagging as AI, software-defined vehicles, and electric vehicles drive demand for critical minerals and local production. For readers worldwide,...
Friday 17 July 2026
AI-driven chip price increases put automakers on alert as shortages stay limited
Semiconductor suppliers have begun rolling out one to two rounds of price increases and tighter allocations in the first half of 2026 as demand from GenAI, geopolitical tensions and...
Friday 17 July 2026
Cica-Huntek opens Arizona plant to support advanced chip manufacturing in the US
Cica-Huntek Chemical Technology said on July 16 that its subsidiary facility in Phoenix, Arizona, had been completed and officially opened after about US$8 million in investment. The...
Friday 17 July 2026
Memory shortages deepen as suppliers turn to long-term contracts

Memory shortages are rippling through global electronics supply chains, as tightening supply in DRAM and NAND pushes manufacturers...

Friday 17 July 2026
Volkswagen's cuts lay bare Europe's deeper auto industry crisis

Volkswagen, the world's second-largest automaker, has expanded production cuts and layoffs, drawing scrutiny to the pressures facing...

Thursday 16 July 2026
TSMC says 2nm has four times as many tape-outs as 3nm at the same stage
Customer tape-outs for TSMC's N2 process have reached four times the number recorded by its 3nm technology at the same stage, showing faster design activity as the foundry ramps production...
Thursday 16 July 2026
Taiwan OSATs expand non-China capacity with US and SEA push
As the global AI boom drives up demand for semiconductor packaging and testing, Taiwan's OSAT players are accelerating overseas capacity expansion beyond their home market and China...
Thursday 16 July 2026
TSMC boosts US investment by US$100B as C.C. Wei outlines long-term capacity planning with customers

To address structural long-term growth in semiconductor demand, TSMC chairman C.C. Wei said the company works closely with customers...

Thursday 16 July 2026
TSMC lifts 2026 revenue growth above 40% on strong AI demand from cloud giants

TSMC expressed strong confidence during its July 16 earnings conference that demand for its advanced process technologies remains robust,...

Thursday 16 July 2026
InP substrates emerge as strategic asset as optical engine supply chain heads for reshuffle
As AI server interconnects advance toward 1.6T and co-packaged optics (CPO), high-power continuous-wave (CW) lasers are becoming a strategic battleground for global technology companies...
Thursday 16 July 2026
LG Electronics ramps up actuator hiring as AXIUM production starts early
LG Electronics is expanding hiring for its robotic actuator business after reportedly starting AXIUM production months ahead of schedule, as the South Korean company builds the development,...
Thursday 16 July 2026
Samsung weighs outsourcing Google TPU back-end design as 2nm demand grows

Samsung Electronics is considering outsourcing some or all of the back-end design work for an input/output die in Google's reported...

Thursday 16 July 2026
Nvidia expands Japan AI partnerships with Kawasaki, Toyota, and industrial leaders

Nvidia unveiled a series of new partnerships in Japan on July 16, 2026, highlighting the growing adoption of AI across manufacturing, robotics,...