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Friday 4 September 2026
SEMICON Taiwan 2026: QuantumDiamonds cracks the hybrid bonding blind spot with new inline metrology
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The global semiconductor industry is hitting a physical wall. As artificial intelligence demands push architectures toward three-dimensional packaging, high-bandwidth...
Friday 4 September 2026
Processor, memory boom could push chip supply chain out of sync, says Yole
Gary Huang, vice president and head of Asia-Pacific research and business development at Yole Group, said the imbalance is already showing signs of what he described as supply-chain...
Friday 4 September 2026
Taiwan to expand industrial land for AI hardware boom
Taiwan's government says it will expand industrial land development to meet surging demand for AI infrastructure hardware, as global suppliers race to add capacity through 2027. Premier...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Yield has been semiconductor industry's oldest question; now it's Microsoft's test for AI
Microsoft brought the semiconductor industry's own measure of success back to it on Wednesday, and argued that AI will be judged by it.
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Energy and water: How to tackle the fab resource crunch
As artificial intelligence demand drives astronomical growth in advanced chip manufacturing, the semiconductor industry is hitting critical resource bottlenecks. Speaking at SEMICON...
Monday 31 August 2026
Weekly news roundup: US pressures Korea chip investment, MediaTek wins Google TPU, Apple debuts 2nm M6
Semiconductor investment, AI chips, advanced packaging and data center infrastructure dominated the week, with South Korea facing US pressure, India scaling chip manufacturing, and...
Monday 24 August 2026
AI energy bottleneck is driving semiconductor materials innovation, says Applied Materials
Rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) computing is driving a new wave of technological transformation in the semiconductor industry, while energy is emerging as the next bottleneck...
Sunday 16 August 2026
AI reshapes semiconductor testing as KYEC pushes four-way model

As AI chip value and integration complexity keep rising, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) President Gauss Chang said semiconductor testing...

Friday 14 August 2026
Samsung chip design embraces AI, but loss of control and hallucinations remain a problem
The AI wave is sweeping through the chip industry, but hallucinations, loss of control, and cybersecurity risks remain unresolved even as efficiency leaps. Youngsik Kim, head of the...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Liying posts record July revenue as AI chip recycling demand rises

Liying Environmental Protection Technology reported record July 2026 revenue as demand tied to AI semiconductor production continued...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
ViTrox showcases AI packaging inspection solutions at SEMICON Taiwan 2026.

ViTrox, which aims to be the World's Most Trusted Technology Company, is excited to announce its participation in SEMICON Taiwan 2026, one of the world's leading semiconductor...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
UK Semiconductor Center makes Taiwan debut at SEMICON, strengthening strategic ties

The UK Semiconductor Centre (UKSC), a leading organization in the UK semiconductor ecosystem, will lead a delegation of British semiconductor...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
South Korean minister warns about CXMT capex as semiconductor profits debate heats up
South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Jung-kwan Kim has warned that the country should not rush to redistribute semiconductor profits throughout society just as AI-driven...
Monday 3 August 2026
xLight bets on EUV light source, eyes ASML deal
The semiconductor industry is grappling with a supply-demand imbalance as AI-driven demand for advanced-node chips outpaces global capacity by several times, pushing up fab utilization...
Friday 31 July 2026
AI server boom reshapes MLCC pricing as capacity shifts upmarket

The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is reshaping one of the semiconductor industry's most overlooked component markets. Soaring...