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Monday 6 July 2026
South Korea lines up US$204 billion Yeongnam manufacturing push

South Korean conglomerates will invest a combined KRW312 trillion (approx. US$203.6 billion) in the Yeongnam region, as the government...

Monday 6 July 2026
India's chip mission enters harder phase: deciding where to compete
India's plan to sharply expand public funding for semiconductors marks a new phase in its chip ambitions. The harder question is whether New Delhi can now decide where it wants to...
Monday 6 July 2026
Europe's defense boom has a semiconductor problem
Europe's defense industry is running into a structural bottleneck: the semiconductors needed for modern missiles, drones, radar, communications, and electronic warfare cannot be produced...
Sunday 5 July 2026
Component inflation weighs on manufacturing momentum as Taiwan PMI growth moderates
Surging demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI servers has driven shortages and sharp price increases for conventional memory, while microcontroller (MCU) suppliers have...
Friday 3 July 2026
South Korea bets on southwest semiconductor cluster, but key hurdles remain
South Korea on June 29 unveiled a large-scale investment plan for the country's Honam region in the southwest, which mainly covers the city of Gwangju and North and South Jeolla provinces,...
Thursday 2 July 2026
BOE, Chinese panel makers' chip push tightens the squeeze on South Korea

China's display makers, led by BOE Technology (BOE), are pushing deeper into semiconductors, with BOE advancing glass substrates, and...

Thursday 2 July 2026
GIS pivots to semiconductors and optics as memory shortages hit touch demand

Touch module maker General Interface Solution Holding (GIS) said the second half of 2026 will be more challenging as global memory...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
South Korea looks to Taiwan as model for semiconductor decentralization
South Korea is overhauling its semiconductor manufacturing footprint to secure an edge in the AI era, drawing direct inspiration from a fierce competitor: Taiwan.
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Riken and Taiwan academia join forces on next-gen compound semiconductors
Japan's world-renowned Riken institute announced in late March 2026 that its homegrown superconducting quantum computer, "Ei-II," jointly developed with the University of Osaka, had...
Monday 29 June 2026
BOE's military designation hands South Korean panel makers a strategic opening

The US government's move to add Chinese panel makers BOE and Tianma to a military-related list is raising concerns that Washington's...

Monday 29 June 2026
China's first diamond semiconductor supply chain project lands in Zhengzhou

China is accelerating its push into fourth-generation semiconductors, with the country's first fully integrated industrial project...

Monday 29 June 2026
Taiwan electronics sector stays upbeat as AI demand lifts exports
Taiwan's electronics-machinery sector is heading into the second half of 2026 with cautious optimism, as global demand for AI infrastructure, high-end semiconductors, and cloud services...
Saturday 27 June 2026
US backs I-Pulse's $250M plan to use pulsed power for geothermal drilling
A US$250 million award for I-Pulse's semiconductor and pulsed power research could have implications far beyond the US, potentially affecting energy, mining, defense, and chip supply...
Friday 26 June 2026
Japan puts JPY101.6 trillion AI chip push at heart of JPY370 trillion growth roadmap
Japan is moving to anchor its long-term growth strategy around AI, semiconductors, and strategic infrastructure, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to use state-backed investment...
Friday 26 June 2026
Apple and Google consider adopting Chinese memory chips: three obstacles remain
As AI demand prolongs shortages in memory chip supply, global technology companies are increasingly turning to Chinese-made semiconductors. However, industry analysts believe that...