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Wednesday 11 March 2026
Samsung Taylor fab reportedly targets HPC, automotive chips; clients reach 121

Samsung Electronics plans to focus its new foundry plant in Taylor, Texas, on high-performance computing (HPC) and automotive semiconductors...

Wednesday 11 March 2026
Japan's investment list targets AI, quantum computing, and semiconductors
Japan selected 61 products and technologies for priority investment, including 27 items already under early review, such as physical AI systems, regenerative medicine, quantum computing,...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Japan targets JPY40 trillion in domestic semiconductor sales by 2040
Japan plans to boost domestic semiconductor sales to JPY40 trillion (approx. US$253.5 billion) by 2040, a sharp increase from current levels, as the government intensifies efforts...
Friday 6 March 2026
Toyota Group's Denso bids up to US$8 billion to acquire Rohm

Japanese auto parts supplier Denso has made a takeover proposal for Kyoto-based chipmaker Rohm in a deal that could reach about JPY1.3...

Friday 6 March 2026
SuperAlloy targets 2026 growth with semiconductor components and recycled aluminum
SuperAlloy Industrial said it plans to return to growth by 2026, pivoting to semiconductor components and expanding its recycled aluminum capacity, following a subdued year for its...
Friday 6 March 2026
Chicony Power sees strong 1Q26 amid customer inventory replenishment
Chicony Power Technology reported its 2025 financial results on March 4, revealing a year-over-year decline in full-year performance due to the tight supply of key components and project...
Friday 6 March 2026
Column: AI reasoning era reshapes compute demand and signals structural growth for semiconductor supply chains
In the second half of 2022, AI underwent a genuine structural inflection point. Frontier models began to demonstrate true generalization and multi-tasking capabilities at scale. Generalization...
Friday 6 March 2026
Taiwan and US to jointly boost investments in five trusted industries
Taiwan's government is actively promoting developments in the "Five Trusted Industry Sectors": semiconductors, AI, military, security and surveillance, and next-generation communications...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Singapore's small-state strategy offers new insights for Taiwan's tech industry
Often dubbed the "Little Red Dot," Singapore is a city-state that lacks natural resources, and previously even had to turn to neighboring countries for drinking water. Yet in a span...
Thursday 5 March 2026
WT Microelectronics sees 2026 growth despite memory price hikes
The semiconductor market in 2026 is expected to be driven by strong AI demand but faces challenges from rising prices of memory and passive components. WT Microelectronics said the...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
US moves to bar federal purchases of China-linked chips

The US is moving to bar federal agencies from buying certain semiconductors tied to major China-based chipmakers, widening procurement...

Tuesday 3 March 2026
Rapidus to partner with Canon on 2nm image-processing chips, raising supply and investment implications
Rapidus will co-develop 2nm image-processing semiconductors with Canon for cameras and surveillance devices, Nikkei reported, and will trial-produce chips at Rapidus's Chitose,...
Friday 27 February 2026
ASE's Tien Wu: betting on American trust in a divided chip world

In the high-stakes world of global semiconductors, where microscopic precision meets massive geopolitical shifts, Dr. Tien Wu stands as a rare figure:...

Wednesday 25 February 2026
Without memory chips, Korea's semiconductor edge over China erodes, KIET warns
As the AI era accelerates, South Korea's competitive position is weakening relative to China. Even semiconductors, long a pillar of the Korean economy, are now assessed as being in...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Chart: Small specialists outrun giants in Taiwan's semiconductor materials market

Following the February 10th disclosure deadline for Taiwan-listed companies, the January 2026 revenue reports for the semiconductor materials sector...