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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
Agentrys, agentic chip design startup backed by MediaTek, raises US$24.5M in funding
Chip design company Agentrys announced last week that it raised US$24.5 million in funding from backers including MediaTek. It is one among an emerging crop of startups using agentic...
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...
Friday 28 August 2026
Exemption that shields US$143 billion of US server imports is now on the table
For all the noise Donald Trump has made about taxing semiconductors, the measure that actually took effect in January 2026 barely touched the machines the AI build-out runs on. A 25%...
Friday 28 August 2026
Taiwan's next biotech prescription: AI drug discovery, smart devices, biomedical chips
Taiwan is charting a new direction for its biomedical industry, drawing on its strengths in semiconductors, AI hardware, precision manufacturing and healthcare. AI-powered drug discovery,...
Friday 28 August 2026
China's industrial reboot: AI, chips, robotics, 6G define next five years
China is setting out a five-year industrial strategy centred on artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, 6G, robotics and advanced manufacturing, seeking to strengthen the country's...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
MOEA says circular economy output tops NT$1T
Taiwan's circular economy has entered a new stage as the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said the sector's output has surpassed NT$1 trillion (US$31.4 billion), while calling for...
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Insight: One Nexperia, two supply chains? China-Europe split tests automotive chip model
Nexperia China is accelerating its separation from the Dutch chipmaker's traditional European manufacturing network, raising the prospect that one of the world's largest suppliers...
Monday 24 August 2026
TPK TGV pilot line to start by September, Thailand plant eyes 2027 ramp
TPK Holding is accelerating its move from consumer touch panels into semiconductors, with its Through Glass Via (TGV) pilot line in Taoyuan, Taiwan set to begin operations in August...
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...
Monday 24 August 2026
Fujifilm opens new post-CMP cleaner plant at Oita to meet AI chip demand
Fujifilm has completed a new production building at its Oita Factory in Japan to make post-CMP cleaners, expanding capacity for materials used in advanced semiconductors amid rising...
Thursday 20 August 2026
Delta expands AI automation push into robotics, semiconductors, machinery

Delta Electronics outlined a broader AI strategy at the Taipei International Industrial Automation Exhibition on August 19, unveiling...

Thursday 20 August 2026
Samsung to break ground on KRW6 trillion Onyang HBM packaging plant in September
Samsung Electronics will break ground in September on a KRW6 trillion (approx. US$4.31 billion) HBM production and advanced-packaging facility at its Onyang campus in Asan, South Korea,...
Thursday 20 August 2026
Techman Robot lifts SI mix to 20% as server-heavier builds spur robot demand
Techman Robot said on August 19 at Automation Taipei 2026 that it remains cautiously optimistic about the second half of 2026, expecting business to outperform the first half on continued...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Modi to inaugurate Semicon India 2026 as government courts global chipmakers
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fifth edition of Semicon India on September 17 at Yashobhoomi (India International Convention and Expo Centre) in New Delhi,...