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Wednesday 25 March 2026
Yesiang pioneers regenerative filters and CaaS subscription, eyes double-digit growth in 2026
Yesiang, a global leader in advanced process micro-contamination control filters, is set to enter a double-digit revenue growth trajectory by 2026 through its innovative regenerative...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Samsung's 2nm yield surpasses 60%, tripling in 6-month span
Samsung Electronics has reportedly raised the yield of its 2nm wafer foundry process above 60%, a significant jump from around 20% in the second half of 2025. Industry analysts say...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Commentary: How Taiwan's chip talent flow is shifting—lessons from SMIC and Terafab
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has launched the "Terafab" 2nm wafer fab project and initiated a global recruitment drive targeting high-level semiconductor talent, including engineers from Taiwan...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
China's AI GPUs face equipment and software constraints, but system-level design boosts self-reliance
Although it may appear that China's AI GPU development is behind the US by one or more generations, a recent Morgan Stanley report reveals the actual gap is smaller than widely per...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Meet the South Korean firm wafer wobbling for Samsung and TSMC
As semiconductor advanced processes continue to evolve, the factors affecting yield and equipment stability have grown increasingly complex. One long-standing challenge troubling chipmakers...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Nexperia's China split sends orders to Taiwan
Nexperia's China unit has begun producing power semiconductors on 12-inch wafers. The move marks a decisive break from its Dutch headquarters and is sending ripple effects across global...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
The signature on the wafer: Samsung, Nvidia, and Groq close loop on AI inference
The most telling moment of Nvidia's GTC 2026 did not unfold on the main stage of the SAP Center, but inside a glass display case at Booth 1207.
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Memory wafer shortage to persist until 2030; SK Group chairman says collaboration with Taiwanese firms is foundation of ecosystem
Addressing the current surge in demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) driven by AI-accelerated computing, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-Won stated at Nvidia GTC 2026 on March 16, 2026,...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
MPI posts record 2025 revenue and profit, expands probe card production in Taiwan
Semiconductor test and measurement solutions provider MPI reported that strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and application-specific integrated...
Monday 16 March 2026
Tesla's Terafab project launches in five days in bold push into AI chip manufacturing: 200bn AI chips annually?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company's Terafab Project, aimed at producing artificial intelligence (AI) chips, will launch in five days, signaling an expansion beyond Tesla's core...
Monday 16 March 2026
Chip inflation spreads as Samsung, Nexchip raise foundry prices and material costs surge
China-based wafer foundry Nexchip recently announced that starting June 1, 2026, it will raise foundry prices by 10% to ensure stable product supply and sustainable long-term partn...
Monday 16 March 2026
Interview: Filtronic wins SpaceX contract, looks to Taiwan for next partnerships
In August 2025, Filtronic secured a GBP47.3 million (US$63.2 million) contract from SpaceX — one of the company's largest equipment orders — to supply next-generation GaN...
Friday 13 March 2026
China's Nexchip signals wafer price hikes amid capacity expansion and CIS growth
Nexchip has confirmed that it has raised prices for certain wafer foundry products, aligning its pricing strategy with market conditions, customer demand, and ongoing operational improvements,...
Friday 13 March 2026
Tesla AI chip delay pushes South Korean NPU startup DeepX back six months
Tesla's next-generation AI processor schedule change has disrupted Samsung Electronics' foundry timelines, delaying mass-production plans for South Korean startup DeepX's next AI accelerator...
Friday 13 March 2026
GlobalWafers sees 1Q26 silicon wafer prices bottoming as global capacity boosts revenue
GlobalWafers chairman Doris Hsu said rising adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) is sustaining long-term demand for advanced 12-inch silicon...