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Monday 30 March 2026

Sumco shifts wafer strategy to equipment upgrades over new plant

Sumco has revised its semiconductor wafer supply plan to prioritize upgrading existing fabrication equipment over building new capacity, following approval from Japan's Ministry of...

Monday 30 March 2026

Analysis: Terafab's scale raises market doubts; is Elon Musk aiming to dominate chip supply chain?

Elon Musk recently announced the launch of the "Terafab" project, aiming to expand compute production capacity to 1 TW per year, which is about 50 times the current global compute...

Monday 30 March 2026

AI optical boom forces FICG into overdrive expansion

Demand for optical communication modules driven by artificial intelligence is exceeding supply, prompting FIC Global (FICG) to accelerate capacity expansion in Malaysia and China,...

Monday 30 March 2026

SEMICON China 2026: JCET CEO makes the case for atomic-level packaging to carry Moore's Law forward

Advanced wafer manufacturing is approaching physical limits near the 1nm node, according to Zheng Li, director and CEO of JCET Group.

Monday 30 March 2026

China launches probe into US green product trade barriers

China's Ministry of Commerce has launched an investigation into what it describes as US trade barriers affecting green products, citing domestic trade law provisions that allow authorities...

Monday 30 March 2026

Thermoplastic composites see growing applications in EVs and humanoid robots

Thermoplastic composites have emerged as key materials in manufacturing worldwide, as production trends toward lightweighting and automation. With competition in the field now intensifying,...

Monday 30 March 2026

NeurIPS rule barring OFAC-listed institutions raises global collaboration concerns

NeurIPS' new rule barring institutions on the US Treasury Department's OFAC entity list from submitting papers, reviewing, or editing risks fracturing global AI collaboration, excluding...

Monday 30 March 2026

AI compression won't ease memory crunch, NAND shortage set to persist

AI-driven demand is tightening global memory supply, pushing NAND flash and server DRAM into shortages, price hikes, and capacity constraints. Server memory demand is expected to grow...

Monday 30 March 2026

2026 Global Helium Supply Crisis: Strategic Implications for Semiconductor and Storage Supply Chains

The global helium market is currently facing an unprecedented supply shock, driven by geopolitical instability in the Middle East. As of March 2026, disruptions at Qatar's...

Monday 30 March 2026

China foundry SMIC moves to capture growth beyond AI-led supply squeeze

SMIC on March 26 outlined an action plan to strengthen core operations and identify new growth drivers in 2026, targeting revenue growth...

Monday 30 March 2026

SMIC accused of supplying chipmaking tools to Iran military, US officials say

SMIC, China's largest chipmaker, is accused by senior Trump administration officials of supplying chipmaking equipment to Iran's military, escalating tensions linked to the ongoing...

Sunday 29 March 2026

Innodisk says AI success depends on software-hardware integration, signaling shifts for edge and industry deployments

Innodisk told attendees at the 2026 AI EXPO that effective AI deployment requires more than raw computing power; it depends on tight integration between software and hardware, and...

Sunday 29 March 2026

A race to the bottom: China’s auto boom turns brutally competitive

The global auto industry is entering a turning phase of structural transformation, and nowhere is the upheaval more intense than in China, where a fierce competitive shakeout is un...

Sunday 29 March 2026

Semicon China 2026: AI spending nears US$800 billion, IBS flags 2028 chip cycle risk

SEMICON China 2026 spotlighted the scale of the AI investment boom, with Handel Jones, CEO of International Business Strategies (IBS),...

Sunday 29 March 2026

AI demand leaves memory industry's commodity model intact

espite a surge in demand driven by generative artificial intelligence, the fundamental economics of the memory industry remain largely...

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