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TSMC is partnering with GlobalFoundries to ease a back-end supply shortage in advanced packaging, as C.C. Wei said its five-reticle AI chip packaging is already in volume production.

Micron's rush to build new memory chip factories worldwide is lifting more than its own balance sheet. The chipmaker's Taiwan chairman said on October 1 that three homegrown engineering firms have already landed work on Micron projects in the United States, Singapore and Japan, riding the same AI-driven expansion that is reshaping the island's chip industry.

Micron's Taiwan executives said on October 1 that the memory market is not loosening up. Supply in 2027 and 2028 will be tighter than this year, they said, with customers locking in multiyear contracts that now stretch as far out as 2031.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping semiconductor demand in ways the industry has never seen before — and nowhere is the strain more visible than in the global memory market. Spea......

As artificial intelligence chips grow ever larger, the cost of a single manufacturing defect is rising dramatically — and the industry can no longer afford to treat yield loss as a......

KLA Corp. has turned its flagship wafer inspection systems into AI-powered supercomputers, deploying a custom light source roughly twice as bright as the sun's surface to detect mi......

The semiconductor equipment industry is on course for a historic surge, with SEMI projecting the global wafer fab equipment market will reach $220 billion by 2028 — a $20 billion u......

The world's largest annual semiconductor trade show opens this week in Taipei, with industry body SEMI projecting that global chip revenue will surpass $1.5 trillion in 2026 — the ......

SK hynix is actively scouting Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan as a potential site for a large-scale overseas memory chip factory, a move that would make it the first South ......

TAIPEI

Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results on July 15, coupling the financial beat with a multi-year capacity expansion plan th......

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) told investors on July 14 that it is capturing overflow demand from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSMC) advanced pack......

Japan's chipmaking equipment makers are on track for 6.5502 trillion yen (roughly $44.5 billion) in sales in fiscal 2026, up 26% from the prior year, after the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) raised its forecast by nearly 1.05 trillion yen in July. The headline figures cover total global sales by Japanese-headquartered companies, including through their overseas subsidiaries, rather than demand inside Japan alone.

AI-driven Demand for HBM, DDR5 and Data Storage Lifts Memory Investment Outlook, With Spending Projected to Approach $80 Billion by 2029

South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix posted a voluntary employee turnover rate of just 0.5% among its domestic workforce in 2025 — a figure that reflects both the strength of its......

SK Hynix has eliminated university degree requirements from its hiring process, the Icheon-based chipmaker announced on June 17 — a significant break from longstanding South Korean......

PARIS and SEOUL, South Korea

Global semiconductor materials revenue hit $73.2 billion in 2025 — a year-on-year increase of 6.8% and a new all-time high — according to the latest Materials Market Data Subscript......

Taiwan's semiconductor industry is on track for a record-breaking year, with output projected to reach NT$7.1 trillion (approximately $222 billion) in 2026 — a 24.4% jump from the ......

On March 16, Micron announced the completion of a $1.8 billion acquisition of the Tongluo P5 semiconductor fabrication plant from PSMC. The finalized deal accelerates Micron's effo......