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2026-06-22
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asiastories from the week of June 15-21, 2026:
2026-06-22
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2026-06-22
Japanese bathroom fixture maker Toto is deepening its commitment to the semiconductor industry, unveiling plans to invest JPY80 billion (approx. US$495.3 million) over the next five years to expand production of advanced ceramic materials used in chip manufacturing. According to a Nikkei Asiareport, the company aims to support future-generation semiconductor processes in the 1nm range, extending a
2026-06-21
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2026-06-21
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2026-06-20
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2026-06-20
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US semiconductor export controls on China are both reducing China’s access to chipmaking equipment and changing the geography through which that access is organised. Several key parts of the semiconductor equipment supply chain are becoming more deeply rooted in Southeast Asia. China’s procurement network is becoming more regionalised, more compliance-sensitive and more dep
2026-06-19
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2026-06-19
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Counterpoint Research, a Hong Kong-based market research firm, projected the global memory chip market would reach 1,500 trillion won (US$975 billion) in 2026.
The firm said the market would be 4.2 times larger than the estimated 360 trillion won (US$234 billion) in 2025, driven by growing AI infrastructure investment, particularly in North America.
Counterpoint said server memory products, incl
2026-06-19
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2026-06-19
Tech Wire Asia
The memory chip shortage that pushed Apple to raise prices this week runs upstream to a small group of Asia-anchored suppliers and to decisions being made in Korea about who gets served first. Chief executive Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal that price increases across Apple’s line are now unavoidable, blaming surging memory and storage costs and likening the squeeze to a “hundred-year flood”
2026-06-19
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2026-06-19
Founded in 2014, Oppstar is one of the few Malaysian companies operating at the front end of the semiconductor value chain as an IC design house. The company was established by three founders with extensive experience in the IC design industry: Meng Thai Ng, Hun Wah Cheah, and Chun Chiat Tan. Headquartered in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Oppstar opened an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2022. From it
2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
Nikkei Asia
Japan chipmaker builds on $5.9bn Altium purchase that created foothold in sector
The Pictorus acquisition will help strengthen Renesas' software operations. (Photo by Nikkei)
TOKYO -- Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics has acquired U.S. chip design software developer Pictorus, looking to tap the startup's technology in building out its software operations as a strategic business.
2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
The global semiconductor and high-tech manufacturing landscape continues to undergo structural realignment. An increasing number of Chinese technology and semiconductor companies are adopting a dual-location strategy, establishing corporate entities in Singapore while locating manufacturing operations in Malaysia in an effort to reduce their association with the "Made in China" label.
2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
Nikkei Asia
Demand for AI infrastructure strains advanced capacity of market leader TSMC
Samsung's advanced chipmaking services are gaining more attention as the AI boom strains rivals' production capacity. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Reuters)
TAIPEI/HONG KONG/SEOUL -- BYD, Google, AMD, Tesla and others are looking increasingly to Samsung Electronics for contract chipmaking services a
2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
EssilorLuxottica and Applied Materials have agreed to a long-term partnership to speed development of intelligent optical systems for augmented reality and AI-powered smart eyewear, a move that could help shape future consumer devices used by people around the world. The companies said the effort aims to make advanced display glasses lighter, more capable, and easier to manufacture at scale.
2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
AI infrastructure is increasingly dependent on light, and more of that technology is being built in Texas. Coherent's new Sherman expansion, backed by public and private funding, could strengthen global supply chains for the lasers and optical components that connect data centers, chips, and servers worldwide.
2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
India-based Kaynes Technology is seeking outsourced automotive semiconductor orders in Japan, a move that could help establish a foothold for Indian backend chip manufacturing in a market long dominated by East Asia. Japanese partners are backing the effort, but the company still faces strict quality hurdles.
2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
InnoScience Technology, a leading China-based integrated device manufacturer (IDM) in gallium nitride (GaN), has won a sweeping victory in the latest patent ruling against global power component leader Infineon in China. Supply-chain sources said the two sides' GaN patent fight has stretched from the US and Germany to China, and the ruling makes it even harder for Infineon within China's increasin
2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
Global chip buyers, including BYD, Google, AMD, and Tesla, are turning to Samsung Electronics as TSMC's advanced production lines remain fully booked, Nikkei Asiareported. The shift underscores how AI demand and supply-chain risk are reshaping where cutting-edge chips are made.
2026-06-16
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2026-06-16
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Is Reportedly Chasing Tenstorrent In A Multibillion Dollar AI Deal
June 16, 2026
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Qualcomm is in advanced talks to acquire AI chip startup Tenstorrent in a multi billion dollar deal.
The potential acquisition is focused on strengthening Qualcomm’s AI hardware and data center presen
2026-06-16
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2026-06-16
Mark Tyson
After some teasing and a couple of red herrings Commodore today unveiled a retro-styled flip phone dubbed the Callback 8020.