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Intel has appointed semiconductor veteran Seok‑Hee Lee as executive vice president of its foundry contract manufacturing division to lead advanced packaging, system integration, and back‑end operations, sharpening its push into advanced packaging amid a resurgence under CEO Lip‑Bu Tan. June 18 (Reuters) - Intel on Thursday named Seok-Hee Lee executive vice president of its contract chip-manufactu

TSMC's financial dominance has reached unprecedented heights, with the world's leading foundry posting first-quarter 2026 profit of over NT$570 billion (approx. US$18.04 billion) and holding an immense NT$3 trillion cash reserve. By June 11, 2026, its market value surged to NT$58.3 trillion, triggering a bizarre banking phenomenon where local financial institutions offer TSMC deposit rates that ex

BRUSSELS, May 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission wants governments to buy chips made by EU startups as it seeks to reduce Europe's reliance on U.S. and East Asian products, a document seen by Reuters shows. The proposal dubbed Chips Act 2.0 supplements the original Chips Act implemented three years ago, which has so far failed to achieve its ​goals of attracting advanced ​manufacturing and ⁠d

Soitec’s fiscal year 2025 revenue of €891 million beat consensus of €584 million, despite a steep year‑over‑year drop from €978 million, driven by demand in AI‑related photonics‑SOI and POI technologies. May 27 (Reuters) - French semiconductor materials supplier Soitec on Wednesday reported annual sales above market expectations despite continued customer inventory correction, demonstrating resil

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