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2026-06-18
digitimes.com
2026-06-18
Demand in the passive components market is recovering significantly, lifting operating momentum at Taiwan's two leading suppliers, Yageo and Walsin Technology. Average book-to-bill ratios at both companies have risen above 1.3, placing industry conditions near their highest levels in recent years and reinforcing expectations for sequential growth through 2026.
2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are each reviewing locations in South Korea's Honam region for new semiconductor packaging plants, according to The Elecand Hankyung, citing industry sources, as the two companies look for ways to add back-end capacity beyond their existing manufacturing hubs.
2026-06-18
digitimes.com
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.
2026-06-18
digitimes.com
2026-06-18
A teardown of Huawei's latest Mate 80 Pro Max smartphone has put China's semiconductor progress back under scrutiny, after analysis showed the HiSilicon Kirin 9030 processor was made on SMIC's third-generation 7nm-class N+3 process with a local metal pitch narrower than that of Intel's 18A chip used in Panther Lake.
2026-06-18
digitimes.com
2026-06-18
Taiwan's electronics industry is stepping up its global ambitions as AI, data center infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing reshape supply chains. Speaking at the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC) on June 18, 2026, Foxconn chairman and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) chairman Young Liu outlined a strategy that combines overseas in
2026-06-18
digitimes.com
2026-06-18
Japanese capacitor manufacturer Nichicon has announced a broad price hike for aluminum electrolytic capacitors (e-cap), as order volumes for some products have exceeded the company's existing production capacity. The announcement comes amid another round of price increases in the passive components industry.
2026-06-18
digitimes.com
2026-06-18
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit Assam in northeastern India in early July 2026. According to Nikkei, more than 50 Japanese companies and business groups, including Suzuki, Itochu and Toyota Tsusho, are expected to accompany the delegation, with market attention focused on cooperation in semiconductors and infrastructure.
2026-06-18
digitimes.com
2026-06-18
In an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook made an unusually blunt admission. The company is preparing to raise product prices because memory and storage costs have surged to a point Apple can no longer absorb. He said Apple has spent the past stretch trying to shield customers from these cost increases, but the situation has become "unsustainable."
2026-06-18
digitimes.com
2026-06-18
MPI Corporation, a major probe card supplier, said AI demand is tightening supply across the probe card market and extending order visibility, with the company considering a prepayment mechanism to guarantee customers priority access to capacity.
2026-06-18
digitimes.com
2026-06-18
Samsung Electronics is developing and operating a data-sharing platform with semiconductor materials, components and equipment suppliers, according to a report by South Korea's ETNews, which cited industry sources.
2026-06-18
finance.yahoo.com
2026-06-18
Yahoo Finance
Nvidia Just Raised $25 Billion in Debt. Here's What That Really Tells Investors
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool
Wed, June 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM PDT 4 min read
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On June 15, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) priced a $25 billion sale of senior notes -- its biggest bond offering to date and its first trip to the debt market since 2021. The deal spans seven tra
2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
The Motley Fool
On June 15, Nvidia (
NVDA
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) priced a $25 billion sale of senior notes -- its biggest bond offering to date and its first trip to the debt market since 2021. The deal spans seven tranches maturing between two and 30 years, with annual interest rates running from about 4.25% on the shortest notes to about 5.6% on the longest.
So why would a company like this borrow at all?
The short answer i
2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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Amkor Technology and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. have struck a deal that will strengthen Peoria’s place as a major player in the north Valley’s semiconductor industry.
The companies announced a 10-year agreement to enhance advanced semiconductor packaging capabilities
2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
thelec.net
ISTE's FOUP cleaner for HBM back-end processes. (Photo: ISTE)
ISTE announced on June 17 that it has received an initial order from Samsung Electronics for front-opening unified pod (FOUP) cleaning equipment designed for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) manufacturing. The deal adds Samsung to ISTE's customer base alongside SK hynix.
FOUP cleaners are used to remove contaminants from the sealed carrier
2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
The Spokesman-Review
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Nvidia CEO says AI can reindustrialize US, create jobs, reshape society. A North Texas factory could play a role
June 17, 2026 Updated Wed., June 17, 2026 at 4:25 p.m.
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Julie Eng, EVP, Optical Components and Chief Technology Officer at Coherent, explains a 6-inch InP wafer at Coherent’s advanced manufacturing facility in Sherman, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Angela P
2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
Pluang
Quantum computing stocks drop sharply after Monday's rally, driven by profit-taking, not bad news.
Shares of major quantum computing companies Rigetti, IonQ, D-Wave, and Quantum Computing Inc. fell significantly Tuesday, reversing gains from Monday's sharp rally. The decline, led by Rigetti's 7% drop, appears to be profit-taking rather than a resp...
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
Chosunbiz
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Jeong Du-yong
Published 2026.06.18. 06:02
Glass substrate from Appslix, SKC's semiconductor substrate manufacturing subsidiary./Courtesy of Appslix
TSMC, the world's largest foundry (contract semiconductor manufacturing) corporations, disclosed verification results for the commercialization of glass semiconductor substrates developed in an ecosystem centered on Taiwan and Japan. As a result,