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Riken and Taiwan academia join forces on next-gen compound semiconductors

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

Japan's world-renowned Riken institute announced in late March 2026 that its homegrown superconducting quantum computer, "Ei-II," jointly developed with the University of Osaka, had officially gone online with 144 qubits and 99.9% fidelity. Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) said Riken will next work with Taiwan's academic community on research, including next-generation compo

China's third-largest pure-play foundry's HK filing shows growth, but also rising risks

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

Nexchip Semiconductor has filed for a Hong Kong listing to fund expansion, following rapid revenue growth and a stronger market position. The prospectus highlights its scale in display driver chips and image sensors, while also warning investors about customer concentration, heavy capital needs, and exposure to shifting trade policy.

IC design firms brace for uncertain peak season as prices rise

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

The 2026 peak season for IC design firms remains unclear, with global readers likely to feel the effects through pricier smartphones, PCs, and other devices. Supply-chain costs are rising, demand is hard to gauge, and companies are preparing for customer stockpiling that could keep chip orders elevated into the third quarter.

Commentary: AI memory boom rewrites chip pricing power, leaving Apple searching for leverage with CXMT

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

For more than a decade, Apple built one of the industry's most profitable business models by using its purchasing power to drive down memory and component costs before turning hardware upgrades into high-margin revenue. The AI-driven boom in HBM and DRAM is now challenging that strategy.

South Korea looks to Taiwan as model for semiconductor decentralization

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

South Korea is overhauling its semiconductor manufacturing footprint to secure an edge in the AI era, drawing direct inspiration from a fierce competitor: Taiwan.

Expected MCU price hike drives early 1H26 pull-ins

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

Microcontroller customers are accelerating shipments into the first half of 2026 as higher production costs ripple through the supply chain, with global implications for electronics pricing and availability. Industry sources said buyers are seeking to secure supply before further increases, while weak demand and AI-related capacity pressure continue to shape the market.

TSMC fast-tracks CoPoS—whole supply chain under gag order

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

TSMC is accelerating CoWoS capacity expansion while also pushing ahead with next-generation panel-level packaging, CoPoS, aiming to use a new "round-to-square" architecture to break through cost and capacity bottlenecks in large AI chip packaging and build its next competitive moat.

Samsung commits KRW2,655 trillion to future industries, anchoring new Gwangju fab

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

Samsung said on June 29 it will invest a combined KRW2,655 trillion (approx. US$1.72 trillion as of June 30, 2026) across its domestic operations, splitting the figure between continued buildout of its existing Pyeongtaek and Yongin semiconductor clusters and a fresh push into Korea's southwestern Honam region, where the bulk of the new money is aimed at memory capacity.

TSMC 2nm, CoWoS, and CoPoS broadly lift Taiwan's equipment, materials, and packaging suppliers

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

As AI demand continues to fuel global semiconductor investment, customers are keeping wafer starts strong, and TSMC is accelerating its push into 2nm-and-below nodes as well as advanced packaging technologies such as CoWoS. Industry sources said the AI-driven investment wave is now spreading beyond foundries into the equipment, materials, factory engineering, and inspection supply chains.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics targets AI server growth with MLCC talks, substrate push

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digitimes.com 2026-06-30

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is in final-stage talks to supply multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) to a major US cloud provider for AI servers, while also expanding substrate production capacity and securing a separate silicon capacitor contract, according to Korean media reports and company statements.

Boise-founded Micron leads new era of American semiconductor manufacturing with $50B investment - Idaho News 6

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www.kivitv.com 2026-06-30 Idaho News 6

Why Chinese memory chips may not be a near-term threat to Micron - CNBC

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www.cnbc.com 2026-06-30 CNBC

East Coast investor outbids Vestar for two Phoenix sites near TSMC - ABC15 Arizona

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www.abc15.com 2026-06-30 ABC15 Arizona

South Korea launches $584B chip manufacturing initiative with Samsung, SK hynix - SiliconANGLE

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siliconangle.com 2026-06-30 SiliconANGLE