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2026-06-23
digitimes.com 2026-06-23
Demand for high-end fiberglass cloth is surging on the AI boom, and orders from copper-clad laminate (CCL) customers are leaving the world's two largest suppliers, Nittobo and Taiwan Glass, short of capacity. In particular, low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and low Dk2 products remain the tightest, with supply-demand gaps now expected to last through 2027.
2026-06-23
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Google released a 30,000-word AI roadmap on June 14 that, for the first time, clearly defines AI having the capability of 100 million humans as a key milestone on the path to artificial superintelligence (ASI). The plan outlines a three-stage evolution from today's large models to artificial general intelligence (AGI) and then ASI, reinforcing expectations that AI capabilities will keep expanding
2026-06-23
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Thailand's newly established National Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Policy Committee has approved the framework for a national semiconductor strategy and a workforce development plan to strengthen the country's position in the global chip supply chain.
2026-06-23
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Demand in the passive component market has rebounded alongside the rapid buildout of AI data centers. While Japanese suppliers continue to lead in technology, their capacity expansion has struggled to keep pace with AI-related demand, driving order spillover to Taiwan-based manufacturers.
2026-06-23
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Wafer Works announced after its June 18, 2026, shareholders meeting that it launched a "golden triangle" expansion plan to deepen silicon wafer product lines and support fast-growing applications in advanced packaging, optical transmission and third-generation semiconductors. The rollout covers simultaneous construction and capacity ramp projects at Erlin, Zhengzhou, and Zhunan to align production
2026-06-23
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Taiwanese IC design leader MediaTek has sent a price hike letter to customers, signaling that the current wave of chip price increases is sweeping across the semiconductor market and that the era of chip inflation has arrived.
2026-06-23
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China's DRAM supply chain is becoming a new variable in the global memory market. CXMT, China's largest DRAM manufacturer, is accelerating its DDR5 expansion. Recent reports stated that US memory brand Corsair Gaming has adopted CXMT-made chips in some of its DDR5 products, a development that has drawn industry attention.
2026-06-23
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SK Hynix's semiconductor production base in Cheongju, South Korea, has seen a string of accidents since 2026, prompting questions over whether its safety management system has gaps. The incidents have drawn scrutiny because many occurred after the M15X fab began operation, as the company ramped up production to meet surging high-bandwidth memory (HBM) demand.
2026-06-23
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Infineon and InnoScience are escalating their global GaN patent dispute across the US, Germany, and China, with each side scoring wins in infringement suits that are already affecting real-world sales. Sources familiar with the matter say the latest rulings are effectively pushing the two companies into separate market territories.
2026-06-23
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Dutch semiconductor metrology specialist Nearfield Instruments has secured US$380 million in Series D funding, marking the largest fundraising round ever completed by a deep-tech company in the Netherlands.
2026-06-23
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics has begun mass production of advanced package substrates for Qualcomm's first data center AI accelerator, extending the companies' supply relationship from mobile and PC chips into server-class semiconductors, ZDNet Koreareported.
2026-06-23
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Intel is deepening cooperation with Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain and plans to broaden its engagement again in mid-October after completing exchanges in the US with several Taiwanese suppliers in the first quarter of 2026.
2026-06-23
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Market sentiment toward the smartphone industry remains subdued. On the demand side, global smartphone sales have declined for several consecutive weeks during the second quarter of 2026, with only Apple and Huawei showing relative resilience thanks to their strong brand appeal. On the supply side, chip shortages continue to intensify, expanding beyond memory products to include both advanced-node
2026-06-23
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The Indian government plans to disburse INR71 billion in semiconductor incentives in fiscal year 2027 to expand its local chip supply chain, according to anonymous government officials cited by Mint.
2026-06-23
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Industrial gas manufacturer Nippon Sanso Holdings announced it will raise prices for all helium products in the Japanese market starting in July 2026, with an average price increase of more than 30%. Affected products include helium used in key applications such as semiconductor front-end process wafer cooling and medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment. The move is mainly driven by geo
2026-06-23
finance.yahoo.com 2026-06-23 Yahoo Finance
10 Words From Apple CEO Tim Cook That Are Music to the Ears of Micron Technology Investors David Jagielski, CPA, The Motley Fool Mon, June 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM PDT 3 min read MU -13.18% AAPL -0.91% NVDA -4.13% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock has been red hot over the past year amid an ongoing shortage of memory products driven by significant inves
2026-06-23
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2026-06-23
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www.networkworld.com 2026-06-23 Network World
Nvidia packs Vera CPUs, Rubin GPUs, networking technologies, and software into a rack-mounted supercomputer. Credit: Nvidia Nvidia has formally launched the Vera Rubin platform, a combination CPU and GPU platform billed as a major step forward in the convergence of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC) for scientific research. Announced at the ISC High Performance 2026 co
2026-06-23
sourceability.com 2026-06-23 Sourceability
While AI-demand-driven shortages have primarily impacted advanced processors and memory, the rapid expansion of supporting infrastructure is also increasing pressure on semiconductor packaging technologies and essential passive components. As companies race to increase their AI capabilities, the industry is working in parallel to address these emerging constraints. But the news is not all bad. Re