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2026-05-26
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AI computing's massive demand for infrastructure is making interconnect and laser technologies key to overcoming power and bandwidth limits, prompting silicon photonics unicorn Lightmatter to unveil its latest laser product, Guide DR. To advance its 3D-stacked silicon photonics engine, Lightmatter is also working closely with TSMC using its Compact Universal Photonic Engine (COUPE) platform.
2026-05-26
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As the global semiconductor industry approaches the physical limits of transistor scaling, Huawei has proposed a new framework for the post-Moore era through its recently introduced "Tau (τ) Law" and a related time-scaling theory.
2026-05-26
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Taiwan-based AI server maker Wiwynn is accelerating its global expansion as surging demand for AI infrastructure creates mounting pressure on power supply, production capacity, and critical component availability.
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Heat management has become a critical challenge as HBM technology advances, with higher stacking and faster speeds to meet surging global demand for AI data processing. Efficient control of power density in the die-to-die physical layer between HBM and GPUs is now central to next-generation HBM competitiveness and data center reliability.
2026-05-26
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The race to dominate next-generation NAND flash memory has long been measured in layers — and Samsung Electronics appears to be pulling ahead. The South Korean chipmaker has reportedly developed a 900-layer-class V-NAND prototype, a significant leap that brings the memory industry closer to the 1,000-layer threshold as chipmakers intensify efforts to pack more storage into smaller chips while cutt
2026-05-26
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For the past three years, graphics processing units, or GPUs, have dominated the artificial intelligence boom. But Johnny Shen, chairman of Alchip Technologies, believes the next phase of the market may belong to something more specialized.
2026-05-26
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AI servers are driving a surge in demand for high-end passive components, rapidly eating into multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) capacity and extending lead times to more than 16–20 weeks. As a result, some orders that once went to major Japanese and South Korean suppliers are gradually spilling over to Taiwan-based makers.
2026-05-26
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Intel is looking to broaden its foundry strategy beyond the race for advanced process nodes, placing greater emphasis on advanced packaging and glass substrate technologies as it positions Rio Rancho — its New Mexico site — as a global hub for next-generation packaging production.
2026-05-26
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As the global semiconductor industry pivots toward chiplet-based designs — where multiple smaller chips are packaged together rather than built as a single monolithic die — the specialized intellectual property that makes those chips communicate reliably has become critical infrastructure. InPsytech, a Taiwanese IP design firm and subsidiary of Egis Technology, has staked its business on exactly t
2026-05-26
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Grace Wang, vice president and general manager of ASML in Taiwan, said that ASML plans to deploy extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and next-generation high numerical aperture (high-NA) EUV technologies to reduce energy consumption per wafer at the process level, while continuing to deepen its presence in Taiwan. The company also plans to hire around 1,000 new employees in Taiwan in 2026 to support custome
2026-05-26
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Powerchip announced it will present a "3D AI Foundry" showcase at COMPUTEX 2026 to demonstrate 3D wafer-on-wafer (WoW) DRAM stacking, interposers, and Si-cap integrated passive devices as part of an end-to-end offering for AI chips, addressing rising demand for GenAI and high-performance computing for memory capacity, bandwidth, and energy efficiency. The firm said it is leveraging its combined lo
2026-05-26
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Following the conclusion of the Trump-Xi meeting and amid continued delays in China approving imports of Nvidia H20 GPUs, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on May 22 sent a strong policy signal on artificial intelligence (AI) self-sufficiency, explicitly calling for greater efforts to pair domestic large language models with domestically developed computing chips.
2026-05-26
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ADATA Technology said it will present a cloud-to-edge artificial intelligence ecosystem at COMPUTEX 2026, bringing together its enterprise storage brand TRUSTA, ADATA Industrial, gaming brand XPG, and AIoT unit ATrack to showcase hardware and software integrations across data centers, PCs, and edge devices. The company announced partnerships and cross-domain integrations with Nvidia, Intel, Advant
2026-05-26
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As Micron Technology's decision to restart large-scale DDR4 production in the US grabs global attention, memory-chip executives and analysts say the move is less a revival of aging technology than a strategic reshuffling of supply aimed at safeguarding critical American industries.
2026-05-26
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Following GlobalWafers' shareholders' meeting on May 25, Chairperson Doris Hsu stated that the company's core compound semiconductor business, gallium nitride (GaN), is addressing strong demand for high-efficiency power solutions in AI servers. The company is also beginning to see emerging demand from diversified applications such as AI robotics. As a result, production capacity in 2026 has alread
2026-05-26
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GlobalWafers held its shareholders' meeting on May 25, where CEO Doris Hsu stated that the semiconductor market in 2026 has gradually moved beyond 2025's two extremes, when only AI and advanced process technologies dominated growth. In 2026, non-AI and traditional application markets began to recover, making market conditions thrive.
2026-05-26
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Wingtech Technology, the Chinese tech company that owns Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, has filed a civil lawsuit against Nexperia and five defendants for alleged damages worth CNY8 billion (approx. US$1.2 billion). The case is the latest development of the legal troubles between the Chinese company and its subsidiary following the Dutch government's seizure of the company in late 2025
2026-05-26
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is pushing the company deeper into the CPU market, betting that the rise of agentic AI will create a new growth engine beyond the GPUs that made Nvidia the dominant supplier of AI computing hardware.
2026-05-26
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