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Kioxia and SanDisk have begun shipping samples of 332-layer BiCS10 NAND, giving the Japanese memory maker a concrete technology milestone as CEO Hiroo Ota works to pull the company back toward the top of the NAND industry.

Infineon has opened its new Smart Power Fab in Dresden ahead of schedule, adding capacity for chips used in AI data centers, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and industrial systems. The move expands Europe's semiconductor base, strengthens supply chains, and could affect technology markets far beyond Germany and the continent.

The detention of two Japanese nationals in China over suspected rare earth export violations is raising fresh compliance concerns for Japanese technology manufacturers operating in China, as Beijing tightens control over strategic minerals amid worsening Japan-China ties.

Techzone Technology Materials, a provider of one of Taiwan's few integrated waste treatment, renewable energy, and recycling solutions, is actively addressing the waste treatment demand driven by semiconductor capacity expansion. Together with its subsidiaries Han-Yang Technology Renewable Energy and Sunlight Environment, the company has a combined annual treatment capacity of 239,000 tons.

Two decades ago, South Korea’s SK Hynix was reeling through a debt crisis that left the company nearly bankrupt. In May, it entered the trillion-dollar club, matching the world's largest technology giants. That milestone set the stage for SK Hynix claiming the ultimate throne in chipmaking, overtaking arch rival Samsung Electronics in total market value.  Now the world’s most valuable memory chi

Wus Printed Circuit is pressing ahead with an AI-driven transformation, with its chairman and president outlining plans to move toward profitability as demand builds across high-performance computing and emerging technology markets.

Applied Materials is expanding manufacturing and research in Singapore as artificial intelligence (AI) drives a wider shift in semiconductor planning, supply chains, and investment. The move highlights how AI demand is influencing chipmakers, equipment suppliers, and global customers, with implications for production capacity, regional innovation hubs, and technology markets worldwide.

Arm EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Will Abbey visited QBit Semiconductor's Taiwan headquarters on May 27, signaling deeper cooperation that could shape future chip design for edge AI, physical AI, and quantum-computing cybersecurity. The visit highlights how platform alliances are increasingly influencing next-generation computing architectures for global technology markets.

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