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2026-05-27
www.cnbc.com
2026-05-27
CNBC
Shares of SK Hynix jumped more than 11% on Wednesday, lifting the South Korean chipmaker’s market capitalization above $1 trillion as investors continued to pile into artificial intelligence-linked semiconductor stocks.
The rally extended a blistering run that has already seen SK Hynix shares skyrocket about 250% since the start of the year, fueled by surging demand for high-bandwidth memory chip
2026-05-27
www.reuters.com
2026-05-27
Reuters
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2026-05-27
www.geneonline.com
2026-05-27
geneonline.com
Entegris and JSR Corporation/Inpria Corporation announced a non-exclusive cross-licensing agreement pertaining to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. The agreement involves the licensing of intellectual property related to EUV lithography technology.
The cross-licensing agreement allows both companies to utilize each other’s patents in the field of EUV lithography. This arrangement is non-excl
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Bloomberg.com
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2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
SK Hynix has unveiled a new high-bandwidth memory technology designed to reduce heat buildup in next-generation AI systems, as rising computing density turns thermal management into a more critical front for HBM suppliers.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Samsung Electronics' 2026 tentative labor-management agreement is expected to pass after already surpassing an 86% voting participation rate within just three days. While the agreement has temporarily eased concerns over potential strikes, South Korea's semiconductor industry is increasingly worried that the newly expanded performance bonus structure, which guarantees employees a fixed percentage
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Printed circuit board (PCB) drill bit manufacturer Topoint Technology approved a private placement of unsecured convertible corporate bonds with a maximum issuance amount of NT$600 million (approx. US$19.10 million) at its shareholders' meeting on May 26. The company also welcomed Unimicron Technology, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), and Zhen Ding Technology Group (ZDT) as strategic investors.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to hold a company-wide communication meeting on the morning of May 27, during which chairman C.C. Wei is expected to explain in person the latest employee bonus policy, following online backlash over reports that the company will cut employee bonuses by 15%.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
The world's largest chip designers are steadily growing more bullish on the future of cloud artificial intelligence (AI) chips known as ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) — a market increasingly seen as the next major battleground in the global AI boom.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Transcend announced it will exhibit enterprise solid-state drives, DDR5 7200 memory, and embedded camera modules at COMPUTEX 2026 in the Storage and Management Solutions area, saying the showcase will demonstrate integrated capabilities in AI computing storage, high-speed transmission, and reliable data processing. The firm highlighted that as AI expands to endpoint applications, performance and s
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Kinpo Electronics outlined its 2026 core strategy at a shareholders' meeting on May 25, centering on "bearing fruit" as it builds on years of product-mix adjustments, expands into AI-related products, and accelerates its shift toward an ODM model.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
WinWay Technology's orders are already booked out five to six months in advance, says company Chairman Mark Wang. He expects new production capacity coming online at the company's Kaohsiung facilities to gradually ease supply shortages and help drive record monthly and quarterly revenue growth throughout the second half of 2026.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Samsung Electronics' tentative 2026 wage agreement has cleared a union vote with 73.7% approval, moving a months-long labor dispute closer to settlement while exposing a deeper divide between workers in the company's chip and consumer electronics businesses, according to Korean media reports.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Qualcomm has reached a deal to supply AI data center chips to ByteDance, giving the US smartphone processor designer a potentially high-volume customer as it tries to expand into AI infrastructure and custom silicon.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Nvidia held an "employee town hall" on the morning of May 27 at the T17 and T18 sites in Beitou-Shilin Technology Park (BSTP), where CEO Jensen Huang met staff, gave away Dom Pérignon, and framed Taiwan as central to the company's AI expansion. Taipei Mayor Wayne Chiang attended only as a "guest."
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
China has formally brought AI chips into its national security and reliability evaluation framework for the first time, marking a further expansion of the country's Information Technology Application Innovation procurement policy into AI computing infrastructure.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Taiwan-based Daxin Materials posted stronger revenue and profitability in 2025 as rapid growth in semiconductor materials offset a still-cautious display market recovery, with AI- and HPC-driven demand emerging as the company's primary growth engine.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
US efforts to rebuild its semiconductor supply chain are exposing a critical gap in domestic packaging and testing capacity, a bottleneck that industry sources expect to ease only after 2028 as the US OSAT ecosystem gradually takes shape.
2026-05-27
www.bloomberg.com
2026-05-27
Bloomberg.com
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