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SK Hynix is racing to complete the first cleanroom at its massive Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, by February 2027, ahead of rival capacity expansion timelines. The site's first fabrication facility will break from conventional flat-floor layouts, stacking production floors three levels high in a pioneering triple-deck fab design.
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Apple raised prices across its Mac and iPad lineup on June 25, and the timing wasn't a choice so much as a deadline.
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Onsemi has agreed to buy Synaptics in an all-stock transaction valued at about US$7 billion, a deal that could reshape the edge AI landscape across automotive, industrial, and connected devices. If completed, the merger aims to broaden global access to intelligent systems, software, and wireless technology.
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US-based automated test equipment supplier Teradyne plans to expand its presence in India and has appointed Alpa Sood as India Manager, as the company seeks to deepen engagement in a semiconductor ecosystem moving toward manufacturing scale.
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Corning is studying South Korea as a possible manufacturing base for semiconductor glass substrates, a sign that the US specialty glass and optical materials maker is looking to extend its AI exposure beyond data-center connectivity into advanced chip packaging.
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Samsung Group is expected to announce a domestic investment plan worth more than KRW1,000 trillion (approx. US$648 billion) on June 29, when South Korean President Lee Jae-myung chairs a public briefing at the presidential office in Seoul on what his administration is calling the country's "three mega-projects for a great leap forward," Maeil Business Newspaperreported.
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Qualcomm used its Investor Day to formally launch Dragonfly, a new data center product line aimed at cloud AI, and set out an ambitious revenue path that would shrink its dependence on handset sales. The company said the plan could reshape its business mix by 2029, but it still faces questions over timing, product performance, and execution.
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Apple is preparing its biggest shift yet to the release strategy for its in-house Mac processors, opting to skip high-end M6 Pro and M6 Max chips and instead bring more powerful AI-focused M7 Pro and M7 Max processors to market in 2027, according to a Bloombergreport citing people familiar with the matter.
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South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor has launched chemical safety inspections at 25 semiconductor manufacturers, including SK Hynix, after a series of fluorine gas leaks at chip plants raised fresh concerns over industrial accidents.
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Japan is moving to anchor its long-term growth strategy around AI, semiconductors, and strategic infrastructure, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to use state-backed investment as a strategic push to lift private-sector spending and rebuild the country's industrial base.
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The global memory market is facing a structural supply-demand imbalance that shows little sign of easing. Micron's stronger-than-expected quarterly results have drawn fresh attention from investors and the technology industry, while the broader supply picture remains tight.
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AI-driven hyperscale data center expansion is pushing the global AI race beyond raw GPU computing power into a broader contest over high-speed interconnects and electro-optical integration. As Nvidia's next-generation AI factory moves toward petabyte (PB)-scale data transfers, co-packaged optics (CPO) is heading toward commercialization, lifting the importance of key components such as fiber array
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Academia Sinica's Center for Quantum Computer is focusing only on hardware, not algorithms or applications, and executive director Chii-Dong Chen said that approach is similar to the mission Taiwan's government gave ITRI in the early days of the foundry industry. He said Taiwan enjoys a strong advantage in quantum chip manufacturing, but turning the new Quantum Chip Fabrication Space (QC-Fab) into
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South Korea's plan to push semiconductor investment beyond the greater Seoul area is taking clearer shape, with Samsung Electronics reportedly moving closer to a new chip hub in Gwangju while SK Hynix continues to weigh a site in South Jeolla Province against overseas investment options.
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CXMT's IPO highlights the growing geopolitical fragmentation of the global semiconductor industry, strengthening China's ability to finance domestic DRAM expansion and reduce reliance on foreign capital and technology. As supply chains increasingly split along regional lines, the listing reinforces Beijing's push for memory self-sufficiency and reshapes competitive dynamics in global markets.
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China's power semiconductor makers are lifting prices again as demand from artificial intelligence (AI) servers and new energy vehicles strengthens. The moves may signal a broader industry upcycle with global implications, as higher costs and tighter capacity... Some subscribers prefer to save their log-in information so they do not have to enter their User ID and Password each tim
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By Chae Je-u Published 2026.06.26. 08:27 Updated 2026.06.26. 08:31 View of SK Hynix headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi. /News1 Securities firms are successively raising the target stock price of SK Hynix. Key factors include supply shortages and price increases for SK Hynix’s flagship product, HBM (high-bandwidth memory), as well as the Nasdaq listing of its American depositary receipts (ADR). On
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Why Is Micron (MU) Stock Soaring Today Jabin Bastian Thu, June 25, 2026 at 4:29 PM PDT 4 min read MU +15.81% Trade MU on Coinbase Trading disclosure What Happened? Shares of memory chips maker Micron (NASDAQ:MU) jumped 17.1% in the afternoon session after the company reported outstanding second quarter (fiscal Q3 2026) earnings results, guided to $50 billion in sales for the next quarter, locked
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Why Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock Is Up Today Petr Huřťák Thu, June 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM PDT 2 min read QCOM +3.84% META -2.68% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure What Happened? Shares of wireless chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) jumped 4.3% in the morning session after the company announced an aggressive expansion into the AI data center market with ambitious long-term revenue targets during i