TSMC Reaffirms 2028 Target for 1.4nm Chips at Taichung Fab
Taiwan's park authority moves Fab 25 completion to April 2027, but the foundry giant leaves its commercial A14 manufacturing schedule unchanged for global chip designers.
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SK hynix and foundries advance hybrid bonding for AI silicon in 2027
TSMC tasks Asian suppliers with developing five-micrometer microbumps while Samsung and SK hynix prepare direct copper…
CXMT beats SK hynix and Micron in DRAM margin at 87.59% gross rate
A second-quarter gross margin of 87.59% propelled the Chinese memory maker past foreign rivals as heavy domestic demand and…
TSMC widens High-NA EUV alliance to build 12-inch photomasks by 2031
The foundry expanded supplier partnerships on Sept. 10 to establish larger reticle formats with ASML, targeting a 40% scanner…
Axcelis Invests $35 Million in South Korea Equipment Plant
The Massachusetts-based toolmaker will construct a 200,000-square-foot facility in Pyeongtaek to supply ion implanters directly…
Honda invests in Niron Magnetics for rare-earth-free magnets
The Japanese automaker joined US venture backers to scale iron nitride production in Minnesota, aiming to insulate its electric…
Kioxia Rejects SK hynix Flash Alliance to Guard SanDisk Ties
Chief Executive Hiroo Ota ruled out three-way manufacturing talks, citing antitrust barriers and an existing $31 billion…
SMIC narrows foundry gap with Samsung as Q2 sales surge 20%
The Chinese chipmaker captured 5.4% of the global market with $3.0 billion in quarterly revenue, trailing Samsung by just 0.5…
Korea and France sign nuclear fuel and strategic tech pact
The bilateral agreements secure Western uranium enrichment for Korean reactors, establish high-level civil nuclear talks and back…
Samsung opens Yokohama chip packaging lab to rival TSMC lead
The $280 million research site secures Japanese state subsidies to integrate domestic materials suppliers into Samsung's backend…
Samsung deploys TSMC-tested photonics probers for CPO push
The South Korean chipmaker deployed FormFactor and MPI probe stations to inspect optical wafers internally, aligning with TSMC…
TSMC sees 3nm revenue overtake 5nm node on surge in AI accelerators
Surging orders for Nvidia and Apple processors will push third-quarter 3nm output value above $12.7 billion, reinforcing the…
Samsung denies Chinese tool testing as US tightens fab controls
South Korean memory makers face annual US export reviews for their Chinese fabs as Washington curbs equipment servicing and…
Samsung narrows SK hynix HBM lead as HBM4 shipments expand
Counterpoint Research data shows Samsung captured 33% of second-quarter HBM revenue, halving the lead of SK hynix as chipmakers…
Air Products commits record capital to South Korea chip fabs
The industrial gas supplier filed plans with Seoul on Sept. 4 to build dedicated Pyeongtaek facilities for Samsung Electronics,…
SK hynix starts $4 billion packaging plant in Indiana to feed US AI
The Purdue Research Park campus will open cleanrooms in October 2028 before starting mass production of next-generation…
US chip suppliers commit $2 billion to South Korea semiconductor supply chain
Air Products, Axcelis, Corning and Pacifico Energy signed direct investment filings in Washington to expand fab tooling,…
TSMC Urges HBM Makers to Adopt X-Ray Friendly Chip Design for Advanced Packaging
Zhihua Zou told a Taipei forum that buried defects in multi-layer stacks require memory redesigns to prevent radiation damage…
Korea presses US for equal chip tariff terms as Lutnick warns of import levies
Trade Minister Kim Jung-kwan said Seoul is negotiating to ensure domestic chipmakers face terms no worse than competitors under…
ASML expands Japan workforce to 700 to support Rapidus 2nm and TSMC fabs
The Dutch lithography supplier plans a 40% headcount increase by 2030 to install and maintain EUV equipment for cutting-edge…
KEPCO seeks $18 billion advance power bill payment from Samsung and SK hynix
The state utility wants five years of electricity fees paid upfront to fund transmission lines for the Yongin semiconductor…
POSCO Chairman Urges Australia Critical Minerals Alliance to Diversify SupplyMembers
Chang In-hwa proposed pairing Australian raw materials with South Korean refining during a bilateral summit in Adelaide as POSCO…
CXMT starts pilot HBM3E production as China accelerates AI chip self-reliance
Chinese memory maker CXMT is testing fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory with domestic chip designers following United States…
Skytech opens TSMC-backed advanced process lab to speed chip tool verification
The joint Taiwan facility focuses on thin-film deposition tools, film modification techniques and chemical precursor screening…