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2026-05-26
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Kioxia is targeting 2027 production of its 10th-generation BiCS 10 NAND, a move that could help the Japanese memory maker narrow its technology gap with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as the South Korean rivals delay investment in their own next-generation NAND technologies, according to ZDNet Korea.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will reportedly cut employee bonuses by 15%, prompting some employees to voice dissatisfaction on social media. They argued that while TSMC's profits have soared, the share allocated to employee bonuses has decreased rather than increased, with some employees threatening to follow Samsung Electronics' union with a strike to fight for their rights.
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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
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Holy Stone Enterprise warns that AI-driven power upgrades are creating global shortages and record demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), with lead times beyond 20 weeks and tighter supply expected through 2027. The developments could reshape supply chains for servers, data centers, and high-power consumer electronics worldwide, and accelerate global investment in components.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to allocate much of its Pyeongtaek P4 cleanroom capacity to next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) in 2027, a move that could tighten the supply of general-purpose DRAM as memory makers shift more production toward higher-value AI server products.
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.
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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
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Huawei has released itsData Storage 2030 white paper, setting out a technology roadmap for the global storage industry over the next five to 10 years, as AI large language models drive data creation into what the company calls the yottabyte era.
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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
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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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Facing expanding opportunities in both optical communications and satellite connectivity, Dennis Chen, chairman of WIN Semiconductors, said the company is actively advancing a range of products, including driver ICs, continuous-wave (CW) lasers, and photodiodes, while also ramping up capacity in anticipation of growing demand from next-generation networks.
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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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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
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Ennostar Holdings' transformation has begun to show clear results, with chairman Paul Peng saying the company's "3+1" strategy is taking shape, as higher-value applications now account for more than half of revenue. Despite continued uncertainty in the global environment, Peng remains cautiously optimistic about the second half of 2026 and expects the company to maintain relatively strong performa
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