While China’s progress in high-end chipmaking equipment, such as SiCarrier and AMIES’ DUV systems, draws attention, the country is also advancing in key semiconductor materials. Notably, domestic leader Xiamen Hengkun New Material, a top photoresist manufacturer, went public on the Shanghai STAR...

Amid rumors that former TSMC Senior VP Wei-Jen Lo might join Intel in the sub-2nm race, Liberty Times reports he returned to Team Blue in late October as VP of R&D, shocking the semiconductor industry. The report, citing industry sources, also claims that before retiring in July, Lo allegedly us...

GlobalFoundries today announced its acquisition of Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), a Singapore-based silicon photonics foundry. According to the company’s press release, the deal positions GlobalFoundries as the largest pure-play silicon photonics foundry by revenue. The company did not disclose the...

Samsung’s first 2nm chip, the Exynos 2600, has become a crucial test of its foundry strategy and how much it can realistically replace Qualcomm’s offerings. According to Chosun Biz, citing industry sources, Samsung plans to use a mix of Exynos 2600 and Snapdragon chips in the standard and Plus m...

Amid China’s push for semiconductor self-reliance, Huawei is gearing up to roll out a flurry of major updates in late November. Citing Shanghai Securities News, the South China Morning Post reports that the tech giant is set to unveil a new AI infrastructure technology on Friday (Nov. 21) that cou...