China is stepping up investments in lithography equipment, turning to homegrown tools as it seeks greater technological independence amid U.S. export restrictions. According to Commercial Times, citing 21jingji, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology announced on the 25th that it will invest r...

With TSMC’s Nanjing fab VEU (Validated End-User) status set to expire on December 31, 2025, the company has clarified its position. According to MyDrivers and ijiwei, TSMC China President Roger Luo said supply chains remain secure and dismissed lingering concerns that the country’s clients are l...

With CES 2026 approaching, what new releases are worth watching? According to a column by Zhu Xi in TechNews, while next year may see relatively fewer vendors launching new products, there are still several notable releases worth anticipating. The following highlights the key upcoming products in th...

Japan’s Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) recently announced the successful development of nanoimprint lithography (NIL) technology with circuit line width as fine as 10 nanometers. The technology is designed for patterning 1.4nm-class logic semiconductor circuits. Customer evaluation has already begun, w...

A fresh wave of foundry price hikes is spreading from advanced nodes to mature processes. While Security Times reports that China’s leading foundry SMIC has raised prices on certain production lines, chinastarmarket.cn adds that TSMC affiliate Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has also no...