As back-end processes take on a larger role in the AI chip era, advanced packaging equipment is rising in strategic importance. According to Hankyung, leading chip equipment makers—including ASML, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron (TEL), and Lam Research—are moving decisively into the advanced p...

Samsung is accelerating the ramp-up of its Taylor fab, with trial runs of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools reportedly beginning as early as March. Adding to the momentum, ETNews reports that the company has awarded a KRW 25 billion contract to South Korean supplier FST for EUV pellicle ha...

Long known as a hub for electronics assembly, Vietnam has so far lacked upstream chip manufacturing. However, this is beginning to shift. On January 16, military-run Viettel Group broke ground on the country’s first domestic semiconductor plant, marking a major step toward a self-sufficient chip i...

While TSMC signals plans to accelerate its Arizona expansion amid rumors of five additional fabs, Samsung is also pushing ahead at its Taylor site. According to Hankyung, trial operations of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment at Taylor Fab 1 will start this March, setting the stage for ...

While Intel's 18A has officially entered mass production in Arizona in late 2025, all eyes remain on Team Blue's next-generation 14A node and its flagship production hub in Ohio. Now, fresh signals suggest the long-delayed project may be gaining momentum. According to a recent hiring notice from ...