Please note that this article cites information from South China Morning Post, Wallstreetcn, Security Times and SMIC. Amid a broader wave of price increases spreading from upstream foundries to downstream memory and analog chips, China’s leading foundry SMIC has released its 2026 action plan alo...

Please note that this article cites information from The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, EE News Europe, CTech and GlobalFoundries. As TSMC, Intel, and Samsung Electronics race toward 2nm-class nodes, competitive tensions are also flaring in the mature-node segment—albeit in a more unexpected, leg...

Please note that this article cites information from ZDNet, Wccftech, and Hankyung. Samsung only unveiled its Exynos 2600 in late 2025, but is reportedly already preparing its next-next-generation mobile application processor, the Exynos 2800, codenamed “Vanguard.” According to ZDNet, sources...

The global semiconductor industry is shifting its focus from the race for advanced nodes to competition over supply chain resilience in mature processes. Chinese foundries are stepping up efforts in capacity expansion, process upgrades, and ecosystem development in a move to seize the opportunities....

Please note that this article cites information from TechNews, The Korea Herald, and Liberty Times. As the Iran–U.S. conflict escalates, concerns are rising over disruptions to critical supplies from the Middle East, including semiconductor bulk gases. According to TechNews, beyond oil, some g...