Japan-backed Rapidus accelerates its 2nm push, outlining bold plans to catch up with top global foundries. Reports from Nikkei and Yomiuri Shimbun say while its first Hokkaido Chitose fab has yet to start mass production, the company aims to break ground on a second facility as early as FY2027, targ...

As of November 2025, the silicon carbide (SiC) market is undergoing a critical phase of value re-evaluation and structural divergence. On the pricing front, low-end bulk SiC materials are experiencing price increase due to runaway costs, while mainstream 6-inch SiC substrates continue to plunge amid...

As China races toward semiconductor self-reliance, the rollout of next-generation chips is not only boosting local equipment and materials makers, but creating opportunities for South Korean firms like Hanmi Semiconductor and SEMES, New Daily reports. Memory Boom Fuels Korean Equipment Exports to...

After nearly a month of rumors that former TSMC senior vice president Wei-Jen Lo had jumped to Intel—and may have taken sub-2nm process documents with him—the foundry giant finally broke its silence last night. According to the Economic Daily News, TSMC confirmed that on November 25 it filed a l...

As major U.S. cloud providers ramp up their AI ASIC efforts to lessen dependence on NVIDIA, Meta is reportedly evaluating to spend billions on Google’s in-house AI chips. According to Bloomberg, citing The Information, Meta is in talks to deploy Google’s TPUs in its data centers starting in 2027...