China is setting out its next-stage roadmap for emerging battery technologies, with solid-state and sodium-ion batteries among the key areas targeted for further development. According to Xinhua News, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and six other government departments rele...

TSMC is reportedly considering a major U.S. expansion beyond Arizona. According to Economic Daily News, sources say the chipmaker is planning a second manufacturing hub that could include as many as six advanced wafer fabs, with Dallas, Texas emerging as a potential location. As the new fabs would l...

Micro LED optical interconnect technology emerged as a focal point during CIOE (China International Optoelectronic Exposition) 2026. A wide range of ecosystem players—from epitaxy, chip, and display module providers like Enkris Semiconductor, LEKIN, Starksemi, and Raysolve, to system architectu...

On September 22, Chengtong Fund announced that its managed China State-owned Enterprise Restructuring Fund (a sub-fund under the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, also known as the "Big Fund") has completed a strategic investment in Hyper Photonix Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd, ...

As the AI boom fuels capacity expansion across logic and memory, silicon wafers are emerging as another key beneficiary, with tightening 12-inch supply driving prices higher. According to Commercial Times, new LTA prices in 2027 could rise 15%–25% for 12-inch epitaxial (epi) wafers and more than 4...