As 8-inch capacity tightens and operating costs climb, foundries are bracing for a new wave of price hikes. Following Chinese peers led by SMIC, Nexchip, the country’s third-largest foundry, announced on March 12 a 10% increase in foundry fees starting June 2026, TechNews reports. According to ...

NVIDIA and Samsung are taking their partnership beyond HBM for GPUs. On March 6, researchers from Samsung Semiconductor Research, NVIDIA, and Georgia Tech unveiled the PINO (Physics-Informed Neural Operator) AI model, capable of analyzing ferroelectric NAND performance 10,000× faster than tradition...

Samsung Electronics is reportedly stepping up cost-cutting efforts within its Device Experience (DX) division, which oversees its smartphone business as well as TVs and home appliances. According to Hankyung, industry sources say the DX division is reviewing a range of cost-reduction measures under...

After formally signing an exclusive letter of intent to acquire Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC)’s P5 fab in Tongluo for US$1.8 billion, Micron has begun moving the deal forward. According to TechNews, the memory giant recently sent out a confidential invitation announcing a tool...

NVIDIA may showcase previously unseen AI technology at NVIDIA GTC 2026, which some speculate could be related to the Feynman chip. According to TechNews, Feynman is a core product that NVIDIA is actively developing and plans to officially launch in 2028. It will also be the company’s first chip ma...