China has introduced new export restrictions on helium. According to ESM China, China's Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly announced on July 10 that helium would be placed under temporary export restrictions, effective immediately with no grace period. Mydrivers ...

Ahead of TSMC’s July 16 earnings call, the foundry giant today posted record June sales, with revenue rising 6.2% MoM and 67.9% YoY to reach NT$442.7 billion, according to its press release. The strong June performance lifted TSMC’s Q2 revenue to approximately NT$1.27 trillion, falling on the up...

AI-driven demand is increasingly extending beyond leading-edge nodes, with pricing pressure now reaching mature processes. According to Economic Daily News, as TSMC continues to raise prices for advanced nodes such as 3nm amid fully booked capacity, the price hikes are now spreading to mature proces...

SK hynix has taken its first major step into global capital markets, with The Wall Street Journal reporting that its ADRs surged 13% last Friday following the memory chipmaker’s record $26.5 billion U.S. share offering—the largest ever by a foreign company. The stock, as noted by the report, clo...

As per Nikkei, Sumitomo Electric Industries has significantly expanded its indium phosphide (InP) substrate investment plan, committing approximately JPY 18 billion (USD 120 million) to upgrade existing production lines. The company aims to increase InP substrate capacity to 3.1 times its fiscal 202...