ASML is reportedly planning job cuts. According to Times of India, citing Business Insider, the company is set to reduce its workforce by around 1,700 positions, or about 4% of its roughly 44,000 employees. The layoffs, announced in January alongside record full-year revenue of €32.7 billion, are ...

U.S. lawmakers recently proposed the “MATCH Act,” a bill aimed at tightening restrictions on key chip equipment sales to China, though it is now reportedly being scaled back and shifting toward more targeted controls. According to Reuters, sources say the revised version has been softened but st...

Amid an AI-driven capex upcycle among memory and logic customers, ASML has raised its 2026 revenue outlook. The Dutch chipmaking tool giant now expects sales to reach €36 billion to €40 billion (US$42–47 billion), up from its previous forecast of €34 billion to €39 billion, with a gross ma...

The U.S. is reportedly advancing a bill to further tighten China’s access to chipmaking equipment. According to South China Morning Post, U.S. lawmakers have proposed the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls in Hardware (MATCH) Act, which aims to close “critical gaps” in existing res...

Please note that this article cites information from Yonhap News, Reuters, The Chosun Daily, The Dong‑A Ilbo, ET News and SK hynix. SK hynix is moving aggressively to expand its AI memory capabilities, reportedly planning a U.S. ADR listing to fuel growth, while already securing critical chipma...