While China continues efforts to produce advanced chips without access to ASML’s EUV tools, it is also pushing to reduce reliance on DUV systems. According to the South China Morning Post, Chinese start-up Prinano claims it has validated mass production of photonic chips on 8-inch silicon wafers u...

Another traditional Japanese industrial player may be stepping deeper into advanced semiconductor manufacturing. According to Nikkei, adhesive tape company Lintec plans to begin mass production of a dust-proof film used in cutting-edge chip production as early as 2026. The company is expected to inv...

Japan’s semiconductor materials supplier JSR is reportedly planning to build a photoresist plant in Taiwan to supply TSMC. According to Nikkei, the company intends to establish its first semiconductor materials production facility in Taiwan. JSR, which already operates R&D and sales bases in T...

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...