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 ...

Shortly after securing major chip supply deals with NVIDIA and AMD in February, Meta Platforms unveiled a roadmap for four internally developed chips through 2027. The company plans to introduce them at roughly six-month intervals, with each designed for an expected lifespan of more than five years,...

Sony’s PlayStation 6 (PS6) had previously been rumored to face delays amid tightening memory supply driven by AI demand. The supply crunch fueled speculation that the PS6 launch could be pushed back to 2029. However, according to Unwire HK, citing Moore’s Law Is Dead, Sony has conducted a compre...

Recently, ROHM announced that it will integrate its own R&D and manufacturing expertise in gallium nitride (GaN) power devices with the process technologies of long-term partner TSMC. The company plans to establish a dedicated production system at its Hamamatsu facility by 2027 to meet surging d...

Apple is reportedly showing strong confidence in its upcoming foldable products, which are slated to launch in the second half of the year. According to Economic Daily News, sources say Apple has significantly increased supply chain inventory preparations for its forthcoming foldable phone, raising ...