AI demand drives chipmaker TSMC's net profit to fresh recordGovernments and tech giants are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into building new data centres that can run and train AI tools such...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
AI boom strains Taiwan's SMC capacity, opens door for Samsung in chip raceA surge in global artificial intelligence (AI) demand is straining Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)'s production capacity,...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
Broadcom flags supply constraints, says TSMC capacity a bottleneckThe Taiwanese firm, the world's main producer of advanced AI chips, said in January that capacity was tight, as the boom in AI infrastruct...
24 Mar, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Taiwanese chipmaker Winbond seeks $750 million in bond sale to fund capacity expansionWinbond supplies semiconductor memory products, including DRAM and code-storage flash memory, to customers in the communications, consume...
24 Mar, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
AI angst in US stocks sends global money chasing Asia’s winnersAsian stocks are outperforming US markets as fears of AI-driven business disruption hit American tech firms. Investors are shifting towards...
13 Feb, 2026, 07.51 AM IST
US Commerce Secretary warns some Korean, Taiwanese firms may face 100% chip tariffs unless they invest in USUS Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick warned South Korean and Taiwanese chipmakers of 100% tariffs unless they expand manufacturing in Ameri...
18 Jan, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Smarter phones, steeper prices: AI could push flagship costs up 15% in IndiaThe integration of AI into smartphones is poised to increase flagship handset prices in India by 10-15% due to rising chipset and memory co...
22 Jul, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
Nvidia supplier SK Hynix sees no AI chip oversupply as profit soars to recordSK Hynix has outperformed rivals Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology in recent quarters, as it has benefited the most from AI-driven ...
24 Oct, 2024, 09.30 AM IST
Tata chip unit to be announced soon: ChandrasekaranThe conglomerate has taken bets for the future - be it Air India or its electronics and semiconductor play, Chandrasekaran said while deliv...
29 Feb, 2024, 01.09 AM IST
Taiwan chip firms flock to Japan as China decoupling acceleratesThe influx comes amid shifting alliances and priorities in the global chip industry as the United States pushes to limit China's progress i...
22 Feb, 2024, 08.53 AM IST
Awaiting US announcement on China chip waiver extension: TaiwanSouth Korea's government said this week that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will be allowed to supply US chip equipment to their China fa...
12 Oct, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
Taiwan says awaiting US announcement on China chip waiver extensionTaiwan is awaiting a decision from the US government regarding a waiver extension for Taiwanese chipmakers to supply US chip equipment to t...
12 Oct, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Samsung Electronics to expand chip production at its largest plantSamsung plans to expand its P3 factory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, by adding 12-inch wafers capacity for DRAM memory chips
26 Dec, 2022, 10.38 AM IST
Semiconductors: Chips are back, but not equally or for everyoneThe Biden administration, early last month, announced it would halt access to machinery, software, and support that Chinese chipmakers use ...
21 Nov, 2022, 08.48 AM IST
Chips drive highest Samsung Q2 profit since 2018, but demand coolingShares of the world's largest memory-chip and smartphone maker rose 2.5% after preliminary results for the second quarter were announced, v...
07 Jul, 2022, 08.04 AM IST
Limited impact on chips yet as Russia invades Ukraine, future uncertainThe crisis has hit stocks of tech companies that source or sell globally on fears of further disruptions on the back of a yearlong shortage...
24 Feb, 2022, 01.50 PM IST
- Abu Dhabi to buy Chartered; Hynix stake up for grabs
Abu Dhabi's state-owned ATIC offered to buy Chartered Semiconductor for $1.8 billion, while major shareholders in Hynix began the sale of a...
07 Sep, 2009, 07.09 PM IST