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Global Market: AI hardware demand powers Asia’s manufacturing growth in AugustAI hardware demand helped sustain manufacturing growth across several Asian economies in August, with China, Japan and South Korea recordin...
Global Market: KOSPI gains as AI-driven chip demand lifts South Korean exportSouth Korean shares gained on Tuesday, with the KOSPI rising 0.33%, as stronger-than-expected exports and robust semiconductor demand linke...
South Korea proposes record $597 billion 2027 budget to supercharge AI investmentIn its annual budget proposal, the budget ministry said the spending plan represented a 12.8% rise from 2026, marking the largest year-on...
SK hynix open to US investment, sees memory shortage through 2030SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung said SK hynix was looking globally for potential sites that could support its development and testing needs, cit...
Semiconductor GCCs set to add 10,000 jobs in IndiaAbout 80% of the expected headcount growth will come from existing GCCs and 20% from new centres, said Pareekh Jain, chief executive of EII...
SK Hynix holds groundbreaking ceremony for $4 billion Indiana AI chip packaging facilityThe facility, at the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, is scheduled to begin cleanroom operations in the second half of 2028, accordi...
Global Market: European shares steady as Nvidia boost offsets consumer, auto weaknessEuropean shares were largely flat as gains in technology stocks, fuelled by Nvidia’s upbeat revenue outlook, offset declines in consumer go...
Nvidia’s 70% sales growth forecast sends a message to AI doubters. What did CEO Jensen Huang say?Nvidia has forecast a 70% jump in revenue for fiscal 2028, signalling that strong AI computing demand remains intact despite memory supply ...
Global Market: Bank of Korea hikes rates again to 3% as growth, inflation stay firmSouth Korea’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3% for a second straight meeting, citing stronger-than-...
Infineon Tech picks up 6.3 lakh sq ft Bengaluru office in Rs 750-cr rental dealGerman firm Infineon Technologies has leased over 6.3 lakh sq ft office space in Bengaluru. This significant deal involves a rental payout ...
Goyal signals BIS certification exemption for high-tech companies, including those from JapanIndia is developing a framework to exempt high-tech companies from BIS certification. This aims to facilitate the setup of manufacturing fa...
Piyush Goyal promises BIS certification relief for high-tech sector firmsGoyal said he had taken note of concerns raised by Japanese companies over BIS certification requirements and that the government had alrea...
Micron Under Pressure: Is the AI Memory Boom Losing Momentum?Micron shares slid 7% amid a broader semiconductor selloff, crowded memory-chip trades and concerns over the durability of the AI boom, des...
Global Market: SK Hynix workers reject pay deal amid bonus disputeSK Hynix workers narrowly rejected a wage agreement by just 25 votes, with 50.08% opposing the proposed 6.3% pay hike and revised bonus str...
Less chips chipping away at AInfra? Nvidia’s server price hike signals rising costsNvidia plans server price increases due to a global chip shortage. This shortage is expected to persist beyond the year 2027. Chipmakers ar...
German-chipmaker Infineon to acquire C2i Semiconductor startupGerman semiconductor major Infineon Technologies will acquire Bengaluru-based power-management startup C2i Semiconductors to strengthen its...
India to amend rules within two months to ease semiconductor, auto component manufacturing: Piyush GoyalIndia will amend regulations and introduce new rules within two months for manufacturers. The minister assured companies that their concern...
India’s AI data-centre push could drive 5% of global chip demand by 2030Global semiconductor revenue is projected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2026. AI data centres will drive significant growth in chip demand worl...
India's semiconductor market seen reaching $155 billion by CY31, share of global consumption to rise to 9%: ReportIndia's semiconductor market is projected to reach USD 155 billion by CY31, implying a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20 per cent an...
Chinese chipmaker SMIC increases prices on strong AI demandCo-CEO Zhao Haijun said on an earnings call that SMIC raised prices following negotiations with customers in the first quarter, and that it...