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July 3, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Infineon Technologies has officially opened its new €5 billion smart power semiconductor fab in Dresden, Germany, marking a major step in Europe’s effort to strengthen domestic chip manufacturing capacity. The facility was completed about three months ahead of schedule and represents one of the largest single investments in Infineon’s history. The new fab will produce…

July 3, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Kioxia is preparing to begin mass production of its 10th-generation BiCS Flash at its Kitakami plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, as demand for high-capacity NAND Flash rises with the expansion of artificial intelligence applications. The next-generation BiCS Flash technology was developed in cooperation with SanDisk and is expected to support data centers, AI servers,…

July 3, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Industry sources said Samsung Electronics is negotiating with customers to raise DRAM average selling prices by up to 20% in the third quarter of 2026 from the previous quarter. The move reflects continued tight supply across memory products as investment in AI infrastructure remains strong. Shortages are affecting not only server DRAM and high-bandwidth memory, but…

July 2, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — U.S. President Donald Trump again referred to Taiwan’s semiconductor industry on July 1, saying the world’s largest chipmaker is moving more production to the United States and has announced plans to double the scale of its Arizona fab expansion. Trump said the United States is creating more jobs and that employment is already at record levels before some of the new…

July 2, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Supply chain sources said ASE Technology Holding has raised prices again for advanced packaging services, with increases exceeding 20% for some products. The latest adjustment covers multiple advanced packaging technologies, including CoWoS and FoCoS, and also affects major U.S. customers, according to industry sources. The price increase reflects rising material…

July 2, 2026 /SemiMedia/ —Apple is seeking to buy memory chips from Chinese suppliers including ChangXin Memory Technologies for devices sold in China, according to people familiar with the matter. The discussions are still ongoing, and no final agreement has been reached. Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has also appealed to Trump administration officials, including Treasury Secretary…

July 1, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Supply chain sources said Yageo has notified customers that it will raise prices across its full capacitor solutions portfolio from July 1, covering multilayer ceramic capacitors, aluminum electrolytic capacitors, tantalum capacitors, polymer aluminum capacitors, film capacitors and supercapacitors. The move is viewed as one of Yageo’s broadest capacitor price…

July 1, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Samsung Electro-Mechanics plans to expand production capacity for flip-chip ball grid array substrates used in AI servers, as demand for advanced packaging materials continues to grow. Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong said on June 29 that the company will increase investment in advanced package substrate manufacturing centered on Samsung Electro-Mechanics’…

July 1, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Global Foundry 2.0 revenue reached $86 billion in the first quarter of 2026, rising 23% year-on-year, according to Counterpoint Research’s latest foundry supply tracker. The growth was mainly driven by strong demand for AI GPUs and AI ASICs, which increased demand for advanced-node wafers and raised utilization rates for advanced packaging capacity. Counterpoint…

June 30, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Infineon Technologies has introduced the AIROC™ UWB TSL100, its first-generation ultra-wideband product family for precise positioning, smart presence detection and secure access applications. The TSL100 is part of Infineon’s AIROC wireless portfolio and uses a new architecture designed to reduce power consumption and improve security. The product family combines…

June 30, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — SK hynix has developed a mid- to long-term investment strategy worth 1,100 trillion won to expand memory semiconductor production across Yongin, Cheongju and southwestern South Korea. The company plans to invest 600 trillion won in Yongin, 100 trillion won in Cheongju and 400 trillion won in southwestern South Korea in phases. The investment will cover fab…

June 30, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Lenovo warned at the ISC 2026 supercomputing conference that memory and storage shortages may not ease quickly, suggesting that DRAM, NAND Flash and related component prices are unlikely to return to the unusually low levels seen in early 2025. In its presentation, Lenovo said memory prices “are not going back to last year” and framed the market shift under a “RAM…

June 29, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Supply chain sources said TSMC is accelerating efforts to build a local DRAM supply chain and is working with Winbond Electronics on wafer-on-wafer stacking technology for AI-related chip applications. The cooperation is said to focus on WoW, an advanced 3D wafer stacking technology that combines memory wafers with TSMC logic process wafers. Winbond is expected to…

June 29, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Vanguard International Semiconductor Chairman Leuh Fang said 8-inch foundry capacity remains undersupplied this year, with order visibility of about three to five months. Fang said demand across the supply chain remains strong in the second half of the year and the company expects steady growth. He added that near-term capacity remains tight as demand tied to…

June 29, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Vishay Intertechnology has introduced the VOLA617A, a new automotive-grade phototransistor optocoupler designed for high galvanic isolation in electric vehicles and industrial automation systems. The Vishay Semiconductors device targets high-voltage EV applications, including emerging 800V battery architectures. It combines an isolation voltage of 5000 VRMS with VIORM…

June 26, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — onsemi announced a definitive agreement to acquire Synaptics in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7 billion, expanding its capabilities in Edge AI, connected compute, human-machine interfaces and wireless connectivity. Under the agreement, Synaptics shareholders will receive 1.350 shares of onsemi common stock for each Synaptics share held at closing.…

June 26, 2026 /SemiMedia/ — Samsung Group is reportedly preparing to announce a 10-year investment plan worth 1,000 trillion won, or about $648 billion, to support South Korea’s next economic growth cycle. The plan is expected to cover semiconductors, artificial intelligence data centers, batteries and displays. Local media reported that Samsung Electronics is considering an investment of about…