Semiconductors

Screen Holdings plans to start supplying its semiconductor-cleaning equipment to India as early as next summer

Screen Holdings aims to start supplying its semiconductor-cleaning equipment to India as early as next summer

Semiconductor stocks rise as AI spending concerns ease

Huawei unveils the Peerium Computing Architecture powered by UnifiedBus technology.

National Advanced Manufacturing Conference Held in Beijing

Intel engages in talks with SK Hynix regarding memory-chip manufacturing

Intel held talks with SK Hynix regarding memory-chip manufacturing on September 16.

Solidigm weighs constructing or expanding NAND memory factory in the United States

Solidigm weighs constructing or expanding a NAND memory factory in the United States. The South Korean chipmaker faces growing pressure from the Trump administration to expand US manufacturing as Washington pushes to reshore semiconductor production, and relentless investment in AI data centers has fueled an acute shortage of memory chips.

China issues national standard GB/T 6495.12-2026 for perovskite solar cells testing, to be implemented in 2027.

The State Administration for Market Regulation/National Standards Committee released the first national standard for perovskite solar cells, GB/T 6495.12-2026, detailing current-voltage measurement methods and to be implemented in 2027. The standard aims to unify testing for perovskite cells and modules, addressing stability concerns under light and voltage, and provides methods for rapid, quasi-steady, and MPPT testing to ensure fair, comparable results across laboratories and production scales.

Gears of War: E-Day PC specs confirm ray tracing and 16GB RAM

Li Auto's i9 Home to fully adopt self-developed 5C batteries

Tata Electronics and L&T Semiconductor partner to manufacture chips in India

According to The Economic Times Tech, Tata Electronics and L&T Semiconductor have formed a partnership to manufacture chips in India, aiming to build domestic design and manufacturing capabilities to cater to next-generation product requirements across automotive, industrial, communications, security, and intelligent-edge sectors.

China A-share indices rise as trading volume surpasses 2 trillion yuan

JiuShi builds a computing cluster surpassing 15,000 GPUs, becoming the first L4 enterprise with a 10,000-card cluster

JiuShi announced on September 17 that its computing cluster surpassed the 10,000-card scale.

Sapphire announces the Valor Mortis co-branded NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC graphics card

Sapphire announced the Valor Mortis co-branded NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC graphics card on September 18, 2025.

An Infosys senior vice president stated at SEMICON India 2026 that India faces a unique semiconductor demand window amid AI shifts.

An Infosys executive stated that India has a once-in-a-generation semiconductor demand window.

Xiaomi's Xuanjie O3 chip is reported to support BCn block compression texture formats, paving the way for running PC games on devices like the Xiaomi 18 Fold.

Xiaomi's Xuanjie O3 chip reportedly supports BCn block compression texture formats.

Panrui launches Intel Core i5-13500H processor version of WO5 mini PC starting at 2,699 yuan

Panrui released the WO5 mini PC with an Intel Core i5-13500H processor starting at 2,699 yuan.

Onsemi stock declines following the launch of its new power platform

Onsemi stock declined after its new power platform failed to impress the market.

Scientists print electronic circuits directly onto 3D objects using an aerosol-jet 3D printer

Scientists printed electronic circuits directly onto 3D objects using an aerosol-jet 3D printer.

ChangXin Memory Technologies plans to enter the NAND flash memory market

ChangXin Memory Technologies plans to enter the NAND flash memory market.

Lupin Pharmaceuticals receives clinical trial application acceptance notice for Celecoxib Tramadol Hydrochloride Tablets

Lupin Pharmaceuticals received the clinical trial application acceptance notice for Celecoxib Tramadol Hydrochloride Tablets.

SK Hynix states it has not decided on building a chip plant in Japan

SK Hynix stated on September 18, 2026, that it has not decided whether to build a chip factory in Japan.

South Korean government announces a roadmap to close coal power plants and transition to LNG and pumped-storage power

The government announced a roadmap to close 60 coal-fired power plants by 2040.

Palit launches the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB RiTONA OC graphics card featuring its digital brand ambassador RiTONA.

Palit launched the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB RiTONA OC graphics card.

Hong Kong stocks rose at midday break led by semiconductor and hardware equipment sectors

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.67% at midday break.

Samsung Display sets July 2028 for equipment delivery at its Asan A7 OLED plant.

Samsung Display reportedly scheduled equipment delivery for the Asan A7 production line in July 2028.

Doosan announces a 970 billion won investment plan to expand copper-clad laminate production over 3 years

Doosan announced a 970 billion won investment plan to expand copper-clad laminate production.

Huawei Unveils Atlas 960 SuperPoD and Upgraded UnifiedBus Technology

SK Hynix Explores Options Following U.S. Manufacturing Reports

S&P reports chip foundries are better insulated in AI slowdown

S&P Global Ratings reported that Asia-Pacific semiconductor foundries are better positioned to withstand a potential downturn in AI investment.

Alphacool launches ES PCIe Slot Bracket

Alphacool launched the ES PCIe Slot Bracket priced at 24.98 euros on September 17, 2026.

Li Auto initiates external supply of proprietary automotive technologies

Semicon India 2026 Conference Held in New Delhi

New Xiaomi phone model M610BB appears on GeekBench benchmark platform

The M610BB phone model appeared on GeekBench featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip.

Samsung Begins Prototype Production of Tesla AI5 Chips in Texas

SK Hynix establishes venture capital firm SK Hynix Ventures in Silicon Valley

SK Hynix established venture capital firm SK Hynix Ventures in Silicon Valley.

Corsair announced the release of RS II series PWM fans and NAUTILUS II liquid CPU coolers

CORSAIR announced the launch of RS II series PWM fans and NAUTILUS II AIO liquid coolers.

USITC launched a Section 337 investigation into Apple, Samsung, and Google following a patent infringement complaint by BoomCloud 360

The USITC launched a 337 investigation involving Apple, Samsung, and Google audio technology electronic devices.

Samsung Electronics Exynos chipset market share reaches 9 percent in Q2

SoftBank increases its margin loan secured by Arm shares by $5 billion to $25 billion

SoftBank increased its margin loan secured by Arm shares by 5 billion dollars to 25 billion dollars.

PrismML releases Bonsai 2 27B, a ternary quantized model offering high performance with significantly lower memory usage.

PrismML launched the ternary quantized model Bonsai 2 27B.

Panda releases MX34U6S 34-inch monitor

Panda released the MX34U6S 34-inch ultrawide monitor priced at 1149 yuan.

International Organization for Standardization releases ISO 9001:2026 update

The International Organization for Standardization released ISO 9001:2026, marking the first major revision to ISO 9001 in a decade.

MetaX Integrated Circuits faces a lock-up period expiration for 14 million shares

A lock-up period affecting 14 million shares in MetaX Integrated Circuits is set to expire.

NVIDIA Debuts Vera Rubin NVL72 System in MLPerf Inference v6.1

NVIDIA debuted the Vera Rubin NVL72 system in MLPerf Inference v6.1, delivering leading performance. The system highlights the role of system performance, efficient infrastructure scaling, and continuous software optimization in AI inference economics.

Venture capital flows into deep tech startups building robots and semiconductors

Venture capital is flowing into deep tech start-ups that build robots and semiconductors.

L&T Semiconductor Technologies CEO Sandeep Kumar stated that India has the foundational building blocks for semiconductor growth.

L&T Semiconductor Technologies CEO Sandeep Kumar stated India has building blocks for semiconductor growth.

Forge Nano chose Taiwan as a major production hub for next-generation manufacturing equipment.

Forge Nano chose Taiwan as a major production hub for its next-generation machinery.

Chinese A-share indices rise over 1% at midday

Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas expresses increased confidence in meeting the $2 billion revenue goal for its AGI CPU

Arm Holdings forecast $2 billion in demand for its AGI CPU.

Apple is reportedly building an enterprise server utilizing M-series Ultra chips for artificial intelligence

Apple is reportedly building a server packed with M-series Ultra chips for artificial intelligence.

IDC reported smartphone sales in India are projected to decline 25% in the July-September quarter

The volume of smartphones sold in the July-September quarter is projected to decline 25% to about 36 million units.

Nubia launched the NaviX Ultra smartphone featuring LPDDR5X DRAM chips from CXMT

Nubia launched the NaviX Ultra smartphone.

Huawei sets 2027 timeline for Ascend 960 AI chips

The government banned selling chip plants until the declaration of full commercial production under the Semicon 2.0 scheme.

The government barred selling chip plants till declaration of full commercial production under the Semicon 2.0 scheme.

Apple reportedly considers re-entering enterprise server market

Nebius Increases AI Cloud Computing Prices

NVIDIA, Google, and Emerald AI Launch AI Energy Management Alliance

Global AI Data Initiatives and Semiconductor Industry Developments