China CMP tool leader Hwatsing seeks US$550M to close chip equipment gap
Spectrum Electrics opens Taoyuan plant to boost power equipment push and North America orders
Samsung’s Texas fab gains momentum with the arrival of ASML engineers
Samsung Electronics’ foundry plant in Taylor, Texas, is showing signs of moving into equipment-level execution. Key engineers from ASML Korea, the Dutch lithography equipment giant’s South Korean unit, have been dispatched to the Taylor facility and are expected to remain on site for roughly six to eight weeks, according to Korean industry publication DealSite.
Column: Spain’s Multiverse Computing builds case for on-device AI to curb soaring cloud costs
As generative AI moves from pilot projects to large-scale deployment in 2026, enterprises are facing a growing problem: AI bill anxiety.
Hushan’s ADAS camera module moves into volume ramp as aftermarket demand holds in North America
Gem Terminal bets on specialty copper to capture AI server cooling demand
Gem Terminal Industrial Co. said its strategic transformation into specialty copper materials drove record quarterly profits in the first quarter of 2026 and positioned itself to pursue AI server cooling and high-end conductive applications. Executives presented results at the 2025 annual general meeting on June 23 and highlighted integrated production capabilities spanning casting, extrusion, rolling, and milling that underpinned the improved financial performance.
Well Shin wins China cloud orders for AI server power cords and shifts production to Vietnam
SoftBank rejects space data centers and commits to Earth-based AI compute
SoftBank Group said it will prioritize building large-scale terrestrial AI data-center capacity rather than pursuing space-based data centers, with founder Masayoshi Son arguing that the decisive advantage in artificial intelligence will come from compute infrastructure deployed on Earth.