TSMC’s median pay trails four smaller IC design houses, filings show
Fabless chip designers dominate the upper ranks of Taiwan’s newly disclosed non-managerial employee pay data for fiscal year 2025, with only two capital-intensive manufacturers — TSMC and memory-testing equipment maker Phison — breaking into the top tier typically reserved for asset-light IC design houses.
China’s CR Micro raises power chip prices as Chinese suppliers push fresh hikes
China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro), a Chinese power semiconductor integrated device manufacturer, has notified customers and partners that it will raise prices across its entire product lineup starting July 1, with increases beginning at 15%.
SoftBank targets AI cloud market with 10GW US rental plan
SoftBank Group (SBG) and telecom subsidiary SoftBank said they will set up a new company in the US in July 2026 to rent out AI computing resources, aiming to challenge CoreWeave and Nebius in the fast-growing AI cloud market. The new unit, SB Neo, is scheduled to begin operations in fiscal 2027 (April 2027 to March 2028).
Samsung and SK Hynix seek substrate price cuts for the second half of 2026
Anthropic tightens controls as Chinese firms route around Claude restrictions
Commentary: Korea’s KRW800tn chip bet risks US fab pressure while Apple profits from memory shock
Thinking wins varistor orders as Japanese rival exits amid silver prices hikes
Volatile precious metal prices weighed heavily on passive component suppliers in early 2026, but the cost pressures have also created unexpected order-transfer opportunities for Taiwanese manufacturers.