1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (462+ words) Home » IC Design » TrendForce: Top 10 Global Fabless IC Design Firms Post 73% YoY Revenue Growth in 2Q 2026 Combined revenue of the world’s top 10 fabless IC design companies surged by 73% YoY to more than $141.45 billion in 2Q 2026. NVIDIA remained firmly in first place, while…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (256+ words) Home » Semiconductor » SK keyfoundry, Elmos Expand Partnership with 130nm Wafer Supply Deal SK keyfoundry has expanded its long-running collaboration with Elmos Semiconductor SE to include its 130nm process technology, signing a long-term wafer supply agreement that will provide the automotive chipmaker with…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (229+ words) Advanced packaging is becoming a central part of semiconductor system design as AI and high-performance computing drive demand for chiplet-based and heterogeneous architectures. As package complexity increases, however, designers face a growing range of mechanical, thermal and reliability issues that…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (129+ words) Home » Equipment » SEMI: Global IC Equipment Billings Up 23% YoY in 2Q 2026 Global semiconductor equipment billings increased by 23% year-over-year to $40.53 billion in the second quarter of 2026. Global semiconductor equipment billings increased by 23% year-over-year to $40.53 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (197+ words) Home » Packaging » K&S Targets AI Networking Growth with Thermo-Compression Bonding for CPO Kulicke & Soffa Industries (K&S) is positioning its advanced packaging portfolio to support the growing adoption of co-packaged optics (CPO) in AI infrastructure, with its thermo-compression bonding (TCB)…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (293+ words) Home » Market News » Global Semiconductor Revenue to Reach $1.6T in 2026 Global semiconductor revenue is expected to reach $1.6 trillion in 2026 and $1.9 trillion in 2027, according to Gartner. Global semiconductor revenue is expected to reach $1.6 trillion in 2026, increasing 92% from 2025 revenue of $809 billion, according to…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (293+ words) Home » Memory » Kioxia and Sandisk Plan $31B Japan Investment to Expand NAND Capacity Kioxia and Sandisk plan more than $31 billion in Japanese investments through 2032, targeting advanced NAND production and supply stability. The planned investment will support infrastructure expansion at Kioxia’s Yokkaichi…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (256+ words) Home » Test & Measurement » Rigaku Puts Spotlight on Advanced Packaging Metrology at SEMICON Taiwan 2026 Rigaku will showcase X-ray metrology and inspection systems targeting HBM, hybrid bonding and advanced packaging process control. The Rigaku Group will showcase its latest X-ray metrology and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (214+ words) Home » Manufacturing » MacDermid Alpha Showcases Materials Enabling Next-gen Packaging at SEMICON Taiwan 2026 MacDermid Alpha will showcase materials for advanced interconnects, die attach and wafer-level packaging at SEMICON Taiwan. MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions will showcase materials and process technologies for advanced…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (148+ words) Home » Embedded Systems » Silicon Motion SSD Reference Design Kit Targeted at AI Infra The platform enables enterprise SSDs to serve as a persistent memory layer supporting KV cache offload and autonomous AI agents. The next-generation PerformaShape technology introduces an enhanced…...