Semiconductors

Asian factory activity expands amid global AI boom

Export powerhouses Japan, South Korea and Taiwan saw manufacturing activity expand on solid demand for chips and artificial intelligence-related goods.

China’s Tencent leases 100,000 chips from US tech firm Oracle to accelerate AI push: Report

The deal highlights the surging computing needs of Tencent’s AI expansion.

Huawei unveils Mate 90 phones, leans on home-grown chip design to offset US curbs

Premium models, including the Mate 90 Pro Max, are powered by Huawei’s Kirin 9050 Pro.

Singapore gets its first advanced semiconductor materials plant to meet AI demand

Officially opened on Sept 29, the 95,000-square-metre Advanced Substrate Technologies facility in Jurong Lake District will produce Flip Chip Ball Grid Array substrates.

Nvidia debuts system designed to stop AI agents from going awry

Nvidia is rolling out two open-source software security tools that can be run on its hardware.

Semiconductor firm VSMC opens first plant in Singapore, will create 1,600 jobs by 2029

The US$7.8 billion fab in Tampines Wafer Park will produce 44,000 12-inch wafers a month at full capacity by 2029.

China weighs allowing ByteDance, Alibaba to buy Nvidia’s RTX chips, report says

RTX Pro 5500 is intended mainly for graphics and simulations, but it can also support AI services.

Singapore chip industry gets ‘SG Semiconductor’ as a national brand identity

Announced on Sept 25 by Minister for Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng, SG Semiconductor will make it easier for companies and talent to understand what the country and its chip ecosystem offers.

‘Semiconductor sector poised to take off in India’: More Singapore firms show interest

An installation displaying microprocessor chips at SEMICON India 2026, the annual flagship summit for India’s semiconductor industry.

Singapore’s semiconductor talent pipeline now starts in primary schools

National Youth Council chief executive David Chua (left) and SSIA executive director Ang Wee Seng mark a three-year partnership to expand semiconductor industry exposure, Job Tasters and mentoring opportunities for young people.

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