The Pause Button: ST-GF Joint Venture and Sumitomo Electric's SiC Project
From 2025 to early 2026, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry encountered a rare "construction halt wave," with multiple heavyweight wafer fab projects being suspended or canceled in succession, triggering violent shocks throughout the industrial chain. Among these, the joi...
$15B Comeback! Tower Semiconductor's Market Cap Soars
Tower Semiconductor's stock price has surged again recently, propelling the Israeli chipmaker's market capitalization past the $15 billion milestone. This landmark represents a dramatic revaluation of the company—its current market value is roughly three times the $5 billion price Intel...
Hot-Selling Chip Procurement Guide: In-Depth Analysis of Five Popular Devices
In the field of electronic design, chip selection directly determines product performance and market competitiveness. This article focuses on five currently best-selling core devices-covering power management, microcontrollers, memory, RF, and data storage-to provide engineers and procurement profes...
SK Hynix Commits $10 Billion to Restructure Solidigm
SK Hynix, a global leader in High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), has announced a major strategic restructuring—reorganizing its U.S. subsidiary Solidigm by establishing a new American entity tentatively named "AI Co." and committing $10 billion in capital. This marks a pivotal transformation for ...
Cmsemicon Leads Price Hike: 15%-50% Price Adjustment
On January 27, 2026, Cmsemicon, a supplier of intelligent control solutions, officially issued a price increase notification letter, announcing immediate price adjustments for its core product lines including microcontrollers (MCUs) and NOR Flash, with increases ranging from 15% to 50%. This represe...
SoftBank Terminates $50 Billion Switch Acquisition
On January 26, 2026, Japan's SoftBank Group officially terminated comprehensive acquisition negotiations with U.S. datacenter operator Switch Inc. The transaction, valued at up to $50 billion (including debt), had been poised to become one of the largest acquisitions in SoftBank's history an...
Current Sensors: Principles, Technologies, and Future Trends
Current sensors are indispensable components in modern electronic systems, widely used in power monitoring, motor control, battery management, and renewable energy systems. With the rapid development of electric vehicles, industrial automation, and smart grids, the demand for high-precision, hi...
