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A San Francisco jury finds former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China (Isaiah Poritz/Bloomberg Law)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 29, 2026

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As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics and display industries are jumping into Taiwan’s chip business (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 21, 2026

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure their supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics…

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Sources: Seoul-based AI chip designer FuriosaAI is looking to raise a $300-$500 million Series D to fund mass production of its 2nd generation RNGD chip and is eyeing an IPO in 2027 (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 19, 2026

Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: Sources: Seoul-based AI chip designer FuriosaAI is seeking to raise a $300-$500 million Series D to…

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David Sacks and top MAGA influencers publicly oppose House Speaker Brian Mast’s AI OVERWATCH bill to regulate AI chip sales to China (Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 18, 2026

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Vietnamese military telecommunications company Viettel begins construction of the country’s first chip factory, with trial production expected to begin by the end of 2027 (Phuong Nguyen/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 16, 2026

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Sources: Apple and Qualcomm scramble to secure fiberglass, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as AI boom drives demand for the component (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 14, 2026

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Apple and Qualcomm are scrambling to secure fiberglass, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as the AI…

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SK Hynix will invest around $12.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet growing demand for memory chips, expected to be completed by the end of 2027 (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 13, 2026

Reuters: SK Hynix will invest approximately $12.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet…

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A profile of June Paik, CEO of the ~$700 million Seoul-based chip startup FuriosaAI, whose AI chip is nicknamed "RNGD" expected to enter mass production this month (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 4, 2026

Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal: A profile of June Paik, CEO of Seoul-based chip startup FuriosaAI, valued at around…

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Chinese AI chip startup Biren soared 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising about $717 million in an IPO priced around $2.52 per share (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 2, 2026

Bloomberg: Chinese AI chip startup Biren surged 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising about $717 million in an…

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Micron expects fiscal second-quarter sales to increase more than 2 times from a year earlier to $18.7 billion and adjusted operating profit to increase more than 5 times to $11.3 billion, signaling higher memory chip prices in 2026 (Dan Gallagher/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 20, 2025

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Taiwan’s stock market value surpassed that of the United Kingdom at around $4.3 billion, followed closely by South Korea, driven by massive gains in TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix (Bloomberg).

Citizen Lab details two espionage campaigns that exploit weaknesses in SS7 and Diameter protocols on 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G networks to track people’s locations (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

Browsing: chip

A San Francisco jury finds former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China (Isaiah Poritz/Bloomberg Law)

As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics and display industries are jumping into Taiwan’s chip business (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

Sources: Seoul-based AI chip designer FuriosaAI is looking to raise a $300-$500 million Series D to fund mass production of its 2nd generation RNGD chip and is eyeing an IPO in 2027 (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

David Sacks and top MAGA influencers publicly oppose House Speaker Brian Mast’s AI OVERWATCH bill to regulate AI chip sales to China (Axios)

Vietnamese military telecommunications company Viettel begins construction of the country’s first chip factory, with trial production expected to begin by the end of 2027 (Phuong Nguyen/Reuters)

Sources: Apple and Qualcomm scramble to secure fiberglass, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as AI boom drives demand for the component (Nikkei Asia)

SK Hynix will invest around $12.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet growing demand for memory chips, expected to be completed by the end of 2027 (Reuters)

A profile of June Paik, CEO of the ~$700 million Seoul-based chip startup FuriosaAI, whose AI chip is nicknamed "RNGD" expected to enter mass production this month (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal)

Chinese AI chip startup Biren soared 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising about $717 million in an IPO priced around $2.52 per share (Bloomberg)

Micron expects fiscal second-quarter sales to increase more than 2 times from a year earlier to $18.7 billion and adjusted operating profit to increase more than 5 times to $11.3 billion, signaling higher memory chip prices in 2026 (Dan Gallagher/Wall Street Journal)