IonQ and SDT Strengthen South Korea Quantum Ecosystem with Superion 256 Partnership

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading full-stack quantum platform and foundry, announced a strategic partnership with Korea-based quantum technology and software company SDT, Inc. Under this multi-year collaboration, IonQ will supply SDT with a Superion 256 quantum computer as well as IonQ’s silicon-vacancy (SiV) quantum memory module. "Demand for our new Superion 256 system is growi...

24 Sep 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
India Advances Semiconductor Ecosystem as SEMICON India 2026 Highlights Scale, Talent and Global Partnerships

India is moving towards the next phase of its semiconductor ambitions, with the second day of SEMICON India 2026 highlighting progress across chip design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, materials, research and development, supply chains and talent. Speaking during a fireside conversation, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Railways, and Information ...

19 Sep 2026 | Saturday | NEWS
SEMICON India 2026 Opens as India Showcases Growing Semiconductor Ecosystem

India is showcasing the progress of its semiconductor industry as SEMICON India 2026 gets underway in New Delhi, bringing together global and Indian companies, policymakers, investors, researchers, start-ups and academic institutions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the fifth edition of the three-day conference and exhibition at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 17 September. The event is being...

17 Sep 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
India Unveils ‘Semicon 2.0’ to Accelerate Semiconductor Ecosystem

India is moving into the next phase of its semiconductor development with the launch of ‘Semicon 2.0’, a programme focused on expanding the country’s capabilities across chip design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, research and development, and talent development. Speaking at SEMICON India 2026, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said t...

17 Sep 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
SEMICON India 2026 to Bring Together Global Semiconductor Ecosystem in New Delhi

New Delhi is set to host SEMICON India 2026 from 17–19 September, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to inaugurate the three-day conference and exhibition at Yashobhoomi on 17 September. Organised around the theme ‘Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem’, the event will bring together global and Indian semiconductor companies, policymakers, investors, researchers, s...

17 Sep 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
Axcelis Invests $35 Million in New Ion Implantation Facility in South Korea

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, announced plans to invest $35 million in its global manufacturing infrastructure through the construction of a new ion implantation equipment manufacturing facility in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Korea. President and CEO Russell Low commented, "This investme...

11 Sep 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Needham Sees Strong Mature-Node Semiconductor Demand as Industry Upcycle Broadens

Needham’s latest semiconductor equipment tracker points to continued strength across mature-node manufacturing, with improving global chip sales and firm memory pricing supporting the broader semiconductor cycle. The 33rd Semicap Tracker, which incorporates July equipment import data from South Korea, Taiwan and China, as well as semiconductor sales through June and memory spot prices throug...

31 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
SK hynix Breaks Ground on $4 Billion US HBM Production Hub in Indiana

  SK hynix Inc. is opening a new future for AI cooperation between the United States and South Korea by establishing the first next-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) production hub in the US. SK hynix announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for an advanced packaging[1] production facility for AI memory on the 27th (local time) at the Holloway Gymnasium, Pur...

31 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
SK hynix Reviews Chongqing Packaging Operations as AI Demand Drives HBM Expansion

South Korean memory semiconductor manufacturer SK hynix is reviewing the future of its packaging operations in Chongqing, China, as the company adjusts its manufacturing strategy to meet rapidly rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory. The review comes as SK hynix continues to increase its focus on high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and advanced packaging technologies, which have become in...

24 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Hanmi Semiconductor Invests $94 Million in New Incheon Plant to Expand HBM and AI Chip Equipment Capacity

South Korean semiconductor equipment maker Hanmi Semiconductor is investing approximately KRW 130 billion (around US$94 million) to establish its eighth production facility in Incheon, marking the largest manufacturing investment in the company’s history. The expansion comes as demand for equipment used in artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production ...

21 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Hanmi Semiconductor to Establish US Subsidiary as AI Chip Investment Drives Equipment Demand

South Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturer Hanmi Semiconductor is expanding its presence in the United States as growing investment in artificial intelligence (AI) chips creates fresh opportunities across the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. The company announced on 10 August that it plans to establish a US subsidiary, HANMI USA, Inc., with an investment of approximately US$1.5 milli...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Samsung and SK hynix Drive $38.4 Billion South Korean Semiconductor Investment Boom

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are accelerating investments in semiconductor manufacturing capacity in South Korea, with more than 54 trillion won (approximately US$38.4 billion) committed to expanding memory production. The spending is also generating new opportunities for South Korean semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers as manufacturers increase investment across front-end, back-en...

11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Korean Researchers Achieve Direct Photon Interference Between Distinct Quantum Light Sources

Large-scale quantum communication networks require both reliable quantum memories and coherent single-photon sources for efficient quantum information exchange. While various single-photon sources have been developed recently, each has inherent limitations, making a scalable and functional quantum network challenging to achieve. Hybrid quantum architectures that combine different quantum light so...

3 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
LG Chem Enters Semiconductor Stripper Market with Mass Production for Amkor Technology

LG Chem has entered the semiconductor stripper market after commencing mass production and commercial supply of its semiconductor stripping materials to Amkor Technology, marking the company's first customer programme in this segment and expanding its portfolio of semiconductor process materials. The move supports LG Chem's strategy to strengthen its presence in the rapidly growing semiconductor m...

20 Jul 2026 | Monday | NEWS
TetraMem and SK hynix Demonstrate Memristor-Based AI Chip for Energy-Efficient In-Memory Computing

TetraMem Inc., a leader in Analog In-Memory Computing (A-IMC) technology, and SK hynix Inc., a global leader in AI memory and semiconductor technologies, announced the successful completion of a joint technology collaboration, highlighted by the publication of their research paper, “A Memristor-based In-Memory Computing SoC with Efficient Depthwise Convolution,” in Advanced I...

9 Jul 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
LG Chem Enters Semiconductor Stripper Market with First Commercial Supply Deal for Amkor Technology

LG Chem has entered the semiconductor stripper market with its first commercial supply agreement, securing Amkor Technology as its inaugural customer for the specialised process material. The South Korean chemicals company announced that it has begun mass production of customised semiconductor strippers designed specifically for Amkor's latest manufacturing equipment. According to LG Chem, the ne...

7 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
KoMiCo Invests CZK 914 Million in Czech Semiconductor Facility to Support TSMC's ESMC and Europe's Chip Expansion

South Korean semiconductor services company KoMiCo Co., Ltd. is strengthening its presence in Europe with the construction of a new semiconductor parts cleaning and coating facility in the Czech Republic, a move aimed at supporting the region's expanding semiconductor manufacturing sector. The company is investing approximately CZK 914.3 million (around KRW 65 billion) in the project, which will ...

3 Jul 2026 | Friday | NEWS
DEEPX Brings Ultra-Low-Power AI Acceleration to Raspberry Pi 5 with Sixfab AI HAT+

DEEPX, an on-device AI semiconductor pioneer, announced that its ultra-low-power NPU technology is powering the Sixfab AI HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5, a new edge AI acceleration board developed by Sixfab, an edge AI hardware solutions company and Official Raspberry Pi Design Partner. Marked as "Intelligentized by DEEPX," the product brings high-performance, low-power AI inference capabilities to the ...

29 Jun 2026 | Monday | NEWS
SK keyfoundry Advances Automotive Semiconductor Portfolio with On-Chip EMC Protection Technology

SK KeyFoundry, an 8-inch pure-play foundry in Korea, announced that it has recently developed a 'Bi-SCR (Bi-directional Silicon Controlled Rectifier)-based On-Chip EMC protection technology' capable of dramatically enhancing the EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) of automotive semiconductors. The company stated it has successfully applied this technology to its 0.13-micron BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS)...

29 Jun 2026 | Monday | NEWS
SPHERE AX and Blaize Partner to Advance AI Semiconductor Solutions for the Global Physical AI Market

SPHERE AX (CEO: Yunha Park), a company specializing in Vision AI and Edge AI Computing, announced that it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Blaize Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BZAI, Nasdaq: BZAIW) ("Blaize"), a global AI semiconductor company based in El Dorado Hills, California, U.S.A., and will pursue joint development and commercialization of AI semiconductor-b...

26 Jun 2026 | Friday | NEWS