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03.07.26 - 09:06
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South Korea bets on southwest semiconductor cluster, but key hurdles remain (Digitimes)
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South Korea on June 29 unveiled a large-scale investment plan for the country's Honam region in the southwest, which mainly covers the city of Gwangju and North and South Jeolla provinces, including semiconductor clusters for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, AI data centers, and regional infrastructure. The plan is seen as a key move by the South Korean government to respond to surging AI chip demand, excessive industrial concentration in the Seoul capital area, and pressure for balanced regional development....
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03.07.26 - 02:06
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Cheng Mei accelerates semiconductor shift as polarizer market faces cost pressure (Digitimes)
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Cheng Mei Materials is expanding into semiconductor materials to support supply chain adjustments for outsourced chip assembly and test customers worldwide. The company's progress with customers in China and Taiwan could lift shipments in the second half of 2025, even as its core polarizer business faces weaker demand, cost pressure, and tighter order cycles....
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02.07.26 - 02:06
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IBM′s 0.7nm chip claim revives debate over semiconductor node naming (Digitimes)
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As semiconductor manufacturing enters the 2nm era, conventional transistor scaling is approaching its physical limits. On June 25, 2026, IBM unveiled what it described as the world's first sub-1-nanometer chip technology, featuring a 0.7nm (7-angstrom) process node. The research chip integrates nearly 100 billion transistors into an area roughly the size of a fingernail, marking a significant milestone in semiconductor scaling....
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