BOISE, Idaho, March 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today announced it has completed the acquisition and assumed ownership of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s (PSMC) P5 site in Tongluo, Miaoli County, Taiwan, under the acquisition agreement previously announced on January 17, 2026.

The new site will complement Micron’s existing operations in Taiwan as an extension of the company’s vertically integrated mega campus in Taichung, located approximately 15 miles away. The site includes approximately 300,000 square feet of existing 300mm cleanroom space and will support Micron’s efforts to expand supply of leading-edge DRAM products, including HBM, to meet growing AI-driven demand.

SOPOT, Poland, March 13 (Reuters) - STMicroelectronics unveiled plans on Thursday to retrain workers and deploy robots in its older chip manufacturing ‌plants, avoiding closures as the European semiconductor giant navigates industry challenges.

At a ‌semiconductor conference in Sopot, Poland, hosted by industry group SEMI, Thomas Morgenstern, STMicro's head of manufacturing, showed ​a video of a robot placing a silicon wafer carrier into a machine.

ASE on Tuesday broke ground on a third facility at its Nanzih technology park in Kaohsiung, adding new testing and logistics capacity as demand rises for AI and other high-performance chips. The project carries a planned investment of NT$17.8 billion (US$540 million). It is expected to create about 1,470 jobs, and is slated for completion in 2028, per CNA.

On Tuesday, the Eindhoven city council gave the green light to amend the zoning plan so that ASML can construct a large new campus in the city, Omroep Brabant reported. The Veldhoven-based chip machine maker’s second location at the Brainport Industries Campus near Eindhoven Airport will eventually accommodate 20,000 new employees.

The province of Noord-Brabant also approved the plan with which ASML intends to compensate for the environmental impacts of the construction of its new campus and granted the applicable permit, ANP reported. Provincial Executive Member Saskia Boelema said that the province applied the strictest possible assessment. “We have determined that there are no alternatives. There are compelling reasons of significant public interest, and the environmental compensation has been sufficiently developed.”

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said yesterday the company aims to hire 8,000 more employees this year to meet its expansion needs, and plans to pay an average annual salary of NT$2.2 million (US$69,449) to new engineers holding a master’s degree.

The world’s largest contract chipmaker said it has launched a recruitment campaign in Taiwan, including a job fair held at National Taiwan University (NTU) yesterday.

TSMC said the new hires, including engineers and technical staff, will be stationed in its plants in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SAXONBURG, Pa., March 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA and Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR) today announced a multiyear strategic agreement to advance the frontier of advanced optics technologies, including manufacturing capacity and research and development, to enable next-generation AI infrastructure.

The nonexclusive agreement includes an NVIDIA multibillion-dollar purchase commitment and future access and capacity rights for advanced laser and optical networking products. In addition, NVIDIA is investing $2 billion in Coherent to support research and development, future capacity and operations as Coherent builds out its U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities.

Optical interconnects and advanced package integration are foundational to the next phase of AI infrastructure, as they unlock ultrahigh-bandwidth, energy-efficient connectivity across AI factories. This expanded partnership harnesses NVIDIA’s leadership in AI, accelerated computing and networking, and Coherent’s expertise in optical innovation and advanced manufacturing, enabling Coherent to scale its R&D and manufacturing capacity to support the global buildout of next-generation AI data centers.

SAN JOSE, California, Feb 26 (Reuters) - ASML Holding's (ASML.AS), opens new tab next-generation chipmaking machine is ready for manufacturers to start bringing it into use for production at high volumes, a senior executive told Reuters, a big step for the chip industry.

The Dutch company produces the world's only commercial extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) tools, which are a critical piece of equipment for chipmakers. This new tool will help chipmakers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (2330.TW), opens new tab and Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab produce more powerful and efficient chips, by eliminating several costly and complex steps from the chip-manufacturing process, data from ASML shows.

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it will invest an additional 21.6 trillion won (US$15.1 billion) in its semiconductor cluster in Yongin, just south of Seoul, as part of a long-term plan to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips.

In addition to the previously committed 9.4 trillion won for the project, the combined 31 trillion won will be used to build its first fabrication plant and related facilities at the Yongin semiconductor cluster, the company said in a regulatory filing.

As AI workloads become more diverse and complex, organizations are looking for different solutions for different needs. This is driving demand for more heterogeneous infrastructure—built on diverse compute, memory, networking and a consistent software foundation—to support inference at scale across the data center.

Today, SambaNova and Intel announced a planned multi-year strategic collaboration to deliver high-performance, cost-efficient AI inference solutions for AI-native companies, model providers, enterprises and government organizations worldwide, built around Intel® Xeon® based infrastructure. Intel Capital is also participating in SambaNova’s Series E financing round.

Hon Hai Technology Group (鴻海科技集團) and India-based HCL Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for their joint-venture semiconductor facility in India on Saturday.

The joint venture company, India Chip Pvt Ltd, located in Greater Noida in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, will operate as an OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) facility and is expected to be operational by 2028, according to Indian media Hindustan Times and the Times of India.