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Samsung starts winding down chip production six days before planned 18-day strike — company enters 'emergency management mode,' daily losses could hit $2 billion

Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun throttling semiconductor output by cutting new wafer input and placing lithography, etching, and cleaning equipment on standby.

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Samsung's critical union negotiations break down eight days before planned 18-day chip factory strike that's projected to cost $700 million per day — Korean PM calls emergency meeting as strike looms

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok responded by convening an emergency ministerial meeting.

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Global semiconductor sales hit nearly $300 billion in Q1 2026 — chips are on track to top $1 trillion for this year, says report

Sales of chips in Q1 2026 hit $298.5 billion and are on track to exceed $1 trillion this year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

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Asian stocks retreat and oil tops $100 despite fresh records on Wall St

Asian stocks have retreated while oil prices gained as investors reacted to shaky prospects for more talks on ending the war with Iran

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KOSPI Soars to Record 6388 as Semiconductor Rally Defies Middle East Tensions

Gains were led by heavyweight technology names, particularly memory chip giants. SK Hynix soared more than 5 percent to top 1.2 million won per share for the first time, hitting the symbolic "1.2 million nix" milestone.

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China has spent 3.6 times more than the US on chipmaking subsidies over the past decade — $142 billion and counting, easily outweighs CHIPS Act

Semiconductor industrial policy spending in China totaled around $142 billion between 2014 and 2023, roughly 3.6 times higher than the $39 billion committed in the United States over the same period.

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Applied Materials to pay $252 million penalty for selling chipmaking tools to banned Chinese firm — settles over alleged 56 tool exports to chipmaker SMIC following Entity List designation

Applied Materials must pay a $252 million civil penalty to settle allegations that it illegally exported semiconductor manufacturing equipment to SMIC subsidiaries.

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Taiwan rejects possibility of transferring 40% of the island's semiconductor capacity to U.S. — production on Taiwan expected to increase in lockstep with increases in U.S.-based production

Taiwan authorities have no problems with TSMC investing in the U.S. as long the bulk of its fabs and leading-edge process technologies remain in Taiwan.

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Asian shares surge as markets regain momentum after recent volatility

Asian shares have surged, led by a 5% jump in South Korea's benchmark

The Independent UK

Asian shares track Wall Street gains as gold edges lower

Asian shares have mostly gained after U.S. stock indexes ticked higher

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Asian shares mostly rise and Tokyo hits a record, tracking fresh highs on Wall Street

Asian shares have mostly gained led by a rally in Japan after Wall Street hit more records

The Independent UK

Ten former Samsung employees arrested for industrial espionage charges for giving China chipmaker 10nm tech — executives and researchers allegedly leaked DRAM technology to China-based CXMT, resulting in trillions of losses in Korean Won

10 former Samsung employees are accused of leaking Samsung's 10-nm DRAM technology to CXMT, allegedly allowing the latter to achieve technological breakthroughs on stolen information.

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Taiwan considers TSMC export ban that would prevent manufacturing its newest chip nodes in U.S. — limit exports to two generations behind leading-edge nodes, could slow down U.S. expansion

Taiwan's government is considering imposing N+2 export rule on TSMC's advanced process technologies, which would make it significantly harder for the foundry to develop overseas.

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Samsung eyed up for huge 8nm chip order from Intel — the Z990 chipset for Nova Lake CPUs could be Intel's 8nm debut

According to a Hankyung report, Samsung Foundry has secured a substantial order from Intel to produce Intel's chipsets on Samsung Foundry's 8nm process node.

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Asian shares follow Wall Street lower as AI worries drag tech stocks lower

Asian shares have fallen after declines for AI stocks dragged the U.S. market to its worst day in nearly a month

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Taiwan Files Charges Against Tokyo Electron Unit In Taiwan Semiconductor Technology Theft Probe

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) sits at the center of a widening legal battle over alleged theft of its trade secrets.

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Taiwan Denies It Will Swap 'Worker Training' For Lower US Tariffs

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (NYSE:TSM) sits at the center of Taiwan's push to secure lower U.S. tariffs, as the island works to reduce duties on its exports from 20% to 15% while advancing semiconductor cooperation with Washington.

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TSMC Ex-VP's Home Raided As Chip Giant Alleges Intel Recruit Leaked Trade Secrets

On Thursday, Taiwan prosecutors searched the homes of a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) vice president after the chipmaker accused him of passing confidential information to Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC).

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Benzinga

Samsung's Chip Ramp-Up Revives Talk Of Closing The Taiwan Semiconductor Gap

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (OTC:SSNLF) is accelerating its comeback in the chip manufacturing race, boosting 2-nanometer output and winning major new clients in a push to narrow its long-standing gap with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (NYSE:TSM).

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NVIDIA pushes GeForce Now India launch to Q1 2026, but the wait will be worth it: You can now register to receive updates on the RTX 5080-powered cloud gaming service

NVIDIA has started building out GeForce Now in India, and while the service is only debuting in Q1 2026, you can now register to receive updates.

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Did Intel Poach Taiwan Semiconductor Know-How? CEO Calls Rumors 'Speculation'

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) is working to reclaim semiconductor leadership as its rivalry with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) intensifies across the global chip supply chain.

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Pegatron Chair Calms Taiwan Semiconductor Leak Drama, Says Chip Rivalry Can't Steal Its Edge

Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) stronger-than-expected quarterly results ignited a broad rally across semiconductor names, sending key supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (NYSE:TSM) higher in premarket trading on Thursday.

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These Fast-Rising Tech Stocks Are Surging in Growth Scores This Week

In the world of technology stocks, growth is the name of the game. This week, four companies have seen their growth scores surge, led by a jaw-dropping 291% leap from Taiwan Semiconductor Inc. (NYSE:TSM). The world’s largest chip foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor boasts a market capitalization of $1462.7 billion and a market share…

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Asian shares fall, tracking Wall Street's tumble on worries about AI stocks and interest rates

Asian shares are lower, tracking Wall Street’s tumble to one of its worst days since April as Nvidia and other AI superstar stocks kept dropping on worries their prices have shot too high

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Key AI Chip Supplier ASML Deepens Ties With Samsung and SK hynix in South Korea

Dutch chip equipment giant, ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) opened its new 16,000-square-meter Hwaseong Campus in South Korea on Wednesday to strengthen research, development, and collaboration with key partners Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC:SSNLF) and SK hynix.

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