Tower and NewPhotonics ship laser-on-PIC engines at volume
PICs now in volume support 800G to 1.6T.
18 September 2026 · Semiconductor Today
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Chip factories
27 clippings on the rack, newest printed 18 September 2026.
Earlier cuttings
GlobalFoundries lifts SiGe output for Marvell in Vermont
The pair expanded a multi-year silicon germanium capacity pact at Burlington.
18 Sept · DIGITIMES
SK Hynix says no deal on Intel Ohio plant
The company says nothing is finalized on U.S. memory production or a lease.
16 Sept · Europa Press
SK Hynix production union backs revised pay deal
The new pact lifts the cash share of employee profit-sharing bonuses.
16 Sept · DIGITIMES
SK hynix in early talks for Intel Ohio memory work
Reuters sources described several scenarios, including a possible joint venture.
16 Sept · HotHardware
Silicon carbide fab approved near Bhubaneswar
FSEZ’s Unit Approval Committee backed SiCSem Private Limited’s ₹3,406.25 crore proposal.
16 Sept · Business Standard
Gradiant says it booked $300 million in fab water work
The company said the figure covers new semiconductor manufacturing contracts since the start of 2026.
15 Sept · AFP
TSMC CoWoS output may double by 2028, analysts say
Quoted figures put monthly CoWoS at 260,000 wafers by end-2028 versus 130,000 by year-end.
11 Sept · Wccftech
Texas permit file shows 136 chip-fab construction jobs
Zabalist counts $3.3 billion in estimated value across 22 counties, with $234 million in active builds.
29 Aug · zabalist.com
VIS says Taoyuan fire left Fab 3 little affected
The blaze covered about 20m² on the top floor of the four-story plant.
28 Aug · taipeitimes.com
Fire hits VIS Fab 3 in Taoyuan
A fire late Aug. 27, 2026, at Vanguard International Semiconductor’s Fab 3 evacuated more than 200 workers as 8-inch capacity ran near full, TrendForce reported Aug. 28.
28 Aug · trendforce.com
SK hynix breaks ground on Indiana HBM plant
Cleanroom is scheduled to open by October 2028; mass production of next-generation HBM is set for the second half of 2029.
28 Aug · news.skhynix.com
SK hynix breaks ground on more than $4 billion Indiana plant
SK hynix said Friday it broke ground Thursday on a more than $4 billion plant.
28 Aug · upi.com
SK hynix breaks ground on Purdue packaging fab
The West Lafayette project is over $4 billion.
27 Aug · purdue.edu
GAO: CHIPS manufacturing money moves, R&D lags
Only 5% of the $11 billion research fund has been allocated.
27 Aug · spectrum.ieee.org
Intel keeps 2031 date for first Ohio One plant
The company will not say how much of the New Albany campus is finished.
26 Aug · wosu.org
Gujarat clears 12-hour shifts at Micron Sanand
Desh Gujarat called the approval the first of its kind in the state.
24 Aug · trendforce.com
Japan still holds the most fabrication plants
The 2025 count lists Japan with 96 plants, ahead of Taiwan at 79 and the United States at 78.
20 Aug · worldpopulationreview.com
Samsung files to stack Pyeongtaek P5 as a triple-fab
The amendment would lift the floor area ratio from 350% to a maximum of 490% for P5 1 and 2 Plants.
19 Aug · businesskorea.co.kr
Samsung prebuilds Taylor Fab 2
On Aug. 19, 2026, Taylor Mayor Jim Buzan said Samsung had already poured piers and foundations for Fab 2 while finishing Fab 1, with trial production possible next month.
19 Aug · sammobile.com
TSMC Arizona profit jumped in first half of 2026
The unit posted NT$36.066 billion in 1H26, up 662.8% year over year.
17 Aug · trendforce.com
NXP breaks ground on Petaling Jaya assembly plant
The new factory adds about 500,000 square feet; the full site will be around 900,000 square feet.
12 Aug · nxp.com
Micron pours first concrete in New York
Industrial Info, dated July 31, 2026, said Micron poured first concrete at its Syracuse-area fab this month and lifted planned U.S. spending through 2035 to $250 billion.
31 Jul · industrialinfo.com
Fab Explorer lists 67 plants as of August 2026
The map covers 42 operational fabs, 14 under construction, and 3 announced across 10 countries.
siliconanalysts.com
Micron and NY Creates open 10-apprentice first class
A signing ceremony launched the 16-month joint workforce program announced in April.
Semiconductor Digest
CXMT reported in HBM3E risk production
Mass production could come in 2027.
Tom's Hardware
Terafab faces trademark fight before first chip
A cease-and-desist order arrived before Terafab made a single chip.
Tom's Hardware
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