Semiconductors

South Korea passes Britain to become world’s 8th largest stock market

The total market capitalisation of Korean-listed companies has surged more than 45 per cent in 2026 to US$4.04 trillion.

Branded Content

Free rides, meal credits and a boss who has your back: Why chip giant’s staff feel seen at work

leroy lee (centre) manager and senior engineer at micron technology standing with colleagues during 18-month posting in hiroshima japan he went for three years after joining the company in 2021; micron ranked among best employers 2026 in singapore

Singapore factory output rebounds in March, driven by electronics

The slower manufacturing output growth in February was due to temporary shutdowns during the Lunar New Year festive period, which largely normalised in March.

ST PHOTO: Arshi Iqbal

Taiwan jails ex-TSMC engineer in trade secrets case

Chen Li-ming, a former TSMC and Tokyo Electron employee at the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court for the verdict in a trade secrets case.

Iran war disrupts circuit board supply chain, raises costs for tech companies

The disruption is a fresh blow to electronics manufacturers which are already grappling with soaring memory chip costs.

China says US export Bills risk disrupting chip supply chains

The US advanced a slate of export‑control bills on April 22, showing a growing appetite to tighten restrictions on semiconductor technologies flowing to China.

$1 million bonuses: Chip giants soaring payouts to staff fan fears of widening inequality

SK Hynix allocates 10 per cent of operating profit to employees as bonuses. Thanks to the AI boom, that resulted in an average payout of 1.5 times annual salaries in 2025.

Intel gives strong AI-fuelled sales forecast, sending shares soaring

The long-struggling chipmaker is benefiting from the giant build-out of artificial intelligence computing.

Google Cloud debuts new AI chips, tools for building agents

Google has emerged as one of the most successful makers of in-house AI chips in an industry dominated by Nvidia Corp.

Memory chip giant SK Hynix Q1 profit soars 406% to record high on AI boom

SK Hynix reported a 37.6 trillion won (S$32.4 billion) operating profit for the January-March period, up from 7.4 trillion won a year earlier.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.