SK Hynix Plans to Lift China NAND Output by 50% by 2027, Defying the Trade Winds
The memory maker at the center of the world’s semiconductor trade tensions is doubling down inside China. SK Hynix plans to raise NAND flash output at its Chinese facilities by…
SpaceX Asks the FCC for More Spectrum to Grow Its Phone-Connecting Satellites
The company that beams internet from space wants more of the airwaves. SpaceX has filed with the Federal Communications Commission for additional spectrum to expand its Direct-to-Device satellite service, the…
Bain Entity Becomes Kioxia’s Largest Shareholder as Toshiba Trims Stake
Kioxia Holdings said Monday that Toshiba had cut its stake in the memory chip maker to about 14.12% from 14.48% as of Aug. 3, a small sale that nonetheless redrew…
Tesla Recalls 20,349 Vehicles Because Low Beams Are Too Bright
Tesla is recalling 20,349 vehicles in the U.S. because their low-beam headlights are too bright, a compliance issue that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed in an announcement Tuesday.…
Battery Startup Sila Wins $1.4 Billion Pentagon Loan for Domestic Production
Sila, the California battery startup known for its silicon-anode chemistry, has secured a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Defense Department to build domestic battery production capacity, according to TechCrunch,…
Archer Aviation Buys Former Rival Wisk Aero, Reshaping the Air-Taxi Field
Archer Aviation has agreed to acquire Wisk Aero, the autonomous air-taxi developer backed by Boeing, according to TechCrunch, a merger that consolidates the electric vertical takeoff and landing industry around…
Vietnam’s VinSpace Books SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch for 2027
VinSpace, Vietnam’s first commercial space company, has signed an agreement with SpaceX to launch its initial satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket in 2027, a contract that marks the beginning…
Samsung Pushes High-NA EUV Adoption to 2030, Breaking With Rivals
Samsung Electronics has decided to delay adoption of High-NA EUV lithography until 2030, when it plans to use the machines for production at the 1-nanometer node, according to TechPowerUp, a…
Sony to Sell New PlayStation Games Only in Digital Form From 2028
Sony said that starting in January 2028, new games for its PlayStation consoles will be released only in digital form, a decision the company has now posted prominently on its…
Samsung’s HBM4 Yield Push Pressures SK Hynix
SEOUL–Inside Samsung Electronics’ memory fabrication plants, the metric engineers watch most closely shifted this summer. The company’s HBM4 production yield, a measure of how many of the advanced memory chips…
