Marcus Lim focuses on the semiconductor upstream supply chain, from raw materials to advanced lithography equipment. He examines how international trade policies and logistics reshape global chip production.
ASEAN is shifting from exporting battery raw materials to localized manufacturing, with the 2026 ASEAN Battery Technology Conference focusing on engineering challenges. This transition will profoundly impact the landscape of power semiconductors, BMS chips, and the semiconductor supply chain, creating new demand for manufacturers such as Infineon while accelerating the development of the Southeast Asian semiconductor ecosystem.
The soaring demand for HBM memory in AI data centers has squeezed the DRAM capacity for consumer electronics, leading to a sharp price increase for laptops and iPads. The three major memory manufacturers prioritize the high-profit AI market, causing the price of regular DRAM to surge by approximately 90% within eight months. This structural shift has fueled explosive growth in the refurbished electronics market—Back Market data shows that weekly sales of refurbished MacBooks have increased by 43%. This article analyzes the impact of AI memory allocation on consumer electronics prices from the perspective of the semiconductor supply chain and explains how refurbished retailers have emerged as unexpected winners.
Latest research reveals key findings on self-heating effects and radiation hardness of 3nm GAA-FET SRAM, analyzing its potential impact on advanced process technology roadmap, chip reliability, and supply chain.
In October 2025, China further tightened its rare earth export controls, expanding from raw materials to magnetic materials, processing equipment, and technology transfer. This poses a serious threat to global semiconductor, electric vehicle, and clean energy supply chains, especially for India, which is highly dependent on Chinese rare earths. This article analyzes the potential impact of these controls on semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, and equipment materials from the perspectives of the industrial chain, technological routes, and geopolitics, and explores the response strategies of countries such as India.
Australia's industrial semiconductor market relies almost entirely on imports, with energy transition and automation driving demand at a compound annual growth rate of 5-7%. This article analyzes the structural characteristics and future evolution of this purely consumer market from the perspectives of industrial chain, technology roadmap, competitive landscape, and supply chain risks.
As NVIDIA unveils its Scale-Up CPO switch roadmap, co-packaged optics (CPO) is becoming a key architecture for next-generation AI infrastructure. This article provides an in-depth analysis of CPO's impact on the industry chain, the role of TSMC's COUPE technology, and potential changes in the competitive landscape.
Tech giants are issuing large-scale bonds to finance the construction of AI data centers, and changes in the interest rate environment are having a profound impact on the semiconductor supply chain. This article analyzes the beneficiary logic, risk points, and long-term competitive landscape changes in the equipment, foundry, and power device sectors based on the financial conditions and market positions of three companies: ASML, SMIC, and Infineon.
Multiple industry alliances, including automotive, retail, and healthcare, have warned the U.S. government that the surging demand for memory chips from AI data centers is causing supply shortages and price spikes, which could severely impact automobile production. This article analyzes the battle between AI chips and automotive chips from the perspective of the semiconductor supply chain, exploring its far-reaching implications for supply chains, technology roadmaps, and the global competitive landscape.
At first glance, the India Manufacturing IT Summit is discussing industrial digitalization and the convergence of AI and OT/IT, but its deeper signal is this: global manufacturing is turning digital infrastructure, edge computing, industrial automation, and data governance capabilities into sustained demand for semiconductors, servers, networking equipment, sensors, and advanced packaging. How will this shift affect chip design, foundry manufacturing, advanced packaging, and the global supply chain landscape?