Deep Tech

Infineon has completed its acquisition of Bengaluru-based C2i Semiconductors, adding digital power-management expertise for AI data centers.

Japan's Sumitomo Bakelite will expand production capacity for advanced semiconductor encapsulation materials for chip production at its plants in Suzhou, China, and Singapore, installing new production lines at both sites.

Chinese industrial robotics developer Changzhou Microintelligence has passed a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing hearing, advancing its proposed IPO.

TSMC's third-quarter revenue rose about 50 percent to a record NT$1.49 trillion, exceeding analyst expectations as AI chip demand remained strong.

Universal Quantum, a British quantum-computing company, has raised more than $100 million in a Series A round backed by Singapore's sovereign investor EDBI.

GlobalFoundries will manufacture silicon interposers for TSMC's CoWoS ecosystem under a five-year, $2 billion agreement, with production set to ramp in 2028.

A third of semiconductor companies plan to expand manufacturing into Asia-Pacific markets over the next three years as the AI boom drives chip demand, according to global courier FedEx.

Vietnam seeks to permit tungsten (wolfram) exports, but only for deep-processed product, such as ammonium paratungstate (APT) and commercial tungsten oxide.

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has revised its draft rules on rare earth exports, moving the minerals from a "not permitted" list into the main export catalogue, but only for deeply processed products.

MBSB Research has maintained its neutral recommendation on Malaysia’s technology sector, citing strong semiconductor demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and data center infrastructure spending, but warned that a severe talent shortage, rising regional competition and potential AI regulation could limit earnings growth.