CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED 2026
Wednesday 6 May 2026
'Chipflation' hits Samsung, boosts Apple results
As soaring memory prices fuel "chipflation," Samsung Electronics and Apple are taking sharply different approaches. Samsung's Mobile eXperience (MX) division is trying to protect profitability...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
AI networking surge pushes Lumentum to record growth

The fiscal third quarter of 2026 results from Lumentum Holdings offered one of the clearest signals yet that a powerful new cycle in artificial...

Wednesday 6 May 2026
VIS joins CoWoS chain with TSMC-backed Singapore interposer foundry
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) said on May 5 that it has secured support from TSMC for a new interposer foundry line at its 12-inch Singapore fab, alongside a broader push...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
SEMI president says SEA must build ecosystems, not just fabs, to capture trillion-dollar opportunity
At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026, SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha delivered a clear message: the semiconductor industry is entering a "multi-trillion-dollar journey," but capturing...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
GCS Holdings says InP export controls remain top supply risk despite capacity and sourcing moves
Export controls on indium phosphide (InP) risk prolonging supply strains in the compound semiconductor market, GCS Holdings warned, affecting optical and RF component makers worldwide...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
VIS sees stronger growth in the AI boom and pricing power
Buoyed by robust demand for artificial intelligence and the early success of price increases, Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) is projecting a stronger performance...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
GlobalWafers outlines 2026 recovery path, highlights tightening 12-inch wafer supply
GlobalWafers expects the current semiconductor cycle to bottom in the first quarter of 2026, with both the speed and breadth of recovery exceeding prior expectations, as artificial...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Flex jumps on 2027 outlook beat, AI data-center unit spinoff plan

Flex shares rose 13% in after-hours trading on May 5 after the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider forecast fiscal 2027...

Wednesday 6 May 2026
AMD earnings call: AI is turning CPUs back into the main event

AMD's fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings call was not just a victory lap for another data center beat. It was a strategic argument from...

Wednesday 6 May 2026
MediaTek unit Airoha targets AI networking surge with triple optical growth
MediaTek subsidiary Airoha Technology said its first-quarter 2026 performance met expectations, driven by continued improvement in product mix and accelerating demand across its optical...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Eris Technology posts record April revenue on AI robot and server demand
Power semiconductor maker Eris Technology reported consolidated revenue of NT$250 million (US$7.9 million) in April 2026, a company record and up 19% from a year earlier, executives...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Winbond beats full-year 2025 profit in 1Q26 with memory capacity fully loaded
Winbond Electronics posted strong first-quarter 2026 results, with consolidated revenue totaling NT$38.25 billion (approx. US$1.21 billion), up 43.7% from the previous quarter and...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Low-cost cruise missiles drive a new drone cost race
Rapid changes in battlefield tactics have made drones central to "economic attrition warfare," shifting the focus from technical performance to cost and scale. The implications are...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
RichWave sees Wi-Fi 7 growth outrunning memory price pressure
Radio frequency (RF) front-end chip maker RichWave said on May 4 that Wi-Fi 7 momentum will remain very strong in the first quarter of 2026, even as rising memory and component costs...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Largan April revenue rises 24% annually; May pull-in remains strong
Largan Precision on May 5 reported its self-calculated April consolidated revenue at NT$5.4 billion (US$169.7 million), down 1% from the previous month but up 24% from the same period...