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Friday 17 July 2026
Moore Threads forecasts sharp first-half revenue growth on AI demand
Moore Threads, a Chinese GPU maker, said its first-half revenue likely more than doubled as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips and large-scale computing clusters accelerated...
Friday 17 July 2026
China's DRAM milestone arrives with CXMT IPO; HBM now separates contenders from leaders

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) opened subscriptions for its STAR Market IPO on July 16, launching one of China's largest A-share listings...

Friday 17 July 2026
China moves to institutionalize its vision for global AI governance as Xi launches cooperation body
China used the opening of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai to institutionalize its bid to shape global governance of artificial intelligence (AI),...
Friday 17 July 2026
Hygon forecasts higher first-half 2026 revenue and profit
Hygon Information Technology said its first-half 2026 results are expected to rise sharply, signaling continued demand for domestic high-end chips as AI, cloud computing, and localization...
Friday 17 July 2026
TSMC's US$100 billion bet: AI growth, US pressure and the cost of staying ahead
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted record second-quarter earnings for 2026, issued third-quarter revenue guidance above market expectations, and raised its full-year...
Friday 17 July 2026
Moonshot's free Kimi K3 matches Anthropic's Opus 4.8, closing the gap between open and proprietary AI
Chinese AI developer Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 on July 16, a 2.8-trillion-parameter model the company bills as the first open model in the roughly 3-trillion-parameter class, pushing...
Friday 17 July 2026
Ubiqconn raises North America output as June sales rebound
Ubiqconn Technology said its North America localization strategy was gaining traction in June 2026, with its US subsidiary contributing more revenue and becoming a larger base for...
Friday 17 July 2026
China auto sales slump deepens as exports face rising trade scrutiny
China's passenger vehicle market posted its sharpest slowdown in years in the first half of 2026, with private passenger car sales falling 20% year on year, according to the China...
Friday 17 July 2026
AI-driven chip price increases put automakers on alert as shortages stay limited
Semiconductor suppliers have begun rolling out one to two rounds of price increases and tighter allocations in the first half of 2026 as demand from GenAI, geopolitical tensions and...
Friday 17 July 2026
CPU demand rebounds in AI data centers as TSMC stands to benefit across architectures

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) held its second-quarter 2026 earnings conference on July 16, where chairman and CEO...

Friday 17 July 2026
Hotai Leasing sees Taiwan auto market stabilizing as leasing demand grows
Hotai Leasing said on July 15 that Taiwan's auto market is expected to return gradually to normal growth in 2026 after tariff uncertainty, vehicle shortages, and tight financing pressured...
Friday 17 July 2026
US EV market steadies after federal tax credits expire as prices and charging remain hurdles
The US electric vehicle market showed signs of stabilizing in the second quarter of 2026 after federal clean-vehicle tax credits expired in September 2025, although sales remained...
Thursday 16 July 2026
AI hardware boom lifts Taiwan's rail and CCL suppliers; optical module tells messier story
Taiwan's technology supply chain delivered another month of strong year-over-year revenue growth in June 2026, led by suppliers tied directly to AI server infrastructure, even as the...
Thursday 16 July 2026
C.C. Wei on EMIB, memory envy, and why TSMC won't squeeze its customers
TSMC Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei used the company's second-quarter 2026 earnings call to push back on two narratives gaining traction among analysts: that rival packaging technologies...
Thursday 16 July 2026
TSMC says 2nm has four times as many tape-outs as 3nm at the same stage
Customer tape-outs for TSMC's N2 process have reached four times the number recorded by its 3nm technology at the same stage, showing faster design activity as the foundry ramps production...