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Saturday 2 May 2026
After buying Ansys, Synopsys starts merging the two stacks

Hardware design is entering a system-level reset, with Synopsys moving simulation to the core of product development. With Ansys 2026...

Saturday 2 May 2026
Yageo AI revenue reaches 15% as chair says sector remains early in cycle
Yageo chairman Pierre Chen said the company has undergone a major transformation over the past eight years, driven in part by the rise of AI applications.
Saturday 2 May 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics tops US$2 billion quarterly sales, flags ABF substrate shortage
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) reported its first-ever quarterly revenue exceeding KRW3 trillion (approx. US$2.2 billion), driven by expanding AI infrastructure investment and rising...
Saturday 2 May 2026
Qualcomm says Samsung chip share remains above 70% despite Exynos push
Qualcomm said its relationship with Samsung Electronics remains stable and that its share of Samsung smartphone silicon has risen to more than 70%, even as Samsung expands the use...
Saturday 2 May 2026
Foxconn Industrial Internet posts 102% net profit growth in 1Q26 on AI GPU, ASIC demand
Benefiting from the continued expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) computing power demand, Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn),...
Saturday 2 May 2026
Onsemi expands collaboration with NIO to support 900V EV platforms
Onsemi's expanded collaboration with NIO to support the automaker's move to 900V electric vehicle platforms could accelerate global EV adoption by improving range, charging speed,...
Saturday 2 May 2026
MediaTek lifts 2026 ASIC target to $2 billion despite smartphone market deterioration
MediaTek held its earnings call on April 30, expressing a cautious outlook for the 2026 smartphone market. Despite this, growth in other applications is expected to effectively offset...
Friday 1 May 2026
China's $1M Nvidia AI servers expose global chip squeeze

Prices for high-end AI servers in China are diverging sharply from global benchmarks, with systems built around Nvidia's B300 chips now...

Friday 1 May 2026
Advantest beats on AI chip testing, cautious outlook dents shares

Japan's Advantest closed its fiscal year with strong results, highlighting how AI-driven chip demand is reshaping semiconductor testing...

Friday 1 May 2026
Mitsubishi Electric proposes three-way power chip JV with Rohm, Toshiba
Mitsubishi Electric president Kei Uruma said the company aims to establish a joint venture with Rohm and Toshiba to integrate their power semiconductor businesses, signaling continued...
Friday 1 May 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics weighs MLCC price hike of 5–10% as supply tightens
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is considering raising prices for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) by about 5% to 10% as demand from artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure tightens...
Friday 1 May 2026
Macronix eyes steady growth from 1Q26 amid eMMC supply gap
Memory maker Macronix (MXIC) is emerging from an operational slump in the first quarter of 2026, driven by explosive revenue growth in embedded multi-media cards (eMMCs) as major global...
Friday 1 May 2026
Samsung strike threat highlights rising labor risk to AI chip supply chain and corporate pay models
Samsung Electronics is facing its largest labor escalation in years after unions representing tens of thousands of workers voted to authorize strike action. The dispute centers on...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Hengs Technology secures NT$7.6B in orders, expands solar EPC into energy storage and EV charging
As Taiwan's energy transition enters a critical phase, the stability of power supply and the quality of renewable energy infrastructure have become key industry concerns. While numerous...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Taiwan OSAT Powertech lifts capex to US$1.6bn, targets AI packaging growth
Memory packaging and testing provider Powertech Technology posted net profit of NT$1.84 billion (US$57 million) for the first quarter of 2026, its second-highest for the same period,...