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Wednesday 25 February 2026
SK Hynix signals seller's market as memory prices set to climb all year
SK Hynix, one of the world's top three memory chip makers, told investors on a recent Goldman Sachs conference call that the global memory market has fully shifted to a "seller's market,"...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
TSMC's record profits signal AI boom far from over
Blowout earnings from TSMC in 2025 — and an even more bullish outlook for 2026 — have reignited investor enthusiasm across the global semiconductor sector. Attention is...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Unimicron's 4Q25 profit surpasses combined earnings of first 3 quarters; 2026 capex raised to NT$34 billion
Given the steady demand for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) chips, Unimicron stated that orders for IC substrates and PCBs have picked up. This has not only steadily increased...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
China's humanoid robot Big 5 confirms participation in Smart Factory & Automation World 2026
As the global manufacturing and robotics industry shifts towards humanoid robots, China's world-leading Big 5 humanoid robot companies will gather in Korea for the first time this...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
From rebar to rockets: China Steel retools for the high-tech era amid rising trade tensions
Following the US Supreme Court ruling that US President Donald Trump had acted unlawfully in invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping global...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
HP posts AI-driven revenue gains, but memory costs cloud outlook
HP reported first-quarter results for fiscal year 2026 (ending January) that exceeded expectations, driven by the Windows 11 upgrade cycle and surging demand for AI-powered PCs. Yet...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
ChipMOS raises memory test prices again, signs 3-year capacity contract
ChipMOS returned to profitability in 2025 after a fourth-quarter 2025 rebound driven by memory shortages and higher test prices, and the company forecasts a stronger second-half performance...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Taiwan Mobile to sign AI and ESG MOU with Nokia at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026
Taiwan Mobile has said it will send a delegation led by President Jamie Lin to MWC Barcelona 2026 in early March, where it plans to sign a new memorandum of understanding with Nokia...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Apple's pricy foldable iPhone looms over smartphone panel market
The smartphone market has been sluggish since the Lunar New Year holiday and into the traditional off-season. Prices for smartphone panels across various technologies have declined...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
US issues preliminary countervailing duties on solar cells from India, Indonesia, and Laos
The US Department of Commerce has announced preliminary affirmative determinations in its countervailing duty investigations into crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from India,...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
TI posts rare first-quarter growth driven by turn orders and data center momentum
Texas Instruments (TI) has provided a revenue guidance range of US$4.32 billion to US$4.68 billion for the first quarter of 2026. This outlook reflects significantly stronger seasonality...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
ASE accelerates panel-level packaging push with fully automated 310mm line by 2026
AI and high-performance computing chip demand continue to expand, keeping TSMC's CoWoS capacity tight into 2026. The supply constraint is pushing Taiwan's major OSAT providers, including...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
BMW retreats from L3 autonomy, betting instead on a smarter L2
In late January 2026, Mercedes-Benz removed its Level 3 autonomous driving function from the facelifted flagship S-Class. By the end of April, BMW followed with a strategic pivot of...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
TI capex to fall as six-year investment cycle winds down, Sherman fab ramp ahead schedule
Texas Instruments is approaching the end of a six-year capex expansion after spending US$4.6 billion in 2025, and plans to cut 2026 investment to US$2 billion–US$3 billion as...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Apple's budget MacBook set for March debut as component costs increase
Apple is expected to hold a product launch event in March 2026, with a budget MacBook anticipated to take center stage. Supply chain sources indicate volume shipments are projected...