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Monday 5 October 2026
Chipmakers turn balance sheets into AI sales tools: How customer financing is becoming the new industry norm
Recent reports citing Anthropic's IPO filings show that Broadcom has agreed to provide up to US$42 billion in convertible-note financing to help fund the AI company's infrastructure...
Monday 5 October 2026
LPDDR5X supply tightens around AI servers, squeezing PCs, smartphones into 2027
AI data center demand for LPDDR5X DRAM has continued to expand through 2026 and is expected to remain strong into 2027, tightening supply for PCs and smartphones and keeping device...
Monday 5 October 2026
Samsung reportedly seeks more than triple HBM prices for 2027 as HBM4 ramps
Samsung Electronics is reportedly seeking 2027 prices for its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) that are more than three times the price of its current HBM3E product, industry...
Monday 5 October 2026
Samsung reportedly turns to Winbond for TV DRAM as legacy memory supply tightens
Samsung Electronics plans to buy DRAM from Taiwan's Winbond Electronics starting in 2027 and is considering using it in about half of its televisions, South Korean publication The...
Friday 2 October 2026
Hitachi and Fanuc launch Physical AI partnership for factory automation
Hitachi and Fanuc announced on September 30, 2026, that they have formed a strategic partnership on Physical AI, with internal testing beginning immediately and customer promotion...
Friday 2 October 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Intel, TSMC, Samsung converge on backside power — packaging becomes the next divide
Data center AI accelerator package power has climbed from about 500W in the A100 generation to roughly 3,500–4,000W for Rubin Ultra-class products expected in 2027, pushing supply...
Friday 2 October 2026
Wi-Fi 8 races ahead of the standard, putting networking chips on a faster 2027 growth track
Wi-Fi 8 adoption is accelerating well ahead of the standard's expected finalization in the first half of 2028, with device brands and chipmakers already moving into early commercial...
Friday 2 October 2026
Climax Technology sets up AI center, targets 3Q27 sampling
Wireless communications company Climax Technology is accelerating its AI push by launching an "AI and Advanced Technology Center," with its first project a next-generation AI sensing...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Meta's Muse lifts server CPU demand, with AMD EPYC orders extending into 2028
Meta's rapid rollout of its Muse AI agent is emerging as an early test of how agentic AI could reshape server infrastructure demand, with CPU suppliers already seeing longer lead times...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Micron hikes 2027 HBM prices after missing 2026 memory surge on fixed contracts
Micron Technology has sharply raised 2027 prices for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), the stacked DRAM packaged with AI accelerators. The increase comes after a year in which fixed contract...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Jabil targets US$17.5 billion in data center revenue as it builds out power, cooling, and networking
Jabil's plan for fiscal 2027 puts a price tag on its move from building servers to building the power, cooling, and networking systems around them. The company expects about US$17.5...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Synopsys raises long-term growth and margin targets, guides fiscal 2027 revenue to US$11.15 billion
Synopsys is betting that custom silicon and AI-driven chip design will lift its growth above the double-digit pace it previously targeted. At its investor day in New York on September...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Nextronics sees AI, robotics, medical demand reshaping revenue mix
Connector maker Nextronics Engineering said its humanoid robot-related products began shipping in 2026, while North American customers are preparing for mass production and have set...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Micron sees no end to the memory shortage, even after new fabs open in 2028
Micron told investors on September 30 that it cannot say when memory supply will catch up with demand. It expects the shortage to get worse over the next two years, even though additional...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Jabil targets 24% growth in FY27 as AI hardware ramp reshapes business
Jabil's fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 marked the point at which AI data-center hardware became the clear center of gravity for the US contract manufacturer. Revenue for the three months...