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Thursday 8 January 2026
CES 2026: Snapdragon X2 Plus strengthens Qualcomm's AI PC push as power efficiency becomes a key battleground
Qualcomm Inc. introduced its Snapdragon X2 Plus platform at CES 2026, the newest addition to the Snapdragon X series aimed at professionals, emerging creators, and regular users....
Thursday 8 January 2026
Samsung Electronics posts sharp profit rebound in fourth quarter on AI-driven memory demand
Samsung Electronics reported a strong rebound in profitability in the fourth quarter of 2025, supported by rising memory chip prices and sustained global demand from AI data center...
Thursday 8 January 2026
TDK targets AI smartphones and foldables, plans to launch next-gen silicon anode battery
Japanese electronic components manufacturer TDK Electronics announced that it plans to update its industry-leading silicon anode battery technology later in 2026, coinciding with...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Yageo subsidiary Pulse takes the lead in raising ferrite bead prices as silver price surges
Taiwan-based passive component giant Yageo continues to be affected by and respond to price hikes. Following Kemet's two price increases for tantalum capacitors within six months...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Huawei's Ascend 950 tests South Korea's AI market
Huawei has signalled a renewed push into South Korea's AI infrastructure market, outlining plans to introduce its next-generation AI processor — widely expected to be the Ascend...
Thursday 8 January 2026
RISC-V's rise: A third CPU ecosystem in 5-10 years?
Bao Yungang, vice director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Computing Technology and chief scientist at the Beijing Open Source Chip Academy, predicts RISC-V will...
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Marvell to acquire XConn to expand PCIe and CXL switching portfolio
Marvell Technology has agreed to acquire XConn Technologies to strengthen its position in PCIe, CXL, and UALink switching for AI data center infrastructure, as demand grows for scale-up...
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Apple reportedly locks in NAND through 2026 ahead of DRAM price spike
Apple has secured enough NAND flash memory to sustain production through the first quarter of 2026. But the iPhone maker is facing steep price increases for DRAM as artificial intelligence...
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Nvidia's Vera Rubin enters full production, igniting Micron's HBM4 capacity bet for 2026
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed at CES 2026 that its next-generation AI processor, Vera Rubin, had entered full production, the message to the memory industry was immediate...
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Zhen Ding Tech ramps 10 plants as 2026 capex tops US$1.6bn
Looking ahead to 2026, PCB industry leader Zhen Ding Tech. (ZDT) said demand remains solid across high-end applications such as AI servers, optical communications, and IC substrates,...
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Sigurd hits revenue highs on AI momentum, ramps up expansion with NT$6 billion capex plan
Benefiting from strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) smartphones and AI servers, IC testing giant Sigurd Microelectronics announced that its December 2025 revenue surpassed...
Wednesday 7 January 2026
CES 2026: AMD's Lisa Su predicts YottaScale compute to be turning point
AMD CEO Lisa Su stated at CES 2026 that the industry has officially entered the "YottaScale" era, marking a shift toward new performance benchmarks. In an interview with CNBC,...
Wednesday 7 January 2026
CES 2026: PC brands push new launches amid memory crunch
Facing the memory shortage, PC companies are aggressively promoting new models at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), hoping to regain momentum. Acer rolled out multiple new series,...
Wednesday 7 January 2026
CES 2026: Nvidia CEO spotlights humanoid robots, supply chain cites training gaps

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang used his CES 2026 keynote to focus on agentic AI and Physical AI, outlining how the company is extending AI...

Wednesday 7 January 2026
TSMC's secret behind countering quake risks
TSMC sustained minor losses from the December 27, 2025, earthquake near Yilan, thanks to comprehensive seismic management implemented after the 1999 earthquake. These measures safeguarded...