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Friday 30 October 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix say memory crunch could drag on for years despite spending surge
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix expect memory shortages to persist for years despite rising investment in chip factories, as surging AI demand and increasingly complex manufacturing...
Friday 30 October 2026
Taiwan semiconductor output to hit NT$9.1 trillion as TSIA urges stable power
The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) expects its members' total output to exceed NT$9.1 trillion (US$279.5 billion) in 2026, a 40.9% year-over-year increase driven...
Friday 30 October 2026
Samsung secures Faraday 2nm ASIC order, broadening AI and HPC footprint
Samsung Electronics has secured a 2nm foundry order from Taiwan-based ASIC design house Faraday Technology. This win expands the application scope of Samsung's 2nm process from mobile...
Friday 30 October 2026
Memory price surge clouds peak season; Chinese brands' 4Q26 smartphone shipments to drop over 35%
Despite new smartphone launches from Apple, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi, rising memory prices are weakening sales momentum and prompting Chinese smartphone brands to adjust their...
Friday 30 October 2026
GlobalFoundries bets on FD-SOI for robots and cars
GlobalFoundries (GF) is betting on specialty semiconductor technologies to capture AI demand beyond advanced processors, targeting opportunities in data center connectivity, power...
Friday 30 October 2026
Texas Instruments, NXP point to data centers and robots as industrial chips rebound
Texas Instruments (TI) and NXP Semiconductors both reported 40% to 50% year-over-year growth in their industrial businesses during their latest earnings calls for the third quarter...
Friday 30 October 2026
Intel CEO sees quantum computing as third pillar
Intel has agreed to acquire Israeli quantum software company Classiq, as CEO Lip-Bu Tan positions quantum computing as a "third pillar" alongside CPUs and GPUs. The deal, whose price...
Friday 30 October 2026
Silicon Motion posts fourth straight revenue record, eyes 100% 2026 growth
Silicon Motion Technology reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of about US$560 million, marking a record high for the fourth consecutive quarter. Revenue rose 24% quarter-over-quarter...
Friday 30 October 2026
ASE Holdings raises 2026 capex to US$11.5 billion after profit surge
ASE Technology Holding reported net profit of NT$26.996 billion (US$831 million) for the third quarter of 2026, a 28% increase from the previous quarter and a 148% gain from a year...
Thursday 29 October 2026
LandMark orders surpass 2026 revenue; capacity to expand sixfold
AI is driving strong demand for silicon photonics, but LandMark Optoelectronics' planned sixfold capacity expansion over two years still falls short of customer requirements. The optical...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Commentary: fire at Episil threatens tight epitaxial wafer supply
A fire broke out at the Innovation Plant of semiconductor epitaxial wafer maker Episil on October 28. The extent of equipment damage, the scope of production stoppages, and the recovery...
Thursday 29 October 2026
TSMC buys AUO Taichung plant for NT$38.8B; Quanta deal scrapped
AUO has approved the sale of its Taichung Plant Phase II facilities and related infrastructure to TSMC for NT$38.8 billion (US$1.2 billion), excluding taxes, and has terminated a planned...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Analysis: Samsung's record quarter came from higher prices, not more chips; expects buyers to get no relief before 2028
Samsung Electronics' third-quarter profit came almost entirely from charging more for memory chips, not from selling more of them. On its earnings call, the company also told investors...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Server CPU shipments set to surge 46% in 2027, with AMD eyeing revenue crown
Global server CPU shipments are projected to surpass the 50 million-unit milestone for the first time in 2027, reaching 52.6 million units as demand accelerates alongside the industry-wide...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Marvell reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Lumentum in AI optics deal
Marvell Technology is in advanced talks to acquire data-center optical component maker Lumentum Holdings, people familiar with the matter said, in what could become a major AI hardware...