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Thursday 26 February 2026
TSMC crosses US$2 trillion mark, undeterred by geopolitical and AI risks
On February 24, 2026, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) crossed the US$2 trillion market capitalization mark, becoming the eighth company in US stock market history...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Cloud AI's ripple effect: A comeback for 8-inch wafers

The boom in cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) is reverberating far beyond the most advanced chipmaking nodes.

Thursday 26 February 2026
Malaysia probes Arm deal amid seizures, arrests and political fallout
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is probing the MYR1.11 billion (US$250 million) agreement with UK-based Arm Holdings amid seizures, arrests, and political fallout. The government...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Is Nvidia's GTC mystery chip a 3D IC with memory stacked on the GPU?
All eyes are on Jensen Huang ahead of the March 16–19 GTC conference. Nvidia's chief executive has promised to unveil a chip unlike anything the world has seen before —and...
Thursday 26 February 2026
SK Hynix and Sandisk move to standardize HBF, shaking up AI memory ecosystem
SK Hynix and Sandisk have launched a consortium to standardize High Bandwidth Flash (HBF), positioning the technology as a next-generation memory layer for AI inference and heightening...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia GTC 2026 to spotlight mystery chip, silicon photonics, and power limits
Nvidia's GTC 2026 will be held in mid-March. CEO Jensen Huang is expected to address concerns about an AI bubble while reaffirming that the Vera Rubin platform has entered mass production...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia says space data centers are feasible but uneconomic for now
At the latest earnings call on February 25, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said deploying data centers in space is technically feasible but currently uneconomic. However, he expects...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia ships first Vera Rubin samples, positions Vera CPU as core to next-generation AI architecture
At the earnings call on February 25, Nvidia detailed its next-generation Rubin platform and Vera CPU roadmap as Blackwell systems continue to ramp, with management signaling sustained...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Frenemies by necessity: Taiwan and South Korea's AI balancing act
Taiwan and South Korea have long defined the frontlines of global tech rivalry. Now, that relationship is evolving into something far more nuanced. Driven by the demands of the AI...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia says no revenue yet from approved China H200 shipments, expects gaming supply for quarters
Nvidia said uncertainty over China shipments and tight product supply remain key constraints, even as generative AI drives record capital spending by hyperscalers and sovereign customers...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia says AI monetization supports sustained CSP capex
During the earnings call on February 25, Nvidia said record capex plans by major cloud service providers reflect a structural shift toward monetizable AI workloads, with management...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia's strong quarter and outsized guidance soothe fears of an AI investment bubble
On February 25, Nvidia's blowout fourth-quarter results and bullish fiscal-2027 guidancehelped dispel recent market worries that the AI spending boom may be an unsustainable bubble,...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
UMC streamlines leadership: Jason Wang named CEO as co-president model concludes
Leading global semiconductor foundry, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), has announced on February 25, 2026, a significant restructuring of its executive leadership structu...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
IC design house Raydium flags DDI off-season; large-panel orders advance on early stocking

Display driver IC supplier Raydium reported its 2025 financial results, posting full-year revenue of NT$22.4 billion (approx. US$715 million),...

Wednesday 25 February 2026
Without memory chips, Korea's semiconductor edge over China erodes, KIET warns
As the AI era accelerates, South Korea's competitive position is weakening relative to China. Even semiconductors, long a pillar of the Korean economy, are now assessed as being in...