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Wednesday 5 August 2026
Kioxia and Sandisk unveil faster, denser QLC flash memory for AI infrastructure
Kioxia and Sandisk have introduced a next-generation QLC 3D flash memory technology that boosts storage density, bandwidth, and power efficiency, a development that could help global...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Airoha optical comms revenue doubles as broadband lands CSPs
Airoha sees faster growth ahead as AI infrastructure, optical networking, and wireless edge products expand across global supply chains. The chip designer said its 2026 product mix...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
AMD says server CPU market to hit US$220B by 2030

AMD expects the market for server central processing units (CPUs) to reach approximately US$220 billion by 2030, up from an estimate...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly test AMEC tools to guard against tighter US curbs
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reportedly began testing etching equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) about two years ago for possible use at their Chinese...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Huawei's 18-tier pagoda challenges Nvidia's chip-scaling playbook

Huawei is arguing that the next phase of semiconductor performance will depend less on transistor shrinkage and more on system architecture,...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Macroblock returns to profit as display demand and new products support outlook
Macroblock's return to profitability in the second quarter points to a steadier recovery in the LED display supply chain, with implications for customers and competitors across Asia,...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Memory crunch deepens PC slump as Apple, Nvidia emerge as rare bright spots
After a brief recovery in 2025, the PC supply chain had hoped the market would return to sustained growth. Instead, AI server demand has squeezed memory production capacity, driving...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
AI chip demand revives co-investment deals as ABF substrate capacity fills through 2028
AI chip demand is tightening supply of IC substrates, prompting Nvidia, AMD, and hyperscalers to lock in Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) capacity through 2028 and press suppliers to...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
CXMT-SK Hynix LPDDR6 race shifts to yields, customers and capacity

China's CXMT is preparing limited production of LPDDR6 smartphone memory around the end of 2026, narrowing a technology gap with Samsung...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
AMD says US$30 billion estimate for 2027 Instinct revenue may be too low

AMD CEO Lisa Su indicated during the company's second-quarter 2026 earnings call that an estimate of roughly US$30 billion in 2027 Instinct...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Vanguard International Semiconductor sees AI demand lift mature-node prices through 2027
Demand for power management ICs (PMICs) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) servers continues to grow, accelerating the recovery of mature-node processes. Vanguard International...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Analysis: AMD and Nvidia take opposite paths to capture next wave of AI infrastructure spending
Two earnings calls three months apart show AMD and Nvidia converging on the same AI infrastructure boom from opposite directions. AMD is building a single rack-scale platform, Helios,...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Vanguard International Semiconductor lifts 2Q26 profit on AI server chip demand
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) reported stronger second-quarter 2026 results on higher demand for AI server power management ICs, customer restocking and higher average...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
PSMC open to US, Singapore, Malaysia joint ventures as Intel packaging partnership enters mass production

Market interest in whether Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) would deepen cooperation with Intel or potentially...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Smartphone makers brace for lower volumes, higher prices, and deeper market split
Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek delivered similar warnings last week: the global smartphone market is entering a more expensive, more polarized phase. For users, this means fewer affordable...