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Tuesday 28 April 2026
Cadence signals strong start to 2026 as AI drives growth across EDA and IP

Cadence Design Systems reported a robust first quarter for 2026, underscoring how accelerating demand for AI is reshaping semiconductor...

Tuesday 28 April 2026
Strong demand and advanced packaging execution drive Amkor's upbeat quarter
Amkor Technology reported a strong start to 2026, with management attributing the performance to robust demand across multiple end markets and continued execution in advanced packa...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
AI-driven demand and record backlog fuel Cadence's strong start to 2026
Cadence Design Systems reported a solid first quarter for 2026, with growth driven by accelerating AI demand and sustained customer investment in chip and system design tools.
Tuesday 28 April 2026
TSMC 2nm leak case results in NT$150M fine for TEL; company says no confidential data was leaked and discussions are underway
In the trade secret leak case involving TSMC's 2nm process, the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court ruled on April 27, 2026, that Tokyo Electron (TEL), the equipment supplier...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Why the AI boom still runs through Taiwan — and why that won't change
As trade tensions simmer and geopolitical flashpoints multiply, Taiwan's technology sector is holding firm. Anchored by surging AI infrastructure demand and a pivotal shift in how...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
AI chip testing complexity lifts probe card and upstream supply chain demand
As AI chips move to advanced process nodes and packaging technologies, semiconductor testing requirements are becoming significantly more complex.
Tuesday 28 April 2026
AI lifts memory: SK Hynix hits 72% margin as Samsung nears 70%
SK Hynix reported record results for the first quarter of 2026, with operating margin reaching about 72% — among the highest globally — as artificial intelligence (AI)-driven...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Moore Threads hits first profit, AI compute orders drive growth
China's domestic GPU developer Moore Threads is shifting from heavy R&D spending to early monetisation, delivering triple-digit revenue growth in 2025 and its first quarterly profit...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Commentary: Tim Cook's sole omission during 15-year tenor
On December 6, 2022, Tim Cook stood on a construction site in Phoenix, Arizona, alongside President Biden, TSMC founder Morris Chang, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. It was the tool-in...
Monday 27 April 2026
What Nvidia and Broadcom's CPO bets reveal about the future of AI infrastructure
The CPO market is projected to grow at a 142% CAGR from 2026 to 2030 (excl. ELS). As AI clusters scale and 3.2T data rates push copper to its limits, CPO is emerging as a key solut...
Monday 27 April 2026
DIGITIMES: Enterprise AI shifts toward inference as computing architectures undergo structural realignment

As enterprise adoption of generative AI accelerates, a new phase of infrastructure demand is beginning to take shape. According to...

Monday 27 April 2026
Samsung reportedly breaks 10nm barrier with first single-digit nanometer DRAM working die
Samsung Electronics has reportedly become the first company in the world to develop a single-digit nanometer-class 10a DRAM working die, using the prototype to fine-tune process conditions...
Monday 27 April 2026
Thailand's PCB industry moves upmarket, local supply gaps persist

Thailand is fast emerging as a critical hub for high-end electronics manufacturing, as global supply chains shift and demand for AI computing...

Monday 27 April 2026
TSMC trade secret theft ends in 10-year sentence, $4.6M fine against Tokyo Electron
A Taiwanese court handed down its harshest ruling yet in a semiconductor trade secret case on Monday, sentencing a former TSMC engineer to 10 years in prison and fining Japanese equipment...
Monday 27 April 2026
Meta signs deal for AWS's Graviton CPUs as inferential and agentic AI enter the scene
Meta and Amazon announced on April 24 that Meta will use Graviton5 CPUs made by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The deal illustrates the growing importance of CPU chips for increasingly...