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Monday 23 February 2026
Altman dismisses space data centers, challenges Musk's orbital AI vision
The artificial intelligence boom has triggered a global race for chips, electricity, and land. Now it is fuelling something even more ambitious: proposals to move data centers into...
Monday 23 February 2026
Samsung Foundry rebounds with utilization above 80% in 1Q26
Samsung Electronics' foundry utilization exceeded 80% in the first quarter of 2026, its highest level in over a year, increasing the probability of a quarterly profit turnaround this...
Monday 23 February 2026
Nvidia challenges Intel, AMD with AI laptop chips
Nvidia is returning to the consumer PC market with AI-focused laptop processors designed to power next-generation Windows systems. According to The Wall Street Journal, Nvidia's...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Meta locks in millions of Nvidia GPUs and CPUs in multiyear AI infrastructure pact
Nvidia and Meta have signed an expanded multiyear agreement under which Meta will deploy millions of Nvidia AI chips across its global data centers, securing long-term GPU, CPU and...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Nexperia lands US$60 million loan to boost chip output during Dutch governance probe

Invest International will provide Nexperia with a US$60 million loan to expand chip production and upgrade manufacturing lines across...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
GF-Renesas pact: a new script for the U.S.-Japan friend-shoring playbook

GlobalFoundries Inc. and Renesas Electronics Corp. have unveiled a multi-billion-dollar expansion of their manufacturing alliance, a move that underscores...

Tuesday 17 February 2026
Global memory chip shortage reportedly forces Sony PlayStation and other tech launches to delay
A global shortage of memory chips is beginning to reshape product launch timelines across the tech industry, impacting everything from smartphones and laptops to gaming consoles and...
Monday 16 February 2026
China's GPU Four race to power large models, eye inference surge

China's leading domestic GPU makers Moore Threads, MetaX, Iluvatar CoreX, and Biren...

Sunday 15 February 2026
Power semiconductor cost pressures rise as 8-inch wafer foundries plan price hikes
Demand for AI servers' power management chips is surging, tightening supply and demand in the 8-inch wafer foundry market. Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC)...
Saturday 14 February 2026
ByteDance expands chip team to 1,000, advancing four major design lines
Chinese tech giant ByteDance is rapidly scaling its in-house chip development efforts, with its chip R&D team now exceeding 1,000 employees, signaling a strong push into AI hardware...
Friday 13 February 2026
Arm faces intensified competition in China as RISC-V rise reshapes AI and HPC chip markets
As China emerges as a major RISC-V hub shipping hundreds of billions of chips annually since 2024, Arm Holdings confronts heightened competition in a market where its architecture...
Friday 13 February 2026
Analysis: China's AI models and chips align on day one

China's leading large model developers are accelerating flagship releases, while domestic AI chipmakers are responding almost simultaneously,...

Friday 13 February 2026
Samsung's non-memory unit to turn profitable in 4Q26 as Exynos 2700 targets 50% share in Galaxy S27
Industry analysts indicate that Samsung Electronics' non-memory division is expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2026, with a full-year turnaround projected...
Friday 13 February 2026
Samsung said to gain 8nm orders in Europe as 2nm plan advances

Samsung Electronics is said to be expanding its 8nm foundry customer base into Europe following earlier contract wins in the US and Ja...

Friday 13 February 2026
E-glass capacity cuts trigger production shifts for Taiwan CCL makers
The global AI data center boom is straining not only high-end computing chips but also adjacent industries such as memory and upstream glass fiber cloth, where significant capacity...