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Wednesday 17 June 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix suppliers seek war-cost payback after US-Iran shock drains chip materials inventory

Semiconductor materials suppliers are moving to rebuild depleted inventories and recover sharply higher costs from Samsung Electronics,...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Li Auto's new automotive chip and what it says about China's EV market

Li Auto announced details of its new Mach M100 chip, a self-developed 5nm chip focused on autonomous driving, on June 15. This development...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
India's PC market jumps in 1Q26 as notebook demand surges

India's PC market expanded sharply in the first quarter of 2026, a shift with implications that reach beyond the country's borders as...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Space data centers face cooling hurdles and cost barriers
As SpaceX's listing has sparked discussion of space data centers, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the concept requires no magic and is simpler than existing Starlink systems. But supply...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Huawei raises end-consumer product prices from July
Huawei has notified partners and channel distributors that it will raise end-customer prices across its Intelligent Collaboration product line from July 1 this year, as the AI computing...
Tuesday 16 June 2026
AMD to acquire MEXT to expand AI memory optimization tools
AMD said it will acquire MEXT, a move aimed at strengthening its AI and data center portfolio amid rising global memory demand. The deal is intended to help customers improve performance,...
Monday 15 June 2026
Google's TPU diversification challenges MediaTek and other ASIC partners
Google's push to diversify its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) supply chain is increasingly reaching into the foundry side, adding pressure on ASIC makers such as MediaTek. Recent reports...
Friday 12 June 2026
HPSP reportedly receives test equipment order for Musk's Terafab

Elon Musk's planned Terafab chipmaking project has taken an early equipment-sourcing step, with South Korean equipment maker HPSP reportedly...

Friday 12 June 2026
Powerlogic says AI server demand and rising memory costs hit May 2026 revenue
Powerlogic reported that a surge in demand for AI servers, a reallocation of supply-chain resources, higher memory prices, and delayed consumer upgrade cycles reduced short-term sales,...
Friday 12 June 2026
TSS Holdings warns long-term US operating costs are the main barrier for Taiwan suppliers
TSS Holdings and an alliance of 18 Taiwanese semiconductor materials, components and equipment firms said on June 9 that the primary challenge for small and medium-sized suppliers...
Friday 12 June 2026
Qualcomm opens China auto chip ecosystem to challenge Horizon Robotics, Nvidia

Qualcomm recently held its 2026 Automotive Technology and Cooperation Summit in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, marking the fourth consecutive...

Friday 12 June 2026
Everlight sees weak 1H26 profits, with Thailand expansion and cost cuts central to 2H26 recovery
LED packaging maker Everlight Electronics said first-quarter 2026 earnings fell to NT$0.91 (US$0.03) per share from NT$1.32 a year earlier, reflecting a sharp increase in metal raw...
Friday 12 June 2026
Amphenol to raise connector prices by 5% in July 2026
Amphenol, a global leader in electronic and fiber-optic connectors, cables, and interconnect systems, has notified customers that it will raise prices by 5% on selected products starting...
Friday 12 June 2026
Catcher maintains cautious outlook for 2026 as supply bottlenecks and cost pressures persist
Catcher Technology, a metal chassis maker, said it remained cautiously conservative about its 2026 operations due to ongoing supply-chain bottlenecks, rising costs and uncertain end-market...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Applied Materials CEO: AI reshapes semiconductor innovation
Applied Materials said artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the global semiconductor industry and could drive years of heavy investment in chipmaking, packaging, and materials...