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Tuesday 17 March 2026
Hon Precision raises AI chip test capacity plan by 40% amid surging demand
Driven by rapid growth in AI and high-performance computing (HPC) markets, semiconductor IC test equipment leader Hon Precision has upgraded its production expansion plan for 2026...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Innodisk February profit jumps as cloud, AI demand lifts earnings

Taiwan-based memory module maker Innodisk reported a sharp increase in profitability for February 2026, supported by strong demand from...

Tuesday 17 March 2026
MPI posts record 2025 revenue and profit, expands probe card production in Taiwan
Semiconductor test and measurement solutions provider MPI reported that strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and application-specific integrated...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
MetaX GPU push delivers growth, not profit, as losses hit US$560 million

MetaX, one of China's most closely watched domestic GPU developers, remains loss-making despite rapid revenue growth. According to Sina,...

Tuesday 17 March 2026
Nvidia GTC 2026: Jensen Huang projects US$1 trillion inference market, LPU chip to be made by Samsung
As generative AI advances into the inference and agentic AI stages, global demand for AI computing power is entering a new surge. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang outlined during his keynote...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Foxconn eyes steady growth in 2026 with 5-year AI transformation plan
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) achieved record-high profits and cash dividends in 2025. Foxconn chairman Young Liu stated that the company's growth momentum will continue in...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Meta and Nebius reach US$27B deal for AI infrastructure capacity as data center computing demand soars
Nebius, a Dutch data center firm, announced a US$27 billion deal with Meta on March 16, 2026, to supply AI infrastructure capacity to the tech giant. The agreement comes as soaring...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Samsung cautious on memory expansion amid concerns over 2028 supply glut
Samsung Electronics' semiconductor division is concerned that the current memory supercycle, driven by supply shortages, could last only one to two years before the market turns downward...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
AI-related impact on gaming industry goes beyond memory chip shortage
As demand for memory chips in AI data centers continues to surge, the global "RAMaggedon" has now claimed another unwitting victim: the gaming industry. The sector is now feeling the...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
eMMC shortage sends NAND prices soaring, with further gains ahead
Supply disruptions in low-capacity eMMC are driving sharp price increases for SLC and MLC NAND as major global memory manufacturers exit older production nodes. Contract prices for...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Taiwan's US$625 million drone ambition: Becoming the West's go-to supplier
Frequent global conflicts in recent years have sharply driven up demand for drones, prompting many countries to accelerate the development of related industries. Backed by government...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Foxconn eyes high double-digit AI server shipment growth in 1Q26
Amid rising demand for AI computing power and sustained high capital expenditure from global cloud service providers (CSPs), AI servers and data center infrastructure have become the...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Middle East conflict and Section 301 put manufacturers in a double bind
Escalating conflict in the Middle East and a newly launched Section 301 investigation by the US are together creating a combination of pressures for global industries, including rising...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Inter Battery 2026: Global battery market still centered on LFP
Rapid growth in global electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage demand is accelerating shifts in the battery industry landscape. South Korea's three major battery makers, LG Energy...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
WPG expects memory shortage to ease by 2027 as AI drives nearly half of computing products
As AI boosts demand for computing power, IC distributor WPG Holdings reports a significant rise in the share of computing products, which have become its main revenue driver. However,...