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Wednesday 4 March 2026
AMD targets AI infrastructure boom with MI450 ramp and hyperscaler deals
AMD will deepen multi‑year partnerships with Meta and OpenAI as it ramps MI450 and rack‑scale systems, while maintaining aggressive financial targets and preparing to meet...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Samsung expands AI chip push with Pyeongtaek P5 and Texas foundry ramp

Samsung Electronics is accelerating the expansion of its Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus in South Korea, aiming to establish the site...

Wednesday 4 March 2026
TSMC leads foundry price hikes as second-tier firms see profit rebound
The global semiconductor industry is undergoing a new wave of structural reshuffling driven by the AI boom. In the wafer foundry sector, mature node foundry prices are finally breaking...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Apacer eyes 2-2.5x memory ASP rise to boost 2026 revenue and profit
Memory module maker Apacer delivered strong results in 2025, with CEO Chia-Kun Chang stating that the memory industry will see no price reversal in 2026. With average selling prices...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Nvidia's multi-year deals with Lumentum and Coherent could accelerate silicon photonics commercialization
Nvidia has signed multi-year, non-exclusive agreements with US-based Lumentum Operations LLC and Coherent that include long-term procurement commitments worth billions of dollars and...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Commentary: Nvidia, MediaTek bankroll optics shift that's reshaping AI data centers
A new trend is emerging in the AI infrastructure race. After MediaTek invested in US silicon photonics start-up Ayar Labs, Nvidia followed with US$2 billion investments in optical...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
uPI Semi warns of tight PMIC supply amid wafer price hikes and AI server demand
Power management IC (PMIC) designer uPI Semi has forecast a widespread shortage in power IC supply throughout 2026, driven by surging demand from AI servers requiring high-performance,...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Hormuz threat lifts oil risk, adding pressure to memory and consumer electronics

The US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran over the weekend, prompting Tehran to threaten the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,...

Tuesday 3 March 2026
Memory pricing shifts to 'hourly' as giants dominate, SMEs fight for survival
Semiconductor industry insiders report that memory shortages and price surges have intensified alongside AI industry growth, pushing some memory prices into an "hourly pricing" model...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Yageo subsidiary Kemet hikes tantalum capacitor prices for third time as strong AI server demand continues
As artificial intelligence (AI) server applications consume large amounts of tantalum polymer capacitors, the supply-demand gap in the market continues to widen. Kemet, a subsidiary...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix expand hiring as HBM, DRAM demand enters supercycle

With the semiconductor industry entering a supercycle and reporting record earnings, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are preparing to launch...

Tuesday 3 March 2026
Getac eyes defense digitalization amid Middle East conflict escalation
The intensifying conflicts in the Middle East are fueling demand for defense digitalization. Getac Holdings chairman James Hwang noted that as countries worldwide increase their defense...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
AI data centers redraw the power map: Driving 800V DC and solid-state transformers into the next battleground
As demand for computing power from AI large language models (LLMs) continues to surge, power density in data centers is rising in tandem, bringing the conversion losses of traditional...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
DRAM prices to surge up to 70% in 2Q26; Nvidia GTC 2026 ignites AI memory rally
AI-driven data centre expansion has pushed the memory market beyond traditional supply-demand cycles, creating a structural shortage that continues to deepen. Industry sources say...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
ROHM Boosts GaN Supply with TSMC Technology

ROHM Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "ROHM") has decided to integrate its own development and manufacturing technologies for GaN power devices with the process technology of TSMC,...