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Wednesday 18 February 2026
Commentary: A robot-heavy Spring Festival Gala meets a sceptical youth audience

CCTV's 2026 Spring Festival Gala was the most robot-saturated edition in its history, turning a national broadcast into a showroom for...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
AI server MLCC orders double capacity; Murata considers price increase

Japan's Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's largest supplier of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), is weighing price increases for...

Wednesday 18 February 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: TSMC's Kumamoto 3nm upgrade targets automotive, AI demand rather than Rapidus
TSMC's decision to upgrade its second Kumamoto fab to 3nm reflects long-term customer demand and supply chain strategy rather than competitive pressure from Rapidus, according to Luke...
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
Samsung advances LPDDR5X-PIM, signaling memory's new role in AI computing

Artificial intelligence is shifting the center of gravity in semiconductors. For decades, processors defined performance. Now memory bandwidth,...

Tuesday 17 February 2026
Humanoid robots dazzle at China's Spring Festival Gala amid technical and supply-chain challenges
Under stage lights, humanoid robots walked, waved, and turned in a flawless sequence at a Lunar New Year gala in China, a brief demonstration that industry observers say highlights...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
India seeks to position itself as a global AI hub
India has launched the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, marking the first time the global AI event is hosted in the Global South. The five-day gathering, running from February...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Pentagon's brief blacklist reversal could ease US OEM access to Chinese memory suppliers, complicating Trump-Xi summit dynamics
Pentagon's brief blacklist reversal could ease US OEM access to Chinese memory suppliers, complicating Trump-Xi summit dynamicsWith President Donald Trump set to visit China in just...
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...

Monday 16 February 2026
Pentagon withdraws 1260H list adding Alibaba, BYD and Baidu, removing YMTC and CXMT

The Pentagon briefly published an updated list of Chinese companies alleged to have ties to the People’s Liberation Army, then withdrew...

Monday 16 February 2026
Apple reportedly agrees to double NAND prices from Kioxia, shifts to quarterly contract pricing

Apple has reportedly agreed to double the unit price it pays for NAND flash from Japan's Kioxia starting in the January–March quarter,...

Sunday 15 February 2026
CXMT races to scale up as yield gaps and export curbs bite
CXMT, a leading Chinese DRAM maker, is expanding aggressively but faces significant production and regulatory hurdles, ChosunBiz reported, citing industry sources. Despite...
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...
Saturday 14 February 2026
China sets price guidelines to curb cutthroat EV competition
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a set of guidelines on February 12 aimed at regulating pricing throughout the automotive production process, as part...
Saturday 14 February 2026
Nvidia deepens South Korea ties in smart factory push
Nvidia outlined its role in advancing two major manufacturing trends—AI Factory and Physical AI—at SEMICON Korea 2026, emphasizing that it views South Korea as an important...