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Wednesday 22 July 2026
Samsung's next Galaxy phones may deepen Qualcomm reliance, underscoring the limits of Exynos revival
Samsung Electronics is expected to rely heavily on Qualcomm chips in its next Galaxy phones, according to market reports, a sign that the company is still prioritizing flagship performance...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
GigaDevice injects another CNY500M into DRAM subsidiary as memory market boom lifts performance

Chinese chip designer GigaDevice is investing another CNY500 million (approx. US$73.9 million) into its wholly owned subsidiary to support...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
LG Display posts narrower second quarter operating loss, swings to first-half operating profit
LG Display reported a second-quarter operating loss of KRW107.7 billion (approx. US$72.77 million) on revenue of KRW5.61 trillion, according to an interim, unaudited disclosure the...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
SK Hynix denies report it is pursuing deal for Intel's Ohio fab

SK Hynix said in a July 22 disclosure that it had neither pursued nor decided on an acquisition of Intel's under-construction semiconductor...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
Chinese equipment makers win early production orders as TGV packaging moves beyond the lab

Chinese semiconductor equipment suppliers are beginning to secure production orders for through-glass via (TGV) manufacturing tools,...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
WAIC 2026: Enflame debuts China's first glass-based CoPoS AI chip sample

Chinese AI chip developer Enflame said at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 that it had jointly showcased an AI chip...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
WAIC 2026: Biren's 1,024-GPU NPO super node sharpens China's AI infrastructure race

Chinese GPU developer Biren Technology unveiled a next-generation near-packaged optics (NPO) super node at the World Artificial Intelligence...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
Kimi K3 sparks new 'DeepSeek moment,' reshaping AI's winners and losers
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup Moonshot AI launched its next-generation Kimi K3 model on July 17, delivering performance comparable with leading models from OpenAI and...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
China smartphone shipments fall 3% in first half as Huawei regains No. 1
China smartphone shipments fell about 3% in the first half of 2026, even as major vendors accelerated new product launches and pushed harder into mid- to high-end models to protect...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
China weighs stricter AI and chip export curbs after Kimi K3 benchmark win

China is considering tighter export controls on artificial intelligence and semiconductor technologies amid intensifying competition...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
Japan weighs new standards post to gain an edge in AI and chips
Japan is considering creating a senior government position to coordinate international standardization across ministries and industry, as Tokyo seeks to convert a sweeping investment...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Haesung DS lands CXMT as DDR5 substrate customer, weighs panel production for DDR6

Haesung DS has reportedly added China's CXMT as a customer for DDR5 package substrates as the South Korean supplier expands its DDR5 business...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Ishihara Sangyo doubles high-purity titanium dioxide capacity on AI server demand

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha plans to double production capacity for high-purity titanium dioxide used to make dielectric materials for multilayer...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
China's magnet exports hit records — but the tap stays political

China's exports of rare-earth permanent magnets reached record levels in the first half of 2026, yet the same customs data reveal a...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Power and water constraints cast doubt on South Korea's Honam memory cluster, experts say
South Korea's plan to develop a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region (Jeolla Province) is facing mounting scrutiny over whether the area can support the enormous energy and infrastructure...