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Tuesday 10 February 2026
Behind Nvidia’s fried-chicken diplomacy
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly hosted a "fried chicken and beer" meeting in Silicon Valley on February 5, 2026, with SK Group chairman Tony Choi, according to industry sources...
Monday 9 February 2026
Can ZAM replace HBM? Intel, SoftBank push 'alternative' memory architecture
As the global AI computing race intensifies, the primary constraint is shifting from GPU architecture to memory physics. HBM capacity remains concentrated among Samsung, SK Hynix,...
Monday 9 February 2026
Samsung boosts HBM4 DRAM investment to secure market leadership
Samsung Electronics is set to begin mass production of the world's first sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) chips later in February 2026, marking a major milestone in the...
Monday 9 February 2026
Generic DDR shortage persists as smartphone brands adopt multi-pronged strategies
The smartphone industry is facing ongoing challenges from soaring memory prices, with many expecting the market to contract in 2026. Mid- and low-tier smartphones are projected to...
Friday 6 February 2026
YMTC Phase III speeds Wuhan fab installations and domestic equipment deliveries
China's semiconductor investment is once again converging in Wuhan. YMTC's Phase III fab has entered an intensive equipment installation phase, with key process tools steadily moving...
Thursday 5 February 2026
Nvidia reportedly seeks faster HBM4 deliveries from Samsung under the global memory crunch
Nvidia has recently signaled to Samsung Electronics that it hopes to secure early deliveries of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, known as HBM4. At the same time, as memory makers...
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Nvidia's HBM4 tests near completion as SK Hynix ramps 1b DRAM
SK Hynix is accelerating production of 1b DRAM for high-bandwidth memory as quality testing of Nvidia's next-generation HBM4 nears its final stage, according to Korean media and industry...
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Nvidia shapes the HBM4 race as Samsung, SK Hynix jockey for position
Record demand for artificial intelligence applications propelled Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to milestone financial results in 2025. On January 29, 2026, the two South Korean...
Wednesday 4 February 2026
CXMT, YMTC scale up DRAM and HBM output keenly in largest expansion push yet
Amid an acute global memory chip shortage, China's leading manufacturers ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) are rolling out their most aggressive...
Tuesday 3 February 2026
AMD and Broadcom back Powertech's FOPLP; monthly revenue to hit NT$3 billion
Memory packaging giant Powertech Technology is aggressively expanding into fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP), with chairman Duh-Kung Tsai optimistic about the AI industry. Amid...
Tuesday 3 February 2026
SK Hynix achieves major breakthrough in HBM4 quality tests, eyes stable supply for Nvidia Rubin
SK Hynix has reportedly made significant progress in the quality testing of Nvidia's sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) products, boosting the likelihood that it will become...
Tuesday 3 February 2026
YMTC enters LPDDR5 battlefield as China leans on it to steady NAND flash supply
Memory shortages are worsening across the market as international suppliers shift capacity aggressively toward servers, tightening supply for consumer electronics and automotive sectors...
Monday 2 February 2026
Kioxia targets data center NAND as rivals chase HBM
Kioxia Holdings sees an opportunity to expand its presence in high-density storage for AI data centers as rivals direct resources to other segments. The company's incoming president...
Monday 2 February 2026
Micron ramps global memory investments as Nvidia prepares HBM4 rollout

As Nvidia prepares to adopt its sixth-generation HBM4, Micron has taken a quieter approach to supply timelines compared with Samsung Electronics...

Saturday 31 January 2026
Intel signals return to memory with new DRAM bonding research
In early 2026, a research update published by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), part of the US Department of Energy, sparked industry discussions about whether Intel is poised to...