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Wednesday 4 February 2026

TI and NXP report strong results as AI data center power management boosts semiconductor packaging demand

Texas Instruments (TI), Infineon Technologies AG, STMicroelectronics, and NXP Semiconductors are expanding their manufacturing footprint in Malaysia as global customers accelerate...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

Jensen Huang clarifies collaboration with OpenAI on track, confirms participation in new funding round

Recent reports suggested a stall in investment between Nvidia and OpenAI, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has confirmed that their collaboration remains on track. Huang stated in a CNBC...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

Analysis: AMD prioritizes supply chain for second-half AI ramp

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) signaled a focus on operational execution and supply-chain readiness during its February 3, 2026, earnings call, positioning the first half of 2026 as...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

AMD beats estimates, flags softer 1Q26 momentum

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported fourth-quarter results and a first-quarter revenue forecast that exceeded analyst estimates, but its...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

NXP abandons low-margin bets to chase the software-defined car

In an earnings call held on February 3, NXP Semiconductors NV reported fourth-quarter revenue of US$3.34 billion, representing a 7% increase year-on-year and a 5% sequential rise....

Wednesday 4 February 2026

AMD delivered the numbers—just not the surprise the AI market wanted

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, reporting its highest annual revenue to date. While the company met or exceeded...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

PC price hikes in 2026 challenge IC design houses to rely on spec upgrades

Major PC brands and chip suppliers have recently warned that price increases for PC products in 2026 are likely unavoidable. Rising costs of memory and many other components continue...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

Taiwan's paper-counting academic culture is being challenged—here's why

Taiwan has long measured academic success through publication volume, a metric that has driven intense competition with China in research output. But National Science and Technology...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Huawei-linked Hubble invests in automotive chipmaker Norelsys pre-IPO

Norelsys (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. has begun IPO counseling after filing registration for listing guidance with the Tianjin branch of the China...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

China's AI chip swarm hits mass scale, chipping away at Nvidia's China stronghold

US export controls are accelerating China's localization of data-center AI chips, with shipment data now pointing to rapid commercial...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Rising memory prices add cost pressures for IC design houses

Rising memory prices are creating fresh cost challenges for IC design firms, particularly those producing chips with embedded memory. While most chip designers feel the impact indirectly,...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

NXP signals modest recovery despite automotive shortfall as shares dip on high market expectations

NXP Semiconductors reported a sequential recovery across most end markets in its fourth-quarter results, yet its core automotive business grew more slowly than anticipated. This performance...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Realtek, MediaTek, Airoha increase prices in response to OSAT and memory price hikes

Rising prices are no longer limited to upstream materials and PCBs; surging memory costs have further pushed up supply chain expenses, prompting synchronized responses across wafer...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple dominate smart glasses processor race

Competition in the smart glasses market is heating up, with startups launching new products in rapid succession and major consumer electronics brands preparing to enter the space.

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Intel's 14A mass production timeline faces skepticism with rising capacity and confidence challenges, says DIGITIMES analyst

Before Intel released its latest earnings report, market sentiment was unusually upbeat. In a DIGITIMES podcast program, DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin noted that expectations were buoyed...

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