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Thursday 15 January 2026

Intel CPU squeeze forces Asus Chromebook shift to MediaTek

For several months, the global memory market has been hit by severe supply shortages and rapid price increases. As memory makers shift...

Thursday 15 January 2026

Trump invokes Section 232 to levy 25% tariff on Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X chips

On January 14, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose an immediate 25% tariff on a narrow category of advanced...

Wednesday 14 January 2026

Iluvatar CoreX sets three-generation GPU plan, eyes H200 performance

As China's domestic GPU developers accelerate public listings and expand both technological and capital investment, competition is shifting toward next-generation computing power...

Wednesday 14 January 2026

Cerebras Systems seeks US$1 billion funding round with US$22 billion valuation

AI chip startup Cerebras Systems is reportedly in talks to raise US$1 billion in a new financing round, aiming for a valuation of up to US$22 billion, according to Bloomberg...

Wednesday 14 January 2026

CPO module output to grow by 137% annually as Taiwan fosters key photonic tech

Market research firm Yole Group has forecasted a 43% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) sector, with co-packaged optics (CPO) module output...

Wednesday 14 January 2026

US clarifies AI chip rules, opens conditional export pathway for Nvidia H200 and peers

The US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has shifted its license review policy for exports of certain advanced computing chips to China and Macau from a...

Wednesday 14 January 2026

China's GPU makers go public, advance to 6nm/7nm nodes

China's domestic GPU sector has entered a new phase of capitalization. Moore Threads and MetaX have listed on the STAR Market, Biren debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in early...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

WT Microelectronics and WPG post record 2025 revenues driven by AI momentum

Leading IC distributors WT Microelectronics and WPG reported strong revenue growth in 2025, fueled by robust demand from AI and data-center sectors. WT Microelectronics posted a record...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

Topco Scientific posts record 2025 revenue on strong advanced process material demand

Continued capacity expansion for advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes is driving strong demand for key materials such as photoresist and quartz. Topco Scientific (TSC),...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

Nvidia and Eli Lilly launch joint AI lab to advance drug discovery and manufacturing

Nvidia and Eli Lilly and Company have announced the formation of a joint AI co-innovation lab to apply artificial intelligence to drug discovery, development, and manufacturing, as...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

Nvidia denies requiring Chinese customers to prepay for H200 chips

Nvidia said it does not require customers to make upfront payments for its H200 artificial intelligence chips. The statement pushes back against a Reuters report claiming...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

MediaTek nears NT$600B revenue in 2025, eyes automotive and ASIC growth in 2026

MediaTek recently announced its December 2025 and full-year revenue results. December revenue reached NT$51.266 billion (approx. US$1.6 billion), up 9.32% month-over-month and 22.99%...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

Xiaomi's XRing strategy raises pressure on MediaTek, Qualcomm

Market sources say Xiaomi is expanding its in-house XRing chip lineup. Beyond developing the next-generation XRing O2 on TSMC's N3P process, the company also plans to extend these...

Monday 12 January 2026

China-style NXP model? Unigroup Guoxin buys WeEn to build a design-to-fab power chip platform

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics has launched a stock-and-cash deal to acquire control of WeEn Semiconductors, a China-owned power semiconductor...

Monday 12 January 2026

CES 2026: Chip giants spread out, visual AI dominates the smaller players

At CES 2026, chipmakers remained at the center of attention. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su both delivered keynote speeches, while Lenovo hosted a major event at the...

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