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Thursday 23 April 2026
Parade offsets weak PC demand with TTED, high-speed, and automotive growth
Parade Technologies' first-quarter 2026 results and revised outlook carry broader supply-chain and demand implications for global PC and electronics markets. Memory shortages and price...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Japan's LSTC launches optoelectronic advanced packaging project around Rapidus cluster
Research on optoelectronic integration — referring to the application of optical communication technology to computing — is gaining momentum. Its semiconductor packaging...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Lam Research signals sustained AI-driven momentum as WFE outlook improves
Lam Research delivered a strong start to 2026, with first-quarter 2026 results exceeding expectations and reinforcing confidence in a semiconductor upcycle increasingly shaped by artificial...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Texas Instruments signals a stronger recovery on industrial and AI demand
Texas Instruments (TI) reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of US$4.83 billion, up 19% year on year, with net income rising 31% to US$1.55 billion and earnings per share of US$1.68...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Texas Instruments signals broad recovery across industrial and data center markets with cautious optimism
Texas Instruments reported that improving demand in industrial and data center markets is driving sustained sequential growth, while management maintained a cautious stance on macroeconomic...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Google debuts TPU 8t and 8i as AI workloads diverge
Google Cloud Next 2026 kicked off on April 22 in Las Vegas, with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian declaring that the experimental phase of artificial intelligence is over. Nearly 75%...
Thursday 23 April 2026
IndieSemiC partners with Nordic on wireless modules as India expands design-led semiconductor push
IndieSemiC, an Indian semiconductor and chip design company, has partnered with Nordic Semiconductor to design and commercialize wireless modules for connected devices, as Indian firms...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Focus: South Korea builds a semiconductor talent pipeline

South Korea's long-running experiment with job-guaranteed semiconductor education is entering a more consequential phase, with the first...

Wednesday 22 April 2026
Flagship smartphone SoCs upgrade to 2nm drives cost surge and brand procurement shifts
Starting in the second half of 2026, all flagship smartphone SoCs will transition to the 2nm process node. While this promises enhanced performance for flagship devices, it also triggers...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
China pledges to stabilize memory chip supply as industrial growth and AI-driven manufacturing expand
China's industrial economy posted steady first-quarter 2026 growth, driven by strong performance in high-tech manufacturing and broad sectoral expansion, according to Ministry of Industry...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Powerchip returns to profitability in 1Q26 following fab sale to Micron
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) reported revenue of NT$13.57 billion (approx. US$432 million) in the first quarter of 2026, up 6% from the previous quarter and 22% year...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
China's Nvidia targets IPO, pivots to Fuxi GPUs for AI and edge computing
China's domestic GPU push has gained a new contender in the capital markets race. Xiangdi Xian Computing Technology (Chongqing) Co., also known as XDXCT, has formally launched pre-IPO...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Enflame tests IPO path with fast growth, Tencent reliance, and rising losses
Enflame is moving closer to a STAR Market listing, highlighting a central tension in China's AI chip sector: strong demand and rapid revenue growth have yet to translate into a sustainable...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
ASML's memory revenue tops logic in 1Q26, AI-fueled HBM demand surges
ASML revealed during its first quarter 2026 earnings call that revenue from memory systems has, for the first time, exceeded that of logic chips. Against a backdrop of sustained AI...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Electronic system design industry sustains double-digit growth in 4Q25, driven by strong SIP and services demand

The global electronic system design industry closed 2025 on a strong footing, with revenue reaching US$5.47 billion in the fourth quarter—up...