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Friday 15 May 2026
Broadcom loses South Korea appeal over fine for alleged coercive Samsung supply deal
Broadcom lost its appeal in South Korea on May 13, 2026, when the Seoul High Court upheld a KRW191 billion (approx. US$130 million) fine for allegedly coercing Samsung Electronics...
Friday 15 May 2026
Samsung strike risk lifts memory spot prices as supply risks mount

Samsung Electronics' escalating labor dispute is adding fresh uncertainty to the memory market, with spot prices moving higher as South...

Friday 15 May 2026
Nvidia H200 sales to China stall despite US approval
The US has cleared around 10 Chinese companies to buy Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips, but no deliveries have been made, suggesting that Washington's approval alone may...
Friday 15 May 2026
SMIC leverages process flexibility to capture orders amid global foundry capacity squeeze
In its first-quarter 2026 earnings Q&A session on May 15, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) outlined a strategic response to shifting global market dynamics...
Friday 15 May 2026
Analysis: Europe embraces Chinese EVs while North America loses momentum
Despite persistent uncertainty in the global economy, volatility in energy markets is accelerating a structural shift in the auto industry. New data released May 13 by the consultancy...
Friday 15 May 2026
Hua Hong Semiconductor strategy focuses on AI demand and specialty tech expansion
Hua Hong Semiconductor is positioning itself to capitalize on the accelerating transformation of the global semiconductor industry, driven primarily by the "unmistakably positive impact...
Friday 15 May 2026
SMIC refocuses on capital investment over dividends as AI boom reshapes demand
During its first-quarter 2026 earnings call on May 15, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) detailed a strategic realignment of its operations to capitalize...
Friday 15 May 2026
Edge AI is transforming wearables into proactive health and sensing platforms
Edge AI is accelerating across consumer devices and is increasingly embedded in wearables, reshaping smartwatches, earbuds, and smart rings into proactive sensing and response endpoints,...
Friday 15 May 2026
Applied Materials posts 25-year margin high as agentic AI drives equipment boom
Applied Materials delivered record revenue and earnings in its second fiscal quarter of fiscal 2026, signaling a robust expansion in the semiconductor equipment market driven by the...
Friday 15 May 2026
SMIC beats margin guidance even as operating profit slides
On May 14, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) released its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2026, reporting a modest quarterly revenue...
Friday 15 May 2026
Ubiqconn Technology reports improved gross margin in the first quarter as product mix shifts
Ubiqconn Technology reported consolidated revenue of NT$130 million in April 2026, down 25% month-over-month and down 20% year-over-year, and cumulative revenue for the first four...
Friday 15 May 2026
Taiwan IC revenue surges 29% in 1Q26, full-year outlook tops US$270 billion
Explosive AI-driven demand and a booming memory rebound push Taiwan's chip industry to NT$1.93 trillion (approx. US$61.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, with foundry and memory...
Friday 15 May 2026
China's auto market pivots to EVs as profits erode
Rising oil prices tied to Middle East tensions have accelerated a structural shift in China's auto market, even as weakening domestic demand and intensifying price competition squeeze...
Thursday 14 May 2026
QBit Semiconductor targets edge AI growth as copier chips turn oligopolistic
IC design firm QBit Semiconductor will list on the Emerging Stock Board on May 15, 2026, and chairman Simon Shen, a former Kinpo executive, said the debut marks a new milestone for...
Thursday 14 May 2026
China's fiber optic industry evolved from catch-up to supply chain scale
As demand for AI data centers, high-speed transmission, and cloud infrastructure continues to rise, the fiber-optic industry has once again become a focal point in the global market,...