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Friday 20 March 2026

Analysis: How Supermicro co-founder's GTC appearance ends in federal indictment

At NVIDIA GTC 2026, Super Micro Computer (Supermicro) appeared firmly at the center of the AI infrastructure boom. The company showcased its deepening collaboration with Nvidia and...

Friday 20 March 2026

Tencent leverages WeChat ecosystem to lead AI agent race in China

Tencent's rapid rollout of agentic AI across WeChat could reshape the competitive dynamics of Chinese AI, with potential implications for global markets given WeChat's 1.4 billion...

Friday 20 March 2026

As NAND makers move on, MLC memory nears the end of the line

As global NAND flash makers shift toward higher-layer 3D architectures, legacy MLC NAND is slipping into a severe supply-demand imbalance...

Friday 20 March 2026

Supermicro co-founder charged in US$2.5 billion AI chip smuggling scheme to China

US Federal prosecutors have charged a co-founder of Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro) and two associates in a massive conspiracy to illegally...

Friday 20 March 2026

Alibaba's AI and cloud growth cushions slowing earnings but raises profit questions

Alibaba Group reported modest overall revenue growth while disclosing a sharp fall in operating income, underlining a tension between investment-led expansion in AI and near-term p...

Friday 20 March 2026

Volkswagen signals shift away from Nvidia as Chinese chips gain ground

Recent reports suggest that Volkswagen may move away from relying on Nvidia's automotive computing platforms, instead increasingly integrating...

Friday 20 March 2026

Allied Circuit sees server, IPC market growth boosting 2H26 outlook

Benefiting from rising demand across the server and industrial PC (IPC) markets, Allied Circuit (ACCL), a PCB manufacturer backed by Compal, reported that its new capacity added in...

Friday 20 March 2026

Apple CEO visits China at 50th anniversary event to strengthen supply chain

Apple CEO Tim Cook has officially kicked off his 2026 Asia tour with a visit to China, attending the company's 50th anniversary celebration at the Chengdu Taikoo Li Apple Store. The...

Friday 20 March 2026

Taiwan's Edison Opto charts new course with automotive LEDs as 2026 outlook brightens

Despite pressure on profits from geopolitical tensions and currency swings in 2025, Taiwan-based LED packaging maker Edison Opto is betting that a strategic pivot toward automotive...

Friday 20 March 2026

China's AI robot industry surges on market freedom and strategic autonomy

Despite lacking the industrial legacy of Japan and Germany, China has rapidly built its AI robotics sector into a formidable force, posing as a subtle challenge to US technological...

Friday 20 March 2026

Automotive chipmakers exit inventory reset; SDV, electrification define next growth battle

As global automotive supply chain inventories normalize, the automotive semiconductor market enters a critical transition phase in 2026...

Friday 20 March 2026

Analysis: Memory price swings leave e-reader supply chain in the red

Recent shifts in the memory market are putting significant pressure on the e-reader supply chain, from upstream manufacturers to midstream module makers and downstream brand compan...

Thursday 19 March 2026

China curbs, Middle East tensions drive surge in chip material risks from gallium to helium

Global semiconductor supply chains are facing rising pressure as Middle East geopolitical tensions and China's tightening export controls...

Thursday 19 March 2026

SK Hynix posts record pay, R&D, and capex in 2025

Driven by the AI dividend and a robust semiconductor market, SK Hynix's average employee annual salary reached KRW185 million (approx. US$124,494) in 2025, up 58.1% year-over-year...

Thursday 19 March 2026

Micron ramps spending as cleanroom constraints cap memory supply

Micron Technology's aggressive increase in capital spending signals that the memory industry is approaching structural limits to supply expansion, as artificial intelligence (AI) demand...

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