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Tuesday 5 May 2026

SK Hynix disputes report on M15X memory investment shift

SK Hynix disputed reports that it is considering shifting DRAM investment at its new M15X memory production base in Cheongju, South Korea,...

Monday 4 May 2026

Huawei targets US$12 billion in AI chip sales as China firms seek Nvidia alternatives

Huawei is set to capture the largest share of China's AI chip market this year, with revenue expected to rise at least 60% as Chinese technology companies accelerate orders for domestic...

Monday 4 May 2026

Win Semiconductors: GaAs and InP supply still meets production demand

Rising raw material prices have pushed up gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate costs, squeezing a key material used in power amplifiers (PA). Win Semiconductors said that its scale gives...

Monday 4 May 2026

Global server market, 1Q 2026: Agentic AI sparks general-purpose server revival

Agentic AI drives general server demand; global server shipments to top five million units in the second quarter of 2026.

Monday 4 May 2026

AI memory crunch squeezes 5G FWA market

DIGITIMES' latest report says the global 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) customer premises equipment (CPE) market posted its first year-on-year shipment decline in the first...

Monday 4 May 2026

Samsung reshuffles TV leadership amid Chinese rivalry and service pivot

Samsung Electronics has replaced the head of its Visual Display (VD) business in a rare mid-cycle reshuffle, responding to weakening demand and intensifying global competition in the...

Monday 4 May 2026

Samsung pulls ahead of SK Hynix as commodity DRAM prices surge

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are both riding a historic memory upcycle, but a profit gap of about KRW15 trillion (approx. US$10 billion)...

Monday 4 May 2026

MediaTek targets US$2B ASIC sales as cloud rivals chase custom-chip capacity

MediaTek has doubled its 2026 revenue target for its application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business to US$2 billion, up from US$1 billion, as demand for custom chips continues...

Monday 4 May 2026

China curbs memory speculation; DDR4 spot slides, contract prices surge

Spot memory prices surged in early 2026, triggering stockpiling and speculative buying across distribution channels, before reversing from...

Monday 4 May 2026

Asia Optical 1Q26 revenue, profit hit record highs on AI cooling and optics growth

Asia Optical reported its first-quarter 2026 financial results, posting consolidated revenue of NT$6.21 billion (approx. US$196.43 million), up 15% year-over-year. Gross profit rose...

Monday 4 May 2026

China's auto sector pushes standards and exports while disposable-car concept gains traction

The 2026 Beijing Auto Show signaled a significant shift in China's new energy vehicle sector as automakers accelerated adoption of ultra-fast charging, intelligent powertrains, and...

Monday 4 May 2026

China automakers adopt disposable-car subscriptions to accelerate tech turnover

China's auto industry has begun rolling out a disposable-car model combining subscription plans and modular hardware to accelerate technology refresh cycles and cut the buildup of...

Monday 4 May 2026

Research Insight: Beijing auto show signals shift from vehicle launches to AI-driven supply chains

The 2026 Beijing Auto Show has emerged as a platform where the balance of competition is shifting from sheer vehicle counts to advanced self-driving systems, AI-powered cockpits, and...

Monday 4 May 2026

AI data center demand boosts IDM growth in industrial market

Recovery in the industrial chip market, driven by AI data center demand, is poised to reshape manufacturers and supply chains worldwide, as Texas Instruments and NXP Semiconductors...

Monday 4 May 2026

China AI chip designer VeriSilicon books US$1.1bn orders, revenue doubles

China-based chip design service provider VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co. is seeing a sharp acceleration in AI-driven demand, with record orders and surging revenue in the...

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