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Thursday 29 January 2026

Earnings call summary: Samsung 4Q25 profit jumps as AI memory crunch pressures phones and displays

Samsung Electronics reported record quarterly revenue and operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2025, as surging memory prices and tight supply, driven by the artificial intelligence...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Analysis: China's chip price spiral has begun; a grey rhino threatening the 2026 supply chain

China's semiconductor supply chain is sending a clear signal: a wave of "chip inflation" driven by mature-node manufacturing, memory, and packaging costs is no longer theoretical;...

Thursday 29 January 2026

AI boom threatens global chip supply, automakers warned

The Covid-19 pandemic once sparked a wave of upgrades for personal computers and smartphones, fueling strong demand for semiconductors...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Earnings call summary: Meta expects sharp rise in capex as AI capacity becomes strategic bottleneck

Meta is preparing for a steep increase in capital spending in 2026 as it scales AI infrastructure to support "personal superintelligence," signaling a longer-term roadmap centered...

Thursday 29 January 2026

UMC accelerates advanced packaging and silicon photonics development as AI drives demand

As artificial intelligence (AI) applications expand globally, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is intensifying its efforts in advanced packaging and silicon photonics (SiPh)...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Earnings call summary: Samsung 4Q25 profit tops KRW20 trillion on memory boom

Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly revenue and operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2025, underscoring how AI-driven demand for advanced memory has become the company's...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Microsoft tops US$50b cloud milestone as AI capex surges and Copilot adoption accelerates

Microsoft's earnings conference call for the fiscal second quarter of 2026 underscored a company accelerating into an AI-first era—while...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Containerized data center and liquid cooling development

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Thursday 29 January 2026

Sunny Optical restructures as China's lens makers face layoffs prompted by smartphone slump

China's optical industry is confronting significant challenges as several lens module manufacturers reportedly plan layoffs early in 2026, prompted by sluggish smartphone sales and...

Thursday 29 January 2026

UMC sets 2026 capex at US$1.5b as 4Q revenue rises 4.5%

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) reported a moderate revenue increase in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by favorable currency exchange rates and growth in its 22/28nm...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Tesla bets future on custom chips as profit plunges 64%

Tesla's latest earnings showed softer vehicle demand but improving margins, while management and analysts focused on the company's accelerating investments in custom chips, AI compute,...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Meta targets 2026 for massive AI infra push following solid earnings

Meta Platforms' latest results point to a sustained escalation in AI infrastructure investment, with capex set to rise sharply in 2026. The outlook suggests growing implications for...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Scientech's growth signals shift in semiconductor investment toward packaging and system integration

As artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) expand rapidly, the global semiconductor industry is redirecting investments from advanced process nodes to advanced...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Seagate's nearline capacity booked through 2027 as AI datacenters fuel storage boom

Seagate Technology posted record revenue, profit, and total storage capacity shipped in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 (2QFY26, ended January 2), fueled by strong AI-driven...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Japan joins US Genesis Mission, partners with Nvidia and national labs to advance AI science

The Japanese government has agreed to become the first international partner in a US-led initiative accelerating scientific research through AI. According to media outlets including...

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Jan 30, 12:05

Taiwan's Tron Future Tech to Debut Advanced Drone Interception and Multi-cam Tracking Solutions at Singapore Airshow 2026

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Weekly research roundup: Qualcomm's AI strategy, memory giants and updated 2026 smartphone outlook