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Thursday 30 April 2026
Realtek, Airoha target European and US networking infrastructure amid consumer slowdown
Although demand prospects for consumer applications remain relatively weak in 2026, major Taiwanese IC design companies focused on networking infrastructure chips — including...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
UMC profit doubles, touts Intel-backed US manufacturing option
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) reported first-quarter 2026 net profit of NT$16.17 billion (approximately $490 million), up 61% quarter on quarter and more than double the year-ago...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Taiwan-Germany trade shows strong growth in 1Q26
Taiwan and Germany reported robust bilateral trade growth in the first quarter of 2026, signaling reinforced high-tech supply-chain ties with global implications for AI-driven manufacturing...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
China OSAT leader JCET expands in advanced packaging, profit climbs
China's leading OSAT player, JCET, reported solid first-quarter 2026 results, supported by demand in high-performance computing and automotive electronics, even as the broader semiconductor...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
BYD Electronics cites currency fluctuations for 1Q26 profit drop as market challenges emerge
Chinese components maker BYD Electronics saw a drop in profits for the first quarter of 2026. The subsidiary of EV maker BYD reported its first-quarter results on April 28, including...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
China memory chip designer Montage lifts profit on DDR5, AI server demand
China-based memory interface chip supplier Montage Technology reported solid first-quarter 2026 results, supported by rising demand for AI servers and accelerating adoption of next-generation...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Nvidia taps Nanya for AI racks with LPDDR equivalent to 4,500 smartphones per rack
The AI boom is pushing memory demand well beyond high-bandwidth memory (HBM). Low-power DRAM is now under pressure too, with shortages emerging as chip developers including Nvidia,...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
China's GPU IPO wave meets its hardest test: cluster stability
China's GPU startups, including Moore Threads, MetaX, and Biren, are gaining ground in the AI accelerator market. But as demand shifts from training to inference, cluster stability,...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Supreme's 1Q26 server revenue surpasses mobile as CSP demand boosts memory prices
Memory distributor Supreme Electronics (Supreme) saw its revenue double in the first quarter of 2026, driven by a sharp rise in memory prices. DRAM and Flash accounted for nearly 90%...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Commentary: China's chip-model strategy pressures Nvidia's AI economics
The global AI industry is shifting into an inference cost war in 2026, with DeepSeek V4 accelerating changes across China's semiconductor supply chain. By positioning Huawei's Ascend...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
AI server demand locks up memory supply through 2027, prices seen holding firm
Artificial intelligence (AI) server demand is tightening memory supply through 2027, with a large share of upstream capacity already committed under long-term agreements, according...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
OpenAI's growth slowdown raises questions over AI expenditure
OpenAI is confronting a growing tension between its aggressive infrastructure spending and signs of softer-than-expected business momentum, as internal targets for both user growth...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Huizuan Technology breaks ground on Thailand plant to scale high-end CPO, AI HDD and cooling
Superior Plating Technology announced a groundbreaking for a new factory in Ayutthaya, Thailand, with the first phase involving an investment of NT$300 million (US$9.52 million) for...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Hotai warns hybrid vehicle shortages could persist through 2027 amid high oil prices
Hotai Motor said hybrid demand has surged as elevated oil prices pushed consumers toward fuel-efficient models, but global supply constraints could keep delivery delays in place through...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Samsung exits China's TV and appliance market to double down on US growth
Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing a significant strategic pivot: a withdrawal from China's home appliance and television sales market by the end of 2026. According to Nikkei...