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Thursday 23 April 2026
SK Hynix flags persistent HBM shortage as demand outpaces supply
SK Hynix said demand for high-bandwidth memory is expected to outpace supply for several years, underscoring persistent constraints in the AI memory market even as the company ramps...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Lam Research signals sustained AI-driven momentum as WFE outlook improves
Lam Research delivered a strong start to 2026, with first-quarter 2026 results exceeding expectations and reinforcing confidence in a semiconductor upcycle increasingly shaped by artificial...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Google debuts TPU 8t and 8i as AI workloads diverge
Google Cloud Next 2026 kicked off on April 22 in Las Vegas, with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian declaring that the experimental phase of artificial intelligence is over. Nearly 75%...
Thursday 23 April 2026
SK Hynix builds HBM packaging hub in Cheongju to expand AI memory capacity
SK Hynix has broken ground on a large-scale advanced packaging facility in Cheongju Technopolis, underscoring how the battleground for AI semiconductors is shifting beyond wafer fabrication...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Powerchip DRAM foundry price hike to boost June revenue; IPD to drive Intel demand in 2H27
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) held an earnings call on April 21 to address developments in memory and logic foundry services, as well as its future business outlook...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
ASM International reports 16% growth in 1Q26 revenue driven by booming AI market
ASM International reported a high revenue in the first quarter of 2026, driven by surging AI demand and its need for advanced...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Allbirds outlines AI pivot backed by US$50 million financing, draws mixed reaction
Struggling footwear brand Allbirds has announced plans to pivot to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, supported by a US$50 million convertible financing facility, as it exits...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Powerchip returns to profitability in 1Q26 following fab sale to Micron
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) reported revenue of NT$13.57 billion (approx. US$432 million) in the first quarter of 2026, up 6% from the previous quarter and 22% year...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
CXMT fills LPDDR4X gap as non-China CSPs seek capacity
Memory giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is stepping in to fill the consumer market shortfall left by Samsung Electronics' planned phase-out of LPDDR4X production. With memory...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Samsung plans NAND expansion at P5 on AI-driven price gains
Surging demand for NAND flash, fuelled by artificial intelligence workloads and data centre expansion, is pushing memory makers into a new investment cycle, with Samsung Electronics...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
MacBook Neo demand surge highlights chip shortage pressure
Apple's MacBook Neo has recorded stronger-than-expected sales since its global launch in March 2026, quickly emerging as one of the company's most popular entry-level products.
Tuesday 21 April 2026
ASML's memory revenue tops logic in 1Q26, AI-fueled HBM demand surges
ASML revealed during its first quarter 2026 earnings call that revenue from memory systems has, for the first time, exceeded that of logic chips. Against a backdrop of sustained AI...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Beijing acts on memory price surge, AI demand reshapes device costs

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is stepping in to steady the memory supply chain after a sharp rise in DRAM...

Tuesday 21 April 2026
1.6T optical transceivers enter volume shipments, set three-year growth cycle
The buildout of AI data centers is pushing optical interconnects into a new upgrade cycle, with 1.6T optical transceivers set to enter large-scale shipments in 2026, marking a turning...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
China amping up DRAM integration: GigaDevice expands into DRAM through CXMT tie-up
GigaDevice is moving into DRAM through a KRW1 trillion (US$680 million) related-party deal, combining CXMT's manufacturing capacity with its own sales network in a move that could...