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Sunday 1 March 2026
Exclusive: Phison shifts to prepayments as NAND prices hike 500%

NAND prices continue to climb, and supply remains tight. NAND controller supplier Phison Electronics has notified customers that it will...

Friday 27 February 2026
SambaNova targets Nvidia’s B200 with 5x faster AI inference chip, secures US$350M

AI chip startup SambaNova Systems has introduced its fifth-generation processor, the SN50, positioning it as a direct alternative to Nvidia’s...

Thursday 26 February 2026
Samsung pushes Galaxy S26 output despite chipflation headwinds
On February 26, 2026, Samsung Electronics officially launched its latest flagship Galaxy S26 smartphone series alongside the new Galaxy Buds4 wireless earbuds, signaling a renewed...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
HP posts AI-driven revenue gains, but memory costs cloud outlook
HP reported first-quarter results for fiscal year 2026 (ending January) that exceeded expectations, driven by the Windows 11 upgrade cycle and surging demand for AI-powered PCs. Yet...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Japan courts Samsung, SK Hynix with subsidies, but memory giants hold back
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have in recent years received repeated invitations from Japan's central and local governments to build semiconductor fabs, but neither has advanced...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Waymo's Gen6 shift targets cost and climate barriers to autonomous taxi rollouts
Alphabet's Waymo has refocused competition from pure perception advances to real-world feasibility and business model viability with its sixth-generation autonomous driving hardware...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Gemini 3.1 Pro raises the bar; when will DeepSeek respond?
After the Lunar New Year holidays, the global AI large model race accelerated again. Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.1 Pro, its new flagship model, posting record results across...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Tong Hsing Electronic Partners with SixSense

Tong Hsing Electronic, a global leader in semiconductor assembly and testing services, today announced a strategic collaboration with Singapore-based AI solutions provider...

Monday 23 February 2026
IEEPA tariff rollback offers relief, but Trump's 15% tariff plan clouds outlook

The US government will halt the collection of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) starting February...

Monday 16 February 2026
Memory and CPU price hike could drive 10–30% consumer electronics increases, AUO warns

Rising DRAM and CPU prices are feeding through the display supply chain, with AUO estimating that end-product prices could increase by 10%...

Friday 13 February 2026
Xiaomi sharpens India premium push as memory price surge squeezes smartphone margins
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is stepping up its premium push in India even as a global surge in memory prices threatens to erode margins across the handset industry, prompting brands...
Friday 13 February 2026
Lenovo leans on premium AI PCs and phones as memory costs squeeze hardware margins
Lenovo said surging memory prices are likely to weigh on global PC and smartphone unit demand in 2026, prompting the company to double down on diversified sourcing, premium product...
Thursday 12 February 2026
MCU makers raise prices as packaging costs surge
The microcontroller unit (MCU) sector has emerged from inventory destocking in 2025, with the easing of US-China tariff tensions signaling a market recovery. Industry insiders expect...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Chinese MCU price hikes open door for Holtek's quality play
Holtek Corp. said recent price increases announced by Chinese microcontroller (MCU) maker Cmsemicon are a positive development for the sector, arguing that rising prices among Chinese...
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Silan raises device prices about 10% from March, signaling wider cost pass-through
On February 9, 2026, Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics said that it will raise prices on certain device product categories by about 10% on average starting March 1, 2026, citing severe...