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Tuesday 27 October 2026
Jensen and Musk both think aging GPUs are worth more than the books show
Speaking at GTC Berlin and on SpaceX's third-quarter 2026 earnings call, respectively, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached a rare consensus on a pivotal topic:...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Pat Gelsinger warns AI compute efficiency must jump 10,000x amid power, memory, and fab constraints
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Playground Global has returned to Taiwan alongside a cohort of portfolio companies specializing in memory, power management, optical communications,...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Anthropic IPO filing exposes massive compute buildout spanning TPUs, GPUs, and dedicated data centers
Anthropic's IPO filing reveals an infrastructure strategy extending far beyond conventional cloud procurement, as the Claude developer locks in hundreds of billions of dollars of compute...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
AI demand squeezes automotive memory, pushing automakers to take control of chip supply
Expanding investment in AI data centers is putting pressure on memory supply and demand across the automotive industry. As semiconductor companies prioritize high-bandwidth memory...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
AMD, Nvidia target substrate capacity amid 4x expansion constraints
AMD and Nvidia have separately invested in supply-chain capacity expansion, making substrates, packaging, and testing key priorities as AI demand diversifies. The moves show that chipmakers...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Fujifilm expands South Korean capacity to meet AI chip demand
Fujifilm Electronic Materials is expanding its advanced semiconductor materials footprint in South Korea by increasing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photoresist capacity in Pyeongtaek...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Nvidia says GPUs last 8 years, unlocking AI financing
After the GTC Berlin conference, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Silicon Valley technology investor Gavin Baker spoke with Yahoo Finance for about half an hour. Huang confirmed...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Applied Materials to raise Besi stake to 20% as hybrid-bonding orders surge
Applied Materials plans to increase its stake in Dutch semiconductor equipment maker BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi) to approximately 20% from 9%, deepening its involvement in advanced...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Vietnam's first fab reportedly faces doubts over 2027 target
Vietnam's first wafer fab may miss its 2027 trial-production target, Reuters reported on October 26, citing concerns about project execution and equipment procurement. Developer...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
DRAM price gains fall short as supply shrinks up to 50%
DRAM price growth has slowed sharply in the fourth quarter of 2026, but severe supply shortages are intensifying as manufacturers continue to restrict shipments. Industry sources expect...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
AI data center boom risks squeezing power chip supplies for auto, electronics
The rapid expansion of AI data centers is driving demand beyond GPUs, memory chips, and advanced packaging. As power consumption in GPU clusters rises, data centers need not only more...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Weekly news roundup: iPhone Duo shipment target revised upward amid display issues
This week's coverage highlights shifting technology supply chains and rising demand across foldable smartphones, memory, energy storage, robotics, and AI infrastructure. Apple lifted...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
HCLTech and Rapidus open India centers to support semiconductor engineering
HCLTech and Japan's Rapidus have inaugurated development centers in Bengaluru and Hubli, India, expanding their semiconductor engineering collaboration across Asia. The facilities...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Anthropic's IPO filing puts TSMC, HBM, direct leasing at the center of AI compute risk
In its preliminary IPO registration statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Anthropic describes how much of its capacity depends on a small group of chip and...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Tamil Nadu adds independent chip subsidy route as Indian states vie for investment
India's semiconductor drive has largely been led by New Delhi, which selects projects for large central incentives while state governments add their own packages of land, infrastructure...