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Thursday 9 July 2026
Phison 1H26 revenue tops NT$100B as AI orders extend to 1H27
Phison Electronics, a NAND controller maker, said first-half consolidated revenue in 2026 surpassed NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion) for the first time. CEO Khein-Seng Pua said June...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Release of GPT-Live and Grok 4.5 shows boundaries of the new AI frontier

OpenAI and SpaceX have released new models laden with features that show the direction of frontier AI model development, including...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Tesla skips the AIDV talk—it already owns SDVs

AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs) are built on software-defined vehicles (SDVs), and Tesla is arguably the world's most representative company...

Thursday 9 July 2026
CXMT IPO leaves HBM off the funding list, tempering China AI memory hype

CXMT's STAR Market IPO suggests China's largest DRAM maker is prioritizing commodity memory over an aggressive near-term push into...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Power-Win sees stronger momentum as battery recycling market expands
Taiwan's largest waste battery processor, Power-Win Technology, reported stronger first-half momentum as rising waste battery volumes, higher recycled-material prices, and more electric-vehicle...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Rebellions' IPO plan tests market appetite for inference chips
South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions is preparing for a domestic listing in the first half of 2027, offering a test of whether investor enthusiasm for inference chips can move from...
Thursday 9 July 2026
GlobalWafers says wafer demand is improving as chip cycle heals
GlobalWafers reported a rebound in second-quarter revenue as semiconductor demand improved across advanced and mature nodes, a sign that recovery trends in the global chip market could...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Planet Technology reports June revenue growth as it expands cybersecurity lineup
Planet Technology's latest sales update points to continued demand in networking hardware, cybersecurity, and AI-ready infrastructure, themes with implications for banks, factories,...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Memory costs slash low-end phone output and pressure PA shipments

The 2026 smartphone market is facing a dark outlook as memory prices rise and shortages tighten supply, weighing on low- and mid-range...

Thursday 9 July 2026
SK Hynix targets AI infrastructure role with Nasdaq ADR listing

SK Group chairman Tae-Won Chey is reportedly set to travel to the US for SK Hynix's American depositary receipt (ADR) listing on Nasdaq,...

Thursday 9 July 2026
AI demand pushes TSMC, Samsung to raise foundry prices — Rapidus aims to undercut 2nm

Rising demand for AI chips is changing how foundries set prices, giving TSMC and Samsung Electronics more leverage while forcing new...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Commentary: China's AI chip race leaves 15 chipmakers chasing SMIC's 7nm capacity
China's bid to replace Nvidia in AI chips faces a constraint more immediate than design capability: SMIC's limited 7nm-class manufacturing capacity.
Thursday 9 July 2026
Analog Devices acquires Empower Semiconductor and enters AI power market

Analog Devices (ADI) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Empower Semiconductor, a move it said is designed to bolster...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Analysis: Sovereign AI is chipmaking's next growth driver — but not everyone gets a seat

Where will cloud AI's next wave of growth come from? Increasingly, the market is answering with two words: sovereign AI.

Thursday 9 July 2026
Infineon blocks Innoscience GaN products from US market after patent win

Infineon has secured a final US import ban against Innoscience after the US International Trade Commission's May 7 ruling was upheld...