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Thursday 14 May 2026
Memory prices disrupt NB seasonality, hit 2H26 shipments and margins
Rising memory prices are reshaping the global PC market: stronger first-half notebook shipments are propping up revenue, but surging component costs threaten gross margins and are...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Exclusive: US energy storage market rushes to buy domestic made batteries as restrictions on China tightens
US policy tilts the market, driving buyers to US-made lithium batteries despite higher costs, with global supply chains and investment flows likely to shift as subsidies, tariffs,...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix rush to expand capacity as AI memory demand soars
The artificial intelligence(AI) boom is triggering an unprecedented expansion race among the world's largest memory chipmakers.
Thursday 14 May 2026
HDRE to deploy containerized AI compute at Australian and Japanese storage sites
HDRE announced it will enter the AI compute dispatch market by building containerized compute centers paired with energy storage systems in Australia and Japan, aiming to finalize...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Taiwan plans green power spot market to ease surplus renewable power by 2027
Taiwan intends to launch a green power spot market as early as late 2026 or early 2027 to allocate intermittent renewable generation better and reduce surplus electricity pressures...
Thursday 14 May 2026
NSK-NTN merger to create the world's largest bearing maker
Japan's NSK and NTN have agreed to pursue a merger that would create the world's largest bearing maker, as rising costs, slowing demand, and Chinese competition push Japan's industrial...
Thursday 14 May 2026
China's semiconductor godfather warns against 2nm fixation
While the global semiconductor industry remains fixated on 3nm, 2nm, and the AI GPU arms race, SMIC founder and "China's semiconductor godfather" Zhang Rujing is pushing a sharply...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Korea races to narrow chip packaging gap with Taiwan and China

AI server demand is pushing semiconductor packaging into a new growth cycle, but the market remains heavily concentrated among a small...

Wednesday 13 May 2026
Commentary: AI server ODMs face margin squeeze as memory costs soar
As AI server orders surge, system assembly makers are finding that more business does not always mean better profits. High-priced GPUs and soaring memory costs are pushing up revenue...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
AI server tracker: ASPEED sees sustained growth as AI server demand strengthens BMC market outlook
ASPEED Technology has continued to show strong revenue momentum in recent years, supported by structural changes in global data center infrastructure and the rapid expansion of AI...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Canada opens limited EV market to China as automakers jockey for position
Under a new Canada-China electric vehicle (EV) agreement, Lotus, owned by China's Geely Group, has become one of the first automakers to begin shipments to Canada from Chinese ports...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Compal lifts non-PC revenue to 35%, eyes 2Q26 server surge
Compal Electronics' non-PC operations grew to 35% of first-quarter 2026 revenue, signaling a shift in global supply chains as the notebook and server maker advances toward a 40% annual...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
India's smartphone shipments fall in 1Q26, signaling value-led market shift
India's smartphone shipments fell 4.1% year over year to 31.0 million units in the first quarter of 2026, according to IDC. Rising memory prices and subdued consumer demand pushed...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
SEMI says global semiconductor materials market hit record US$73.2 billion in 2025

The global semiconductor materials market reached a record high of US$73.2 billion in 2025, up 6.8% year-over-year, according to the latest...