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Wednesday 19 August 2026

GigaDevice profit surges 1,092% on memory upcycle, niche DRAM and NAND gains

GigaDevice Semiconductor posted record first-half 2026 results, with tight memory supply and rising prices across niche products lifting earnings well beyond its full-year 2025 lev...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Samsung and SK hynix build KRW278 trillion cash pile on AI memory surge

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have amassed a combined KRW278 trillion (approx. US$196.9 billion) in cash equivalents and short-term...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Samsung moves ahead of SK Hynix in 1d DRAM development race

Samsung Electronics is reportedly on track to complete development of 10-nanometer-class seventh-generation DRAM, also known as 1d DRAM,...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

US pushes South Korea to prioritize memory chip investment in trade talks

US officials have pressed South Korea to make memory chip manufacturing its first strategic investment in the US, according to a report cited by JoongAng Daily. The claim...

Tuesday 18 August 2026

SK hynix's No. 2 customer closes in on Nvidia in 1H26 sales

SK hynix's second-largest customer generated KRW17.19 trillion (approx. US$12.4 billion) in sales in the first half of 2026, nearly...

Tuesday 18 August 2026

South Korea's Gwangju chip hub faces looming water crunch as experts push underground storage and AI management

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are preparing to invest in four memory fabs in southwestern South Korea, but alongside power infrastructure, the semiconductor industry's uninterrupted...

Tuesday 18 August 2026

Samsung faces tougher HBM4E test after HBM4 comeback

Samsung Electronics' semiconductor chief has told executives not to treat the company's HBM4 comeback as proof that its recovery is...

Monday 17 August 2026

Phison CEO sees years of NAND shortage, AI growth chance

Phison Electronics CEO Pua Khein-Seng said the company is seizing a once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform into a high-growth business as AI agents drive massive demand, keeping NAND...

Monday 17 August 2026

Samsung's China sales overtake US; Nvidia not among top five customers

Samsung Electronics' sales to China and the US surged in the first half of 2026 as an AI-driven memory upcycle boosted its semiconductor business, while Nvidia did not rank among the...

Monday 17 August 2026

Samsung weighs Giheung R&D line for 2nm HBM foundry capacity

Samsung Electronics is reportedly considering repurposing the second line at its next-generation semiconductor R&D complex in Giheung...

Monday 17 August 2026

Apple faces US pressure over potential Chinese memory chip sourcing

The Trump administration is pressing Apple to find alternatives to Chinese memory suppliers as the company weighs ways to navigate a global memory shortage that has sharply increased...

Monday 17 August 2026

Weekly news roundup: AI expansion fuels supernodes, post-HBM memory, liquid cooling and supply-chain shifts

This week's most-read stories traced the AI boom across the stack, from supernodes and next-generation memory to liquid cooling, solar power, telecom services and PCB demand. Below...

Monday 17 August 2026

Sigurd tops NT$2B in July revenue as AI testing demand surges

Sigurd Microelectronics, an IC testing and packaging company, reported record July 2026 revenue and said demand from AI and AI connectivity markets drove the result. The company said...

Sunday 16 August 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix HBM4 hiring war drains South Korea's chip design talent

South Korea's semiconductor talent shortage is intensifying as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix recruit experienced chip designers for increasingly complex HBM4 products, drawing key...

Saturday 15 August 2026

Gelsinger calls HBM 'lousy', SK Hynix says it's not memory's final answer

High-bandwidth memory (HBM), a core component in AI semiconductors, has drawn fresh scrutiny after former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger called...

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