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Friday 13 February 2026

Citi flags post-HBM shift as edge memory, HBF advance

A Citi analyst said the next phase of artificial intelligence (AI) memory demand will extend beyond high-bandwidth memory (HBM), pointing to emerging opportunities in physical AI devices...

Friday 13 February 2026

TSMC and memory makers boost capex to offset China export restrictions impact

TSMC raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to US$52-56 billion, driving strong demand in the global semiconductor supply chain amid AI growth. Memory giants SK Hynix, Micron,...

Friday 13 February 2026

SK Hynix reportedly begins equipment orders for Cheongju HBM packaging line amid AI-driven capacity race

SK Hynix has started placing initial equipment orders to convert an idle Cheongju fab into a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packaging and testing line, according to ET News,...

Friday 13 February 2026

SEMICON Korea: Samsung pushes hybrid bonding HBM, SK Hynix bets on platform AI

SEMICON Korea 2026, held in Seoul from February 11–13, brought senior executives from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to outline their AI-era memory R&D strategies. Samsung...

Friday 13 February 2026

Winbond's two-year sell-out signals memory cycle shift and US$1.35bn capex push

Winbond Electronics is entering a powerful demand cycle, with tight supply conditions across DRAM, NOR flash, and SLC NAND extending beyond...

Friday 13 February 2026

Kioxia forecasts up to 77% operating profit surge on AI-driven NAND price rally

Driven by expanding memory demand from AI servers and rising average selling prices, Japan-based NAND flash and SSD maker Kioxia expects solid growth in fiscal year 2025 (April 2025-March...

Thursday 12 February 2026

HBM4 first-mover fog: Samsung and Micron duel for supremacy amid Nvidia supply tension

Samsung Electronics has officially commenced the mass production and commercial shipment of its HBM4 memory, marking a pivotal moment in the global semiconductor landscape.

Thursday 12 February 2026

China's Lenovo profit drops 21% even as revenue climbs 18%, flags memory shortage pressure

Lenovo Group reported a 21% decline in third-quarter profit but exceeded analyst expectations as strong revenue growth, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand, helped offset...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Cisco revenue beats expectations, but margin outlook pressured by rising memory costs

Cisco Systems forecast quarterly gross margins below market expectations, citing higher memory chip costs. The weaker margin outlook overshadowed...

Thursday 12 February 2026

SMIC warns AI pull-forward is rewriting chip cycle, lifts mature-node pricing

The global foundry industry is undergoing a structural shift, and it is emerging first in mature process nodes once widely considered oversupplied. SMIC stated on February 11 that...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Global Mixed-Mode's DDR5 PMIC push signals tighter memory supply and margin focus

Global Mixed-Mode Technology said it is expanding its DDR5 power management IC (PMIC) portfolio and prioritizing production for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), while warning that rising...

Thursday 12 February 2026

Micron begins high-volume HBM4 shipments as supply stays tight and capex rises

Micron Technology has begun high-volume production and customer shipments of its next-generation HBM4 memory, ramping volumes earlier than expected amid tight industry supply, CFO...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Taiwan breaks ground on 12-inch semiconductor R&D base at ITRI, backed by TSMC equipment donations

Taiwan has launched construction of a new 12-inch semiconductor pilot production platform at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), aiming to strengthen the island's...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Memory squeeze from AI demand threatens industrial PC margins and delivery timelines

The expansion of computing power driven by generative AI has repositioned memory as a critical resource, with data centers and AI servers redefining its value and leaving industrial...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Taiwan exports exceed NT$2 trillion in January, memory shortage escalates

Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on February 9, 2026, that Taiwan's exports in January 2026 hit a record high, surpassing NT$2 trillion (US$63.4 billion) for the first...

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