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Monday 11 May 2026
Transcend chair sees AI memory supercycle
AI will bring an epochal technology revolution, as did the invention of steam power and electricity, according to Transcend Information chairman Chung-Won Shu. He argued that DRAM...
Monday 11 May 2026
Phison targets AI storage and edge computing growth through Phison 3.0 strategy
Phison Electronics Corp. reported record revenue and profit for the first quarter of 2026, while Chief Executive Khein-Seng Pua warned that a severe imbalance in the global NAND market...
Monday 11 May 2026
Weekly news roundup: Taiwan freezes trading in MediaTek; 2D NAND shortage spirals
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 4-10, 2026:
Saturday 9 May 2026
Adata sees DRAM, NAND prices rise 40% in 2Q26
Adata said DRAM and NAND flash contract prices will each climb more than 40% in the second quarter of 2026, as supply is kept tight by cloud server giants that have already locked...
Friday 8 May 2026
2D NAND shortage spirals after Samsung, Micron, and rivals exit market
Major international NAND manufacturers are gradually exiting the mature-process 2D NAND market, triggering panic buying and a sharp spike in prices. Industry sources suggest the supply...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Winbond beats full-year 2025 profit in 1Q26 with memory capacity fully loaded
Winbond Electronics posted strong first-quarter 2026 results, with consolidated revenue totaling NT$38.25 billion (approx. US$1.21 billion), up 43.7% from the previous quarter and...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Kioxia, SanDisk to unveil 3D flash architecture targeting 1,000-layer milestone
Kioxia and SanDisk are set to present a new 3D flash memory architecture aimed at extending NAND scaling beyond 1,000 stacked layers, as memory makers seek ways to overcome the physical...
Monday 4 May 2026
China curbs memory speculation; DDR4 spot slides, contract prices surge

Spot memory prices surged in early 2026, triggering stockpiling and speculative buying across distribution channels, before reversing from...

Saturday 2 May 2026
China's memory makers post blockbuster gains as AI tightens supply and resets prices

China's memory sector is showing clear signs of recovery, with leading players including Shenzhen Longsys Electronics and Montage Technology...

Friday 1 May 2026
Macronix eyes steady growth from 1Q26 amid eMMC supply gap
Memory maker Macronix (MXIC) is emerging from an operational slump in the first quarter of 2026, driven by explosive revenue growth in embedded multi-media cards (eMMCs) as major global...
Friday 1 May 2026
SanDisk 3Q26: AI demand lifts NAND, long-term deals reshape profit model
SanDisk's fiscal 3Q26 results point to a decisive shift in the NAND industry, with AI-driven data center demand lifting both performance and pricing, while new long-term supply agreements...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Macronix returns to profit in 1Q26, citing tighter supply and higher memory prices
Macronix's return to profitability in the first quarter of 2026 signals supply constraints and stronger memory pricing, with implications for global flash markets and customer supply...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
AI lifts memory: SK Hynix hits 72% margin as Samsung nears 70%
SK Hynix reported record results for the first quarter of 2026, with operating margin reaching about 72% — among the highest globally — as artificial intelligence (AI)-driven...
Thursday 23 April 2026
SK Hynix to shift over half of NAND output to 321-layer chips
SK Hynix said it plans to expand production of its latest 321-layer NAND chips, as demand for AI applications leads to increased adoption of high-capacity enterprise storage.
Thursday 23 April 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix race to upgrade China chip plants as NAND demand surges
As the artificial intelligence boom reshapes global computing demand, the memory chip industry is entering a new phase of strain and restructuring — one in which both DRAM and...