CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: China market
China market news coverage
IN THE NEWS
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
China escalates scrutiny of Anthropic's Claude Code over alleged 'backdoor' risk

China has intensified its scrutiny of US AI software after issuing a security alert over Anthropic's AI coding assistant, Claude Code,...

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
What China's rumored limited reopening to Nvidia's H200 implies for US-China chip contest and Beijing's drive for self-reliance
China's rumored tentative plan to allow a handful of its largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies to purchase a small number of Nvidia H200 chips has implications that extend...
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...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Largan investor conference to spotlight optical communications push and smartphone demand
Taiwan lens maker Largan is drawing global attention as it prepares to update investors on handset shipments, new product mix, and its push into optical communications. The meeting...
Thursday 9 July 2026
China AI compute race enters supernode era with Huawei Atlas 950 WAIC debut

China's AI compute race is shifting to supernodes, as cloud providers and model developers seek domestic infrastructure capable of handling...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Partner Tech posts 7.45% first-half revenue gain on higher-value product shift
Shuttle Inc reported consolidated revenue of NT$165 million (US$5.14 million) in June 2026, up 23.12% from a year earlier, and NT$481 million for the second quarter. For the first...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Tung Yang sees demand rebound as market uncertainty eases
Tung Yang's latest sales update suggests a modestly improving outlook for the auto parts industry as trade policy becomes clearer and geopolitical risks appear to ease. For global...