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2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
CXMT has launched a CNY29.5 billion (approx. US$4.1 billion) STAR Market IPO, giving China's top DRAM maker fresh capital to upgrade 17nm production, expand DDR5, and develop HBM for AI servers and high-performance computing.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Salesforce Ventures laid out how the AI boom has reshaped its investment strategy over the past three years at the 2026 Asia VC Summit today, while acknowledging it has yet to close its first deal in Taiwan despite actively searching for one.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Macronix and Winbond Electronics reported record consolidated revenue in June 2026 and for the second quarter of the year as memory chip demand and pricing strengthened. The Taiwanese makers benefited from a rally across the memory market, while industry watchers continued to flag the risk of volatility after a sharp price run-up.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions is preparing for a domestic listing in the first half of 2027, offering a test of whether investor enthusiasm for inference chips can move from private funding rounds into public markets.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Chinese companies are shifting more AI accelerator spending away from Nvidia and toward domestic suppliers, a sign that US-China technology tensions are no longer just reshaping chip exports, but the buildout of China's AI infrastructure itself.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
CXMT's STAR Market IPO suggests China's largest DRAM maker is prioritizing commodity memory over an aggressive near-term push into high-bandwidth memory (HBM). This eases concerns that Chinese suppliers are about to challenge the dominance of Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron in AI memory.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Infineon has secured a final US import ban against Innoscience after the US International Trade Commission's May 7 ruling was upheld following the presidential review period, confirming that the Chinese GaN power semiconductor maker infringed an Infineon patent. The decision blocks the import and sale of Innoscience's infringing gallium nitride (GaN) products in the US market.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to expand use of its in-house mobile application processor, Exynos 2700, across the Galaxy S27 flagship series slated for 2027. Money Todayand KBench, citing industry sources, reported that Samsung plans to equip most Galaxy S27 standard, Plus, and Pro models in most markets with Exynos 2700, while using Qualcomm Snapdragon chips for the US market. The top-end
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Where will cloud AI's next wave of growth come from? Increasingly, the market is answering with two words: sovereign AI.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Apple's decision to commit more than US$30 billion to Broadcom over the next several years carries implications that reach well beyond a single procurement contract — potentially reshaping, though not limited to, how the iPhone maker approaches custom-silicon design and how far it is willing to anchor critical chip production inside the US.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
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 matter for manufacturers, cloud suppliers, automakers, and industrial users worldwide. The company said strong AI-related demand and high utilization supported the latest results.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Rising demand for AI chips is changing how foundries set prices, giving TSMC and Samsung Electronics more leverage while forcing new entrants such as Rapidus to compete carefully on cost.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group said its first-half earnings will rise sharply, reflecting stronger chip demand and a recovery in the sector that may matter to global electronics and industrial supply chains. The company also cited gains from product upgrades and an investment valuation boost.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Apple's decision to extend its wireless transmission and RF chip supply agreement with Broadcom through 2031 signals that its shift to fully in-house connectivity is a project measured in years, not quarters. For global consumers, the move suggests Apple will likely continue mixing its own chips with those from outside suppliers to maintain performance and reliability.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
China's bid to replace Nvidia in AI chips faces a constraint more immediate than design capability: SMIC's limited 7nm-class manufacturing capacity.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
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 well beyond a single procurement decision. The plan is possibly, though not only, for the shifting balance between US export leverage and Beijing's push to reduce its dependence on foreign silicon.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Micron Technology said July 9 it is raising its planned US fab and technology investment to more than $250 billion through 2035, citing surging demand for memory driven by AI. The company said the increase supports its long-term goal of producing 40% of its DRAM output domestically.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Rockchip Electronics has forecast strong growth in revenue and profit for the first half of 2026, citing sustained demand for its AIoT chip platforms despite supply chain pressures affecting the broader electronics industry.
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
The Korea Times
2026-07-09
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2026-07-09
Yahoo Finance