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Memory and CPU supply gaps threaten server shipments in 3Q26

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digitimes.com 2026-07-16

Component shortages that began with PCs and smartphones are now spreading to servers. Inventec, a leading server motherboard maker, said supply gaps will continue widening from the third quarter of 2026 and could hit shipments, while a supply-chain source said some companies are even reluctant to talk about shortages for fear upstream vendors will redirect supply.

Apple reportedly explores AI chip acquisitions as it races to strengthen its infrastructure

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digitimes.com 2026-07-16

Apple is exploring acquisitions of semiconductor companies to accelerate development of AI server chips, reflecting mounting pressure to improve the computing infrastructure behind its AI ambitions, according to The Information.

Commentary: Chip lead times extend as cloud AI squeezes capacity

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digitimes.com 2026-07-16

Reports of longer chip lead times have been mounting. ADI has notified customers that, as recovering demand tightens supply, lead times for some analog chip products have stretched to six months, and it has urged customers to place orders early to avoid delivery delays. Meanwhile, a channel player said STMicroelectronics (ST) MCU lead times have extended to 52 weeks, prompting distributors to begi

Japan's enterprises and startups adopt Nvidia open models for specialized AI

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digitimes.com 2026-07-16

Japan's companies and research institutions are turning to Nvidia's Nemotron open models to build AI tailored to local language, industry, and public-sector needs. The move highlights how open, customizable systems may shape national AI strategies far beyond Japan, affecting productivity, service delivery, and data control worldwide.

China's TPU path gains traction with low-cost AI inference challenging GPU economics

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digitimes.com 2026-07-16

Generative AI applications are expanding rapidly, making computing costs a growing bottleneck to commercial AI deployment. The AI accelerator market, long dominated by graphics processing units (GPUs), has increasingly explored specialised architectures in recent years. Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), optimised for the matrix operations used by AI models, have again drawn industry attention.

Column: From K-Semiconductor to AI superpower —How South Korea is taking its next chip leap

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digitimes.com 2026-07-16

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung unveiled the country's Three Mega Projects for AI and Semiconductors in late June 2026, an ambitious national strategy designed to strengthen South Korea's global leadership in artificial intelligence and semiconductors. The initiative centers on three pillars—semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centers—and aims to double the nation's DRAM output within fi

Samsung weighs outsourcing Google TPU back-end design as 2nm demand grows

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digitimes.com 2026-07-16

Samsung Electronics is considering outsourcing some or all of the back-end design work for an input/output die in Google's reported 10th-generation tensor processing unit, as growing demand for Samsung's 2nm foundry process reportedly stretches its internal engineering resources.

CXMT outspends all peers on R&D as a share of revenue, IPO filing shows

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digitimes.com 2026-07-16

Across almost every competitive metric disclosed in its STAR Market IPO prospectus, Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) trails the established leaders of the global DRAM industry. There is one conspicuous exception: the share of revenue the company devotes to research and development has exceeded every peer in the comparison group for three consecutive years — and by a wide margin.

Chip inflation drives phone prices higher, clouds 2027 demand

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digitimes.com 2026-07-16

Rising chip costs are adding pressure to consumer electronics, with memory prices expected to stay elevated through at least 2027 and weighing heavily on downstream manufacturers and brands. Industry players say the wave of smartphone price increases in the first quarter of 2026 has already hurt sales momentum, and another round of memory-driven hikes in the second half of this year or in 2027 wou

Intel Deploys High-NA EUV in Mass Production for the First Time, Shipping Some Panther Lake Units to Customers - XenoSpectrum

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xenospectrum.com 2026-07-16 XenoSpectrum

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Stock Looks Cheap Even With AI Demand Risk - Yahoo Finance

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finance.yahoo.com 2026-07-16 Yahoo Finance

Nvidia Expands Toyota AI Partnership for Smart Cities, Factories - Bloomberg.com

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www.bloomberg.com 2026-07-16 Bloomberg.com

‘If You Weren't Transgender…’: Trump’s Grilled For Latest Biden Policy Gaffe; ‘CHIPS Act Doesn’t…’ - The Times of India

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news.google.com 2026-07-16 The Times of India