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Quartz component makers raise prices as material costs bite

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Quartz component suppliers are raising prices as higher raw material costs from gold wire and ceramic bases squeeze margins. Industry sources said ceramic base prices could climb by double-digit percentages, in some cases even doubling, pushing makers to pass on some of the increases.

Six-inch SiC substrate price rebounds as supply tightens

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digitimes.com 2026-07-14

Six-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, a third-generation semiconductor product that has faced oversupply and falling prices for the past two years, have clearly bottomed out and are even starting to recover as capacity remains constrained and demand emerges across multiple sectors. Semiconductor distributors say supply is now tight, and customers who want to buy more must pay more, with new o

Liying tops NT$100 million as AI chip demand lifts semiconductor services

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digitimes.com 2026-07-14

Liying said revenue reached a quarterly record of NT$108 million in the second quarter of 2026, crossing the NT$100 million (US$3.11 million) mark for the first time as strong demand for AI chips kept semiconductor utilization rates high. The company also reported record first-half revenue of NT$206 million, reflecting continued demand for its circular-economy services tied to waste hydrofluoric a

Ingenic's first-half profit set to jump more than 400% as memory super-cycle lifts chip prices

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Chinese chip designer Ingenic Semiconductor expects its net profit for the first half of 2026 to surge between 431% and 531% year-over-year, to a range of CNY1.079 billion (approx. US$159.14 million) to CNY1.282 billion, as a memory-market super-cycle drives up prices for its DRAM and Flash products, according to a preliminary earnings filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on July 13. That compare

iST June revenue rose as AI chip validation demand strengthened

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Integrated Service Technology Inc. (iST) reported June 2026 consolidated revenue of about NT$426 million (US$13.24 million), up 10.47% from May and down 1.56% year on year. The Taiwan-based chip validation and analysis provider said the result reflected stronger demand tied to AI chip validation and a spillover effect from capacity constraints at packaging and testing plants.

GigaDevice director maps memory's next three years: capacity, AI demand, and the race for new applications

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digitimes.com 2026-07-14

AI computing demand continues to fuel growth in the global memory market, but the industry's attention is shifting beyond short-term price movements. Increasingly, the focus is on longer-term variables, including the pace of capacity expansion, the sustainability of AI-driven demand, and whether emerging AI applications can achieve commercial scale.

Watch SK Hynix Slumps in US Market, Oil Prices Soar amid Iran War | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 7/13/2026 - Bloomberg.com

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Cell phone prices expected to rise 14 percent due to chip shortage - Atlanta News First

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Cell phone prices expected to rise 14 percent due to chip shortage - Atlanta News First

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NY to hold meetings on Micron-related highway projects in Clay, Cicero - Syracuse.com

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