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2026-06-16
tomshardware.com
2026-06-16
Zhiye Liu
Our RAM benchmark hierarchy ranks DDR5 and DDR4 memory kits of all frequencies and capacities for any budget.
2026-06-16
www.msn.com
2026-06-16
MSN
Record price target: TD Cowen lifted Micron's target to $1,500, projecting strong AI-fueled growth and sustained pricing power.
Supply sold out: Micron's 2026 high-bandwidth memory output is fully booked, with 2027 orders already under negotiation.
Earnings in focus: Investors await June 24 results for signs of long-term contracts and profit margin strength.
Record-breaking rally: Micron stock
2026-06-16
www.theglobeandmail.com
2026-06-16
The Globe and Mail
Key Points
AI and memory go together like peanut butter and jelly.
Micron's customers are rushing to lock in long-term supply deals.
10 stocks we like better than Micron Technology ›
Shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) surged on Monday after an investment bank's research team highlighted the memory chip leader's staggering artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled growth potential.
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2026-06-16
ourworldindata.org
2026-06-16
Our World in Data
Spending on the hardware that trains and runs artificial intelligence has grown rapidly over the past years. One of the clearest indicators of how rapidly spending has increased is the revenue of American chipmaker NVIDIA.
The company accounts for around 85% of the global market for AI chips. These are graphics processing units (GPUs), originally built for video games but well-suited to the paral
2026-06-16
www.ad-hoc-news.de
2026-06-16
AD HOC NEWS
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Capacity push for AI: TSMC’s CoWoS packaging ramps toward 140,000 wafers a month
16.06.2026 - 02:00:19 | ad-hoc-news.de
TSMC’s CoWoS advanced packaging line is emerging as a quiet workhorse of the AI boom. Industry data now points to capacity as high as 120,000 to 140,000 wafers per month by 2026, as the Taiwanese foundry pours billions into a technology that has become critica
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
Global expansion in AI chips, advanced logic processes, and multilayer 3D NAND flash memory is driving demand for tungsten hexafluoride (WF6), a critical electronic specialty gas used in semiconductor manufacturing. Limited short-term supply additions and low industry inventories are widening the supply-demand gap, triggering a rapid price increase.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
SK Hynix moved closer to shipping seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM4E, to key customers as timing emerged as a critical competitive factor in the global memory market. According to Newsis, industry sources reported that SK Hynix had recently made positive progress in HBM4E development and was preparing to send samples soon, with shipments possibly beginning in June 2026 and no later th
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
Japan's Rapidus has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK Semiconductor Centre, a government-backed body established in 2025 to support Britain's semiconductor ecosystem, marking a step toward cooperation on future semiconductor manufacturing and potential customer development in the UK, according to Rapidus and reports from Nikkei, Bloomberg,and Reuters.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
After Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote, online rumors claimed that only premium devices with 12GB of memory could run on-device AI, but DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin said on a podcast that that was just Apple's messaging. Most on-device AI features only need 8GB of memory; only the Apple-defined advanced on-device AI requires the higher 12GB spec.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
South Korea has begun planning a large-scale research and development program for next-generation power semiconductors as part of its broader "Ultra-Innovation Economy Project," according to a report by the Seoul Economic Daily.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
Samsung Electronics' foundry business is reportedly expanding its strategic relationship with companies led by Elon Musk, with cooperation now spanning electric vehicles and emerging neurotechnology, according to Hankyungreporting.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
China has recently eased controls on some indium phosphide (InP) substrates, relieving a bottleneck in optical communications capacity for the second half of the year. But supply chain players say the long-term priority is still to expand substrate capacity from non-China sources, with supply security for the AI industry outweighing price.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
A South Korean media report claiming TSMC is preparing to launch panel-level packaging at mass-production scale as early as 2027 has drawn skepticism from Taiwan industry sources, who say the timeline is likely premature and that the company remains focused on evaluating multiple advanced-packaging options.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
AMD said it will acquire MEXT, a move aimed at strengthening its AI and data center portfolio amid rising global memory demand. The deal is intended to help customers improve performance, reduce infrastructure costs, and accelerate the deployment of AI, analytics, and high-performance workloads across cloud and enterprise systems.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
NAND flash memory supplier Kioxia Holdings has surpassed Toyota Motor in market capitalisation, becoming Japan's most valuable company. The development highlights how the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom is reshaping Japan's corporate landscape.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
Nvidia's dominance in AI is extending beyond model training and deeper into inference—the fast-growing segment of the AI market responsible for running deployed models and generating revenue.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
TSMC is accelerating its advanced packaging roadmap for AI chips, expanding CoWoS capacity while publicly disclosing new progress in glass substrate technology. The company is also signaling that next-generation packaging competition is shifting from CoWoS toward CoPoS as it builds out a fuller ecosystem ahead of rivals.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
Apple is stepping up the AI capabilities of its Siri voice assistant, and analysts say memory chip demand will rise along with it, potentially benefiting Apple's suppliers such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The shift could drive both shipment growth and higher prices for mobile DRAM.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
Austria's AT&S plans to invest up to EUR2 billion (approx. US$2.32 billion) to expand its Kulim plant and a previously unused building at the second site in Kulim, Malaysia, as part of a broader push to capitalize on AI demand. The company said the investments will be fully supported and financed by long-term customer commitments, and it expects to represent at least five leading US tech partners.
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
Researchers and chipmakers presented new logic, memory, and device architectures at the 2026 IEEE/JSAP VLSI Technology and Circuits Symposium in Honolulu, with several results pointing toward pilot production and mass manufacturing.