Semiconductor News & Analysis Feed
33 articles
2026-07-15
mezha.net
2026-07-15
Межа. Новини України.
2026-07-15
www.notebookcheck.net
2026-07-15
Notebookcheck
2026-07-15
digitimes.com
2026-07-15
Apple's MacBook Neo is selling briskly, lifting the company's notebook brand shipments by more than 10% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, but supply shortages are emerging as a major risk. Supply-chain sources had expected MacBook Neo shipments to reach 10 million units in 2026, but a key component bottleneck could weigh on sales.
2026-07-15
digitimes.com
2026-07-15
Lenovo, responding to recent reporting that its ThinkBook 14 G9 IPL business notebook uses solid-state drives (SSDs) from Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), stressed that the unit dismantled and tested in the report was a German-spec model, not a US version. The company said all notebooks shipped to the US market do not contain SSDs from YMTC, refuting claims that the Chinese supplier had entered
2026-07-13
news.google.com
2026-07-13
Notebookcheck
2026-07-08
digitimes.com
2026-07-08
ELAN reported June 2026 revenue of NT$1.059 billion, up 5.48% from the prior month and 7.13% from a year earlier. The Taiwanese chip maker said second-quarter 2026 revenue reached NT$3.368 billion, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter and 11.1% year-over-year, while first-half revenue totaled NT$5.37 billion, a 4.04% increase from a year earlier.
2026-07-08
www.notebookcheck.net
2026-07-08
Notebookcheck
Earlier this month, Ugreen introduced the Nexode Air 100W GaN charger in the US. The compact charger has now made its way to the UK, where it is available through Amazon for £39.99.
This Nexode Air model bumps the maximum output to 100W, making it better suited for charging laptops, tablets, and handheld gaming PCs than the earlier 45W and 65W models. According to Ugreen, it can charge a 14-inch
2026-07-08
www.notebookcheck.net
2026-07-08
Notebookcheck
Last month, Ugreen launched the Nexode 45 W GaN charger in Europe and North America. Now, the brand’s latest charging accessory is now available for purchase at Costco. Speaking more precisely, the Ugreen Costco storefront is offering the Nexode 45 W charger (2-pack) for $49.99. Unfortunately, there’s no option to purchase a single unit on Costco. Oddly enough, the charger isn’t available on Amazo
2026-07-07
digitimes.com
2026-07-07
Lenovo confirmed that some notebooks sold outside China now use solid-state drives from Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), marking the first known appearance of the Chinese memory maker's SSDs in an overseas Lenovo model. The move comes as global PC makers face tighter NAND flash supply and higher prices.
2026-06-30
digitimes.com
2026-06-30
Ability Opto-Electronics Technology, an optics maker, said on June 29 that its V-groove and mechanical transfer (MT) products for co-packaged optics (CPO) are likely to become its second-largest product line after notebook camera modules, as the company pushes to expand into new growth drivers. Chairman Weiya Gao said the expected 10% to 20% cut in 2026 shipments by notebook brands would have a re
2026-06-29
www.notebookcheck.net
2026-06-29
Notebookcheck
YouTuber Zerobrain is currently providing a highly interesting look inside a defective Anker charger. The charger is a typical GaN device with USB Power Delivery on two USB-C ports and one USB-A port. GaN chargers are known for being particularly compact but also for generating a fair amount of heat. Zerobrain originally wanted to take the charger apart to find out why it had failed. In the proces
2026-06-16
www.notebookcheck.net
2026-06-16
Notebookcheck
Lenovo has launched a new fast charging brick in China, the 150W Multi-port GaN Power Adapter. It sports a total of three USB-C ports and can offer up to 150W fast charging.
Among the three ports, the C1 and C2 max out at 140W, while the third Type-C port can offer up to 65W of power. When all three of them are connected, the first two can go up to 65W each, while the third one can offer up to 20
2026-06-16
digitimes.com
2026-06-16
AI, high-performance computing, and early pull-ins from TV, PC, and notebook supply chains pushed the global foundry market to a record high in the first quarter of 2026. China's Nexchip Semiconductor delivered the key ranking shift, overtaking Taiwan's Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) for the first time to become the world's eighth-largest foundry.
2026-06-15
www.igorslab.de
2026-06-15
igor´sLAB
LATEST NEWS
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon C: entry-level notebooks for around 300 US dollars with Arm chip and NPU
15. June 2026 06:00Samir Bashir
📖 Reading time: approx. 7 minutes · 1,224 words · 7,865 characters
To be honest, I had to look at the announcement twice at first: Qualcomm is bringing a chip for $300 laptops? At a time when DRAM prices are exploding and even entry-level notebooks are
2026-06-14
news.google.com
2026-06-14
Notebookcheck
2026-06-11
tomshardware.com
2026-06-11
Zhiye Liu
Notebookcheck reports that 8TB SD cards will soon hit the retail market, although an exact launch date and pricing remain a mystery.
2026-06-09
digitimes.com
2026-06-09
ELAN Microelectronics is broadening beyond notebook PCs into agentic AI PCs, unmanned vehicles, and optical communication chips, moves that could influence technology supply chains across Asia, the US, and Europe. The company also disclosed a strategic investment in US-based PETA Optronics, signaling a deeper push into next-generation hardware markets worldwide.
2026-06-05
tomshardware.com
2026-06-05
Andrew E. Freedman
At Computex, Dell and Acer both introduced systems starting with 8GB of RAM to compete with the MacBook Neo, following a rush to 16GB systems in the last two years to bolster local AI.
2026-06-04
www.notebookcheck.net
2026-06-04
Notebookcheck
Massive improvements thanks to Intel Arrow Lake: Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 laptop review
Last year, Lenovo introduced the 14.5-inch Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 with a dedicated Nvidia GPU, which also featured a large battery and dual fan cooling. The new iteration, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6, includes more efficient Intel Arrow Lake H CPUs and Nvidia RTX Pro Blackwell graphics.
Intel Core Ultr
2026-06-04
www.notebookcheck.net
2026-06-04
Notebookcheck
Mobile workstation with Nvidia RTX PRO 2000 - Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 3 review
The ThinkPad P16v Gen 3 is a mobile workstation from Lenovo. There have been savings in some areas, such as the housing materials or the graphics and cooling performance. Nevertheless, the price is more than 2,800 Euros (~$3248). In our test, we find out whether this is justified.
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, NVIDIA RTX PR