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2026-07-08
spacenews.com 2026-07-08 SpaceNews
PHOENIX, AZ — June 09, 2026 — Spirit Electronics today announced a new managed-access offering that provides aerospace and defense customers with a secure pathway to advanced, U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing in 28nm CMOS. Through this capability, Spirit supports programs seeking domestic wafer fabrication for custom ASICs and high-reliability integrated circuits, helping customers align mis
2026-07-08
www.cnbc.com 2026-07-08 CNBC
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2026-07-07
www.tikr.com 2026-07-07 TIKR.com
Key Stats for Qualcomm Stock Current Price: $186.48 Target Price (Mid): ~$480 Street Target: ~$217 Potential Total Return: ~160% Annualized IRR: ~25% / year Max Drawdown: 33.89% (4/7/26) Now Live: Discover how much upside your favorite stocks could have using TIKR’s new Valuation Model (It’s free) >>> What Happened? Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) gained 5.80% on July 6, 2026, closing at $186.48,
2026-07-07
tomshardware.com 2026-07-07 Hassam Nasir
LG monitors apparently auto-install an app on your PC when you first connect them, all thanks to the Microsoft Store.
2026-07-07
finance.biggo.com 2026-07-07 finance.biggo.com
The global capacity race in the memory market is entering a white-hot phase. U.S. semiconductor giant Micron Technology officially held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new fabrication facility at its plant in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 4. This expansion plan, involving a total investment of ¥1.5 trillion (approximately $9.3 billion), is squarely aimed at the next-g
2026-07-07
evertiq.com 2026-07-07 Evertiq
© Micron Business | July 07, 2026 Micron breaks ground on new cleanroom at Hiroshima facility Dennis Dahlgren Micron Technology has broken ground on a new cleanroom at its manufacturing facility in Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan. The first phase covers approximately 300,000 square feet and is intended to strengthen Micron's advanced memory manufacturing capacity to meet growing AI demand. Equipment move
2026-07-07
fortune.com 2026-07-07 Fortune
Good morning. Big news out of Redmond: Microsoft will lay off 4,800 people, or about 2.1% of its roughly 220,000-strong workforce.  Most of those cuts come out of the company’s Xbox gaming unit; the rest are largely in its commercial sales division. Get up to speed about it below—then read Fortune colleague Sebastian Herrera’s timely interview of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. “The number one measure of
2026-07-07
www.eenewseurope.com 2026-07-07 eeNews Europe
Micron Technology has broken ground on a ¥1.5 trillion, about US$9.3bn, expansion of its Hiroshima manufacturing site, adding a new cleanroom intended to increase advanced DRAM and high-bandwidth memory capacity for AI systems. The Micron Hiroshima fab expansion is being built in Higashihiroshima, western Japan, where Micron Memory Japan already runs the country’s only remaining DRAM production s
2026-07-07
digitimes.com 2026-07-07
Global markets are likely to feel the effects of a renewed rise in memory prices, as tighter supply and early inventory buying lift DRAM and NAND prices again in mid-June 2026. The trend could ripple through smartphones, PCs, and servers, while Apple's possible sourcing shifts may influence pricing across the wider semiconductor industry.
2026-07-07
digitimes.com 2026-07-07
Amid ever-shifting geopolitical concerns and a US$50 billion injection from the CHIPS and Science Act to revitalize domestic semiconductor production, a new round of competition has arisen across the US to attract investment. For Taiwan's electronics sector, the question is no longer whether to invest in the US, but which state to choose.
2026-07-07
digitimes.com 2026-07-07
Nvidia and other artificial intelligence chipmakers are still facing shortages as TSMC's advanced-node and CoWoS packaging capacity remains tight, pushing demand into foundries, back-end assembly, testing, and overseas fabs. The strain is creating spillover opportunities across the broader semiconductor supply chain, while also exposing how dependent the market has become on limited high-end capac
2026-07-07
finance.biggo.com 2026-07-07 finance.biggo.com
As the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investment boom deepens a memory semiconductor shortage, the world's top three memory manufacturers are entering a full-scale expansion race. With South Korea, the U.S., Japan, and even China joining the fray, a global battle for semiconductor supremacy is heating up.
2026-07-06
tomshardware.com 2026-07-06 Andrew E. Freedman
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced that Microsoft's gaming division will cut 3,200 jobs throughout FY27 and is spinning out studios but not canceling any games.
2026-07-06
news.google.com 2026-07-06 Business Wire
2026-07-06
news.google.com 2026-07-06 Yahoo! Finance Canada
2026-07-06
news.google.com 2026-07-06 Businesskorea
2026-07-06
news.google.com 2026-07-06 Yahoo Finance
2026-07-06
tomshardware.com 2026-07-06 Bruno Ferreira
Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft due to data center noise — plaintiffs also mention construction noise and extreme light pollution
2026-07-06
news.google.com 2026-07-06 TrendForce
2026-07-06
news.google.com 2026-07-06 Electronics Weekly