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2026-07-06
digitimes.com 2026-07-06
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported consolidated revenue for June 2026 on July 5, with continued demand for AI servers and cloud networking products driving record performance. Revenue for June, the second quarter, and the first half of 2026 all reached record highs for the corresponding periods.
2026-07-06
digitimes.com 2026-07-06
Rising demand for AI servers and high-performance computing (HPC) continues to drive price increases across the upstream PCB materials supply chain.
2026-07-05
news.google.com 2026-07-05 Benzinga
2026-07-05
digitimes.com 2026-07-05
Surging demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI servers has driven shortages and sharp price increases for conventional memory, while microcontroller (MCU) suppliers have also begun passing higher costs on to customers. Apple raised prices for certain Mac and iPad models in late June, and market rumors suggest the upcoming iPhone 18 could see price increases of as much as 30%.
2026-07-04
digitimes.com 2026-07-04
Machvision posted another record monthly revenue in June 2026, as surging demand for AI servers, high-performance computing (HPC), and advanced packaging continued to lift orders for the semiconductor and PCB inspection equipment maker. The company said the biggest challenge has now shifted from winning orders to managing supply chains and expanding capacity.
2026-07-03
tomshardware.com 2026-07-03 Anton Shilov
Intel confirms price increases for Core Ultra 200S Plus, Xeon 6 processors, cites market dynamics, rising costs, soaring demand.
2026-07-03
digitimes.com 2026-07-03
Renesas Electronics has completed the sale of its timing device business to US fabless semiconductor specialist SiTime, tightening its portfolio around AI servers, electric vehicles, embedded computing and software-led chip design.
2026-07-03
digitimes.com 2026-07-03
SK Hynix plans to invest KRW100 trillion (approx. US$64.38 billion) to build new NAND memory chip and advanced packaging facilities in Cheongju, betting that AI demand will keep tightening supply for storage and server memory.
2026-07-03
digitimes.com 2026-07-03
Taiwanese power management IC (PMIC) design houses have been expanding into new applications and broadening their product portfolios in recent years, aiming to move beyond consumer electronics into higher-spec, more stable markets as the AI boom accelerates.
2026-07-02
digitimes.com 2026-07-02
China's power semiconductor makers are entering a broader price-hike cycle, as AI server demand, raw material inflation, and tight mature-node capacity force suppliers to defend margins after years of low-end price wars.
2026-07-02
digitimes.com 2026-07-02
Singapore authorities have filed additional fraud and money laundering charges against four individuals and brought fresh charges against four companies, as part of an investigation linked to the movement of servers that may have contained Nvidia artificial intelligence chips subject to US export controls. The case has been reported by multiple outlets, including CNA, The Straits Times, and Reuter
2026-07-02
digitimes.com 2026-07-02
An ongoing investigation into alleged AI server smuggling has once again put Taiwan's motherboard industry under the spotlight. Veteran motherboard maker Albatron Technology has become a focal point after its general manager, Alex Lu, and an employee of Super Micro Computer (Supermicro) were detained without visitation rights as part of the investigation.
2026-07-02
digitimes.com 2026-07-02
Taiwan's passive component suppliers are entering the second half of 2026 with stronger order momentum, as demand from AI data centers, networking equipment, power systems, and automotive electronics helps offset earlier pressure from volatile metal prices and weaker consumer electronics planning.
2026-07-01
observer.com 2026-07-01 observer.com
There is a particular kind of confidence that comes from being able to say no toNvidia. Late last year, the chipmaker—whose market capitalization now exceeds the GDP of most nations—offeredHugging Facea $500 million investment at a $7 billion valuation, a sum larger than everything the company had raised since its founding in 2016. Hugging Face passed. The official line, as reported by theFinancia
2026-07-01
www.investing.com 2026-07-01 Investing.com
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2026-06-30
tomshardware.com 2026-06-30 Jowi Morales
Dominic Toretto would be stealing servers, not TVs and VCRs, if The Fast and the Furious was set today.
2026-06-30
tomshardware.com 2026-06-30 Anton Shilov
Meta develops its custom Vistara CXL memory expander to use DDR4 memory with new servers running AMD EPYC 'Turin' processors.
2026-06-30
euobserver.com 2026-06-30 EUobserver
Stakeholder Proposed Chips Act 2.0 fortifies Europe’s electronics ecosystem By Alison James, Brussels, 30 June 2026 10:18 Three years ago, the European Union adopted the European Chips Act. It marked an important first step in enabling funding for first-of-a-kind semiconductor’s research, development and production. It also laid the foundations for emerging advanced packaging capabilities as s
2026-06-30
digitimes.com 2026-06-30
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is in final-stage talks to supply multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) to a major US cloud provider for AI servers, while also expanding substrate production capacity and securing a separate silicon capacitor contract, according to Korean media reports and company statements.
2026-06-30
digitimes.com 2026-06-30
Taiwanese prosecutors have reportedly expanded their investigation into the alleged illegal export of high-end AI servers to China, Hong Kong, and Macau, launching a second round of raids targeting Supermicro's Taiwan branch and two listed Taiwanese technology companies.