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Macronix and Winbond Electronics reported record consolidated revenue in June 2026 and for the second quarter of the year as memory chip demand and pricing strengthened. The Taiwanese makers benefited from a rally across the memory market, while industry watchers continued to flag the risk of volatility after a sharp price run-up.

TSMC accelerates local DRAM supply chain with Winbond collaboration The chip giant is teaming up with Winbond to build 3D wafer-on-wafer stacked DRAM in Taiwan, targeting edge AI workloads

Winbond's NOR flash has reportedly entered Nvidia's supply chain for the first time, as AI server demand drives a surge in memory consumption and Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin platform prepares for volume shipments in the second half of 2026. Industry sources said Winbond will align NOR flash shipments with customer rollout schedules and is expected to win a major share on the Vera Rubin pla

Winbond Chairman Arthur Chiao said market sentiment in the second half of 2026 would carry the strong momentum seen in the first half, with the overall market remaining in a supply shortage. He expects the current shortage will be difficult to ease in the near term, and said capacity constraints might not be resolved until the second half of 2027.

AI demand for high-performance chips is driving up orders for semiconductor silicon capacitors, or Si-Caps, with Samsung Electro-Mechanics and several Taiwanese memory makers emerging as key names to watch. Supply-chain sources say the shift could reshape who captures future demand for advanced packaging.