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Monday 4 May 2026
Samsung reshuffles TV leadership amid Chinese rivalry and service pivot
Samsung Electronics has replaced the head of its Visual Display (VD) business in a rare mid-cycle reshuffle, responding to weakening demand and intensifying global competition in the...
Monday 4 May 2026
Samsung foundry rebound gains steam as 4nm yield reportedly tops 80%
Samsung Electronics' foundry business is drawing renewed attention as its 4nm process reportedly reaches higher utilization, supported by HBM4 base-die demand and orders from global...
Monday 4 May 2026
MediaTek targets US$2B ASIC sales as cloud rivals chase custom-chip capacity
MediaTek has doubled its 2026 revenue target for its application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business to US$2 billion, up from US$1 billion, as demand for custom chips continues...
Monday 4 May 2026
Croma ATE posts record 1Q26 revenue and profit as AI server demand lifts SLT and photonics orders
Croma ATE reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue and profits after customers booked full-year capacity, driven by soaring demand for AI server power supplies, the company announced...
Monday 4 May 2026
Foxconn says Tucheng probe limited to employees and does not affect operations
Foxconn announced that a recent search at its Tucheng facility was focused on alleged misconduct by certain employees and did not have a material impact on the company's finances,...
Monday 4 May 2026
AI data center demand boosts IDM growth in industrial market
Recovery in the industrial chip market, driven by AI data center demand, is poised to reshape manufacturers and supply chains worldwide, as Texas Instruments and NXP Semiconductors...
Sunday 3 May 2026
Samsung restructures home appliance business after 90% profit erosion
Samsung Electronics is reportedly initiating a large-scale restructuring of its home appliance division aimed at reversing declining profitability by increasing outsourced production...
Saturday 2 May 2026
MediaTek lifts 2026 ASIC target to $2 billion despite smartphone market deterioration
MediaTek held its earnings call on April 30, expressing a cautious outlook for the 2026 smartphone market. Despite this, growth in other applications is expected to effectively offset...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Microsoft's capex plans draw scrutiny as Azure demand outstrips capacity

Microsoft executives defended the company's rising capital spending after reporting stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results,...

Thursday 30 April 2026
Alphabet's AI surge, by the numbers: Cloud, search and subscriptions rewire growth

Alphabet's first-quarter 2026 results point to a company increasingly defined by AI-driven momentum across search, cloud, and subscriptions—with...

Thursday 30 April 2026
Amazon highlights US$50 billion chip potential and advances LEO satellite plans
On April 29, Amazon told investors on its first-quarter 2026 earnings call that AWS continued to accelerate, while the company doubled down on its custom chip business and pushed forward...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Qualcomm to ship custom product with hyperscaler in 4Q26
In an earnings call on April 29, Qualcomm told investors it expects initial shipments of a custom silicon engagement with a leading hyperscaler in the December quarter, a milestone...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Samsung SDI narrows loss as General Motors joint venture delay spurs LFP review

Samsung SDI reported a sharply reduced operating loss for the first quarter of 2026 as its US joint venture with General Motors (GM) is...

Wednesday 29 April 2026
Seagate leans on long-term contracts as storage demand stabilizes
Seagate Technology is moving deeper into a contract-driven business model as cloud and hyperscale customers increasingly prioritize supply predictability over short-term procurement...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
OpenAI's growth slowdown raises questions over AI expenditure
OpenAI is confronting a growing tension between its aggressive infrastructure spending and signs of softer-than-expected business momentum, as internal targets for both user growth...