As memory shortages and price increases extend through 2026, smartphone companies are considering downgrading memory capacities in their devices. Despite this, Jacob Chen, president...
Research institutions predict that global smartphone shipments could decline by 1–2% in 2026 due to memory shortages, with mid- and low-range devices expected to be most affected...
The smartphone market is expected to contract in 2026 as rising costs for memory and advanced process wafers drive manufacturers to reconsider pricing and specifications, according...
After sharp price hikes across multiple memory categories caused by tight supply-demand conditions, overall supply-chain costs have come into sharper focus. Memory is far from the...
South Korean IC design house Sapien Semiconductor is emerging as a disruptor in the global smart glasses supply chain, after reports that it will supply display backplanes for Meta's...
Taiwan-based component supplier Sixxon Tech reported broad-based revenue growth across all product lines in the first three quarters of 2025 and outlined an expansion-driven strategy...
Viking Tech, a leading automotive-grade thin-film resistor manufacturer, announced it will increase prices for its thin-film inductors by 10% to 40% starting in the first quarter...
Apple is facing renewed cost pressure as its long-term DRAM supply contracts with South Korean memory makers approach expiry in January 2026, heightening concerns that higher component...
As the demand for cloud artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure rapidly grows, multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) have emerged as one of the top cost contributors in AI server...
Qualcomm has acquired Ventana Micro Systems Inc., a move aimed at bolstering its capabilities in the RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) and custom CPU development. The acquisition...
Samsung Electronics is facing mounting challenges in the global smartphone market, with Apple poised to overtake the top spot in shipment volume in 2025 amid rising exchange rate...
PC manufacturers are planning significant price increases on 2026 models as an acute shortage of conventional memory chips, driven by soaring demand for artificial intelligence hardware,...
Onsemi and Innoscience have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand mass production of GaN power devices using Innoscience's mature 8-inch GaN-on-silicon technology. Onsemi...
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is set to increase its AI server multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) production by expanding capacity at its Calamba City plant in the Philippines starting...
