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Friday 30 January 2026
KLA: AI-driven process control boom lifts 2026 semiconductor equipment demand

US semiconductor equipment maker KLA said growing AI infrastructure demand is accelerating investment in advanced logic chips, high-bandwidth...

Friday 30 January 2026
ASML gains from rising EUV demand and US chip spending
After TSMC chairman C.C. Wei said on a recent earnings call that AI demand is real and that AI is becoming embedded in daily life as a long-term trend, expectations for ASML's performance...
Friday 30 January 2026
Apple dominates 2025 smartphone rankings, with iPhone 16 as the world's best-seller

According to a recent report from Counterpoint Research, the Apple iPhone 16 finished 2025 as the world's best-selling smartphone,...

Friday 30 January 2026
SanDisk sees sevenfold profit surge in 2QFY26, extends Kioxia JV
SanDisk delivered a strong fiscal second quarter in 2026, reflecting accelerating demand across data centers, industrial applications, and consumer electronics, driven by the ongoing...
Friday 30 January 2026
Hyundai and Kia hit hardest by Korea-US tariffs
Hyundai Motor Group's vehicle brands Hyundai and Kia saw their combined revenue exceed KRW300 trillion (US$208.6 billion) for the first time in 2025, breaking a record high. Even so,...
Friday 30 January 2026
Aspeed profits rise for second year on server upgrade demand

As artificial intelligence (AI) applications expand, the rising scale and density of server computing have placed a premium on system...

Friday 30 January 2026
Altos taps Acer's regional footprint to ride enterprise AI boom, eyes double-digit growth in 2026
Altos Computing, Acer's AI server solutions subsidiary, is optimistic about its 2026 outlook as enterprise AI adoption gains momentum across Asia-Pacific. With a growing project pipeline...
Friday 30 January 2026
Memory prices soar as AI demand tightens DRAM and NAND supply, spot buying slows near year-end
Memory demand remains strong, intensifying the industry's supply-demand imbalance. Contract prices for the first quarter of 2026 are rising sharply, with major South Korean memory...
Friday 30 January 2026
Analysis: Apple hits record quarter as iPhone 17 demand outstrips chip supply
Apple Inc. delivered a record-breaking quarter, fueled by surging demand for the iPhone 17 even as rising chip costs and tightening memory supply began reshaping its margins and supply-chain...
Friday 30 January 2026
Taiwan semiconductor test supply chain poised for growth amid rising AI chip complexity
Taiwan's semiconductor test supply chain is experiencing strong growth driven by increased demand for AI and HPC chips, industry sources report. Close collaborations with foundries...
Friday 30 January 2026
Dixon gears up for massive scale-up amid global memory volatility
Dixon Technologies saw negative impacts due to the memory price rise for the third quarter of fiscal 2026. During an earnings call, management outlined plans to navigate global supply...
Friday 30 January 2026
Apple posts historic US$143.8 billion quarter as China revenue climbs 38%

Apple has reported record financial results for its fiscal 2026 first quarter, ending December 27, 2025. The company achieved all-time highs in...

Friday 30 January 2026
Lam Research hits US$20.6 billion revenue high, sees 2026 WFE spending at US$135 billion
Lam Research, a leading supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment dubbed the "US version of ASML," capped off fiscal 2025 with stellar performance, fueled by surging AI demand...
Friday 30 January 2026
Realtek expects networking to drive growth in 2026 amid PC market challenges
Realtek Semiconductor outlined its outlook for the first quarter and full year of 2026 during its January 27, 2026, earnings call, highlighting networking applications as the key growth...
Friday 30 January 2026
Advantest to boost SoC test equipment capacity to 5,000 units by 2027
Japan's Advantest has announced an acceleration of its capacity expansion plans for system-on-chip (SoC) test equipment in response to surging demand driven by artificial intelligence...