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Thursday 30 July 2026
Qualcomm completes Modular acquisition to expand AI software platform
Qualcomm has completed its acquisition of Modular, strengthening its push into AI software that can run across devices, data centers, and edge systems worldwide. The deal could broaden...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Marvell plans US$250 million India investment to expand semiconductor R&D
Marvell Technology said its planned US$250 million investment in India over three years will deepen semiconductor research, hiring, and infrastructure, with implications for global...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Arm's AI-driven data center growth offsets smartphone weakness, but softer handset outlook weighs on shares
Arm Holdings reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results as demand for AI and data center chips lifted licensing and royalty revenue. However, the company's warning of slower...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Qualcomm bets on AI and automotive growth to offset Apple decline as weak outlook pressures shares
Qualcomm forecast weaker fourth-quarter earnings and warned that revenue from Apple products will decline faster than previously expected, underscoring near-term pressure on its smartphone...
Thursday 30 July 2026
AMD's Helios gains ground in challenge to Nvidia's CUDA
AI infrastructure competition is intensifying, but the market is no longer focusing only on GPU performance and is instead re-evaluating the entire computing system. For AMD, the chance...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Nvidia's Jensen Huang warns US officials about banning Chinese open-weight models

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang once again voiced his support for open-weight and open-source AI, a form of model that has caught official...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
NXP finds new AI data center role beyond GPUs

NXP Semiconductors' physical AI strategy extends beyond vehicles, factories and robots. The same control, connectivity and real-time...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
China chip substitution accelerates as chill effect looms
China's semiconductor self-reliance push has notched new gains, with Chinese AI giants expanding purchases of domestic AI chips and facing direct pressure from Beijing to use more...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
AI shift to inference boosts CPU server demand across the supply chain
The move from AI model training to inference is widening server demand beyond accelerators and easing margin pressure on hardware assemblers. For global readers, the shift signals...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
NXP posts strong 2Q as investors remain cautious on chip outlook

Despite robust performance in the automotive sector and growing demand for artificial intelligence, NXP Semiconductors' second-quarter...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
Qualcomm's Snapdragon price hikes test Apple, MediaTek flagship phone demand
Qualcomm has reportedly notified customers that it will raise prices across its Snapdragon system-on-chip portfolio from September 2026, including its next flagship mobile platform...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Nvidia says smuggling is a 'nonstarter' as Taiwan arrests its employee in GB300 server scheme
A senior sales manager allegedly helped route GB300-equipped servers through Japan and Hong Kong over three years, in a scheme prosecutors value at up to $300 million
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Nvidia invests in Ilya Sutskever's SSI, providing access to Vera Rubin compute platform
Nvidia has made a strategic investment in Safe Superintelligence Inc. and announced a long-term partnership with the secretive AI lab founded by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, giving...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Google TPU surge and Meta capacity push fuel CSP capex wave
AI demand and whether the boom is heading into a bubble are back in focus, and capital expenditure by cloud service providers (CSPs) and their supply chains is emerging as a key gauge...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Cadence raises 2026 outlook after record quarter, flags major Intel deal as revenue driver

Cadence Design Systems posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter results on July 27 and raised its full-year revenue growth outlook...