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Thursday 30 July 2026
Samsung foundry to double 2nm design wins in 2026 on Broadcom talks; claims profit turnaround 'possible in near term'

Samsung Electronics' foundry business expects its 2nm project wins to more than double year-on-year in 2026, and the company is in...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Advantest lifts fiscal 2026 forecast as AI chip test demand surges

Advantest raised its outlook for the fiscal year ending March 2027 after demand for chip-test equipment tied to AI data centers strengthened,...

Thursday 30 July 2026
China rejects 'overcapacity' claims in new policy paper, defends industrial strategy
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has released a policy paper rejecting allegations that the country's manufacturing sector suffers from "overcapacity," arguing that the concept...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Samsung sees tripled HBM4 sales in 3Q26; HBM share to reach parity with DRAM position

Samsung Electronics expects HBM4 sales to increase more than threefold sequentially in the third quarter of 2026, the company said...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Samsung: memory shortage to worsen in 2027, persist through 2028; locks top customers into multi-year deals

Samsung Electronics expects the global memory shortage to become more severe in 2027 than in 2026 and to persist through 2028, memory...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Intel's reported DDR4 CPU revival expected to boost PC demand in second half
With AI server demand continuing to absorb DRAM production capacity, DDR5 memory prices remain elevated and are expected to rise further.
Thursday 30 July 2026
Meta earnings series 2/2: Zuckerberg defends higher AI expenditure, outlines the path to returns

Meta Platforms' second-quarter results showed a widening gap between its fast-growing advertising business and the cost of building...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Microsoft raises AI infrastructure spending outlook as Azure growth tops expectations

Microsoft reported stronger-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results, driven by accelerating Azure cloud growth and rising adoption...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Samsung device business swings to loss in 2Q26 as memory boom drives up component costs

While record memory earnings powered Samsung Electronics to an all-time-high quarter — consolidated revenue of KRW171.5 trillion...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Qualcomm confirms price hike plan and broadens growth bets as Apple sales fade

Qualcomm is raising prices across its product portfolio and accelerating a shift beyond smartphones as higher memory and manufacturing...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Lam Research raises outlook as AI-driven semiconductor demand fuels record revenue and margin expansion
On July 29, Lam Research reported record fiscal fourth-quarter results and issued stronger-than-expected guidance, signaling that rising demand for artificial intelligence is accelerating...
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
Samsung memory sales up 471% in 2Q26; foundry targets double-digit second-half growth

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division posted the most profitable quarter in its history in 2Q26, generating operating...

Thursday 30 July 2026
UMC posts NT$42.26B profit on non-operating investment gains in 2Q26
United Microelectronics (UMC) reported consolidated second-quarter 2026 revenue of NT$68.73 billion (approx. US$2.12 billion) during its earnings call on July 29. The figure is up...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Samsung says rising memory costs will lift Taiwan smartphone market value more than 8% in 2026
Rising prices for memory and other key components are weighing on smartphone demand in Taiwan, but the overall market value is still expected to grow in 2026, according to Samsung...