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Thursday 30 April 2026

Google's split TPU chips signal shift from universal to specialized AI accelerators

Google has unveiled its eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) by splitting them into two distinct chips: the training-focused TPU 8t and the inference-optimized TPU 8i....

Thursday 30 April 2026

MetaX GPU revenue jumps 75%, losses narrow on AI demand

China-based GPU developer MetaX reported a solid start to 2026, underscoring how domestic high-performance GPUs are beginning to translate technical progress into tangible commercial...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Memory crunch squeezes smartphone SoC market as Samsung gains share

Global smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) shipments fell 8% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, as a prolonged memory shortage...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Intel kills three projects in two months as Kechichian launches multi-year reset

Intel's reorganization under Kevork Kechichian, backed by CEO Lip‑Bu Tan, aims to reposition amid Nvidia's AI dominance and Arm's rise, signaling a shift to CPU-centric orchestration...

Thursday 30 April 2026

South Korea's OLED share rebounds to 68.7% in 2025

South Korea's global OLED market share increased by 1.5pp to 68.7% in 2025, marking its first rise in a decade and drawing widespread attention. According to Chosun Biz, the...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Cambricon earnings surge on AI compute demand

China's Cambricon Technologies reported a sharp rise in first-quarter 2026 earnings, driven by surging AI compute demand, while intensifying competition and shifting investor positioning...

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 Electronics' record chip profits signal strengthening AI memory supercycle

Samsung Electronics reported a sharp increase in first-quarter 2026 profitability, led by its semiconductor division, as AI-driven demand for memory chips continued to accelerate....

Thursday 30 April 2026

China photonics chipmaker Lightelligence lists in HK, CPO commercialization in focus

As generative AI drives a sharp rise in computing demand, traditional electrical interconnect architectures are increasingly constrained by power consumption and density limits. On...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Qualcomm flags near-term headwinds as data center push gains traction

Qualcomm reported results broadly in line with its guidance, but noted ongoing headwinds from memory supply constraints and soft smartphone demand. Revenue for the fiscal second quarter...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Nvidia CEO says Google's TPUs pose no threat as AI chip race heats up

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently stated that Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) do not constitute a real threat to Nvidia. He made the comments during an interview on the Dwarkesh...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Amkor advances data center CPU mass production amid manageable supply and cost risks

Amkor, the world's second-largest OSAT provider, recently held its earnings call where CEO Kevin Engel highlighted strong demand for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) chips driving...

Wednesday 29 April 2026

China memory chip designer Montage lifts profit on DDR5, AI server demand

China-based memory interface chip supplier Montage Technology reported solid first-quarter 2026 results, supported by rising demand for AI servers and accelerating adoption of next-generation...

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Automotive and networking chips move directly to 2nm as AI demand tightens capacity

Demand for advanced chips at TSMC is tightening amid the AI boom, with its 3nm process becoming increasingly congested as major customers...

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