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Semiconductors

  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung’s stock market value hits $1tn on AI euphoria

    Memory chip giant’s surge pushes South Korea’s Kospi to new record

    3 hours ago
    A flag bearing the Samsung Electronics logo at the company’s offices in Seoul
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Toto Ltd
    Shares in Japanese toilet maker Toto soar on AI-related pivot

    Investors cheer after company unveils plans to boost output of semiconductor components

    Several Japanese high-tech toilets are displayed in a row at a Toto showroom, with a person standing and viewing them.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Technology sector
    Huawei’s chip sales set to jump 60% as Chinese tech groups shun Nvidia

    Chinese tech companies place large orders for the Shenzhen-based group’s latest range of AI processors

    A computer chip illustration overlaid on the Huawei logo with a red background.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Technology sector
    Memory chipmakers hope AI frenzy signals end to boom and bust

    SK Hynix and Samsung say customers now want long-term contracts to guarantee supplies amid acute shortages

    The SK hynix logo is displayed on glass with people and exhibition booths blurred in the background
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Apple Inc
    Apple’s next chief John Ternus confronts break from China playbook

    Rising memory costs and Donald Trump’s pressure to invest in US manufacturing will force tough early calls

    John Ternus will take the helm at the iPhone maker in September
  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    Asia-Pacific economy
    Chip toolmaker Tokyo Electron cuts ties with executive linked to Chinese rivals

    Veteran executive Jay Chen, who helped build Japanese group’s China business, left after links to start-ups surfaced

    A visitor stands in front of a large display screen showing colorful images of semiconductor chips, electronic wafers, and cleanroom workers.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Intel Corp
    Intel shares surge on AI boom to surpass dotcom bubble high

    CEO says US chipmaker has made ‘fundamental’ changes after year-long turnaround

  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Hynix Semiconductor Inc
    Nvidia supplier SK Hynix hails ‘structural shift’ after another record quarter

    Second-largest memory chipmaker says customers prioritising procurement over pricing amid supply crunch

    Close-up of an SK Hynix 12-layer HBM3E memory chip mounted on a green LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory module, with SK hynix branding in the background.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Intel Corp
    Intel lifted as Musk says his Terafab will use its latest chipmaking tech

    US semiconductor group has been seeking a big customer for its ‘14A’ manufacturing system

    An illustration showing the Intel logo displayed on a screen surrounded by a computer motherboard and circuit components.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    The Bethlehem Project
    Pennsylvania’s chipmaking comeback left in limbo under Donald Trump

    High-tech chip manufacturing began in the Lehigh Valley but promised federal funds for its revival have not come through

    Five people in cleanroom suits and masks stand inside a semiconductor manufacturing facility, surrounded by equipment.
  • Thursday, 16 April, 2026
    Asia-Pacific equities
    Taiwan overtakes UK in stock market value on AI chip boom

    Crossover comes as chipmaker TSMC reports record first-quarter profit

    TSMC logo displayed on a circular sign outside the TSMC Museum of Innovation, with a person walking nearby.
  • Thursday, 16 April, 2026
    #techAsia
    China’s surging chip tool imports from south-east Asia

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    Premium content
    A worker inspects computer chips at a semiconductor packaging firm in Malaysia
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    ASML Holding NV
    ASML raises 2026 outlook on AI chip boom

    Europe’s most valuable company says customers are accelerating expansion plans

  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Will Google’s TurboQuant algorithm hurt AI demand for memory chips?

    More efficient artificial intelligence could mean even greater need for semiconductors, say experts

    Logos of Google, Samsung, and SK Hynix with a jagged blue line chart superimposed on a red circuit board background.
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    Technology sector
    The chips chokehold that could end the AI investment boom

    Taiwan’s control of leading-edge silicon chips lies on a geostrategic faultline

    John Thornhill
    Cityscape of Kaohsiung at night with brightly lit skyscrapers and buildings under a blue sky.
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    SoftBank Group Corp
    Arm chief Haas in line to lead much of SoftBank’s international business

    New job driving Japanese group’s AI strategy would be in addition to running the UK chip company

    Rene Haas speaks on stage, gesturing with one hand while holding a small device during the Arm Everywhere event.
  • Tuesday, 7 April, 2026
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung forecasts record profit on AI boom

    First-quarter earnings surge eightfold despite rising energy costs from Middle East war

    The Samsung logo in large, illuminated white letters at a company store.
  • Tuesday, 7 April, 2026
    Anthropic
    Anthropic in chips deals with Google and Broadcom worth hundreds of billions

    AI start-up secures more computing capacity as annualised revenues hit $30bn

    Anthropic AI’s logo displayed on a smartphone
  • Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
    Intel Corp
    Intel strikes $14bn deal with Apollo to reclaim Irish chip plant

    Chipmaker sold stake two years ago to help shore up its precarious finances

    The Intel headquarters sign with flowers and part of the main building visible under a blue sky.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    Nvidia
    Nvidia invests $2bn in chipmaker Marvell to boost AI networking

    Semiconductor groups join forces on silicon photonics to speed up data centre systems

    A smartphone displaying the Nvidia logo rests on a laptop keyboard, illuminated by blue light.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    Energy Source
    Why the helium shortage matters for chipmakers

    The Middle East war has highlighted another potential choke point for the semiconductor supply chain

    Premium content
    The Air Liquide logo on a large white storage tank, with power lines and metal pylons in the background.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    Technology sector
    UK chip start-up Fractile seeks to raise $200mn to challenge Nvidia

    Company part of growing cohort of UK groups developing faster AI processors

    Alt text: Abstract pattern of blue square tiles with dotted designs, some featuring glowing dots and orange lines, forming the Fractile AI logo.
  • Friday, 27 March, 2026
    Technology sector
    Memory chip stocks shed $100bn as AI-driven shortage trade unwinds

    New research suggests AI data centres will need much less memory than investors had bargained for

    Close-up of an SK Hynix 12-layer HBM3E memory chip mounted on a LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory module.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    US manufacturing
    Apple to source US-made parts from Japan’s TDK under reshoring push

    Japanese supplier to produce advanced sensors for smartphone cameras

    Donald Trump shakes hands with Tim Cook in the Oval Office, standing in front of signs about Apple's American Manufacturing Program.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    #techAsia
    A CPU crunch and Alibaba’s latest chip

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    Premium content
    Close-up of an Intel Xeon 6 processor.
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  5. Memory chipmakers hope AI frenzy signals end to boom and bust

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