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2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Co-packaged optics (CPO) is rapidly emerging as a foundational architecture for next-generation AI infrastructure. With Nvidia's latest Scale-Up CPO switch roadmap now taking shape, bandwidth per AI rack is set to increase from approximately 130 TB/s in the Blackwell generation to more than 1 PB/s in the Feynman era, spanning Blackwell, Rubin, Rubin Ultra, and Feynman platforms. As a result, the g
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Nvidia and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are expanding tools that could make it easier for companies worldwide to build and run large-scale AI systems. The changes aim to improve speed, lower costs, and reduce operational complexity across inference, search, and training, which could influence how global enterprises deploy production AI.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
AI chipmaker SambaNova could raise between US$800 million and US$1 billion in a new funding round, according to its executive chairman and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. This would raise SambaNova's value to US$10 billion as increasing inferential AI workloads spur a search for alternatives to Nvidia's expensive GPUs.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Micron Technology is turning the AI memory boom into a new Wall Street story: not just record DRAM, NAND and HBM demand, but stronger free cash flow, long-term customer commitments and a clearer path to shareholder returns.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the company's Cheonan plant on June 23 to review high-bandwidth memory production operations, as cumulative revenue from the company's latest HBM generation has crossed the US$1 billion mark and demand tied to AI chips continues to rise.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Sigurd is expanding testing and packaging capacity as AI demand and steady customer orders keep its facilities fully utilized. For global readers, the move underscores how supply chains for silicon photonics (SiPh), AI servers, and advanced chips are tightening, while new capacity is expected to ease bottlenecks and shape revenue growth in 2026 and 2027.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
ByteDance's reported plan to purchase at least 50,000 AI inference chips from Shanghai-based GPU developer Iluvatar CoreX could become one of the most significant commercial wins yet for China's domestic AI chip industry.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
On June 24, Micron Technology reported record fiscal third-quarter results and issued a fourth-quarter forecast that significantly exceeded market expectations, reinforcing investor confidence in the AI infrastructure boom. Analysts said the company's expanding portfolio of multi-year customer agreements could help reduce the memory industry's traditional volatility, while persistent supply constr
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Qualcomm used its June 24 investor day to unveil a data center chip portfolio and a multi-generation CPU agreement with Meta, a strategic bid to diversify beyond a shrinking smartphone business and challenge Nvidia's dominance — while courting Chinese demand and leaning on manufacturing partner TSMC.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
The European Commission has given the green light to a EUR76 million (approx. US$86.3 million) German subsidy supporting QuantumDiamonds' plan to build a new semiconductor testing equipment facility in Munich, the Commission announced. The approval is the latest step in Brussels' push to reduce Europe's reliance on foreign chip technology and strengthen its industrial autonomy.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
National Silicon Industry Group, China's leading 12-inch silicon wafer maker, has announced a CNY11.45 billion (US$1.6 billion) capital injection into its core subsidiary Shanghai Xinsheng Semiconductor Technology, in a restructuring aimed at easing losses in its wafer business.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Techzone Technology Materials, a provider of one of Taiwan's few integrated waste treatment, renewable energy, and recycling solutions, is actively addressing the waste treatment demand driven by semiconductor capacity expansion. Together with its subsidiaries Han-Yang Technology Renewable Energy and Sunlight Environment, the company has a combined annual treatment capacity of 239,000 tons.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won is planning to meet Tesla and SpaceX leadership in the US at the end of June 2026 to advance cooperation on next-generation AI infrastructure, memory supply, and data-center projects, South Korean outlet Ddailyreported, citing industry sources. The meeting is expected to cover specific business collaboration plans with Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, though the exact date wa
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
SK Hynix said on June 24 its board approved a plan to issue new shares backing American Depositary Receipts on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, targeting up to KRW45.45 trillion (approx. US$29.43 billion) in proceeds for semiconductor facility investment.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor (HHGrace) is seeing gains from both process technology and capacity expansion, with industry research showing its 40nm ultra-low-power specialty process has entered stable mass production while its Wuxi 12-inch line continues to ramp.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Kioxia is preparing to enter the US capital market through American depositary shares (ADS) in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, just as its latest annual report points to accelerating demand for NAND flash memory, SSDs and next-generation storage used in AI and consumer electronics.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
Brian Bailey
Engineers are flooded with new capabilities. The problem now is how best to deploy them.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
IC design firms are scrambling to expand their partner networks as tight packaging and testing capacity remain the most pressing bottleneck in the supply chain. Companies in Taiwan, Europe, and the US say the shortage is worse than expected, pushing packaging, testing, and related materials into broader supply constraints.
2026-06-25
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2026-06-25
As demand for AI chips surges, the battle for foundry orders is heating up. South Korean industry sources say the next 2-3 years will be a critical period for Samsung Electronics' foundry business, with its 2028 turnaround target hinging on stable operations at the Taylor plant and landing major orders.