Semiconductors

Former SK Hynix employee jailed for leaking information to a Chinese firm: report 

2026-08-09T02:44:54.000Z
Imports were up 27.5% from July 2025, slowing from the 36% jump in June and were in line with an expected 27.9% gain.

China’s July exports beat expectations on robust high-tech demand fuelled by global AI boom

2026-08-07T05:31:10.000Z
Among individual funds, Hong Kong-based Polymer Capital Management was the best-performing Asia multi-strategy fund in the first half.

Asia multi-strategy hedge funds see big monthly drawdowns amid brutal sell-off in AI stocks

2026-08-06T03:43:02.000Z
Generative AI’s rapid growth has been boosting demand for Sandisk’s enterprise solid-state drives and flash memory chips.

Sandisk forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue on AI-driven demand

2026-08-06T01:53:44.000Z
The new system underscores Samsung’s efforts to position itself as an end-to-end provider of AI infrastructure.

Samsung reveals new 3D-memory roadmap in bid for AI tech lead

2026-08-05T01:37:36.000Z
Nvidia is building ever-larger chips with billions of transistors and increasing amounts of high-bandwidth memory attached.

Nvidia will soon face a chip limit, warns Huawei’s top scientist

2026-08-04T08:05:51.000Z
The measures reflect the greater strategic importance Beijing is assigning to technology developed by Chinese firms.

China steps up protection for chip designs in revised regulations

2026-08-03T12:03:22.000Z
The divergence hinges on how the rise of CXMT will change competition, cyclical dynamics and pricing in the global memory industry. 

CXMT’s US$1 trillion target gap flags high stakes in chip battle

2026-08-03T01:38:22.000Z
CXMT was founded in 2016 in Hefei after acquiring technology and intellectual property from the bankrupt German memory maker Qimonda.

After a blockbuster IPO, can China’s memory chipmaker CXMT compete globally in the AI era?

2026-08-02T08:26:17.000Z
Dennis Au, president of Frencken Group, says the company prefers to partner a relatively small group of top-tier customers to ensure its long-term growth.
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‘Not an easy company to understand’: Frencken wants to be known for more than semiconductors

2026-08-02T04:00:00.000Z