TSMC announced on May 15 that it plans to sell shares in affiliate company Vanguard. According to Commercial Times, the foundry giant intends to sell up to 152 million common shares of Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS), equivalent to around 8.1% of Vanguard’s outstanding share...

Amid surging memory price momentum, Japan’s NAND heavyweight Kioxia has delivered another blockbuster quarterly outlook, with further upside still in play. According to Nikkei, the company expects April–June 2026 net profit (IFRS) to jump 48-fold year-on-year to ¥869 billion, sharply beating th...

With Samsung’s major strike scheduled to begin on May 21, the memory giant has already moved to implement pre-emptive measures to limit potential losses. According to The Financial News and Newspim, the company is curbing the intake of new wafers into production lines while reshaping its product m...

Amid China’s semiconductor push, SMIC has remained a key player, with its earnings closely watched by the industry. According to The Wall Street Journal, SMIC posted a 5% increase in first-quarter net profit, missing analysts’ expectations. The report notes that net profit totaled US$197.4 mill...

Riding sustained AI-driven demand across both logic and memory, Applied Materials has struck a more bullish tone for 2026, projecting over 30% growth in its semiconductor equipment business and more than 50% growth in packaging revenue, according to Reuters. The outlook marks a notable upgrade fr...