Monthly Archives: January 2026

[News] AMD, NVIDIA and Others Reportedly to Debut New Chips at CES 2026, Spotlighting TSMC 3nm and 5nm

CES 2026 is set to open on January 6, with major companies expected to unveil new chips, drawing broad industry attention. According to Commercial Times, upcoming processors from AMD, Qualcomm, and NVIDIA are all slated to be manufactured by TSMC, …

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[News] ASUS’s Reported 15-20% Price Hike Triggers Domino Effect as Retailers Raise Rivals’ Prices Jan. 5

ASUS has sent shockwaves through Taiwan’s notebook market, announcing a fresh round of price hikes effective today (Jan. 5). According to Mirror Daily, the company has told resellers that prices for mainstream notebook models will rise by NT$3,000 to NT$5,000, …

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[News] NVIDIA, AMD Reportedly Plan Price Hikes Starting 1Q26; GeForce RTX 5090 May Reach $5,000

Rising memory prices are expected to prompt graphics card price increases from NVIDIA and AMD. According to Kbench, citing sources, the two companies are planning phased price hikes across their full product portfolios beginning in the first quarter of 2026. …

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[News] Google Led TPU Innovation with Patent Spike; Broadcom, MediaTek Reportedly Boost Reserved Wafers

As Google intensifies its push for Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), aiming to secure more orders from major tech players, the company’s R&D efforts are clearly bearing fruit. Nikkei reports that the company has sharply increased patent filings for AI data-center …

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[News] Earnings Call Preview: TSMC 2nm in Focus — Capacity, Sales Contribution, and More

Ahead of TSMC’s earnings call on January 15, the company quietly confirmed that its 2nm process entered mass production on schedule in 4Q25. With the market now expecting more details at the briefing, here are some of the key things …

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