Amid the ongoing global memory shortage, Chinese memory makers are pushing aggressively to capture a bigger slice of the market. According to Tom’s Hardware, YMTC, the nation’s NAND heavyweight, has officially entered the PCIe 5.0 SSD arena with its first commercial offering, the PC550. Accor...

Conflict in the Middle East triggered by tensions between the U.S. and Iran is rattling energy markets, raising concerns for the semiconductor industry. According to Commercial Times, as demand for AI chips surges, the industry’s reliance on stable power supplies continues to grow. For example, TS...

Ahead of NVIDIA’s GTC next week, all eyes are on the HBM4 supply for its next-gen AI accelerator, Vera Rubin, set for release in the second half of the year. Hankyung, citing industry sources, reports that Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are on the component supplier list. With HBM4 production ta...

In recent years, restrictions on China’s access to NVIDIA’s high-end chips have tightened; however, these curbs have in turn created unprecedented growth opportunities for domestic chipmakers. According to 21jingji, Chinese chip design companies have reported rising revenue, with firms such as ...

Riding the semiconductor surge, traditional industries are racing to pivot into the booming sector. South Korea’s paint giant, Samhwa Paint Industries, announced on March 6 that, in partnership with Samsung SDI, it has successfully developed high-performance MMB (Melt Master Batch), a key material...