Fueled by the generative AI (GenAI) boom, global VC has emerged from the shadow of the 2021 bubble burst, with worldwide funding now overwhelmingly concentrated on AI startups. This concentration of capital has reached a fever pitch, driven by technological breakthroughs in multimodal AI, agentic AI...

SK hynix delivered yet another record-setting quarter, as tightening supply sent DRAM and NAND prices sharply higher. The company reported a striking 72% operating margin for 1Q26, according to its press release—outpacing global peers such as Micron (67.6%) and TSMC (58%), as highlighted by ZDNet....

On April 17, shares of Yuanjie Semiconductor continued to rally, briefly surpassing CNY 1,410 during intraday trading and overtaking Kweichow Moutai to become the highest-priced stock in China’s A-share market. By midday close, Yuanjie retreated slightly to CNY 1,403.08, still marginally above Mou...

China’s chip packaging firm SJ Semiconductor has successfully listed on the STAR Market. According to 21jingji, SJ Semiconductor (SJSemi) has officially debuted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market, raising a total of about RMB 5 billion in its IPO, making it the largest fundraising in C...

Samsung Electronics’ NAND flash facility in Xi’an, China, is reportedly seeing a decline in wafer output as it undergoes equipment upgrades. According to Chosun Biz, monthly NAND wafer production has declined year on year, with output estimated to have fallen by about 5%–6% from a previous lev...