Etron Technology is focusing its CES 2026 showcase on edge AI memory and robotics. The company is launching new platforms and highlighting partnerships, aiming to capitalize on a robotics market it expects to hit “hundreds of billions” in 2025.
According to a new report, AMD and Nvidia are planning significant price hikes for consumer GPUs starting in early 2026. The increases are blamed on soaring memory costs and insatiable demand from AI companies. This could push high-end cards like the RTX 5090 to a staggering $5,000.
A ship is seized in Finland over damaged undersea cables, a critical infrastructure incident. Meanwhile, speculation swirls that Nvidia is on a multi-billion dollar shopping spree not for products, but for elite AI engineering talent.
Nvidia has locked in a massive $5 billion investment in Intel, formalizing a partnership to co-develop next-gen chips. The financial stake has already gained billions on paper, but the long-term play is technical: creating integrated CPU-GPU platforms for data centers and PCs.
According to a Reuters exclusive, China has quietly mandated that semiconductor manufacturers must source at least 50% of their equipment domestically when building new capacity. The policy, accelerated by U.S. export restrictions, is forcing rapid adoption of Chinese tools and fueling massive growt
Samsung is making a major push to compete with TSMC in advanced chip manufacturing. The company has reportedly signed deals with major clients like Tesla and plans to start mass-producing 2nm chips by the second quarter of 2026. This sets the stage for a high-stakes battle in the semiconductor found
According to a report, India’s first OSAT companies are moving from announcements to competitive positioning. One firm claims pricing is now attractive compared to Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan, though China remains cheaper. The real ramp to volume production, especially for automotive, is still 1
Samsung’s semiconductor division is roaring back as a cash cow. Chairman Jay Y. Lee visited key factories to inspect next-gen tech and motivate staff during a market upswing.
Samsung is reportedly considering using its in-house Exynos 2600 chipset in the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8. The move would be a major vote of confidence in its new 2nm manufacturing process. It’s also seen as a cost-saving measure against Qualcomm’s expensive Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
Stephen Witt, author of the Jensen Huang biography “The Thinking Machine,” argues Google is the single biggest risk to NVIDIA. He claims Huang is driven by a fear of failure, which has fueled the chipmaker’s rise to a $5 trillion valuation.
