Weekly research roundup: Qualcomm’s AI strategy, memory giants and updated 2026 smartphone outlook

DIGITIMES has recently published three latest research reports regarding Qualcomm’s cloud AI ASIC business strategy for 2026, the status of the worldwide top-3 memory makers, plus the latest trends of the memory industry, and an update to DIGITIMES’ estimate of global smartphone shipments in 2026 as a result of ongoing price hikes of memory.

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Greenfiltec semiconductor AMC filter market share rises, revenue exceeds 40% in 2025

Because of slower customer orders and process optimization at its Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) facility, Greenfiltec’s consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 was NT$17.5 billion (approx. US$552.5 million), down 11.75% from the third quarter. However, full-year 2025 consolidated revenue reached NT$63.5 billion, a significant 42.15% increase over 2024, driven by a rise in market share for AMC filters used in semiconductors.

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China’s reusable rocket makers set their sights on SpaceX’s cost edge

After completing a Series A funding round in January 2025, SEPOCH (also known as Jianyuan Technology), a Beijing-based private aerospace company, moved quickly to translate capital into concrete infrastructure. The company has begun construction in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, of a medium- to heavy-lift liquid rocket assembly, testing, and recovery complex with a total planned investment of CNY5.2 billion (approx. US$745 million).

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