27
Dec
27
Dec
LG UltraGear evo is unveiled – a new premium gaming monitor brand debuting at CES 2026
26
Dec
AOC Q27G41ZDP is launched with a 240Hz QHD WOLED display and full bandwidth HDMI 2.1
26
Dec
Japan quadruples chip and physical AI spending, deepens state backing for Rapidus
Japan is preparing a major expansion of state support for advanced semiconductors and artificial intelligence, with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) set to nearly quadruple related funding from fiscal year 2026, starting in April 2026.
26
Dec
Huawei details Ascend AI chip roadmap built around in-house HBM, massive clusters
Huawei is clarifying how it intends to compete in global AI computing despite being cut off from leading-edge foundries and US-origin GPUs. Instead of chasing rivals on single-chip performance, the company is leaning into scale, systems engineering, and vertical integration—a strategy it is now preparing to test outside China, beginning with South Korea.
26
Dec
AMD wins major Alibaba MI308 chip order to challenge Nvidia H200
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently received US President Donald Trump’s approval for the H200 to return to the China market. Shipments to Chinese customers were reportedly fast-tracked for around February 2026.
26
Dec
SMEE wins China lithography order, yet ASML still controls advanced-node tools
A disclosure on China’s government procurement platform shows that Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) has won a contract to supply a step-and-scan lithography system valued at CNY109 million (US$15.5 million). The buyer, identified only by a coded designation under China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, has reignited industry scrutiny of Beijing’s push to localize semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
26
Dec
Winbond prepares 16nm 8Gb DDR4 mass production for 2026 shipment upgrade
Memory maker Winbond Electronics has recently continued to expand capital expenditures by increasing capacity for 16nm and DDR4 DRAM. As inventories of legacy DDR3 products decrease, DDR4 will officially become Winbond’s main product in the first half of 2026. The company’s new 8Gb DDR4 products manufactured on its in-house 16nm process have recently passed customer qualification smoothly and are expected to enter mass production and shipment in the first to second quarters of 2026.
26
Dec
Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong doubles down on auto electronics with ZF ADAS deal
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, having cleared major legal overhangs, is accelerating the group’s strategic reset. Months after completing its acquisition of Germany’s FläktGroup, Samsung announced another landmark deal: the purchase of ZF Friedrichshafen’s advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) business for EUR1.5 billion (US$1.8 billion).
26
Dec
MediaTek and DENSO team up to develop custom automotive SoC for advanced driver-assistance systems
MediaTek and DENSO said they have entered into a joint development effort to create a custom automotive system-on-chip (SoC) for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle cockpit applications, reflecting growing demand for higher-performance and safety-compliant computing platforms in next-generation vehicles.