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Feb
05
Feb
TCL launches the FFalcon 27Q7A Pro and 27Q7A QD-Mini LED monitors
04
Feb
HP CEO Enrique Lores steps down; board names interim leader
HP announced today that Bruce Broussard, who has served on the company’s board of directors since 2021, has been named interim chief executive officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Enrique Lores, who is stepping down as president, CEO, and board member to pursue another professional opportunity. The board has established a CEO search committee and retained a leading global executive search firm to assist in identifying Lores’s permanent successor.
04
Feb
AMD sees PC growth in 2026 despite market contraction
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) expects to continue growing its PC business in 2026 even as elevated component prices are projected to weigh on the broader industry, according to comments from CEO Lisa Su on the company’s February 3, 2026, earnings call. During the call, Su detailed a strategy focused on enterprise customers and the premium segment to offset anticipated market headwinds.
04
Feb
Pentagon selects 25 vendors for attack drone program
The US Department of War has invited 25 companies to compete in the first phase of a major initiative to deploy low-cost, weaponized one-way attack drones at scale. The move is part of a broader effort to overhaul the military acquisition system and counter the rising influence of unmanned systems on the battlefield.
04
Feb
China smartphone market and industry, 4Q 2025
Smartphone shipments by Chinese brands are estimated to decrease by 8.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026; smartphone shipments in the Chinese market will decrease by 6.5% year-on-year.
04
Feb
AI drives ODM/EMS growth despite weak consumer electronics in 2025
Global data center investment in 2025 has begun to shift decisively, driven by the rapid expansion of generative artificial intelligence and the growing computational demands of large-scale model training. Spending is moving away from conventional, general-purpose servers toward high-performance computing platforms built specifically for AI training and inference. This transition is ushering the server supply chain into a new phase of structural growth.
04
Feb
Samsung, SK Hynix move into HBM4 as yields and policy risks loom
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have both secured production-ready technology for 16-layer stacks of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, known as HBM4, positioning the two South Korean memory makers for a pivotal contest in 2026 as demand from artificial intelligence accelerators expands. While each company has demonstrated technical readiness, industry participants say yield performance, rather than headline specifications, is likely to determine market share, profitability, and supplier standing in the next phase of the HBM cycle.
04
Feb
Intel CEO unveils plans to enter GPU market dominated by Nvidia
Intel is making a bold strategic push into graphics processing units (GPUs), a segment long dominated by Nvidia. According to Reuters, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced on Tuesday at an AI conference in San Francisco that the company plans to design and build its own GPUs. The move signals a significant shift in the chipmaker’s product focus.
04
Feb
Vanguard International Semiconductor sees strong 2026 AI server power demand
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) forecasts that the semiconductor market in 2026 will be driven primarily by expanding AI investments and applications, which will broadly boost chip demand. At the same time, inventory corrections for commercial, industrial, and automotive chips are gradually returning to healthy levels, strengthening mature process demand.