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Qualcomm, Arm bear brunt of memory shortage as smartphone chip sales disappoint
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (438+ words) Thursday, 05 Feb 2026 Feb 4 (Reuters) - "Memory shortages will constrain sales of cell phones for some time, hurting demand for chip "industry companies like supplier Qualcomm and chip architecture designer Arm Holdings, executives and analysts said on "Wednesday as both companies reported…...
TSMC CEO flags 3-nanometre chip production in Japan, investment reported at US$17bil
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (432+ words) Thursday, 05 Feb 2026 TOKYO/TAIPEI: TSMC plans to mass produce advanced 3-nanometre chips in Kumamoto in southern Japan, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei said on Thursday, an investment local media reported was worth $17 billion as the Taiwanese firm seeks to meet soaring demand…...
TSMC plans $17 billion investment in 3-nanometre chip production in Japan, Yomiuri reports
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (173+ words) Thursday, 05 Feb 2026 TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - "TSMC plans to mass produce "advanced 3-nanometre chips in Kumamoto in "southern Japan with investment totalling $17 billion, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri reported on Thursday. Japan's government, which has subsidised "Taiwan's leading chipmaker to build "out capacity…...
Indonesia eyes cooperation with Malaysia in next-generation semiconductor development
17+ hour, 58+ min ago (160+ words) Wednesday, 04 Feb 2026 JAKARTA: Indonesia is seeking cooperation with Malaysia in developing the next generation of the semiconductor industry as part of broader efforts involving several strategic partners to strengthen capabilities in emerging chip technologies. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga…...
Nintendo shares slide 10% as momentum fears grow
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (242+ words) Wednesday, 04 Feb 2026 TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Nintendo "shares slid 10% on Wednesday as investors fretted "about momentum for its flagship Switch 2 gaming "device. The Kyoto-based gaming company on Tuesday reported robust sales for the Switch 2 during the year-end shopping season, though the…...
Exclusive-OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives, sources say
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (947+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - OpenAI is unsatisfied "with some of Nvidia's latest artificial intelligence chips, and it has sought alternatives since last year, eight sources familiar with the matter said, potentially complicating the relationship between the two highest-profile players in…...
Trendforce sees chip prices surging 90-95% in Q1 from previous quarter
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (122+ words) SEOUL, "Feb 2 (Reuters) - "Market researcher "TrendForce said on Monday that "it has "raised "its price forecasts "for conventional "memory "chips and expects conventional "DRAM contract "prices "to jump by "90% to 95% "in the January to March period of this year, from…...
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (525+ words) Monday, 02 Feb 2026 Clouds hover over the Andes Mountains in Santiago, Chile. The backdrop behind the campaign is a debate, in Chile and elsewhere, about the heavy costs of AI usage. " AP About 50 residents of a community outside Chile's capital spent…...
Sandisk surges as robust AI demand powers blowout forecast
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (354+ words) Saturday, 31 Jan 2026 Jan 30 (Reuters) - Sandisk shares rallied "on Friday, after the data storage firm projected third-quarter profit and revenue "well above analysts' estimates and extended a major supply deal, powered by "a surge in AI-driven demand for data storage. Its…...
Nintendo Switch 2’s strength threatened by memory 'horror show"
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (811+ words) Friday, 30 Jan 2026 For Nintendo, the memory chip crunch comes at a critical juncture, hitting a once-in-a-decade console debut that's key for winning new users. " Unsplash The fastest-selling game console of all time may not be enough to shelter Nintendo Co's…...