An ASUS China demo video has sparked speculation after a folder labeled “9950x3dv2” was spotted on a test system. This suggests AMD may be testing a revised version of its upcoming flagship X3D processor behind the scenes.
Apple’s CFO says March quarter revenue will grow 13-16%, but that’s with constrained iPhone supply. The real bottleneck isn’t memory, but access to TSMC’s advanced chip manufacturing nodes. CEO Tim Cook is looking at options as costs rise.
Vishay has introduced five new 1200V silicon carbide power modules. They’re designed as drop-in upgrades for existing designs in automotive and industrial systems. Samples are available now with a 13-week lead time.
Nvidia’s AI dominance is built on a foundation only one company can provide: ASML. The Dutch firm’s extreme ultraviolet lithography machines are essential for printing the world’s most advanced chips. With a 90% market share and a lock on next-gen tech, they’re the invisible engine of the AI revolut
Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chip is in a regulatory holding pattern in China. CEO Jensen Huang is publicly hoping for a “favourable decision,” even as reports suggest major Chinese tech firms have conditional approval to buy hundreds of thousands of them.
IonQ is making a massive move to control its own hardware destiny. The trapped-ion quantum computing company is buying U.S.-based chip foundry SkyWater Technology in a deal valued at roughly $1.8 billion.
MediaTek’s stock is on a historic tear, jumping 19% over two sessions to an all-time high. The rally is fueled by its partnership with Google to develop tensor processing units (TPUs) for AI, positioning it as an alternative to TSMC for some investors.
Chinese AI startup MiniMax just had a huge Hong Kong IPO, valuing the company at $6.5 billion and making its 36-year-old founder, Yan Junjie, worth about $2.4 billion. The company, which spent years building a multi-modal AI model, now boasts 212 million users for products like its Hailuo video gene
CES 2026 was dominated by AI moving into the physical world, from Nvidia’s autonomous vehicle models to AI construction equipment. But oddities like Razer’s AI companion and the return of physical keyboards stole plenty of spotlight, too.
Samsung’s financial fortunes have turned dramatically, with Q4 2025 revenue projected at $64 billion and profits hitting $13.8 billion. A massive surge in memory chip demand, with sales up 34% to $25.9 billion, has propelled the company back to the number one position in the global DRAM market.
