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Intel Upsizes Stock Offering to $20 Billion
- Intel upsized its planned stock offering to $20 billion, up from an earlier $15 billion plan, according to an Investing.com report.
Published Aug 11Source: Investing.com ↗
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Amkor Considers Stake Sale in $1.5 Billion China Business, Bloomberg Reports
- Chip packaging and testing firm Amkor Technology is considering a stake sale in its $1.5 billion China business, Bloomberg reported via Investing.com.
Published Aug 11Source: Investing.com ↗
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Memory Chip Supply Crunch Will Last 2 More Years, JPMorgan Warns
- JPMorgan strategist Jay Kwon said the memory chip supply-demand shortage will continue for the next two years, driven by rising memory demand from both GPUs and CPUs, according to a Yahoo Finance report.
- Kwon noted memory shares saw a 25% correction in Q3 2026 to date amid EPS misses and slower cloud capex spending, but remains bullish on Micron, Kioxia and Winbond.
Published Aug 10Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
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Intel Launches $15 Billion Share Sale as Turnaround Rally Lifts Stock
- Intel said it is planning to raise $15 billion through a share sale to fund the build-out of its chip contract manufacturing business, according to a Reuters report via Yahoo Finance.
- Shares fell more than 3% in premarket trading on dilution concerns after more than doubling this year; underwriters JPMorgan Securities, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup have a 30-day option to buy up to $2.25 billion in additional shares.
Published Aug 10Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
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Key Republican Urges US to Stop Advanced Chips From Reaching Sanctioned Chinese Firms
- A key Republican lawmaker urged the US to stop any advanced chips from reaching sanctioned Chinese firms, according to an Investing.com report.
Published Aug 10Source: Investing.com ↗
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Sony, TSMC to Spend $6.3 Billion on Joint Venture to Make Image Sensors in Japan
- Sony and TSMC plan to spend $6.3 billion on a joint venture to jointly make image sensors in Japan, according to a Nikkei report relayed by Investing.com.
Published Aug 10Source: Investing.com ↗
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Micron Stock Up 207% This Year After Q3 Revenue Hits $41.5 Billion
- Micron shares are up 207% so far in 2026 after the company reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $41.5 billion and adjusted EPS of $25.10, driven by tight AI-related memory supply, according to a Motley Fool report via Yahoo Finance.
- Management guided fiscal Q4 revenue to a range of $49 billion to $51 billion and adjusted EPS to $30-$32.
Published Aug 9Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
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Former SK Hynix Employee Jailed for Leaking Information to a Chinese Firm, Yonhap Reports
- A former SK Hynix employee was jailed for leaking information to a Chinese firm, according to a Yonhap report.
Published Aug 9Source: Investing.com ↗
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Nvidia's Valuation Is Lowest in 10 Years Despite 'Mind-Blowing' AI Demand, BofA Says
- Nvidia's valuation is at its lowest level in 10 years despite 'mind-blowing' AI demand, according to Bank of America cited in a report.
Published Aug 8Source: Investing.com ↗
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Situational Awareness Bets $400 Million on Stealth Chip Startup After Crash
- AI-battered hedge fund Situational Awareness made a $400 million bet on Source Foundry, a private company aiming to reinvent how chips are manufactured, according to a WSJ report.
Published Aug 7Source: WSJ ↗
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Trump Imposes 15% Tariff on Key Chip Material to Counter China
- President Trump imposed a 15% tariff on polysilicon, a key material used in chips and solar panels, along with minimum import prices, following a national security investigation, according to a BBC report.
- China holds a near-monopoly on polysilicon production, and the US share of global output has fallen from 50% in 2005 to under 2% in 2024, according to the report; the measures take effect in December and the order is likely to benefit US producers Hemlock Semiconductor and Wacker Chemie.
- China's embassy in Washington said the move "seriously disrupts" trade between the two countries and that Beijing will act to protect its companies, according to the report.
Published Aug 7Source: BBC ↗
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AMD Deepens AI Inference Bet With Taalas Deal as Chip Race Heats Up
- AMD deepened its AI inference bet with a deal involving Taalas as the chip race heats up, according to a Reuters report.
Published Aug 6Source: Investing.com ↗
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SpaceX, Tesla to Initially Spend $16.8 Billion on Terafab Chip Plant in Texas
- SpaceX and Tesla will initially spend $16.8 billion on a chip plant called Terafab in Texas, according to a Reuters report.
Published Aug 6Source: Investing.com ↗
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Flash Crash Briefly Fells SK Hynix While Strategist Says Korean Shakeout Is Nearly Done
- SK Hynix stock dived 30% in premarket trade in Seoul before recovering much of the lost value, according to a MarketWatch report.
- A SocGen strategist said the Korean market shakeout is nearly done, according to the report.
Published Aug 6Source: MarketWatch ↗
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Nordic Semiconductor Q2 Revenue Climbs 33%, Tops Forecasts
- Nordic Semiconductor's second-quarter revenue climbed 33% and topped forecasts, according to the report.
Published Aug 6Source: Investing.com ↗
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SanDisk Stock Falls as Forecast Doesn't Live Up to High Expectations
- SanDisk's stock fell after the company's forecast didn't live up to high expectations, according to the report.
- The midpoint of the company's revenue forecast was below what analysts had been modeling, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: MarketWatch ↗
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Netlist, Samsung Settle Patent Disputes in New Five-Year Memory Deal
- Netlist and Samsung settled their patent disputes as part of a new five-year memory supply deal, according to a Reuters report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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AMD Stock Tanks 10% Despite Record Revenue, Earnings Beat
- AMD reported Q2 revenue of $11.54 billion, up 50% year-over-year, and adjusted EPS of $1.66 versus $1.62 expected, beating estimates on both counts, but shares dropped 8-10% as investors had priced in a bigger beat, according to the report.
- Data center revenue more than doubled year-over-year to 58% of total revenue, while capex rose to $808 million from $282 million a year earlier; AMD guided next-quarter revenue to about $13 billion and warned of a slowing PC market, per the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
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Foxconn's Monthly Revenue Hits Record in July on AI Demand
- Foxconn's monthly revenue hit a record in July, driven by AI demand, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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Taiwan Raids Chinese Firms Over Suspected Illegal Recruitment of Chip Talent
- Taiwan raided Chinese firms over suspected illegal recruitment of chip talent, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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Samsung, SK Hynix Test Chinese Chip Tools as Hedge Against US Risks
- Samsung and SK Hynix are testing Chinese chip tools as a hedge against risks stemming from the U.S., according to sources cited in the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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China AI Hardware Stocks Slump After News US Plans to Ban Imports of Chinese Components
- China AI hardware stocks slumped after news that the U.S. plans to ban imports of Chinese components, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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AMD Shares Slide After SpaceX Commits to Rival Nvidia
- AMD shares slid after SpaceX committed to using rival chipmaker Nvidia, according to the report.
Published Aug 5Source: Investing.com ↗
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Samsung Electronics Launches Next-Generation AI Memory Technology
- Samsung Electronics launched next-generation AI memory technology, according to the report.
Published Aug 4Source: Investing.com ↗