Tag: Semiconductors

The U.S. ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in artificial intelligence applications starting Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Japan’s government will propose a $65 billion plan to boost its chip industry with subsidies and other financial assistance over a period of “multiple years”, a draft seen on Monday by Reuters showed.

Qualcomm reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and revenue, and the company guided to a strong December quarter.

U.S.-listed shares of chip designer Arm Holdings fell 6% premarket after its quarterly forecast disappointed investors, who had high expectations due to AI-driven interest in chip companies.

NXP Semiconductors reported softer guidance Monday despite better-than-expected earnings in Q3 as ongoing weakness in its automotive business continued to weigh.

Shares of SK Hynix rallied 6.5% on Monday after the business announced a next-generation memory chip and the parent company’s chair said that the South Korean semiconductor firm sped up the supply of a key product to Nvidia

Intel’s upbeat revenue projections on Thursday masked a sore point for the embattled company: chips touted for artificial intelligence have not lived up to sales expectations.

AMD reported earnings results Tuesday afternoon in line with expectations, but the company forecast slightly less revenue than expected for its December quarter.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company suspended shipments to China-based chip designer Sophgo after a chip it made was found on a Huawei AI processor, according to two people familiar with the matter.

South Korea’s SK Hynix, one of the world’s largest memory chipmakers, on Thursday posted record quarterly profit, boosted by strong demand for its high bandwidth memory (HBM) used in generative AI.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday reported a 54% hike in net profit in the third quarter and forecast annual revenue growth in the last three months of the year, as global chipmakers continue to benefit from demand boosted by AI applications.

Advanced Micro Devices stock is falling after the company launched its latest data center AI chip.

For the quarter ended Aug. 29, Micron reported revenue of $7.75 billion—up 93% from the prior year—and adjusted earnings of $1.18 a share. Wall Street was expecting revenue of $7.65 billion with adjusted EPS of $1.11.

Chip giants Samsung Electronics an Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. are considering building megafactories in the Middle East, in a move that could transform the chip industry in the coming years.

The chipmaker, which has lost over half its value this year and last month had its worst day on the market in 50 years after a disappointing earnings report, started the week on Monday by announcing that it’s separating its manufacturing division from the core business of designing and selling computer processors.

Shares of Mobileye Global were rising Thursday after majority shareholder Intel said it currently has no plans to divest a majority interest in the autonomous-driving company.

Intel shares jumped 8% in extended trading Monday after the company said it plans to turn its foundry business into an independent unit with its own board and the potential to raise outside capital.

Broadcom reported fiscal third-quarter results on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings.

Qualcomm launched a new PC processor on Wednesday as it looks to capitalize on electronics makers’ desire to put artificial intelligence on their devices.

Intel’s shares rose more than 3% before the bell on Friday, as a report of the struggling chipmaker exploring options that could include a merger or a split induced some investor enthusiasm after one of the stock’s worst slumps in decades.