AI demand lifts memory stocks! Goldman Sachs recommends buying Samsung: DRAM prices rise by double digits for 2 consecutive quarters, while HBM is forecast to surge 87% next year
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Goldman Sachs analyzed rising memory prices driven by AI demand and maintained its buy rating on 三星電子. HBM prices are expected to rise 87% in 2027, with long-term contracts contributing to stable earnings.
Ennoconn joins forces with the Singapore Manufacturing Federation to shape a new landscape for semiconductors and AI
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Industrial PC maker 樺漢 signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) in the semiconductor and AI fields. This is an important step toward accelerating the global deployment of physical AI.
Cuban and Burry warn: Overreliance on Nvidia amid the AI boom raises risks
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Billionaire Mark Cuban and investor Michael Burry warned against excessive reliance on NVIDIA amid the AI boom, pointing to the risk of a chain reaction across the market.
TechInsights Q2 DRAM market report: AI reshapes pricing and supply and demand, with HBM emerging as the industry’s new leading player
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TechInsights released its report on the DRAM market in Q2 2026. AI demand has put HBM at the center of the market, fundamentally transforming pricing and profit structures. サムスン, SKハイニクス and マイクロン are reaping huge profits.
A powerful AI assistant! AI’s new ten major initiatives show their strength in Q2, debuting a legal-sector LLM that can instantly search through 16 million cases in 1 year
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The National Development Council announced the second-quarter results of its New Ten AI Projects. The use of AI in legal services, education and healthcare is advancing, accelerating the efficiency of social infrastructure. Results with a direct impact on people’s lives are becoming evident.
Saudi Arabia joins in, teaming up with the US to bomb 7 Iraqi provinces at once
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The United States and Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes on Iran-backed armed groups in 7 Iraqi provinces, causing numerous casualties. The Iraqi government condemned the strikes as a violation of its sovereignty, further escalating tensions in the Middle East.
〈Earnings〉AI is both Samsung’s triumph and its downfall! Semiconductor division rakes in profits, while mobile business reports its first-ever loss
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Samsung’s semiconductor division posted record-high profits amid surging AI demand, while soaring memory prices pushed its smartphone business into the red for the first time in 17 years. The growing divide between the company’s businesses driven by AI has become striking.
Bond market doubts Warsh’s inflation-fighting pledge; soaring yields expose his “bluff”
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The Federal Reserve held off on raising interest rates, but markets expressed distrust of Chair Powell’s remarks, sending long-term yields sharply higher. Stocks also plunged, putting the credibility of monetary policy in question.
Seagate argues that the next leap in AI performance will come not only from advances in GPUs but also from optimizing storage architecture. Leveraging KV cache can reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Nvidia supplier Innolight lists in Hong Kong today; shares fall nearly 2% in morning trading
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中際旭創, a major Chinese optical communications company and an NVIDIA supplier, listed in Hong Kong. Its opening price was 1.8% below the offering price, and it raised about 52.9 billion yen. The company is attracting attention as an infrastructure-related stock amid expanding AI demand.
〈Focus stocks〉Elite Material posts strong first-half EPS of NT$42.46, joining 欣興 as one of two leaders in the electronics stock rebound
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台光電 posted net profit of 9.87 billion yuan in the second quarter of 2026, setting a new quarterly record. EPS for the first half was 42.46 yuan, and the share price also rebounded. Expanding AI demand provided a tailwind.