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ASML's fourth quarter bookings beat expectations

ASML reported stronger-than-expected bookings in the fourth quarter, with the world's largest supplier of computer chip equipment receiving more orders as companies boosted investment in AI chipmaking capacity.

Business • 28 Jan

TSMC smashes forecasts with record profit

TSMC, the world's main producer of advanced AI chips, today posted a forecast-smashing 35% jump in fourth-quarter profit to a record high, predicted robust annual growth and flagged more US manufacturing capacity was in the works.

Business • 15 Jan

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AI gobbling up memory chips essential to gadget makers

As devices from toys to cars get smarter at the CES gathering, gadget makers are grappling with a shortage of memory and storage needed for them to work.

Business • 09 Jan

Lenovo said its revenue for the July to September quarter climbed 5% year-on-year to $20.5 billion from the same time a year earlier

Lenovo signs long-term component‑supply deal for 2026

Lenovo said today it has signed long-term contracts for memory chips to ensure supplies amid rising memory prices because of surging AI demand.

Business • 20 Nov 25

AMD shares up as investors cheer AI-driven growth targets

Advanced Micro Devices shares surged 7% today after the chipmaker unveiled a bold $100 billion annual data centre revenue target, with plans to claim a larger slice of the booming artificial intelligence market dominated by Nvidia.

Business • 12 Nov 25

A Nvidia chip is seen through a magnifying glass on a green motherboard

Trump says China, others can't have Nvidia top AI chips

Artificial intelligence giant Nvidia's most advanced chips will be reserved for US companies and kept out of China and other countries, US President Donald Trump said.

Business • 03 Nov 25

TSMC expects AI megatrend to strengthen

TSMC, the world's biggest producer of advanced AI chips, forecast fourth-quarter revenue up by as much as 24% as it rides an AI boom that saw it post its sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit profit growth, beating estimates.

Business • 16 Oct 25

TSMC's record quarterly profit of $13.5bn beats forecasts

TSMC, the world's main producer of advanced AI chips, posted record profit in the second quarter with forecast-beating growth of 60%, and noted that demand for artificial intelligence was getting stronger and stronger.

Business • 17 Jul 25

Nvidia's stock market value hit $3.89 trillion yesterday, just short of Apple's record

Nvidia on track to become world's most valuable company

Nvidia hit a market value of $3.92 trillion yesterday, briefly putting it on track to become the most valuable company in history, as Wall Street doubled down on optimism about AI.

Business • 04 Jul 25

Nvidia hit from China export curbs not as bad as feared

Nvidia beat quarterly sales expectations as customers stockpiled its AI chips before fresh US curbs on China exports took effect.

Business • 29 May 25

Nvidia's graphics processors, or GPUs, dominate the market for training AI models

Nvidia software to create marketplace for AI power

Nvidia has today announced a new software platform that will create a marketplace for cloud-based artificial intelligence chips.

Business • 19 May 25

Advanced Micro Devices has issued a second-quarter revenue forecast that topped Wall Street estimates

AMD sees $1.5bn revenue hit from US curbs on China chips

Advanced Micro Devices has forecast a $1.5 billion hit to revenue this year due to new US curbs on chips, which require the company to obtain a license to ship advanced artificial-intelligence processors to China.

Business • 07 May 25

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Samsung warns of slow AI chip sales in first quarter

Samsung Electronics has today warned of sluggish sales of its artificial intelligence chips in the current quarter due to US export restrictions to China, and as it worked towards launching an improved version of its high-end chips.

Business • 31 Jan 25

Ireland and a number of other countries including the UK will essentially be exempt from the ne AI export rules

Ireland to be exempt from new US rules on AI chip exports

The US government said it would further restrict artificial intelligence chip and technology exports, divvying up the world to keep advanced computing power in the US and among its allies while finding more ways to block China's access.

Business • 14 Jan 25

Nvidia set to become first trillion-dollar chip firm

Nvidia soared about 26% today taking it closer to a market value of $1 trillion after its stellar revenue forecast showed that Wall Street has yet to price in the game-changing potential of AI.

Business • 25 May 23

Nvidia has strained to meet demand for its AI chips in recent months

Nvidia shares soar nearly 30% as sales forecast jumps

Nvidia has forecast second-quarter revenue more than 50% above Wall Street estimates, and said it is boosting supply to meet surging demand for its artificial-intelligence chips.