SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
The global semiconductor industry and chip geopolitics, including memory chipmakers and European players.
4 articles
After raising its prices, Apple seeks to buy memory from a blacklisted Chinese company
AL JAZEERA ARABICبعد رفع أسعارها.. آبل تسعى لشراء ذواكر من شركة صينية محظورة
Jun 29, 2026, 11:58 AM
Apple is reportedly seeking to import memory chips from a Chinese company that the Pentagon blacklisted over suspected ties to the Chinese military. The move follows recent price increases and raises questions about its timing.
US trade deficit narrows 1.2% as pricier oil exports rise amid the Iran war
EL PAÍSEstados Unidos reduce su déficit comercial un 1,2% por el tirón de las exportaciones de petróleo más caro por la guerra de Irán
Jun 9, 2026, 01:38 PM
The United States narrowed its trade deficit by 1.2%, driven by a surge in exports of oil made costlier by the war with Iran. Imports of microprocessors and computer products soared on the back of the AI boom.
Sanjay Mehrotra and Kwak Noh-jung, the chip kings whose companies are worth a trillion dollars
EL PAÍSSanjay Mehrotra y Kwak Noh-jung, los reyes del chip cuyas empresas valen un billón de dólares
Jun 7, 2026, 03:40 AM
The companies they run, Micron and SK Hynix, make the scarcest component of the AI economy: memory chips.
Infineon, Europe's hope in the booming semiconductor business
EL PAÍSInfineon, la esperanza europea en el pujante negocio de los semiconductores
Jun 7, 2026, 03:30 AM
The German group has doubled its market value this year, buoyed by expectations of growing chip demand.