SEMI expects semiconductor equipment sales to maintain growth through 2028. AI investment is lifting wafer fabrication, memory, test, assembly, and packaging.
Samsung has begun mass production of its PCIe 6.0 SSD. The PM1763 combines ninth-generation V-NAND, a 4nm controller, high throughput, liquid-cooling optimisation, and hardware security.
ASML raised its 2026 sales forecast as AI investment accelerates. The revision reflects stronger demand across advanced logic, memory, and lithography capacity.
AI demand is reshaping memory allocation across semiconductor markets globally. SEMI has warned that intervention in memory markets could worsen supply pressure as HBM pulls capacity from conventional DRAM.
Micron has started a major Hiroshima expansion for advanced memory. Equipment installation is planned from the second half of 2028.
SEMI has warned that memory intervention could worsen global shortages. AI infrastructure is pulling capacity towards HBM and advanced DRAM.
Kioxia has started sampling 332-layer BiCS FLASH enterprise memory devices. The NAND technology targets enterprise and data-centre SSDs for AI workloads.