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TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, expects the global semiconductor market to exceed $1.5 trillion by 2030, topping ‌its previous forecast of $1 trillion, according to its presentation materials ahead of a tech ‌symposium on Thursday. • AI and high-performance computing are expected to account for 55% of ​the $1.5 trillion market, followed by smartphones with 20%, and automotive applications with 10%, according to TSMC. • TSMC said it has been expanding capacity at a faster pace in 2025 and 2026 and plans to build nine phases of wafer fabs and advanced packaging facilities ‌in 2026.

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Apple and Intel have reached a ‌preliminary agreement for Intel ‌to manufacture some of the chips ​that power the iPhone maker's devices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people ‌familiar with ⁠the matter. Intensive talks between the two companies have ⁠been underway for more than a year, and they ​hammered out ​a ​formal deal in ‌recent months, the report said. Apple shares were up about 2%, while Intel's stock extended gains and was last up ‌about 14%.

Micron's AI memory rally is still running hot.

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The majority Sony-owned venture will set up production lines in Kumamoto Prefecture, with potential Japanese government backing

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Sony Semiconductor Solutions said on Friday ‌they plan to form a new joint venture ‌in Japan to develop and manufacture next-generation image sensors. The venture will combine ​Sony’s sensor design expertise with TSMC’s manufacturing and process technology strengths, deepening a long-standing partnership of the two companies. It will be majority-owned by Sony, and will set up development and ‌production lines in ⁠the Japanese company's new fabrication plant in Koshi City in the Kumamoto region.

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Investing.com -- Semiconductor equipment giant ASML is expected to benefit more from strong demand for existing EUV lithography systems than from the industry’s next-generation High-NA technology over the next several years, according to a new research report from BofA Securities.

Apple stock on Thursday cleared a five-month consolidation pattern and hit a record high. In morning trades on the stock market today, Apple hit an all-time high of 292.13. In recent trades, Apple stock rose more than 1% to 290.91.

Oil prices fell and stocks rose on rising optimism about an end to Middle East hostilities. Iran and the U.S. are working with mediators on a one-page framework to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and opening the Strait of Hormuz, with talks potentially beginning next week in Islamabad. Semiconductor stocks extended their rally.

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Samsung reaches $1 trillion market cap on booming demand for high-bandwidth memory for AI.

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The South Korean company is only the second Asian company with a market valuation above $1 trillion, aside from TSMC.

The market capitalisation of Samsung Electronics' ‌common stock surpassed $1 trillion ‌on Wednesday, making it the second ​Asian company after TSMC to reach the milestone. Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, saw its ‌market value ⁠reach 1,500 trillion won ($1.03 trillion) in early trading ⁠in Seoul on Wednesday, tracking sharp gains of AI-related ​stocks in ​the U.S. ​overnight. Shares of the ‌South Korean chip giant were up 12% at 09:52 a.m.

Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) executives said the company made progress across several customer engagements during its first-quarter 2026 earnings call, highlighting momentum in advanced logic, memory, RF, power devices, and gallium nitride (GaN) applications for its Mears Silicon Technology (MST). Gate-Al

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Apple has held exploratory discussions about using Intel and Samsung Electronics to produce ‌the main processors for its devices, Bloomberg ‌News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the deliberations. Apple executives ​have made visits to a Samsung plant under development in Texas and, separately, also held preliminary talks with Intel about enlisting the company's chipmaking services, Bloomberg reported. While ‌the move would ⁠offer Apple a secondary option beyond its longtime partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the ⁠iPhone-maker is also concerned about using non-TSMC technology, the report said, citing worries about reliability and scale.

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Moby summary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation's Q1 2026 earnings call

On resource procurement, we recently received proposals in response to the all-source RFP issued later last year, which targeted new resources beginning service between 2029 and 2031. In summary, we are executing our plan, delivering operational excellence to our customers, investing in grid expansion to serve Arizona’s rapid growth, and improving investment recovery to reduce regulatory lag while ensuring affordability for customers.

Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) opened 2026 with first-quarter results that management said were in line with the financial guidance issued in February, supported by higher transmission revenue, weather-driven demand, and continued customer growth in Arizona. Management points to Arizona growth an