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Smartphone Shipments Fell 20% in Q3 2026, the Lowest Q3 Since 2012, Counterpoint Says, as Memory Costs Bite
Counterpoint's preliminary data: Q3 2026 smartphone shipments fell 20% YoY, the lowest Q3 since 2012, as DRAM and NAND costs squeezed supply.
Marvell Unveils Second-Generation Structera X CXL 3.2 Memory Expanders With Six Memory Channels
Marvell unveils second-gen Structera X CXL 3.2 memory expanders with six memory channels for AI inference. Samples expected Q1 2027. Figures are Marvell's.
Microsoft Unveils Maia 300 and Plans Multi-Gigawatt Maia Deployments From 2027; Maia 200 Is Now in Production
Microsoft unveils Maia 300 and says Maia will scale to multi-gigawatt deployments from 2027 as its main inference system. Maia 200 is in production.
Lumentum, Astera Labs and Corning to Show PCIe Running Over Light Inside an AI Rack
Lumentum, Astera Labs and Corning will demo PCIe carried over light inside an AI rack at OCP Summit. It is a proof of concept, not a shipping product.
Korea Customs: Chip Exports for 1 to 10 October Hit a Record $12.2 Billion, Up 170.9% (Preliminary)
Korea Customs preliminary data: chip exports for 1 to 10 October reached $12.198bn, up 170.9%, helped by two extra working days this year.
Samsung Reportedly Plans a $4.09 Billion Memory-Chip Testing Plant in Vietnam; No Samsung Confirmation Found
Samsung reportedly plans a $4.09B memory-chip testing plant in Vietnam, per Korea Herald. Testing, not wafers; Samsung has not confirmed.
ASML and Zeiss Engineers Outline a 0.75 NA Hyper NA Chip Tool Concept
A paper by Zeiss and ASML engineers sets out a 0.75 NA Hyper NA EUV tool that reuses today's light source. Reuters says it is about a decade away.
PC Shipments Fell 20.1% Last Quarter, IDC Says, as Memory-Driven Price Rises Bite
IDC's preliminary data show worldwide PC shipments fell 20.1% year on year in Q3 2026 to 62.7 million units, and 9.1% from Q2. IDC blames supply constraints and stockpiling "ahead of memory-driven price hikes", links higher prices to the AI data-centre build-out, and says "Prices will remain elevated." What the figures show, and what they don't.
Chip Supply Roundup: A Bigger Dresden, Sold-Out Optics and Two Smaller Moves
Four chip-supply items from 8–9 October 2026: GlobalFoundries tops out a €1.1 billion Dresden expansion and plans an "FDX Fusion" platform that still needs German approval; Lumentum's CEO tells Bloomberg its optical parts are "completely sold out" through early 2029, even after a 12-fold capacity increase in Japan; Unisem proposes a RM396 million packaging expansion in Malaysia; and AI chip-design start-up Phinity raises a $5.2 million seed. What is confirmed and what is a claim.
Apple Reportedly Trims iPhone 18 Pro Parts Orders, and a $99 Ring for AI Agents
Two device stories from 8–9 October 2026. Nikkei Asia reports that Apple told some suppliers to cut production of iPhone 18 Pro components after price rises dampened demand; Apple has not commented. And start-up Natura has shown Interface, a $99 smart ring for sending voice requests to AI agents, which cannot be ordered yet.
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