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Semiconductor earnings & AI demand 2026

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Silicon Motion posted a 127 % YoY revenue rise to $451 million in Q2 2026, beating forecasts and prompting a Q3 outlook of $519‑$541 million. CEO Wallace Kou ~~cited~~ said next‑gen PCIe Gen5 SSD controllers are meeting AI‑driven storage demand across consumer, automotive, enterprise and crypto‑mining markets, with margin gains from the MonTitan line. MediaTek’s July results showed ~~modest~~ revenue of TWD 1,521.83 billion but a 22 % drop in operating profit to TWD 228.68 billion and a 12.6 % dip in net profit, as AI ASIC projects and memory demand lifted top‑line while higher component costs squeezed gross margin to 46.2 %. Micron Technology reported record Q3 2026 revenue of $41.5 billion and an 86 % gross margin, ~~forecasting~~ and forecast Q4 near $50 ~~billion and securing about~~ billion. The company secured roughly $22 billion in customer pre‑payments covering at least half of future sales. Despite the strong ~~results,~~ fundamentals, Micron’s shares fell about 10 % to $739 on July 31, a 9.9 % daily drop that put the stock ~~fell~~ on track for its biggest monthly loss in eleven years, widening to roughly 20 32 % ~~after~~ below the June ~~debut~~ peak. The sell‑off was triggered by the Shanghai IPO of Chinese DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), which raised about $8.6 ~~billion and surged~~ billion, jumped 466 % on its first ~~day,~~ trading day and was valued near $487 billion, raising concerns about ~~added DRAM capacity. The decline deepened on July 31, with Micron shares sliding another 9.9 % to $739,~~ a ~~32 % drop from the June peak and~~ new competitor disrupting the ~~steepest monthly loss in over a decade.~~ DRAM oligopoly. Analysts remain bullish, ~~maintaining an average~~ keeping a 12‑month price target ~~of $1,570 and~~ around $1,570, while Samsung warned that a ~~consensus range of $1,100‑$2,200, reflecting confidence in AI‑driven~~ high‑end memory ~~demand and long‑term supply contracts.~~ shortage could persist until 2028.

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