The Great Rotation: Semiconductor Giants Retreat as Investors Pivot to Defense and FinancialsThe semiconductor sector, the undisputed engine of the 2025 market rally, faced a stark reality check on January 8, 2026. After a blistering start to the year that saw several industry leaders touch all-time highs, a wave of aggressive profit-taking swept through the sector. The reversal was catalyzed by a
Semtech, Photronics, Amkor, and Teradyne Shares Are Falling, What You Need To KnowA number of stocks fell in the morning session after a broader market rotation out of the technology sector led to profit-taking following a recent rally.
The Great Silicon Homecoming: How Reshoring Redrew the Global AI Map in 2026As of January 8, 2026, the global semiconductor landscape has undergone its most radical transformation since the invention of the integrated circuit. The ambitious "reshoring" initiatives launched in the wake of the 2022 supply chain crises have reached a critical tipping point. For the first time in decades, the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence processors [...]
The Packaging Revolution: How 3D Stacking and Hybrid Bonding are Saving Moore’s Law in the AI EraAs of early 2026, the semiconductor industry has reached a historic inflection point where the traditional method of scaling transistors—shrinking them to pack more onto a single piece of silicon—has effectively hit a physical and economic wall. In its place, a new frontier has emerged: advanced packaging. No longer a mere "back-end" process for protecting [...]
3 Unpopular Stocks We Think Twice AboutWall Street’s bearish price targets for the stocks in this article signal serious concerns.
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Why Amkor (AMKR) Stock Is Up TodayShares of semiconductor packaging and testing company Amkor Technology (
NASDAQ:AMKR) jumped 5.2% in the afternoon session after investment firm Needham & Company significantly raised its price target on the stock, pointing to surging demand for artificial intelligence chips.
TSMC Hits Record High as Goldman Sachs Predicts 'Multi-Year' AI Supercycle; 2nm Production BeginsOn January 5, 2026, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM; TWSE: 2330) saw its shares surge to an all-time high, marking a historic milestone for the global semiconductor industry. The rally was ignited by a comprehensive price target upgrade from Goldman Sachs (
NYSE: GS), which characterized the current artificial intelligence
Why Amkor (AMKR) Stock Is Trading Up TodayShares of semiconductor packaging and testing company Amkor Technology (
NASDAQ:AMKR) jumped 5.6% in the afternoon session after the stock rallied alongside its peers as the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged.
3 Reasons to Sell AMKR and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadAmkor has been on fire lately. In the past six months alone, the company’s stock price has rocketed 77%, reaching $39.48 per share. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
The Silicon Squeeze: How Advanced Packaging Became the 18-Month Gatekeeper of the AI RevolutionAs we enter 2026, the artificial intelligence industry is grappling with a paradox: while software capabilities are accelerating at an exponential rate, the physical reality of hardware production has hit a massive bottleneck known as the "Silicon Squeeze." Throughout 2025, the primary barrier to AI progress shifted from the ability to print microscopic transistors to [...]
The Silicon Squeeze: Why Advanced Packaging is the New Gatekeeper of the AI Revolution in 2025As of December 30, 2025, the narrative of the global AI race has shifted from a battle over transistor counts to a desperate scramble for "back-end" real estate. For the past decade, the semiconductor industry focused on the front-end—the complex lithography required to etch circuits onto silicon wafers. However, in the closing days of 2025, [...]
Breaking the Silicon Ceiling: TSMC Targets 33% CoWoS Growth to Fuel Nvidia’s Rubin EraAs 2025 draws to a close, the primary bottleneck in the global artificial intelligence race has shifted from the raw fabrication of silicon wafers to the intricate art of advanced packaging. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) (
NYSE: TSM) has officially set its sights on a massive expansion for 2026, aiming to increase its CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) [...]
The US CHIPS Act Reality: Arizona’s Mega-Fabs Hit High-Volume ProductionAs of late 2025, the ambitious vision of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act has transitioned from a legislative gamble into a tangible industrial triumph. Nowhere is this more evident than in Arizona’s "Silicon Desert," where the scorched earth of the Sonoran landscape has been replaced by the gleaming, ultra-clean silhouettes of the world’s most [...]
US CHIPS Act: The Rise of Arizona’s Mega-FabsAs of late December 2025, the global semiconductor landscape has undergone a seismic shift, with Arizona officially cementing its status as the "Silicon Desert." In a landmark week for the American tech industry, both Intel (
NASDAQ: INTC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (
NYSE: TSM) have announced major operational milestones at their respective mega-fabs. Intel’s Fab [...]
A Golden Era: Precious Metals Shatter Records as "Great Rotation" Grips Wall StreetAs of late December 2025, the financial world is witnessing a historic realignment of asset classes. Gold and silver have not only breached long-standing psychological barriers but have entered a definitive technical breakout phase that has fundamentally altered the relationship between "hard assets" and the traditional equity market. With gold
Precious Metals Paradigm Shift: Gold Shatters $4,530 as Silver Rockets to Record HighsIn a historic culmination of geopolitical instability and monetary shifts, the precious metals market has reached a fever pitch as 2025 draws to a close. Spot gold prices surged past the psychological barrier of $4,530 per ounce this week, marking an unprecedented 72% annual gain—the strongest performance for
TSMC Secures $4.7B in Global Subsidies for Manufacturing Diversification Across US, Europe, and AsiaIn a definitive move toward "semiconductor sovereignty," Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (
NYSE: TSM) has secured approximately $4.71 billion (NT$147 billion) in government subsidies over the past two years. This massive capital injection from the United States, Japan, Germany, and China marks a historic shift in the silicon landscape, as the world’s most advanced chipmaker aggressively [...]
TSMC Boosts CoWoS Capacity as NVIDIA Dominates Advanced Packaging Orders through 2027As the artificial intelligence revolution enters its next phase of industrialization, the battle for compute supremacy has shifted from the transistor to the package. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (
NYSE: TSM) is aggressively expanding its Chip on Wafer on Substrate (CoWoS) advanced packaging capacity, aiming for a 33% increase by 2026 to satisfy an insatiable global [...]
Silicon Sovereignty: TSMC Arizona Hits 92% Yield as 3nm Equipment Arrives for 2027 PowerhouseAs of December 24, 2025, the desert landscape of Phoenix, Arizona, has officially transformed into a cornerstone of the global semiconductor industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (
NYSE:TSM), the world’s leading foundry, has announced a series of milestones at its "Fab 21" site that have silenced critics and reshaped the geopolitical map of high-tech manufacturing. Most [...]
The Silicon Squeeze: How Advanced Packaging and the ‘Thermal Wall’ are Redefining the AI Arms RaceAs of December 23, 2025, the global race for artificial intelligence supremacy has shifted from a battle over transistor counts to a desperate scramble for physical space and thermal relief. While the industry spent the last decade focused on shrinking logic gates, the primary constraints of 2025 are no longer the chips themselves, but how [...]
TSMC Arizona’s 3nm Acceleration: Bringing Advanced Manufacturing to US SoilAs of December 23, 2025, the landscape of global semiconductor manufacturing has reached a pivotal turning point. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (
NYSE: TSM), the world’s leading contract chipmaker, has officially accelerated its roadmap for its sprawling Fab 21 complex in Phoenix, Arizona. With Phase 1 already churning out high volumes of 4nm and 5nm silicon, [...]
1 Stock Under $50 Worth Your Attention and 2 We Brush OffStocks trading between $10 and $50 can be particularly interesting as they frequently represent businesses that have survived their early challenges.
However, investors should remain vigilant as some may still have unproven business models, leaving them vulnerable to the ebbs and flows of the broader market.
FormFactor, Amkor, and Teradyne Stocks Trade Up, What You Need To KnowA number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investor optimism around artificial intelligence fueled broad market gains.
