India, June 15 -- TrendForce's latest investigation into the foundry industry reveals that strong shipments of AI HPC chips and related components continued throughout 1Q26.

Meanwhile, TV and PC/notebook supply chains accelerated production schedules and increased inventory levels for peripheral ICs, prompting foundries to receive pull-in orders and additional customer bookings.

Although smartphone seasonality remained a headwind, the impact was largely offset by early inventory replenishment across consumer electronics supply chains. As a result, the traditional seasonal slowdown was notably muted, with combined revenue of the world's top 10 foundries rising 3.7% QoQ to US$47.95 billion, setting another quarterly record.

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