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Monthly Insights | Semiconductors | January 2026
weekly USD price points for DDR4 16Gb eTT and DDR5 16Gb eTT from publicly available ChinaFlashMarket (CFM) tables Welcome to the January edition of AltaScient’s Semiconductors Monthly Insights , where we analyze the supply-chain disruptions, pricing signals, and policy actions shaping global semiconductor markets at the start of the year. Key Takeaways Memory markets remain structurally tight , with AI, accelerator, and HBM demand continuing to absorb incremental wafer cap
Antonio Cardenas
Feb 22 min read


Monthly Insights | Critical Minerals | January 2026
Welcome to this edition of AltaScient’s Complimentary Critical Minerals Insights , where we highlight the most consequential developments from the past month shaping supply security, processing capacity, traceability enforcement, and geopolitical leverage across critical mineral supply chains. January’s biggest signals were clear: processed minerals are now treated as a national security trade issue; public capital is scaling into rare earths and midstream ; traceability enf
Antonio Cardenas
Feb 24 min read


Monthly Insights | Critical Minerals | November - December 2025
Welcome to this edition of AltaScient’s Complimentary Critical Minerals Insights , where we highlight the latest developments shaping supply security, traceability enforcement, infrastructure investment, and geopolitical positioning across strategic minerals markets. As we have consistently highlighted throughout 2025, control over refining, transport corridors, and compliance regimes is becoming as important as mine supply itself . Developments in November and December reinf
Antonio Cardenas
Jan 24 min read


Monthly Insights | Semiconductors | November – December 2025
weekly USD price points for DDR4 16Gb eTT and DDR5 16Gb eTT from publicly available ChinaFlashMarket (CFM) tables Welcome to this edition of AltaScient’s Semiconductors Monthly Insights , where we examine the supply-chain disruptions, pricing signals, and policy actions shaping global semiconductor markets. Key Takeaways Memory markets remain structurally tight , with AI and HBM demand reshaping capacity allocation. Geopolitical and corporate governance decisions are incr
Antonio Cardenas
Jan 12 min read
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