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China A-share × U.S. AI Hardware Earnings Calendar: Equipment, Memory and Optics

An eight-week earnings calendar for China A-share and U.S. semiconductor equipment, memory and optical names, separating confirmed dates, exchange appointments and inferred windows while tracking narrative-to-profit transmission.

This calendar is frozen as of July 10, 2026 and covers semiconductor equipment, memory and optical communications. China A-share dates are exchange appointment dates cross-checked against the stock calendar and may change. Overseas dates are marked confirmed only when company investor relations has published them.

The near-term evidence order has changed. Memory has moved from a pricing and supply-tightness narrative into profit verification through GigaDevice, Longsys and the August 5 Sandisk print. Optical communications is moving from broad 800G/CPO enthusiasm toward 1.6T shipment mix, component supply and margins. Equipment has a global July lead-in, followed by a concentrated China reporting window in late August.

The report avoids unverified live prices and does not treat a peer print as an automatic read-through. The decision test is whether each theme can pass demand, orders, revenue, margin and cash-flow checkpoints, and whether the path upgrades, dulls or switches to a different sub-cycle.

AI Hardware Earnings Catalyst Calendar · frozen 2026-07-10

China A-shares × U.S.: eight weeks of earnings proof

Semiconductor equipment, memory, optical chips and modules. Dates are separated into company-confirmed events, China exchange appointments, company-projected dates and historically inferred windows.

Near-term evidence densityMemory > optical communications > equipment. This is not the same as the long-cycle conviction ranking.
Highest-pressure windowAugust 19–29, with multiple China chains reporting and a shared Monday reaction on August 31.
Research actionUse overseas demand and supply signals first, then test China revenue, margin, inventory, contract liabilities and cash flow.

Current path status

PATH UPGRADED

Memory: price narrative → profit proof

GigaDevice and Longsys have published large preannouncements. Sandisk reports August 5 and holds an investor day August 13. The next test is the quality of margin, inventory, cash conversion and non-operating gains.

AT THE PROOF POINT

Optics: CPO optionality → 1.6T shipments

Read ANET/MRVL for network and DSP demand, FN/COHR/LITE for manufacturing, components and lasers, then China module and laser-chip margins. Demand alone is not enough.

GLOBAL FIRST, CHINA LATER

Equipment: capex → orders → revenue

ASML, TSMC, KLA and Lam set the global WFE tone. ACM Research Shanghai and AMEC are early China checks; NAURA, Piotech and Hwatsing sit in the late-August cluster.

China preannouncements already in hand

GigaDevice 603986 · July 10

Revenue about RMB 11.5bn, +177%

Net profit about RMB 6.9bn, +1099%; recurring profit about RMB 4.85bn, +791%. The roughly RMB 2.05bn gap is tied in part to fair-value gains on securities, so the formal report must separate core operations from non-recurring earnings. Filing

Longsys 301308 · July 3

Revenue RMB 22bn–25bn

Net profit is guided to RMB 9.2bn–11bn and recurring profit to RMB 9bn–10.5bn, against a very low prior-year base. Watch inventory accounting, gross margin, cash conversion and the durability of wafer-supply agreements. Filing

Eight-week event calendar

Beijing-time research view. U.S. after-close prints usually land before the next China open. China Saturday appointments concentrate reaction risk on Monday. Appointment dates and inferred windows require rolling checks.

Company confirmedChina appointmentProjected / inferredPreannounced
Week 1 · Global equipment toneJul 13–17
ConfirmedASML Q2 2026Bookings, EUV/DUV mix, customer expansion and full-year outlook.
ConfirmedTSMC Q2 2026 · 14:00 BeijingCapex, 2nm, advanced packaging, AI demand and margins.
Week 2 · Foundry expansion checkJul 20–24
ConfirmedIntel Q2 2026 · after closeU.S. fab buildout, advanced-node milestones and equipment spending; Beijing call on Jul 24 at 05:00.
Week 3 · Equipment meets HDDJul 27–31
InferredSTX / WDC / TERCloud HDD demand, storage test and memory investment. IR confirmation pending.
ConfirmedKLAC FYQ4 2026Call at 05:00 Beijing on Jul 29; process control and advanced packaging.
ConfirmedLRCX June quarterCall at 05:00 Beijing on Jul 30; etch, deposition, NAND layers and DRAM/HBM investment.
Week 4 · NAND and optical networkingAug 1–7
AppointmentShijia Photons 688313Saturday print; primary reaction Aug 3. Optical-chip and component mix.
InferredANET / ONTO / ACLS1.6T networking, advanced-packaging metrology and ion implantation.
ConfirmedSNDK FYQ4 2026Call at 04:30 Beijing on Aug 6; NAND, enterprise SSD, pricing and supply agreements.
Week 5 · Component supplyAug 8–14
AppointmentACM Research Shanghai 688082Saturday print; primary reaction Aug 10. Cleaning, advanced packaging and margins.
InferredCOHR / LITEOptical components, lasers, supply and 1.6T product mix.
ProjectedAMAT FYQ3 2026Official calendar still says projected; confirmed Sandisk investor day falls on the same date.
Week 6 · First China clusterAug 15–21
AppointmentT&S Communications 300570Saturday print; primary reaction Aug 17. Datacenter connectivity and mix.
InferredFN FYQ4 2026Optical manufacturing volumes, customer pull and utilization.
AppointmentGigaDevice / Puran / TFCMemory and optical components report together.
AppointmentAMEC / AccelinkEquipment and optical modules, with reaction concentrated on Aug 21.
Week 7 · Main China clusterAug 22–28
AppointmentDosilicon / Zhongji InnolightMemory and optical-module evidence connects across Aug 24–25.
AppointmentPNC / Biwin / Deminli / EoptolinkEquipment, storage modules and optical modules on one date.
AppointmentNAURA / Kingsemi / CFMEE / Longsys / HGTECH / Jingce / ShannonOverlaps with the inferred MRVL window across all three chains.
Week 8 · Weekend concentrationAug 29–Sep 4
AppointmentPiotech / Hwatsing / Montage / Ingenic / YuanjieSaturday prints create a shared Aug 31 reaction across equipment, memory interfaces and optical chips.
InferredCIEN FYQ3 2026Coherent optics and DCI demand. MU remains an estimated late-September event outside this eight-week core window.

China appointment register

All 26 are first appointments with no changes as of July 10; they are not immutable hard dates. Reaction windows assume an after-close release. TFC and Shannon also confirmed their dates in public company responses.

ChainCompanyAppointmentReactionProof pointStatus
OpticsShijia Photons 688313Aug 1 SatAug 3Optical-chip/component mix, margin and utilizationAppointment
EquipmentACM Research Shanghai 688082Aug 8 SatAug 10Cleaning revenue, advanced packaging, margin and ordersAppointment
OpticsT&S Communications 300570Aug 15 SatAug 17Datacenter connectivity, mix and cash conversionAppointment
MemoryGigaDevice 603986Aug 19Aug 20Pricing, MCU demand, recurring profit and fair-value gainsPreannounced
MemoryPuran 688766Aug 19Aug 20NOR/EEPROM pricing, shipments and high-end mixAppointment
OpticsTFC Optical 300394Aug 19Aug 20Component/engine revenue, utilization and marginCompany-confirmed
EquipmentAMEC 688012Aug 20Aug 21Etch/deposition revenue, contract liabilities, R&D and marginAppointment
OpticsAccelink 002281Aug 20Aug 21High-speed module mix, component self-supply and earnings qualityAppointment
MemoryDosilicon 688110Aug 22 SatAug 24SLC NAND/DRAM shipments, pricing and inventoryAppointment
OpticsZhongji Innolight 300308Aug 24Aug 25800G/1.6T revenue, customers, margin and capexAppointment
EquipmentPNC Process Systems 603690Aug 25Aug 26High-purity systems, order conversion, collections and marginAppointment
MemoryBiwin 688525Aug 25Aug 26Module spreads, inventory revaluation and enterprise/edge-AI mixAppointment
MemoryDeminli 001309Aug 25Aug 26Inventory turns, cash flow, mix and marginAppointment
OpticsEoptolink 300502Aug 25Aug 26800G/1.6T revenue, customers, margin and capacityAppointment
EquipmentNAURA 002371Aug 26Aug 27Revenue, contract liabilities, inventory, margin and cashAppointment
EquipmentKingsemi 688037Aug 26Aug 27Coat/develop and cleaning orders, revenue timing and marginAppointment
EquipmentCFMEE 688630Aug 27Aug 28Direct-write lithography mix in PCB and packagingAppointment
MemoryLongsys 301308Aug 27Aug 28LTA/MOU supply, inventory, margin, cash and controllersPreannounced
OpticsHGTECH 000988Aug 27Aug 28High-speed modules/lasers, margin and collectionsAppointment
EquipmentJingce Electronic 300567Aug 28Aug 31Inspection revenue, receivables, impairments and collectionsAppointment
MemoryShannon 300475Aug 28Aug 31Distribution quality, inventory, receivables and cashCompany-confirmed
EquipmentPiotech 688072Aug 29 SatAug 31Deposition revenue, contract liabilities, margin and productsAppointment
EquipmentHwatsing 688120Aug 29 SatAug 31CMP systems, consumables/services, orders and marginAppointment
MemoryMontage 688008Aug 29 SatAug 31DDR5 interfaces, RCD/MRCD and AI server demandAppointment
MemoryIngenic 300223Aug 29 SatAug 31Automotive/specialty memory, inventory and profit qualityAppointment
OpticsYuanjie 688498Aug 29 SatAug 31Laser-chip shipments, qualifications, mix and marginAppointment

Overseas leading indicators

Confirmed dates come from company IR. Inferred windows use current IR status and recent same-quarter cadence and must not be treated as exact events. After the flash separation, WDC is the HDD anchor; SNDK is the NAND anchor.

Date / windowCompanyStatusBeijing timeChina read-throughKey question
Jul 15ASMLConfirmedTime pendingEquipmentBookings, EUV/DUV mix, customer expansion and outlook
Jul 16TSMCConfirmedJul 16 14:00Equipment/packagingCapex, 2nm, CoWoS, AI demand and margins
Jul 23INTCConfirmedJul 24 05:00 callEquipmentU.S. fab buildout, nodes and equipment spending
Jul 27–31STX / WDCInferredPendingStorage demandEnterprise HDD capacity, ASP and margin; not a NAND/DRAM proxy
Jul 28KLACConfirmedJul 29 05:00Process controlComplexity, packaging, services and order strength
Jul 28–30TERInferredPendingTest/HBMCompute, networking and memory test demand
Jul 29LRCXConfirmedJul 30 05:00Equipment/memoryNAND layers, DRAM/HBM capex, orders and services
Aug 3–7ANETInferredPendingOptical modules800G/1.6T ports, AI networks and customer capex
Aug 3–7ONTO / ACLSInferredPendingEquipment/packagingMetrology, HBM/2.5D packaging and ion implantation
Aug 5SNDKConfirmedAug 6 04:30NAND/enterprise SSDPricing, datacenter mix, supply contracts, margin and guide
Aug 10–14COHR / LITEInferredPendingOptical chips/componentsEML/lasers, supply, 1.6T mix and margin
Aug 13AMATCompany projectedTime pendingEquipment/memoryDRAM, HBM, advanced packaging and WFE demand
Aug 13SNDK Investor DayConfirmedAug 13 21:00NAND/strategySupply contracts, roadmap, capital allocation and targets
Aug 17–21FNInferredPendingOptical modulesManufacturing volumes, customer pull, utilization and margin
Aug 24–28MRVLInferredPendingDSP/switch/optics800G/1.6T, NPO/CPO, custom silicon and electro-optics
Aug 31–Sep 4CIENInferredPendingCoherent/DCISystems demand, order visibility and AI spillover
Sep 21–25MUOutside-core estimatePendingHBM/DRAM/NANDThe final memory anchor, kept outside the hard eight-week calendar

Theme transmission: upgrade, dull or switch

Equipment

TSMC / ASMLCapex, bookings, advanced nodes and packaging
KLAC / LRCX / AMATControl, etch, deposition and memory equipment
China ordersContract liabilities, inventory and qualifications
Revenue and profitRecognition, margin, collections and operating cash

Memory

SNDK / HDD vendorsSeparate NAND demand from enterprise HDD demand
Chip/wafer pricingKeep DRAM, NAND, HBM and HDD distinct
China spread/inventoryModules, distribution, specialty memory and interfaces
Profit and cashRecurring profit, turns, cash flow and base effects

Optics

ANET / MRVLSwitches, DSP, 800G/1.6T and CPO/NPO demand
FN / COHR / LITEManufacturing, components, lasers and supply
Module leadersRevenue mix at Innolight, Eoptolink, TFC and Accelink
Upstream chipsQualifications, shipments, ASP and margin at Yuanjie/Shijia
Path upgrade

At least two adjacent layers confirm, with a visible improvement in revenue, margin or cash flow. One peer beat is only a clue.

Path dulling

Demand is strong but China proxies show revenue without margin/cash, or headline growth is mostly low base and non-recurring gains.

Path switch

Change the anchor when sub-cycles diverge: HDD is not NAND, NAND is not HBM, and pluggable growth does not prove CPO commercialization.

Four-stage monitoring playbook

1 · Before the eventLock guidance, confirmed timing, KPIs and falsifiers. Refresh appointments and inferred windows weekly.
2 · On the overseas printRead demand direction, then earnings quality. Separate NAND/HDD/HBM, modules/components/lasers and front-end/packaging equipment.
3 · Next China sessionTest whether reaction broadens from leaders into lower-purity proxies. Breadth counts only when the fundamental read-through is coherent.
4 · China interim reportsReconcile revenue, margin, inventory, contract liabilities, receivables and operating cash. August 31 is the shared weekend-print reaction day.

Source ledger

Static research snapshot frozen on July 10, 2026. China appointment dates and overseas inferred windows may change; recheck exchange and company IR sources before acting. This is a research calendar and theme-tracking framework, not investment advice, a return guarantee or a securities solicitation.