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Friday 4 September 2026
K&S targets CPO, CoPoS growth with expanded TCB advanced packaging roadmap
Singapore-based semiconductor packaging equipment maker Kulicke and Soffa (K&S) said AI demand is spreading into adjacent applications, lifting 2026 orders for wire bonding equipment and driving shipments to a record high, while the company continues to expand its advanced packaging business.
Friday 4 September 2026
China interconnect chipmaker Montage enters Samsung, SK Hynix CXL 3.2 supply chains and begins DDR6 development

Montage Technology is accelerating its move beyond traditional DDR memory interfaces, with CXL 3.2, DDR6 and PCIe products positioning the Chinese interconnect chipmaker deeper in AI data center infrastructure.

Friday 4 September 2026
Xiaomi Auto maps 2027 Europe entry with German dealer network and four-country vehicle testing
Xiaomi Auto has formally begun laying the groundwork for its overseas expansion. Xiaomi Group partner and CEO William Lu said on September 4 that the automaker had signed agreements with eight major German dealership groups during IFA 2026 in Berlin, establishing an initial sales and service network ahead of its planned entry into Europe.
Friday 4 September 2026
Moonshot AI reportedly files for Hong Kong IPO, targets US$3B
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has reportedly filed confidentially for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, potentially setting up one of the city's most closely watched technology listings and one of the largest Chinese AI IPOs in recent years.
Friday 4 September 2026
Sumitomo Chemical starts mass production of 4-inch InP wafers for AI data centers
Sumitomo Chemical has started mass production and sales of indium phosphide (InP) epitaxial wafers, a core material for optical semiconductors used in next-generation data centers and high-speed networks. The move could help ease power and data bottlenecks facing AI infrastructure worldwide, as demand rises for faster, more efficient computing and communications.
Friday 4 September 2026
LB Semicon starts Qualcomm shipments as DDI dependence fades
South Korean OSAT player LB Semicon has begun shipments to Qualcomm Inc., marking a key step in its effort to move beyond a business structure long centered on display driver ICs (DDI) and expand into system and power semiconductors.
Friday 4 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026: South Korea's safety AI moves from watching danger to acting on it
At first glance, many of the technologies spread across the K-Safety Expo 2026 show floor in Busan looked familiar: CCTV cameras, industrial sensors, warning lights and control panels. But after moving from booth to booth on September 2, a more consequential shift became clear. South Korea's emerging safety systems are increasingly being built not simply to record what went wrong, but to recognize risk early enough to intervene.
Friday 4 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026: Inside Korea's push to make safety smarter, faster, more predictive
K-Safety Expo 2026 opened at BEXCO Exhibition Center 1 in Busan on September 2. An hour-long opening ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. brought together South Korean government officials, international organization representatives and industry participants to mark the start of the three-day safety-industry exhibition. The 12th edition is jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Busan Metropolitan City.
Friday 4 September 2026
India PC shipments rise as channel buying lifts second quarter sales
India's PC market grew steadily in the second quarter of 2026, but the gain appears to reflect stocking by retailers, businesses, and distributors as much as end-user demand. The trend signals how supply pressures and pricing changes can reshape device markets far beyond India.
Friday 4 September 2026
China speed hits brakes as regulators tighten safety rules
The global auto industry is being jolted by "China speed," as Chinese regulators move to slow an extreme race to launch vehicles that has crossed quality and safety red lines. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and other watchdogs have launched special enforcement actions and tightened rules to prevent carmakers from sacrificing safety in the rush for speed.
Friday 4 September 2026
Taiwan to expand industrial land for AI hardware boom
Taiwan's government says it will expand industrial land development to meet surging demand for AI infrastructure hardware, as global suppliers race to add capacity through 2027. Premier Jung-tai Cho said the government is already seeing strong demand from companies looking to build more plants in Taiwan, including semiconductor, packaging and testing, memory, substrate, and equipment makers, as well as foreign investors such as Nvidia and Micron Technology.
Friday 4 September 2026
Young Liu urges 'Made with Taiwan' supply chain rethink

Foxconn chairman Young Liu on September 2 called on Taiwan's supply chain to shift from "Made in Taiwan" to "Made with Taiwan," saying the island should become a partner that exports technology and know-how across the global industrial chain. He made the remarks at the closing fireside chat of the SEMICON Taiwan 2026 Masters Forum, alongside MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) CEO Tien Wu, and Xinxing chairman C.C. Hsien.

Friday 4 September 2026
AUO speeds up asset sales as Singapore plant nears WD deal
AUO is accelerating its asset-light strategy, and its Singapore plant sale now appears headed to Western Digital's Singapore unit. On September 2, the company announced plans to sell the site to Western Digital Singapore for S$350 million (US$275.4 million) before tax, or about NT$8.753 billion, with the resulting disposal gain to be confirmed after the buyer secures the required local regulatory approvals.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Exclusive: China 6-inch SiC substrate supply tightens, prices set to rise
China's 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrate market is undergoing a structural supply-demand reversal. Driven by strengthening downstream demand and limited production restarts, supply has turned tight. In addition to refusing orders beyond existing contracts, suppliers are set to formally raise prices once current contracts are fulfilled.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and NEC form alliance to advance defense tech, AI sovereignty
Japanese industrial giants Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and NEC Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership in the defense sector. The alliance aims to fortify Japan's defense industrial base while bolstering national data and AI sovereignty amid shifting global security dynamics.