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Monday 26 January 2026
Hyundai strengthens robot supply chain as Atlas plans trigger labor tensions
Hyundai Motor is establishing a specialized parts procurement organization to build a scalable mass production system for its robotics business, focusing on securing the global supply chain of key components such as actuators. This strategic move aims to prepare Hyundai for future market demands in humanoid robots
Monday 26 January 2026
Cmsemicon enters NOR Flash with first SPI NOR chip, expands beyond MCUs
Cmsemicon Semiconductor has released its first low-power SPI NOR Flash chip series, marking the Shanghai-listed chip designer's initial entry into the non-volatile memory segment. The launch fills a gap in the company's Flash product lineup and aligns with its "MCU+" strategy of pairing MCUs with complementary chips
Monday 26 January 2026
Roborock unveils stair-climbing vacuum as Chinese rivals heats up
Chinese robot vacuum makers are accelerating product innovation at a pace that has forced weaker rivals out of the market, reshaping a category once dominated by US brands and raising expectations for what home robots can do
Monday 26 January 2026
LG Display pushes into glass interposers as Korean panel makers seek growth
LG Display is moving from research toward execution in the emerging glass interposer market, working with domestic glass-processing partners to apply its display manufacturing experience to semiconductor materials, according to South Korean media reports
Monday 26 January 2026
How rising memory prices are reshaping the smartphone supply chain

As the global surge in artificial intelligence continues to drive up memory chip prices, pressure is mounting across the electronics supply chain—and display panel makers are increasingly feeling the strain

Monday 26 January 2026
China unveils flexible fiber chips, an alternative to traditional silicon architectures
As traditional silicon-based semiconductors approach physical and manufacturing limits, flexible and non-planar chip architectures are gaining attention as a new direction in global semiconductor research
Monday 26 January 2026
Commentary: China's RISC-V progress from C-Sky to T-Head
Alibaba is rumored to be evaluating a plan to spin off T-Head Semiconductor for a potential listing. T-Head may still appear to be a young company, but to the semiconductor industry, this Chinese IC design company's roots span more than twenty years of transformation and arduous progress. Its predecessor, C-Sky Microsystems, also plays an important role in China's development of the RISC-V architecture. In review of its evolution, the reason why Alibaba chose this critical moment to push this team onto center stage has become clear
Sunday 25 January 2026
South Korea advances OLED and PeLED with higher efficiency and longer perovskite lifespan
The display industry, evolving from LCD to OLED, now faces cost and performance bottlenecks, driving focus on new emissive materials and novel form factors. South Korean research teams recently achieved breakthroughs in stretchable OLEDs and perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs), aiming to maintain the country's leadership in display technology
Sunday 25 January 2026
Nvidia's China AI chip share falls to 8% as local rivals ramp up

Tighter US export controls on advanced artificial intelligence chips are accelerating China's push to develop domestic chip technologies and expand its semiconductor supply chain, according to recent research. The shift is contributing to structural changes in the global AI chip market

Saturday 24 January 2026
China advances T1000 carbon fiber supply chain for semiconductor materials
As the global semiconductor industry pushes forward with advanced processes, heterogeneous integration, and cutting-edge packaging, competition now extends beyond process nodes to include material stability and equipment performance. Recently, China's development in high-performance carbon fiber has drawn attention from semiconductor equipment makers and advanced manufacturing supply chains
Saturday 24 January 2026
US-Taiwan tariff deal masks deeper semiconductor geopolitics

While the recent announcement that the US will lower tariffs on Taiwanese exports from 20% to 15% was welcomed by officials in Taipei as a diplomatic milestone, the reaction within the semiconductor supply chain has been more measured

Friday 23 January 2026
Alibaba's T-Head Semiconductor reportedly eyes IPO amid China chip boom
Alibaba is reportedly planning to spin off its chip unit, T-Head Semiconductor, and pursue an initial public offering (IPO) to capitalize on the current surge in Chinese chipmaker listings
Friday 23 January 2026
China and Vietnam remain key manufacturing hubs even as US tariffs reshape Taiwanese investment
Despite the impact of US tariffs under President Donald Trump, Taiwanese companies continue to view China and Vietnam as vital manufacturing and investment destinations due to their cost advantages and integrated supply chains. While investment in China has declined, these countries remain central to Taiwan's global strategy
Friday 23 January 2026
Samsung foundry ramps up utilization as Tesla orders near
Samsung Electronics' foundry division is expected to increase factory utilization to the 60%–70% range this year as the company focuses on improving profitability ahead of large-scale artificial intelligence chip production for Tesla, according to South Korean media reports, including The Asia Business Daily and ZDNet Korea
Friday 23 January 2026
ASML leads chip equipment charge into advanced packaging
Global semiconductor equipment suppliers are accelerating their push into advanced packaging. They are positioning back-end processes as a new growth engine as artificial intelligence drives demand for more complex chip integration