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Wednesday 26 August 2026
Silicon Optronics advances high-end BSI products as memory shortage splits CIS demand
CMOS image sensor (CIS) manufacturer Silicon Optronics (SOI) president Bob Chen pointed out during an earnings call on August 25 that artificial intelligence (AI) demand has caused...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Foxconn shifts China manufacturing from expansion to upgrade
Foxconn is accelerating the geographic diversification of its global manufacturing capacity as AI server demand surges and supply-chain regionalization continues, with 2026 capex expected...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
China's chip-tool makers are winning share and paying for it in margins
The first-half 2026 accounts now on file from China's listed semiconductor equipment makers describe an industry that has largely settled the question of whether domestic tools can...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
China fusion consortium targets 25T superconducting magnet prototype by 2030
China's nuclear fusion supply chain is stepping up work on high-temperature superconducting magnet technology. At the 2026 Fusion Energy Conference on August 25, China Fusion Energy...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Hot Chips 2026: Nvidia pushes deeper into server CPUs with Vera
Nvidia used Hot Chips 2026 to disclose more details about Vera, its next-generation data-center CPU, as the company pushes deeper into the standalone server processor market long dominated...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Driving the future: Malaysia's strategic automotive evolution at GATE 2026
The Global Automotive and Technology Expo 2026 (GATE 2026) officially opened on August 26, spotlighting efforts to deepen Malaysia's local supply chain, accelerate technology adoption...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
GATE 2026 opens with Sino-ASEAN auto cooperation in focus
The Global Automotive and Technology Expo 2026 (GATE 2026) officially opened on August 26, spotlighting efforts to deepen Malaysia's local supply chain, accelerate technology adoption...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
China chip equipment maker Naura posts 25% revenue growth, but R&D and margins squeeze profit
Naura Technology Group posted faster revenue growth than profit in the first half of 2026, with stronger semiconductor equipment sales offset by heavier R&D spending, higher sales...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Hot Chips 2026: Samsung advances LPDDR5X-PIM as HBM costs mount
At Hot Chips 2026, Samsung Electronics moved processing-in-memory (PIM) closer to practical deployment, presenting what it described as the industry's first LPDDR-based PIM device...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
LGES weighs US drone battery push against brand risk
LG Energy Solution (LGES) is weighing whether to expand into the US defense supply chain as the EV market remains sluggish and the company broadens into energy storage systems (ESS)...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Star Trade to highlight power services for chips and AI at Semicon Taiwan 2026
Star Trade, a unit of HD Renewable Energy, is set to debut at Semicon Taiwan 2026 next week, offering power trading and energy management services for semiconductor and AI infrastructure...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
SK hynix production union rejects stock-heavy pay deal by 25 votes
SK hynix's production-worker union has rejected the company's tentative 2026 wage and collective bargaining agreement by just 25 votes, sending the two sides back to the negotiating...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Samsung's 3-year shareholder returns seen topping KRW600T
AI memory excess profits are beginning to change Samsung Electronics' capital-allocation logic. The company recently said that, under its current 2024-2026 shareholder return policy,...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Taiwan AI Cloud flags four demands for AI from POC to production
Taiwan AI Cloud General Manager Han-chang Wu said at the 2026 Taiwan Sustainability Summit on August 25 that as open-source models mature, computing power becomes easier to access,...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
MOEA says circular economy output tops NT$1T
Taiwan's circular economy has entered a new stage as the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said the sector's output has surpassed NT$1 trillion (US$31.4 billion), while calling for...