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Monday 19 January 2026
Oppo counters rising memory prices with feature upgrades in A6 series
Despite significant jumps in memory costs threatening smartphone affordability, Oppo has chosen to enhance rather than downgrade its latest A6 mid- to low-end models. The company retained...
Monday 19 January 2026
India roundup: Acer bets on growing PC penetration
Acer and Lenovo are optimistic about India's consumer electronics sector as the global market slows due to rising memory prices.
Monday 19 January 2026
Advantest ATE lead times remain tight as AI and memory markets expand
As demand strengthens in markets such as GPUs and high-bandwidth memory (HBM), Japan-based Advantest said orders for semiconductor automated test equipment (ATE) remain stable, with...
Monday 19 January 2026
Taiwan PCB industry gearing up for record investment driven by AI cloud computing
Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) industry is entering a new growth cycle fueled by a surge in cloud artificial intelligence (AI) computing orders. Manufacturers are ramping up...
Monday 19 January 2026
Young Fast Optoelectronics to integrate vertically, expand into gaming assembly and electronic paper modules by 2026
Touch panel manufacturer Young Fast Optoelectronics, which has shifted focus toward electromechanical products in recent years, plans to vertically integrate its optoelectronics division...
Monday 19 January 2026
Persistent shortages of advanced glass fiber cloud the AI chip outlook

Demand for AI chips is expected to remain strong in 2026, keeping the spotlight firmly on persistent shortages of high-end glass fiber...

Sunday 18 January 2026
South Korea signs IP pact again, China-linked tech leaks still dominate
South Korea's Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on intellectual property cooperation with China's National Intellectual Property Administration...
Sunday 18 January 2026
AgiBot faces dexterous hand tech challenges
Humanoid robots and embodied intelligence were huge at CES 2026. Dexterous hands are a key component that determines the upper limits of a robot's manipulation capabilities. Despite...
Saturday 17 January 2026
Research Insight: System-level design, energy efficiency, and TCO drive AI hardware competition
AMD introduced its Helios system platform at CES 2026, marking a significant move in cloud AI computing competition from traditional single-chip performance to full rack-scale solutions...
Saturday 17 January 2026
Micron's new fabs target 2030 rollout as supply shortages linger

Micron is scheduled to begin construction on its planned New York state megafab site on January 16, 2026, advancing its US manufacturing...

Saturday 17 January 2026
Render Network predicts fully brand-owned AI experiences and GPU-powered creation surge in 2026
Render Network forecasts that 2026 will see brands adopting fully autonomous AI systems that reflect their identity across customer interactions, while consumer GPUs will enable creators...
Saturday 17 January 2026
NAND makers hike prices up to 100%, squeezing low-end consumer drives
The large-scale deployment of artificial intelligence servers has driven a sharp increase in demand for mass storage, with market sources saying NAND flash contract prices for the...
Saturday 17 January 2026
TSMC sees memory price hikes unlikely to curb demand as Apple and Samsung adapt
Tight memory supply has driven market prices sharply higher, prompting industry expectations that 2026 PC and smartphone end-demand will face downward pressure. However, TSMC stated...
Saturday 17 January 2026
Yageo secures full voting control of Shibaura Electronics after Tokyo delisting

Taiwan-based passive component maker Yageo said Japan's Shibaura Electronics was officially delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on January...

Saturday 17 January 2026
Apple's LCD demand gives Radiant room to expand into AR and OLED
Radiant, a key supplier of Apple's backlight modules, is positioning itself to benefit from both legacy and emerging display technologies. While Apple continues to push toward OLED...