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Tuesday 18 August 2026
LG Electronics lands first OSAT order for chip packaging LDI

LG Electronics has secured its first order for laser direct imaging (LDI) equipment used in semiconductor packaging, marking an early...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Taiwan forges ahead with Pittsburgh's AI, robotics playbook

Taiwan is looking to Pittsburgh for lessons from Pittsburgh's transformation into an AI and robotics hub as it develops technology...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Mitsubishi taps Foxconn EV platform for ASX VR-e launch

Mitsubishi Motors will launch its new all-electric SUV, the ASX VR-e, in Australia and New Zealand in the fourth quarter of 2026, with...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Tokyo University's satellite legacy helped build Japan's space startup wave—now comes harder part
Japan may not possess the industrial scale or launch economics of satellite giants such as SpaceX, but the country has established its own development mechanism around persistent experimentation,...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Samsung deepens humanoid push with new robotics lab

Samsung Electronics has begun operating a dedicated physical AI research lab focused on humanoid control and manipulation, according...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
India moves beyond electronics assembly as new approvals deepen component and equipment ambitions

India is moving into the next phase of its electronics manufacturing strategy, using its progress in downstream assembly as a base...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
H3 launch ramp pushes Mitsubishi Electric toward a new era of parallel satellite production

The expansion of Mitsubishi Electric's satellite manufacturing business is converging with the higher launch cadence targeted for Japan's...

Monday 17 August 2026
TSMC overseas fabs see profit flip in 1H26, Arizona surges 663% YoY

Since 2020, when TSMC began its overseas manufacturing buildout, the company has tracked financial results at its foreign subsidiaries...

Monday 17 August 2026
Record orders, yet profits squeezed: Asia-Pacific electronics supply chain caught in cost crunch

Global Electronics Association survey data show that demand across the global electronics manufacturing industry maintained steady...

Monday 17 August 2026
China's Vertilite commits US$741M to InP laser chips for AI optical interconnects
Chinese optical chipmaker Jiangsu Vertilite Semiconductor Technology is investing CNY5 billion (approx. US$741 million) in a new communications chip and device R&D and manufacturing...
Monday 17 August 2026
India draws 20 bids for rare earth magnet manufacturing scheme
India's Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has received 20 bids from domestic and global companies under its scheme to promote manufacturing of sintered rare earth permanent magnets...
Monday 17 August 2026
US drone tariff tests whether allies can truly replace China

Washington has spent years tightening controls on Chinese technology across strategically important supply chains. That playbook is...

Monday 17 August 2026
Apple faces US pressure over potential Chinese memory chip sourcing
The Trump administration is pressing Apple to find alternatives to Chinese memory suppliers as the company weighs ways to navigate a global memory shortage that has sharply increased...
Monday 17 August 2026
US tariffs and FCC curbs redraw the drone supply chain — and Taiwan sees an opening

US President Donald Trump has moved to impose tariffs of up to 100% on drone systems and components deemed strategically sensitive...

Monday 17 August 2026
Modi pledges more chip plants, mass AI training, and an export push in Independence Day address
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used India's 80th Independence Day address from the Red Fort on August 15 to tie semiconductor manufacturing, artificial intelligence training, and trade...