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Monday 11 May 2026
Analysis: Forget the hardware race — Unitree wants to own the robot platform
When Unitree Robotics added "Mantis Boxing", Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do and even "Kamehameha" moves to its humanoid robot application store, the immediate reaction from many observers...
Monday 11 May 2026
FocalTech forecasts return to growth as product mix improves
FocalTech Systems said its business is expected to bottom out in the first quarter of 2026, with a recovery already underway and a return to growth in both revenue and profitability...
Monday 11 May 2026
GSEO reports strong growth as it expands into new markets
Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO), the Taiwanese optical lens manufacturer known for supplying high-end smartphone camera components, reported strong revenue growth in April as the...
Sunday 10 May 2026
Samsung boosts Galaxy S26 Ultra, A17 output as Q2 slowdown looms
Samsung Electronics has reportedly raised its May production plans for the Galaxy S26 series, with the Galaxy S26 Ultra leading the increase as demand for the company's premium smartphones...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Arm's licensing surge masks smartphone market slowdown
Arm reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of US$1.49 billion, up 20% year over year and nearly 20% higher sequentially, according to company financial data. Net profit rose 49% from...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Raydium Semiconductor sees mixed display demand as AI-driven IT cycle reshapes inventory trends
Raydium Semiconductor reported first-quarter 2026 revenue and profit figures, signaling demand trends in large displays, automotive, and industrial markets that could affect global...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
'Chipflation' hits Samsung, boosts Apple results
As soaring memory prices fuel "chipflation," Samsung Electronics and Apple are taking sharply different approaches. Samsung's Mobile eXperience (MX) division is trying to protect profitability...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
GlobalFoundries pivots toward high-growth chips as mobile slowdown reshapes revenue mix
GlobalFoundries is reporting a stark divergence in its primary end-markets, as the company pivots its manufacturing focus toward high-growth sectors like automotive and data centers...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Largan April revenue rises 24% annually; May pull-in remains strong
Largan Precision on May 5 reported its self-calculated April consolidated revenue at NT$5.4 billion (US$169.7 million), down 1% from the previous month but up 24% from the same period...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Memory crunch widens Apple-Android AP divide; agentic AI eyed as next catalyst
DIGITIMES Research has released its latest forecast for smartphone application processor (AP) shipments, revealing a divergence between Apple and the Android ecosystem as the market...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Memory price hikes push smartphone shipments down more sharply than notebooks
Rising memory prices have squeezed handset demand and are expected to widen the gap between smartphone and notebook shipment declines in 2026, according to industry reports. Global...
Saturday 2 May 2026
Qualcomm says Samsung chip share remains above 70% despite Exynos push
Qualcomm said its relationship with Samsung Electronics remains stable and that its share of Samsung smartphone silicon has risen to more than 70%, even as Samsung expands the use...
Saturday 2 May 2026
MediaTek lifts 2026 ASIC target to $2 billion despite smartphone market deterioration
MediaTek held its earnings call on April 30, expressing a cautious outlook for the 2026 smartphone market. Despite this, growth in other applications is expected to effectively offset...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Memory crunch squeezes smartphone SoC market as Samsung gains share

Global smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) shipments fell 8% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, as a prolonged memory shortage...