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Thursday 22 October 2026
Amazon spends US$220B on AI as power delays squeeze cash flow
Amazon plans about US$220 billion in capital expenditure in 2026, mainly for cloud and AI infrastructure, but delays in data center power and construction are causing server racks...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Intel begins Arizona Fab 62 equipment installation, advances Ohio project as AI CPU demand surges
Intel is accelerating work on its long-delayed US semiconductor manufacturing projects, with equipment installation underway at its Fab 62 facility in Arizona and construction progressing...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Apple, Google push PCB supply chain toward net zero amid challenges
PCB makers are expanding sustainability efforts as artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) drive demand for higher-performance boards. Still, the industry...
Thursday 22 October 2026
iPhone Duo preorders surge, but sales momentum remains uncertain
Apple Inc.'s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, has exceeded sales expectations since preorders opened on October 16, 2026. Supply constraints have extended delivery times to January...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Exclusive: Apple raises iPhone Duo shipment target 44% on strong preorders
Apple has raised its iPhone Duo shipment target by 44%, from 9.7 million to 14 million units over 12 months, as strong consumer demand for its first foldable iPhone prompts the company...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Nvidia becomes AI's central bank as cloud startups face mounting pressure
As Nvidia expands its chip business beyond technology giants into emerging AI markets such as new cloud providers, it has become a "central bank" helping these companies expand by...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Unimicron warns of double-booking risks as AI PCB capacity race strains supply chains

Rapid growth in AI-driven demand is placing new pressure on the printed circuit board (PCB) supply chain, with equipment constraints, shorter product...

Thursday 22 October 2026
Walrus Pump sees slower demand for higher-capacity AI cooling pumps
Liquid cooling is becoming mainstream in AI servers, prompting data-center customers to assess pumps that can move 100 metric tons of water per hour as chip heat rises. Taiwan pump...
Thursday 22 October 2026
China's IC designers expand into AI server memory interconnects beyond DDR5
China's IC designers are expanding into high-speed interconnect technologies as AI inference and agent applications fuel demand for server CPUs, memory modules and connectivity chips...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Texas Instruments' analog recovery broadens as 12-inch investment turns into margin
Texas Instruments' third quarter suggested the analog chip upturn has moved beyond restocking into a broad-based recovery, and that the company's multi-year build-out of 12-inch wafer...
Thursday 22 October 2026
IBM's growth rebounds after a summer stumble, led by software and servers
IBM's third quarter went some way towards answering whether the deal slippage that hit its second quarter reflected weaker demand or delayed timing. Revenue rose 5% year on year, or...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Chief Telecom's CTSP AI data center bookings exceed 50%
Chief Telecom has begun construction of its new AI data center in the Huwei section of the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), with an investment of NT$3.3 billion (US$101.8 million)...
Thursday 22 October 2026
ESMT sees memory price momentum extending through 4Q26, 2027
Persistent supply shortages have kept the niche memory market hot, with Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology (ESMT) estimating that the structural supply gap exceeds 30%...
Thursday 22 October 2026
2nm and CoWoS expansion lifts Chi Yi Hsin Technology backlog to NT$4.5B
The expansion of advanced semiconductor processes and packaging is driving demand for facility engineering, with Chi Yi Hsin Technology securing NT$4.5 billion (US$138.9 million) in...
Thursday 22 October 2026
High-end ASIC demand drives TGV adoption as TPK weighs further Taiwan expansion
As advanced packaging technology evolves, traditional copper-clad laminates (CCL) are increasingly running up against signal transmission and thickness limitations. Through-glass via...