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Wednesday 22 July 2026
Kimi K3 sparks new 'DeepSeek moment,' reshaping AI's winners and losers
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup Moonshot AI launched its next-generation Kimi K3 model on July 17, delivering performance comparable with leading models from OpenAI and...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Taiwan tariff uncertainty slows US car sales and opens a window for local brands
Rumors of a possible zero-tariff deal for US-made cars in Taiwan have kept buyers and dealers in wait-and-see mode for months, with pricing and sales plans for imported vehicles still...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Pentagon moves to expand titanium and magnesium stockpiles for defense supply security
The Pentagon has stepped up its review of wartime shortages in key raw materials, issuing two Requests for Information on July 14 through the Defense Logistics Agency's Warstopper...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Xiaomi raises 2026 phone target as memory prices strain brands
China's smartphone market is seeing a shift in demand trends. Xiaomi has reportedly raised its full-year 2026 smartphone shipment target from about 90 million units to 110 million,...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Samsung expands Nvidia ties as AI inference drives NAND demand
Samsung Electronics is expanding its Nvidia relationship into NAND flash as AI inference creates demand for high-capacity enterprise storage.
Wednesday 22 July 2026
AI infrastructure spending is reshaping Southeast Asia's PCB supply chain

Rising investment in AI servers, high-speed networking, and satellite communications is accelerating a shift in Southeast Asia's electronics...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
'Two companies, one business': how Zeiss and ASML are riding the AI boom to dominate EUV

Zeiss, the exclusive supplier of ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) optical systems, says the two companies operate as though they were...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
Ablecom expands Taoyuan capacity to meet rising AI server rack demand
Ablecom Technology said it is expanding production capacity in Taoyuan, Taiwan, as demand grows for AI high-density compute and hyperscale data center buildouts. The chassis and advanced...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Goldkey secures NT$3.6 billion loan to expand AI server memory business
Goldkey Technology has completed and signed a three-year syndicated loan worth NT$3.6 billion (US$111.3 million) to support inventory growth and working capital needs tied to AI servers...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Ishihara Sangyo doubles high-purity titanium dioxide capacity on AI server demand

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha plans to double production capacity for high-purity titanium dioxide used to make dielectric materials for multilayer...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Taiwan's top motherboard makers slash 2026 shipments again, with Asus, Gigabyte below 10M units

Taiwan's four largest motherboard brands have cut their 2026 shipment forecasts for a second time as memory and CPU shortages, rising component...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Power and water constraints cast doubt on South Korea's Honam memory cluster, experts say
South Korea's plan to develop a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region (Jeolla Province) is facing mounting scrutiny over whether the area can support the enormous energy and infrastructure...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
DDR5 module spot prices hit record highs as China-made dies narrow price gap
The pace of memory contract price increases has begun to slow in the second half of 2026, but DDR5 spot prices continue to climb as AI and server applications absorb available supply,...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Phone prices to surge in 2H26 as low-end models fade

As the AI boom keeps memory shortages running hot, steep price hikes for smartphones in the second half of 2026 are coming into view...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
TSMC weighs margin hit against long-term AI payoff in US push

TSMC has announced an additional US$100 billion investment in the US on top of its existing US$165 billion commitment, expanding its...