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Friday 6 November 2026
Huawei, Alibaba among 20 Chinese tech firms confronting AI agent security, algorithmic exploitation
The 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, which opened on November 4, brought AI agent governance into focus, with leading Chinese technology companies seeking common standards...
Friday 6 November 2026
TV panel makers hold prices firm in November despite fading demand, with supply cuts proving crucial
The global TV panel market entered a period of fragile equilibrium in November 2026 following the end of peak-season inventory replenishment. Although TV brands have become more cautious...
Friday 6 November 2026
China's NSIG sees silicon wafer prices rebound, but profitability remains elusive
National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG) expects to complete its expansion to 1.2 million 300mm silicon wafers per month by the end of 2026, positioning the Chinese semiconductor materials...
Friday 6 November 2026
China's chip equipment makers ride record AI orders into 2027, but new challenges lie ahead
Chinese semiconductor equipment makers report record orders extending into 2027, with AI-driven investment in advanced memory, logic chips and packaging strengthening demand for domestic...
Friday 6 November 2026
Commentary: YMTC's record NAND profits mask bigger risks behind its reported IPO delay
YMTC's parent company, CCSH Corporation, had planned to raise CNY33 billion (approx. US$4.93 billion) through an IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market to finance production-line upgrades and...
Friday 6 November 2026
Stockpiled in Hong Kong: Beijing limits Nvidia H200 imports as domestic silicon push accelerates
A significant backlog of advanced GPUs has accumulated in Hong Kong, according to Reuters, highlighting the widening rift between US export controls and Beijing's drive for...
Friday 6 November 2026
Why US midterm sweep could cost China's AI exports more than it gains
A slower US build-out of AI infrastructure after the Democratic Party's midterm sweep could cost China more economically than it gains strategically, Bloomberg Economics said, because...
Friday 6 November 2026
DDR, LPDDR revenue growth outpaces HBM as DRAM market nears US$200 billion
Revenue from conventional DDR and LPDDR memory grew faster than that from high-bandwidth memory (HBM) in the third quarter of 2026, as global DRAM revenue surged 369% year over year...
Friday 6 November 2026
Hua Hong Grace eyes silicon photonics expansion as AI chip shortages lift pricing power
China's second-largest contract chipmaker, Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor, is expanding into silicon photonics and power management chips to capitalise on AI infrastructure demand, following...
Friday 6 November 2026
China's LCD cuts and price hikes threaten Samsung TV profits
Samsung Electronics' TV business faces the prospect of prolonged losses as Chinese panel makers, including BOE Technology Group (BOE) and TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Beijing restricts equity listings amid market slump as YMTC pauses its stock market debut
Beijing has instructed top securities firms and investment banks to pause initial public offerings and restrict large-scale share sales by major shareholders. Reporting by The...
Thursday 5 November 2026
China's Big Fund III pivots to 12-inch chip fabs, equipment acquisitions to close semiconductor supply chain gaps
China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Phase III (Big Fund III) is shifting its focus from targeted semiconductor investments to large-scale manufacturing and...
Thursday 5 November 2026
SDC auto OLED shortage leads Li Auto to ship new Mega with LCDs
Samsung Display (SDC) is facing a shortage of automotive OLED panels supplied to Chinese EV maker Li Auto, prompting Li Auto to temporarily ship some new Mega vehicles with LCD panels...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Apple opens AI beta in China with Qwen-integrated Siri
Apple has opened testing of its China-specific Apple Intelligence service with the iOS 27.3 developer beta released on November 4, integrating Alibaba's Qwen model into Siri. The full...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Commentary: AOI locks in China's InP substrates for AI optics, but export controls threaten supply
AI data centers are accelerating demand for high-speed optical communications, extending competition in the optical transceiver market beyond chips and module manufacturing to critical...