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Thursday 30 July 2026
Qualcomm bets on AI and automotive growth to offset Apple decline as weak outlook pressures shares
Qualcomm forecast weaker fourth-quarter earnings and warned that revenue from Apple products will decline faster than previously expected, underscoring near-term pressure on its smartphone...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Interview: Meet the Taiwan firm that wants to be the world's next big supplier of smart-vehicle 'eyes' with Japan— without China
As automotive electronics, electrification, software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs) reshape the global auto industry, Taiwan's Ken Sean Industries is accelerating...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Roborock sees Taiwan as a test market for smart cleaning devices

A once-mocked robot vacuum category has become central to smart home cleaning as busy lifestyles, health concerns, and climate conditions...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Kinko says Taiwan optics can cut AR glasses weight and cost for mainstream adoption
AR smart glasses are shaping up as the next revolutionary device after PCs, smartphones, and smartwatches, but the global optics supply chain still faces a major hurdle: making them...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Less hardware, smarter AI: how a Taiwan startup is making smart glasses weightless

A Taiwan startup says it has found a way to hide advanced eye-tracking technology inside what looks like an ordinary pair of glasses...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
NXP finds new AI data center role beyond GPUs

NXP Semiconductors' physical AI strategy extends beyond vehicles, factories and robots. The same control, connectivity and real-time...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
NXP sees physical AI entering a decade-long adoption cycle

NXP Semiconductors' latest earnings call revealed more than another set of quarterly results. With the financial figures already widely...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
China chip substitution accelerates as chill effect looms
China's semiconductor self-reliance push has notched new gains, with Chinese AI giants expanding purchases of domestic AI chips and facing direct pressure from Beijing to use more...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Compal launches Employee Stock Ownership Trust to boost talent retention
Compal Electronics announced it officially launched its Welfare Employee Stock Ownership Trust (ESOT) plan in July 2026 to deepen its talent strategy amid intensifying global competition...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Kbro lifts broadband investment as 10G service expands across Taiwan

Kbro Broadband said on the 27th that it will begin the second phase of its full-area upgrade plan in August and roll out its Kbro New...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
NXP posts strong 2Q as investors remain cautious on chip outlook

Despite robust performance in the automotive sector and growing demand for artificial intelligence, NXP Semiconductors' second-quarter...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
OpenAI plans to test first hardware device in South Korea
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has said that the company may use South Korea as a testbed for its first hardware device, widely believed to be a screenless speaker. However, it remains to...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Tier IV lists in Tokyo to fund open autonomous driving platform

Japanese autonomous driving startup Tier IV listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 22 and said it planned to raise capital to expand...

Tuesday 28 July 2026
Squeezed by China, Taiwan ODMs pivot to AI for new growth

China's notebook manufacturing industry is rising rapidly just as Taiwan's ODMs retreat from notebook assembly, but Wistron chairman...

Tuesday 28 July 2026
Automotive chip demand surges in 2Q26 on EV reset

Automotive chip demand surprised to the upside in the second quarter of 2026, with industry players saying the market could stay hot...