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Friday 6 November 2026
Sumitomo Bakelite raises 2026 profit forecast on AI packaging boom
Sumitomo Bakelite reported a 47.2% year-over-year increase in attributable net profit to JPY19.561 billion (US$123 million) for the first half of fiscal 2026, as AI server demand drove...
Friday 6 November 2026
Naver's Nvidia-backed AI factory faces crucial test after US$9 billion deal
Naver is preparing to launch its Nvidia-backed AI factory business after securing an infrastructure agreement with Brookfield worth up to US$9 billion. With OpenAI and Anthropic seen...
Friday 6 November 2026
Samsung SDS begins construction of 60MW AI data center to support factory robots
Samsung SDS has begun construction of a 60MW AI data center in Gumi, South Korea, to support industrial robots and other AI applications. The project marks the first concrete step...
Friday 6 November 2026
Pluggable optical module forms diverge; rack design emerges as key variable
As switch chips move toward 400G per channel, the gold-finger connectors used in current pluggable modules are approaching their high-frequency limits. The pluggable optics camp introduced...
Friday 6 November 2026
India's premium shift shields Apple from decade-low smartphone slump
India is now an important market for Apple in two ways. It is a growth market where the company set an all-time revenue record in the September quarter, even as overall smartphone...
Friday 6 November 2026
Nscale's US$35 billion IPO faces fresh uncertainty after Microsoft rejects Texas AI capacity expansion
UK-based AI computing infrastructure startup Nscale, backed by Nvidia, is planning a US$35 billion initial public offering (IPO) in 2026. However, Microsoft, one of its major customers,...
Friday 6 November 2026
Chunghwa Telecom targets 200,000 Google AI subscribers in consumer-facing AI expansion
Chunghwa Telecom is expanding its Google partnership by bringing the latest Google AI services to consumers, with the aim of achieving 200,000 subscribers in the first year, according...
Friday 6 November 2026
Commentary: Marvell's Lumentum deal holds a lesson for smartphone makers on supply chain integration
Marvell announced on November 2 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lumentum Holdings in an all-stock transaction valued at nearly US$115 billion. Subject to...
Friday 6 November 2026
Taiwan's server makers commit billions to Texas as new governor vows data center moratorium
Taiwanese server makers have committed billions of dollars to manufacturing facilities in Texas over the past two years. Now, the state's incoming governor has pledged to suspend new...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Largan consolidates camera actuator unit as optical business expands into CPO
Largan Technology reported October revenue of NT$5.846 billion (US$178.1 million) on November 5, down 7.0% year-over-year, while moving to consolidate its camera actuator subsidiary...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Taiwan tech firms disclose US$2.9 billion in Texas factory commitments as data center curbs loom
Eight Taiwanese electronics manufacturers have disclosed approximately US$2.9 billion in factory-related asset transactions and investment plans in Texas since January 2024, accounting...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Advantech founder to hand CEO role to embedded IoT head
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Advantech announced on November 5, 2026, that founder K.C. Liu will become full-time chairman on January 1, 2027, while Miller Chang, currently president...
Thursday 5 November 2026
The 346-GW question: Will anti-data-center votes slow America's AI buildout?
US voters favored restrictions on data center development in 40 of 41 local ballot measures across 10 states on November 3, signaling growing opposition to AI infrastructure expansion...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Advantech sees high-double-digit growth through 2027, driven by AI and semiconductor equipment
Industrial PC leader Advantech reported record quarterly revenue and net profit for the third quarter of 2026, propelled by strong demand across semiconductor equipment, factory automation,...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Finance firms reportedly begin seeking investors for SpaceX's US$40B chip financing
Goldman Sachs and Apollo Global Management have reportedly begun approaching potential investors about purchasing parts of a US$40 billion deal to finance SpaceX's leasing of Nvidia...