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Thursday 29 October 2026
UMC targets 10% ASP growth in 2027 as AI revenue share heads toward 25% within three years
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) expects wafer foundry pricing to continue rising in 2027, with CEO Jason Wang projecting approximately 10% year-over-year growth in the company's...
Thursday 29 October 2026
SenseCore captures nearly half of China's neocloud market as heterogeneous chips boost compute efficiency
As Elon Musk predicts that more than 200 new cloud providers, or neoclouds, face impending bankruptcy or acquisition in a global market consolidation, a new report from Frost &...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Taiwan central bank head deems AI bubble crash scenario extreme
Central Bank Governor Chin-long Yang said predictions that the AI bubble will burst in January 2028 represent an extreme scenario, as global cloud service providers (CSPs) face mounting...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Microsoft cloud and AI revenue in 1QFY27 surge past expectations, driven by robust Copilot and Azure growth
Microsoft kicked off its fiscal year 2027 with an impressive financial performance, reporting total revenue of US$92.3 billion, a 19% year-over-year increase. This financial momentum...
Thursday 29 October 2026
LG Electronics ties AI cooling and robot plans to new plants and a 2030 humanoid target
LG Electronics used its third-quarter earnings call on October 28 to add physical milestones to its two main AI bets. In data center cooling, it named a US production site and new...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Asus notebook shipments hold steady as commercial PCs offset gaming decline
The global notebook market faces steep cost increases for key components including memory and processors, but Asus is keeping annual shipments relatively stable through its commercial...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Huawei deploys Tau Law in base-station design, rolling out new wireless baseband overseas
Huawei has extended its semiconductor-focused "Tau (τ) Law" framework to 5G base station design, using co-design across algorithms, chip architectures, and high-speed interconnects...
Thursday 29 October 2026
SpaceX's AI spending surge opens doors to direct orders for Taiwan ODMs
SpaceX is expanding its AI computing infrastructure to meet rising demand for AI applications, securing US$40 billion in financing commitments for GPUs and equipment. The surge in...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Chief Telecom's 3Q26 gross margin tops 50%
IDC and cloud service provider Chief Telecom Inc. reported revenue of NT$1.077 billion (US$33.18 million) for the third quarter of 2026, up 14.9% year on year, while net income rose...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Google's cloud expansion strengthens AI business but strains cash generation
Google's parent, Alphabet, is turning demand for artificial intelligence into a larger cloud business. Still, its latest quarter shows that stronger operating performance does not...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Microsoft's cloud growth outpaces infrastructure spending delays
Microsoft's latest results suggest that enterprise demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence is supporting stronger operating earnings even as some infrastructure capacity...
Thursday 29 October 2026
iPhone Duo sales beat expectations as first batch sells out
Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, saw strong demand despite a typhoon disrupting its launch day. Telecom operators said sales have remained robust since the launch,...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Satellite industry faces major shake-up as data connectivity set to capture 68% of service revenue by 2035
Global satellite service revenue is projected to grow 44% over the next decade, reaching US$145 billion by 2035, according to the 33rd edition of Novaspace's Satellite Connectivity...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Kentec sees strong AI data center orders despite financing concerns
Kentec, a subsidiary of Kenmec Group and an engineering integrator providing complete AI data center infrastructure solutions, continues to see strong order visibility for its containerized...
Thursday 29 October 2026
LG Innotek revenue tops KRW6T in 3Q26, profit halves
LG Innotek’s 2026 third-quarter revenue topped KRW6 trillion (approximately US$4.52 billion) for the first time, driven by new mobile-device launches and technology adoption...