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Tuesday 10 February 2026
Analysis: Japan's supermajority reshapes Asia's semiconductor competition
Japan's latest election is being read by global markets as a turning point in industrial policy, capital flows, and technology sovereignty across Asia — not a routine political...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
US plans chip tariff breaks for tech giants tied to TSMC's US expansion
The Trump administration is preparing to spare major US technology companies from a new round of semiconductor tariffs as they expand data center capacity to support the artificial...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Analysis: Alphabet's century bond reveals who's who in Asia's AI money trail
Alphabet Inc. has executed a financial maneuver that fundamentally alters the landscape of the AI arms race.
Tuesday 10 February 2026
TSMC posts 36.8% sales surge in January 2026 on strong AI demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC) reported a sharp 36.8% jump in January revenue, underscoring an acceleration in global demand...

Tuesday 10 February 2026
Europe deploys NanoIC pilot line to accelerate sub-2nm AI chip development

Europe has taken a decisive step toward advanced semiconductor leadership with the launch of the NanoIC pilot line at Imec's Leuven headquarters,...

Tuesday 10 February 2026
South Korea's NUCODE eyes partnership with Realtek to lead IoT market
South Korean IoT startup NUCODE is leveraging ultra-low-power communication technology to streamline hardware development and bridge the gap between prototyping and mass production...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
China reportedly enters HBM3 mass production as South Korea pushes into HBM4

China is preparing to initiate large-scale production of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), narrowing a technology gap with South Korea in a...

Tuesday 10 February 2026
Behind Nvidia’s fried-chicken diplomacy
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly hosted a "fried chicken and beer" meeting in Silicon Valley on February 5, 2026, with SK Group chairman Tony Choi, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Analysis: How Singapore turns talent, R&D into an optics edge
Despite possessing a land area roughly one-fiftieth the size of Taiwan, Singapore has established itself as one of the most closely watched economies and supply chain hubs in Asia...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Taiwan server ODMs set for record first quarter, driven by AI server demand

Taiwan's server supply chain is entering what suppliers expect to be its strongest first quarter on record. ODMs, including Quanta, Wistron,...

Tuesday 10 February 2026
Intel and AMD solidify AI PC positions as Qualcomm faces enterprise adoption barriers
AI PCs in Europe are undergoing a rapid reshuffle, with Intel and AMD strengthening their positions while Qualcomm struggles to translate early momentum into sustained enterprise a...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Japanese election landslide puts Korean spotlight on chips, Rapidus and TSMC
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a decisive victory in the February 8, 2026, lower house election after her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 316 seats, surpassing the...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
SK's US$10bn AI venture takes chairman to Nvidia's door
Global competition in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is intensifying, and SK Group is accelerating its strategic expansion. Korean media report that SK Group chairman...
Tuesday 10 February 2026
MediaTek and Airbus join forces on 5G and 6G satellite Networks
At the Singapore Space Summit 2026, MediaTek joined Airbus, Singapore-based technology firm ST Engineering iDirect, and electronic test-and-measurement company Keysight Technologies...
Monday 9 February 2026
ACpay, inFlux partner to bridge Taiwan fitness liquidity gap; eye education sector next
Taiwan's ACpay, a fintech firm specializing in payment and e-commerce solutions, is accelerating its expansion into retail channels and high-growth verticals—particularly fitness...