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Monday 31 August 2026
Shanghai's 15th Five-Year Plan bets on chips, AI, advanced packaging
On August 26, the Shanghai municipal government released its 15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Strategic Emerging Industries, setting a target for added value in strategic...
Monday 31 August 2026
Asus launches physical AI business group, shifting from EMS to humanoid robots
Asustek Computer (Asus) is accelerating its artificial intelligence (AI) transformation plan, announcing the rebranding of its AIoT Business Group into the Physical AI Solutions Business...
Monday 31 August 2026
China silicon wafers enter AI-led upcycle: prices rise, 12-inch capacity expands

Hangzhou Lion Microelectronics plans to invest about CNY3 billion (approx. US$446 million) in a new 12-inch silicon wafer project in Jiaxing,...

Monday 31 August 2026
Taiwan manufacturing know-how is key physical AI asset
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology rapidly evolves, physical AI for industrial applications is drawing growing attention because repeatable and scalable tasks play to AI's...
Monday 31 August 2026
Commentary: Malaysia's China dilemma sits at the heart of GATE 2026
The 2026 Global Automotive and Technology Expo (GATE 2026) closed on August 28 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur. It highlighted Malaysia's...
Monday 31 August 2026
Chinese robotaxis head for Seoul as Pony.ai and FutureLink plan a 200-vehicle fleet
A Chinese autonomous driving vendor is set to take a commercial position in a market whose own robotaxi industry has yet to clear the hurdle to commercialization. Pony.ai and South...
Monday 31 August 2026
Musk tackles key AI power bottleneck with in-house turbine foundry
A move by SpaceX to manufacture turbine blades in-house could ease a global bottleneck in AI infrastructure, where power equipment is now as constrained as chips. If successful, the...
Monday 31 August 2026
India roundup: India broadens semiconductor and AI ambitions across manufacturing, design, materials and data centers
India's semiconductor ambitions are expanding from packaging and testing to chip design, materials, mobile devices and data centers. New investments by CG Power, Infineon, Foxconn,...
Monday 31 August 2026
USI advances optical interconnect push with ELSFP laser module
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), part of ASE Technology Holding, is expanding its optical interconnect footprint for AI data centers. EugenLight Technologies, in which USI holds...
Monday 31 August 2026
Tex Year's specialty chemicals push could reshape its growth mix as AI and optics expand
Tex Year is widening its specialty chemicals business beyond LCDs and electronics into AI servers, in-vehicle electronics, Mini LED, and optical lenses, while also targeting optical...
Monday 31 August 2026
MCE expands auto electronics capacity to defend Malaysia's domestic market
MCE Holdings Berhad (MCE) is expanding its product lines and capacity as Chinese competitors intensify pressure on Malaysia's auto parts industry, with the company aiming to defend...
Monday 31 August 2026
AI pushes autonomous driving toward a more pragmatic commercial model
AI is reshaping the autonomous driving competition by shifting automakers away from an all-or-nothing race toward higher levels of self-driving. Instead, the industry is focusing on...
Sunday 30 August 2026
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers eyes cautious 2H26 on higher-value, recycled materials
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC) is taking a cautiously optimistic view of operations in the second half of 2026. Despite geopolitical volatility and disruption to Middle...
Sunday 30 August 2026
China writes its first national liquid-cooling standard as AI racks approach 1MW
AI infrastructure is entering a phase in which GPUs are no longer the only constraint. Nvidia's Vera Rubin generation is pushing rack power high enough to force parallel changes in...
Sunday 30 August 2026
Humanoid robot shipments top 22,000 in 1H26 as industrial use gains ground
As embodied intelligence takes physical form amid widespread production-capacity expansion in the humanoid robot sector, it is becoming increasingly possible to envision a society...