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Thursday 28 May 2026
TECO targets AI data center market with modular, North America and Southeast Asia push
TECO Electric & Machinery said it is making AI data center infrastructure its main growth focus, with expansion plans in North America and Southeast Asia that could affect global...
Thursday 28 May 2026
US cuts Section 232 tariffs to 15% boosting Taiwan auto parts competitiveness
The US reduced Section 232 tariffs on Taiwan auto parts from 27.5% to 15%, a move that Taiwan auto parts manufacturer Tong Yang Industry said would improve competitiveness and restore...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Commentary: China's AI chip certification becomes new market gatekeeper
China has brought AI chips into its national security and reliability evaluation framework for the first time, turning what looks like a product certification process into something...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Huawei Tau Law series 3: Global chip experts split over China's post-Moore push
Huawei's "Tau (τ) Scaling Law," unveiled at ISCAS 2026 on May 25, has become a global semiconductor flashpoint, drawing scrutiny from financial institutions, media outlets, chip...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Luxshare strengthens antitrust compliance after China imposes fine over Wingtech deal
Chinese electronics manufacturer Luxshare said it is strengthening its antitrust compliance system after China's market regulator imposed a fine related to its acquisition of part...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Wonik IPS secures Visionox XR display etcher order for Kunshan OLED line
Chinese display maker Visionox is moving ahead with a major extended reality display production project in Kunshan, strengthening China's push into high-pixel-density OLED panels for...
Thursday 28 May 2026
China's LLM price war puts DeepSeek, Xiaomi on a collision course with OpenAI
China's large language model (LLM) market is coming under mounting pricing pressure, as domestic AI model developers cut fees closer to cost, while the gap with international model...
Thursday 28 May 2026
China smartphone shipments rebound in April 2026 as Apple and foreign brands gain ground
China's smartphone market showed signs of stabilization in April 2026, with both overall handset shipments and smartphone shipments returning to year-over-year growth, according to...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Qualcomm wins ASIC customers beyond ByteDance
Qualcomm has reportedly landed more than one ASIC customer, with a separate project for a US cloud service provider also taking shape, according to industry sources. The development...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Huawei's Watch Fit series surpasses 24 million shipments as wearables push global growth
Huawei reported that cumulative global shipments of its Watch Fit series had topped 24 million units as of April 2026, signaling accelerating momentum for the vendor's smart wearables...
Thursday 28 May 2026
IRIS Optronics opens Tokyo office and launches B3 full-color e-paper for transit advertising
IRIS Optronics, on May 27, opened a Tokyo office and showroom in Azabu-Juban and unveiled a B3-size (51.5 cm x 36.4 cm) full-color cholesteric liquid crystal e-paper complete unit...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Yageo signals possible price hikes as Japanese and Korean passive component makers raise prices
Passive component manufacturer Yageo held its 2026 annual shareholders meeting on May 27. In a post-meeting interview, chairman Pierre Chen confirmed that the world's two largest multilayer...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Chunghwa Precision completes board reshuffle as it plans rapid capacity expansion for AI chip testing
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. completed its board election at the 2026 annual shareholders' meeting on May 27 as the semiconductor test interface maker prepared for rising AI chip...
Thursday 28 May 2026
China tightens travel bans on private-sector AI to stem tech leaks
China has expanded its state travel controls into the private technology sector, deliberately blocking top AI talent from leaving the country without explicit government authorizat...
Thursday 28 May 2026
UMC readies price hikes, kicks off 2027 customer talks
UMC held its shareholders' meeting on May 27, with CEO Jason Wang saying that as AI applications expand rapidly, long-term semiconductor demand still has room for growth. In addition...