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Friday 16 October 2026
Samsung's chip and device chiefs head to Tokyo during Lee's visit
Five senior Samsung Electronics executives, including the heads of its semiconductor and consumer electronics businesses, reportedly traveled to Tokyo on October 13 while chairman...
Friday 16 October 2026
Taiwan's Chun Yuan Steel sees 4Q26 auto surge, expands into AI robotics
Chun Yuan Steel expects Taiwan's auto market to deliver its strongest quarter of 2026 in the final three months, lifting full-year new-vehicle sales to 430,000 units from 411,000 in...
Friday 16 October 2026
Japan bets on physical AI as Murata, AWS, Hitachi showcase self-learning robots at CEATEC 2026
Japan is stepping up its push into physical AI, with major technology companies and research institutions showcasing advances in autonomous robot learning, motion sensing, and agricultural...
Friday 16 October 2026
LG Innotek targets 2028 glass substrate supply as it expands beyond smartphones
LG Innotek expects to begin supplying glass substrates for advanced semiconductor packaging around 2028 and sees its chip substrate business improving in 2027, as the South Korean...
Friday 16 October 2026
AI buyers lock in capacity, driving Taiwan private investment to record NT$6.95T
Strong global demand for AI infrastructure hardware is prompting buyers to secure capacity through advance payments and long-term contracts, driving Taiwan's semiconductor, packaging...
Friday 16 October 2026
Japan's automakers turn to vehicle-road coordination to advance autonomous driving
Japan's automakers are presenting autonomous-driving systems that connect vehicles with road infrastructure as a route toward deployment, highlighting a strategic choice beyond vehicle-only...
Friday 16 October 2026
US pushes AI exports as chip industry flags supplier gaps and reshoring costs
At SEMICON West 2026, US officials and lawmakers promoted domestic manufacturing and AI export policies, while industry executives warned that supplier shortages, the premium for US-made...
Friday 16 October 2026
Tong Yang sees stronger 4Q26 margins, but shipping, costs remain risks
Tong Yang Industry expects capacity utilization to reach 90%–95% in the fourth quarter of 2026, as North American aftermarket orders recover and support margins during the seasonal...
Friday 16 October 2026
AI traffic reshapes e-commerce as Shopline GMV rises 20% in 2026
As GenAI accelerates, e-commerce is shifting from traditional traffic management toward AI-assisted shopping and intelligent operations. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) e-commerce platform...
Friday 16 October 2026
Nvidia unveils PTFE switch board at OCP, names Taiwan partners
Nvidia showcased the latest developments in its MGX server platform ecosystem at the OCP Global Summit 2026, unveiling for the first time a switch board sample using polytetrafluoroethylene...
Friday 16 October 2026
Linde LienHwa tackles hydrogen transport dilemma with HaaS
As hydrogen development and applications take center stage at Energy Taiwan 2026, industrial gas giant Linde LienHwa Group is introducing an end-to-end "Hydrogen-as-a-Service" (HaaS)...
Friday 16 October 2026
TSEC focuses overseas solar strategy on Japan rooftops
TSEC is focusing its overseas expansion on Japan's rooftop solar market and expects Taiwan's solar installations to recover in 2027 from a market low point. For the Taiwan-based solar...
Friday 16 October 2026
TSMC excludes CPUs from AI accelerator growth forecast
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) is seeing rising demand for CPUs related to agentic artificial intelligence (AI), but has not yet included CPUs in its calculations of AI...
Friday 16 October 2026
China's YMTC targets 9,600 MT/s with 4F² DRAM design
China's Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) is developing a next-generation 4F² DRAM design targeting data transfer speeds of 9,600 megatransfers per second (MT/s), expanding beyond...
Friday 16 October 2026
LG Innotek eyes 2027 chip substrate growth as Big Tech supply talks continue
South Korea's LG Innotek expects its semiconductor substrate business to improve in 2027 as it pursues long-term supply agreements (LTAs) with major technology companies and prepares...