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Wednesday 22 July 2026

Sumitomo Chemical eyes 2028 production of lower-cost solid-state battery electrolyte

Sumitomo Chemical plans to begin mass production of a halide-based solid electrolyte in Japan as early as fiscal 2028, positioning the...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Samsung sounds out suppliers on four new fabs by 2030, report says

Samsung Electronics is sounding out major suppliers about whether they can support four proposed new semiconductor fabrication plants through 2030, as South Korea's chipmakers prepare...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

LG Display eyes tandem OLED for smartphones as AI drives demand for power-efficient screens

LG Display plans to expand tandem OLED technology beyond TVs, monitors and automotive displays into smartphones and wearables as on-device artificial intelligence (AI) raises power-efficiency...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

CPO commercialization opens new SiPh packaging race for Taiwan OSATs

Exploding demand for AI server computing power is pushing data-center architectures to upgrade at a faster pace, and the traditional...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Commentary: Gulf state's Sovereign Wealth Fund pours into ASEAN, eyeing stake in AI infrastructure supply chains

ASEAN's AI boom is taking on a dual role as both a "no-man's land" and an international hub from Singapore's perspective, while investors...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Nvidia's Huang to meet Samsung, SK and Naver chiefs in Silicon Valley, reports say

Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won and Naver founder and board chairman Lee Hae-jin are reportedly preparing to meet Nvidia CEO Jensen...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

LG Electronics to halt production at Huizhou plant in China after three decades

LG Electronics plans to stop production at its Huizhou plant in China after October, ending manufacturing at the group's first production...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Samsung's next Galaxy phones may deepen Qualcomm reliance, underscoring the limits of Exynos revival

Samsung Electronics is expected to rely heavily on Qualcomm chips in its next Galaxy phones, according to market reports, a sign that the company is still prioritizing flagship performance...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

LG Display posts narrower second quarter operating loss, swings to first-half operating profit

LG Display reported a second-quarter operating loss of KRW107.7 billion (approx. US$72.77 million) on revenue of KRW5.61 trillion, according to an interim, unaudited disclosure the...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

SK Hynix denies report it is pursuing deal for Intel's Ohio fab

SK Hynix said in a July 22 disclosure that it had neither pursued nor decided on an acquisition of Intel's under-construction semiconductor...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Wistron opens first US mass-production plant; Jensen Huang says more factories needed as Nvidia capacity doubles

Wistron officially opened its Dallas, Texas plant on July 21, becoming the company's first mass-production facility in the US and the first US mass-production plant among Nvidia's...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Microsoft's multibillion-dollar Mistral deal gives regulated industries European alternative to US-controlled AI

Microsoft's decision to pour billions of dollars into Mistral's European compute base is less about adding another model to Azure than about answering a question that has grown loud...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Pegatron CEO: Taiwan's space industry is 85% there — the rest is up to govt

As geopolitical tensions push strategic industries from AI and semiconductors into space, Pegatron Chairman T.H. Tung said Taiwan is...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Taiwan tariff uncertainty slows US car sales and opens a window for local brands

Rumors of a possible zero-tariff deal for US-made cars in Taiwan have kept buyers and dealers in wait-and-see mode for months, with pricing and sales plans for imported vehicles still...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Taiwan auto market sees 2H26 recovery as sales and promotions improve

Taiwan's new-car market showed signs of recovery in the first half of 2026, with June sales rising more than 20% year on year and monthly volume returning to the level seen in the...

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