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Wednesday 19 August 2026
BYD leverages in-house semiconductors to power next phase of automotive intelligence; smart driving chip roadmap moves towards 4nm SoC
DIGITIMES notes that BYD Semiconductor's portfolio has expanded from the IGBTs and SiC power chips developed to meet early electric vehicle (EV) demand into high-computing-power smart-driving...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
LG opens new Brazil appliance factory to deepen Latin America reach
LG Electronics has opened a major refrigerator plant in Paraná, Brazil. This move could improve supply, shorten delivery times, and bring more locally tailored appliances to...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Acer says non-PC businesses are driving growth as 2H26 outlook turns less certain
Acer is signaling a more diversified future as global PC demand may soften in the second half. The company says non-PC businesses, hybrid AI computing, and steady profitability from...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Xiaomi's costs are rising faster than its sales can absorb

Xiaomi Corporation's second quarter showed a company being squeezed from both ends of its business at once: a surging memory-chip bill...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
TBI Motion books orders into 2027 and steps deeper into humanoid robotics

TBI Motion Technology returned to profit in the second quarter of 2026, with strong demand extending order visibility into 2027. The...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
China's new automotive chip rules target the last mile to vehicle adoption

China has introduced five automotive chip certification and accreditation industry standards aimed at easing a key obstacle to domestic...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Amber's Oppo deal signals India's shift from smartphone assembly to deeper electronics manufacturing

Amber Enterprises India's planned entry into smartphone manufacturing could mark a further step in India's effort to move beyond final...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Everlight Electronics to sell Miaoli plant as Thailand expansion, AI demand reshape growth outlook

LED packaging maker Everlight Electronics said it will sell its Tongluo plant in Miaoli to Sinbon for NT$3.458 billion (US$108.5 million),...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
ams OSRAM sues distributor over alleged infringement by Refond automotive LEDs
ams OSRAM said it filed two patent infringement lawsuits in Germany against Shenzhen Refond Optoelectronics over automotive LED products. The move adds to a broader wave of intellectual...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Hushan eyes stronger 2H26 on drone cameras, OE push

Aftermarket (AM) parts and automotive camera maker Hushan Autoparts saw its first-half 2026 operations impacted by US tariff policies...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
China's Horizon Robotics sets J7 against Nvidia, Tesla

Horizon Robotics is preparing its next-generation Journey 7 (J7) automotive AI chip family for mass production in 2027, aiming to extend...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Everlight Electronics' 2Q26 gross margin hit by raw material costs, recovery expected in 2H26
LED packaging manufacturer Everlight Electronics stated that due to higher raw material costs, gross margin fell to 24.16% in the second quarter of 2026, down 7.93pp year-over-year...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
MicroLED still lacks key LTPO TFT tech

MicroLED remains a promising next-generation display technology, but industry analysts say its commercial breakthrough still hinges...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Humanoid robots expose the limits of chasing higher TOPS

Humanoid robots are moving from demonstrations toward mass production, changing the priorities of chip design. Instead of simply chasing...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
ITH OLED, T-Con ramps position 3Q26 revenue to defy market headwinds
Driven by a recovery across smartphone, notebook, industrial control, and automotive applications, ITH Corporation, the parent company of Ili Technology (Ilitek), posted solid revenue...