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Friday 12 June 2026
Asus begins local gaming laptop production in India

Asus has announced plans to begin making gaming laptops in India this financial year — a move that could reshape supply chains,...

Friday 12 June 2026
Chinese chip foundry United Nova bets US$3B on AI power, optical interconnects
United Nova Technology (UNT) is expanding from automotive and industrial chips into AI server power management and optical interconnects through a CNY20 billion (US$3 billion) 12-inch...
Friday 12 June 2026
Coretronic sees June shipments rebound after May revenue rises

Coretronic reported consolidated revenue of about NT$3.243 billion for May 2026, up 2% from April and 6% from a year earlier, supported...

Friday 12 June 2026
TSS Holdings warns long-term US operating costs are the main barrier for Taiwan suppliers
TSS Holdings and an alliance of 18 Taiwanese semiconductor materials, components and equipment firms said on June 9 that the primary challenge for small and medium-sized suppliers...
Friday 12 June 2026
Qualcomm opens China auto chip ecosystem to challenge Horizon Robotics, Nvidia

Qualcomm recently held its 2026 Automotive Technology and Cooperation Summit in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, marking the fourth consecutive...

Friday 12 June 2026
Everlight sees weak 1H26 profits, with Thailand expansion and cost cuts central to 2H26 recovery
LED packaging maker Everlight Electronics said first-quarter 2026 earnings fell to NT$0.91 (US$0.03) per share from NT$1.32 a year earlier, reflecting a sharp increase in metal raw...
Friday 12 June 2026
Lenovo reportedly plans second PC price hike as memory costs squeeze supply chain
Chinese PC major Lenovo is reportedly set to raise prices across its entire product line from July 2026, with increases broadly in line with its first round of adjustments in March...
Thursday 11 June 2026
MSI sees CPU shortages easing as margins recover

Micro-Star International (MSI) said its gross margin recovered to 15% in the first quarter of 2026, after tariff costs, foreign exchange...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Commentary: At WWDC 2026, Apple's AI platform eclipses the OS

Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote pointed to a major shift in the company's platform strategy, as Apple Intelligence, Siri, and Safari moved...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Taiwan rugged PC suppliers gain multi-year order visibility as Europe accelerates rearmament
Europe's push to strengthen defense self-sufficiency is beginning to translate into tangible opportunities for military technology suppliers, with Taiwan-based rugged PC makers expecting...
Thursday 11 June 2026
Apple's AI strategy gains scale as rivals race ahead

Apple remains behind the leaders in large language model development, but its vast iPhone installed base and growing tablet and smartphone...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Commentary: BYD unveils new AI platform as China's EV race shifts beyond batteries
China's electric vehicle (EV) leader, BYD, is pushing aggressively into the next frontier of automotive competition: artificial intelligence.
Thursday 11 June 2026
PCIM 2026: Why the Silicon survival, physics, and the AI vortex are forcing reality check

While marketing initiatives promote an ultra-fast transition to wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, fully automated smart factories, and an all-electric...

Wednesday 10 June 2026
TXC eyes 30% optical module share by 2027
AI and optical communications demand are pushing frequency components toward higher frequencies, smaller sizes, lower power consumption, ultra-low jitter, and very high stability....
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Aker to expand capacity by 20% as auto demand drives growth

Aker Technology plans to expand capacity by 20% in 2026 as automotive demand grows and the quartz component supplier pushes further...