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Friday 6 November 2026
Ecarx posts higher 3Q revenue, but memory costs squeeze margins
Ecarx, an automotive technology supplier, reported a 65% year-over-year reduction in profit for the third quarter of 2026 on November 4 as rising memory-chip costs eroded margins despite...
Friday 6 November 2026
Acer Gadget expands lifestyle accessories as PC market weakens
As the PC market outlook deteriorates, Acer subsidiary Acer Gadget is expanding its lifestyle accessories business to cushion the impact of a weaker market. General manager Chung I-chun...
Friday 6 November 2026
India's premium shift shields Apple from decade-low smartphone slump
India is now an important market for Apple in two ways. It is a growth market where the company set an all-time revenue record in the September quarter, even as overall smartphone...
Friday 6 November 2026
Taiwan panel makers win Tier 1 foothold in automotive displays
As weak end demand and intensifying competition weigh on the global display industry, Taiwan panel makers are pursuing new growth beyond traditional display manufacturing, with automotive...
Friday 6 November 2026
Chicony shifts toward premium PCs, AI applications as demand weakens
Chicony Electronics reported unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$5.647 billion (US$172 million) for October 2026, down 9.1% month-over-month and 24% year-over-year. Persistent global...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Acer reshuffles executives as Chan-ping Bo takes product, procurement role
Acer is set to approve a senior executive reshuffle at its board meeting on Thursday afternoon, with Acer Being Communication general manager Chan-ping Bo reportedly taking over product...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Advantech founder to hand CEO role to embedded IoT head
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Advantech announced on November 5, 2026, that founder K.C. Liu will become full-time chairman on January 1, 2027, while Miller Chang, currently president...
Thursday 5 November 2026
HP names former GSK chief Emma Walmsley as CEO
Hewlett Packard (HP) has appointed Emma Walmsley, the former head of drugmaker GSK, as its next CEO, ending a search that began after the company named an interim leader earlier this...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Price hikes, market saturation curb global telecom, consumer electronics export growth
Rising global oil prices have driven up food costs, squeezing consumer discretionary budgets for products with higher price elasticity, such as smartphones and consumer electronics...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Qualcomm to debut 6G terminal prototype at China expo, bringing AI memory to smart glasses
US chipmaker Qualcomm will present its latest developments in 6G and AI agent-powered devices at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE), held from November 5 to 10 at the...
Thursday 5 November 2026
SDC auto OLED shortage leads Li Auto to ship new Mega with LCDs
Samsung Display (SDC) is facing a shortage of automotive OLED panels supplied to Chinese EV maker Li Auto, prompting Li Auto to temporarily ship some new Mega vehicles with LCD panels...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Flexium eyes 2027 breakthrough as PTFE enters mass production in 2028
Flexium Interconnect chairman Walter Cheng said the company has emerged from the toughest operating downturn of the past two years and expects AI orders for smart glasses and infrastructure...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Inventec server demand drives record 10-month revenue
Inventec reported October revenue of NT$79.97 billion (approx. US$2.44 billion), down 18.9% from September but up 46.0% from October 2025, setting a record high for the same period...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Qualcomm's September-quarter revenue falls 8% as handset slump outweighs automotive gains
Qualcomm's fiscal fourth quarter showed a company whose growth now comes almost entirely from outside the smartphone, but not yet at a scale that can offset a shrinking handset business...
Thursday 5 November 2026
From assembly lines to front lines, defense opens new opportunities for automakers
As low capacity utilization, steep tariffs, and fierce competition from Chinese automakers pressure the industry, significant growth in European defense spending is opening new business...