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Wednesday 29 July 2026

Compal launches Employee Stock Ownership Trust to boost talent retention

Compal Electronics announced it officially launched its Welfare Employee Stock Ownership Trust (ESOT) plan in July 2026 to deepen its talent strategy amid intensifying global competition...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Kbro lifts broadband investment as 10G service expands across Taiwan

Kbro Broadband said on the 27th that it will begin the second phase of its full-area upgrade plan in August and roll out its Kbro New...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

NXP posts strong 2Q as investors remain cautious on chip outlook

Despite robust performance in the automotive sector and growing demand for artificial intelligence, NXP Semiconductors' second-quarter...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

OpenAI plans to test first hardware device in South Korea

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has said that the company may use South Korea as a testbed for its first hardware device, widely believed to be a screenless speaker. However, it remains to...

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Tier IV lists in Tokyo to fund open autonomous driving platform

Japanese autonomous driving startup Tier IV listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 22 and said it planned to raise capital to expand...

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Squeezed by China, Taiwan ODMs pivot to AI for new growth

China's notebook manufacturing industry is rising rapidly just as Taiwan's ODMs retreat from notebook assembly, but Wistron chairman...

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Automotive chip demand surges in 2Q26 on EV reset

Automotive chip demand surprised to the upside in the second quarter of 2026, with industry players saying the market could stay hot...

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Smart glasses ignite AI device battle as China nears 80% global brand share

Smart glasses are emerging as a major next-generation consumer device as breakthroughs in generative AI and large language models (LLMs) reshape the wearable market. Once constrained...

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Apple, Micron's clash over CXMT puts White House in the middle

Apple and Micron are fighting over whether the smartphone maker can buy memory chips from Chinese manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for non-US devices, a move opposed...

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Young Optics sees revenue growth, but margin pressure underscores transition to higher-value products

Young Optics said second-quarter revenue rose sequentially, but gross margin narrowed as newer products stayed in early production and the product mix shifted. The company expects...

Monday 27 July 2026

Apple reportedly delays smart glasses launch to late 2027 due to privacy risks

Apple plans to present its first smart glasses during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June 2027 before opening them for sale later in the year. This timeline has reportedly...

Monday 27 July 2026

IDMs target AI margins, boosting Taiwan power suppliers

International IDMs such as Texas Instruments (TI) and STMicroelectronics are leaning into AI data-center demand, while the market's shift toward 400V and 800V power architectures is...

Monday 27 July 2026

AMD widens robotics push with Taiwan IPC partners as it targets Nvidia lead

AMD is deepening its robot and physical AI ambitions, and the move could matter far beyond Taiwan's industrial PC sector. By building a broader partner network in edge AI and robotics,...

Monday 27 July 2026

GIGAIPC eyes retail, manufacturing and healthcare as edge AI adoption accelerates

GIGAIPC, an edge AI and industrial computing subsidiary of Gigabyte Technology, is set to begin trading on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Market on July 27. The company plans to deepen its...

Monday 27 July 2026

SDC and LGD showcase shift to IT OLED at K-Display 2026

South Korea's display giants, Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD), are showcasing a shift in their product focus at the K-Display 2026 exhibition from traditional TVs to IT...

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