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Tuesday 15 September 2026

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs builds flagship Taiwan pavilions at international expos to boost auto parts exports

The world's largest automotive aftermarket trade fair, Automechanika Frankfurt, was held in Germany from September 8 to 12. Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Taiwan...

Tuesday 15 September 2026

Inside CIOE: takeaways from China's biggest optoelectronics show

Last week, from September 9 to 11, thousands of vendors gathered for an enormous trade show in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen. At the China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE),...

Tuesday 15 September 2026

South Korean firms hold 80% of the automotive OLED market

South Korean panel makers command about 80% of the automotive OLED market, according to Sigmaintell, as electrification and smarter vehicles keep demand for car displays stable and...

Tuesday 15 September 2026

Nvidia, MediaTek deepen 20-year chip ties

Nvidia and MediaTek have recently drawn market attention after Nvidia invested US$3.5 billion in MediaTek convertible bonds, expanding...

Monday 14 September 2026

iPhone Duo's price opens room for Android rivals

Apple's new iPhone 18 series and first foldable, the iPhone Duo, could reshape smartphone demand worldwide by pushing some buyers toward Android rivals, channel players said. Higher...

Monday 14 September 2026

China's OLED expansion narrows South Korea's auto, IT panel lead

China's OLED supply push is gathering pace, with BOE Technology Group (BOE), TCL China Star Optoelectronic Technology and Visionox rapidly expanding production and closing in on South...

Monday 14 September 2026

Weekly news roundup: HBM4 strain, Intel price hikes and the next AI infrastructure buildout

AI demand remained the dominant force across semiconductors, memory, foundry and data-center infrastructure this week. Intel raised CPU prices while Qualcomm and MediaTek targeted...

Monday 14 September 2026

India roundup: India says it cannot build electronics without China

India is accelerating its semiconductor and electronics ambitions, courting Taiwan, easing China restrictions, expanding local manufacturing and chip infrastructure, while global technology...

Saturday 12 September 2026

AI server boom reshuffles MLCC supply, opening a rare expansion window for Taiwan makers

Strong demand for AI computing is creating a capacity squeeze across the passive-component industry, opening new opportunities for Taiwanese...

Saturday 12 September 2026

Luxshare eyes AR glasses breakthrough through car HUD model

At the 2026 China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE), Luxshare and its lens module unit Luxvisions jointly showcased multiple...

Friday 11 September 2026

CIOE 2026: Automotive optical-module demand could rival FTTx shipments by 2030

Automotive optical-module demand could approach the scale of the established FTTx market by around 2030 as increasingly data-intensive vehicles shift high-bandwidth connections from...

Friday 11 September 2026

Apple makes the hinge, not the screen, the centerpiece of its first foldable

Apple has built its first foldable around a component nobody sees. The iPhone Duo, unveiled 9 September and on sale from 23 October at a starting price of US$1,999, is defined less...

Friday 11 September 2026

TPK, GIS post mixed August sales as 2H26 demand stays cautious

Touch panel makers TPK and General Interface Solution Holding reported diverging August revenue trends, but both remained cautious on consumer electronics demand in the second half...

Friday 11 September 2026

Quantum computer development is more about national security than profits, says expert

Japanese electronics giant NEC stopped development of gate-based superconducting quantum computer hardware at the end of March 2026...

Thursday 10 September 2026

Samsung pushes into display-equipped smart glasses as Meta leads market

Samsung Electronics has begun developing its first smart glasses with an in-lens display, asking Samsung Display in August to develop a microdisplay that meets requirements for form...

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