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Tuesday 10 November 2026
Middle East conflict and supply chain strains squeeze global automakers' margins
The prolonged Middle East conflict is adding to mounting pressure on the global automotive industry, disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and driving up energy, logistics...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Automotive architecture shifts to zonal control as AI cyber risks rise
Automotive electrical/electronic architecture (E/EA) continues to evolve—moving from early distributed control systems to today's mature domain-based architectures, and now ushering...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Sharp eyes AI server deliveries in Japan as early as March 2027
Sharp said it could begin delivering its new AI servers to customers as early as March 2027, leveraging parent company Foxconn's procurement and manufacturing capabilities to target...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Commentary: How will US midterms and Jensen Huang controversy reshape AI policy?
Recent developments, including the Democratic Party's strong showing in the US midterm elections and calls for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to brief Congress on national security matters,...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Phison locks in 70% of its 2027 NAND supply as AI demand surges
Phison Electronics CEO Pua Khein-Seng expects AI demand to surge again after the Lunar New Year, tightening NAND Flash supplies and intensifying competition for high-capacity triple-level...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
CXMT chairman's reported DeepSeek investment spotlights China's semiconductor capital network
Zhu Yiming, chairman of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), reportedly participated in Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's second funding round, drawing attention to his semiconductor investment...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Trump says FBI examining Huang affair as Nvidia faces widening legal scrutiny
US scrutiny surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is expanding across national security, chip export enforcement, and shareholder disclosures, with US President Donald Trump saying the...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Chenbro, AES stay optimistic on AI demand despite US midterm volatility
Two leading server component manufacturers remain optimistic about AI demand despite potential short-term volatility following the US midterm elections. Chenbro Micom CEO Corona Chen...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Google expands eighth-generation TPU portfolio to target secure, high-context agentic AI
Google has expanded its eighth-generation TPU portfolio with the announcement of two specialized AI systems—the TPU 8tx for hardware-encrypted confidential compute and the TPU...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Column: Nvidia explores PTFE for AI servers amid PFAS concerns
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), the material behind the Teflon brand, has become one of the most closely watched materials for advanced electronics, drawing attention at the Open Compute...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Commentary: Why Nvidia's board would struggle to replace Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's personal relationship controversy continues to widen, now spanning US national security, AI chip export controls, and corporate governance.
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Semiconductor test-interface supplier WinWay revenue falls 11.51% MoM, rises 62.62% YoY
WinWay Technology, a semiconductor test-interface supplier, reported a slight decline in October revenue as holidays reduced shipping days and customer project adjustments affected...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
ITRI forecasts global EV sales to grow 11.9% to over 36 million units in 2026; BYD set to join top five automakers
Global sales of electrified vehicles, including hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), are forecast to rise 11.9% to more than 36 million units in 2026, even as overall vehicle sales decline...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Phison Electronics' AI business tops 50% of revenue in 3Q26
Phison Electronics' AI business contributed more than 50% of total revenue in the third quarter of 2026, as demand for AI infrastructure and enterprise storage continued to grow. The...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Intel targets silicon photonics, in-memory computing beyond GPUs
As the global semiconductor industry continues to focus on Nvidia, Intel is looking beyond GPUs to determine where next-generation computing architectures will go. In an interview...