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Tuesday 3 November 2026
Beyond the robots: Three companies to watch at FIX 2026
Humanoid robots and self-driving cars were hard to miss at South Korea's Future Innovation Tech Expo (FIX 2026) in Daegu. But some of the less flashy technologies on display were just...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Samsung reportedly in talks with Nidec to develop robot motors
Samsung Electronics is reportedly in talks with Japanese motor maker Nidec to jointly develop robot motors as the South Korean company expands its humanoid robotics business and pushes...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Nuvoton expects BMC shipments to expand in 2027 as CSPs, startups join
Nuvoton expects its baseboard management controller (BMC) business to grow faster in 2027 than in 2026, driven by strong AI demand, higher orders from existing customers, and new customers...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Intel's retreat from low-margin industrial chips opens edge AI market to AMD and Arm rivals
As edge AI applications and AI agents move toward real-world deployment, industrial control and embedded processors are undergoing a structural upgrade in computing capabilities.
Monday 2 November 2026
China's self-improving AI advances towards AGI, but Z.ai founder warns of limits and risks
Z.ai co-founder Tang Jie has identified recursive self-improvement (RSI) as a critical pathway towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), arguing that AI systems capable of improving...
Monday 2 November 2026
Jinpao taps robotics contest to deepen Thailand ties, develop AI talent
JPP Holding's Thai operating arm, Jinpao Precision Industry, joined Praksa subdistrict authorities in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand, on October 31 to hold the finals of the Jinpao–Praksa...
Monday 2 November 2026
Murata to invest JPY1 trillion in expanding MLCC capacity across Asia plants
Murata Manufacturing announced plans to invest around JPY1 trillion (US$6.3 billion) in expanding multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) capacity by 2030. Booming demand from data centers...
Monday 2 November 2026
Denso sees profits hit by memory costs, seeks price pass-through
Denso, Japan's largest auto parts maker, reported falling profits for the first half of fiscal 2026 as surging memory and other component costs, driven partly by the AI boom, offset...
Monday 2 November 2026
AI data center demand fuels THEIL's optical communications rebound, 4Q26 to buck seasonal downtrend
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries (THEIL) outlined the latest developments and market trends across its four major product lines of optical communications, ceramic substrates, new semiconductor...
Monday 2 November 2026
AI data center boom in Taiwan faces power, high-voltage line hurdles
As AI data centers expand, Taiwan is facing challenges in securing power supply, battery backup, and cooling systems, with the state-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) requiring about...
Monday 2 November 2026
South Korea builds SMR ecosystem as SK Innovation advances Natrium tech, Samsung C&T pushes modular construction
South Korean energy and engineering companies are positioning themselves for the emerging small modular reactor (SMR) market, with SK Innovation (SKI) seeking to build expertise through...
Monday 2 November 2026
Iluvatar CoreX Tiangai 300 tops Nvidia H200 in select AI inference tests, with long-context and MoE gains
Chinese AI chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX has released benchmarks showing its next-generation Tiangai 300 general-purpose GPU outperforming Nvidia's H200 in selected large language model...
Monday 2 November 2026
Foxconn takes AI beyond clinical software with hospital partnerships and medical robotics
Foxconn is expanding its AI capabilities into clinical workflows, medical robotics and healthcare manufacturing, working with hospitals, equipment makers and technology partners to...
Monday 2 November 2026
DIGITIMES chairman: Taiwan-South Korea cooperation beats competition in AI race
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly expanding global semiconductor demand, prompting Taiwan and South Korea to shift from straightforward competition toward cooperation as the...
Monday 2 November 2026
Exclusive: How Germany's fast-follower economy reshapes the AI PC race as local AI awaits killer app
As AI PC configurations reach new technological heights amid a broader push toward higher-spec machines, the market is moving steadily toward wider adoption of AI-capable hardware.