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Friday 14 August 2026

China PCB makers pour billions into AI server, HPC, optical markets

Chinese printed circuit board (PCB) makers are stepping up investment in higher-value markets including AI servers, high-performance computing (HPC) and optical communications. Following...

Friday 14 August 2026

Porsche exits Volkswagen carbon pool, joins Xpeng

Porsche has broken away from parent Volkswagen Group's carbon pool and teamed up with China's Xpeng, reflecting growing pressure on mainstream automakers to comply with emissions standards...

Friday 14 August 2026

Chinese automakers gain share in Europe as legacy carmakers partner to cut costs

Chinese automakers are reshaping Europe's car market, and the pressure is forcing global rivals into uneasy partnerships that could trim costs while raising strategic risks. For drivers,...

Friday 14 August 2026

Lenovo says it will hit its US$100 billion revenue target early, even as memory costs squeeze devices

Lenovo Group told investors on its August 13, 2026 earnings call that record AI-driven growth is outpacing the company's targets, even as executives warned that memory chip shortages...

Friday 14 August 2026

Coherent beats fourth-quarter revenue estimates as AI demand lifts data center sales

Coherent reported fiscal fourth-quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2026, on the back of rising investment in AI infrastructure. The optics and photonics supplier said revenue...

Friday 14 August 2026

Samsung chip design embraces AI, but loss of control and hallucinations remain a problem

The AI wave is sweeping through the chip industry, but hallucinations, loss of control, and cybersecurity risks remain unresolved even as efficiency leaps. Youngsik Kim, head of the...

Friday 14 August 2026

Cerebras raises 2026 outlook as hardware sales weaken

AI chip startup Cerebras Systems raised its full-year 2026 core revenue and gross margin outlook after reporting second-quarter results, but the company also disclosed declining hardware...

Friday 14 August 2026

Qisda unit expands robot computing platform into Europe and U.S. supply chains

Acepillar, a unit of Qisda, said it has extended its industrial PC, motion control, and automation capabilities into humanoid robotics as global demand shifts toward high-compute,...

Friday 14 August 2026

Asus sees stronger second-half PC demand despite memory pressure, stronger server outlook

Asus said record second-quarter results have set a higher base for 2026. Still, investors are now watching whether the company can sustain momentum through the second half as memory...

Friday 14 August 2026

Intel tests system memory to ease AI KV-cache pressure

Intel tests presented at the OCP APAC Summit 2026 that moving the key-value cache used in large language model (LLM) inference from GPU memory to system DRAM can raise serving throughput...

Friday 14 August 2026

Samsung and SK hynix push AI deeper into fabs as semiconductor manufacturing enters autonomous era

As the world enters an AI-powered era where the persistent need for more complex architectures is driven by rising demands for higher computing performance, one bottleneck confronting...

Friday 14 August 2026

China's video AI dominance paves the way for world model boom

Chinese AI video-generation models are taking the world by storm. This competitive edge is not only disrupting Hollywood, but could...

Friday 14 August 2026

Gem Terminal's second-quarter profit hits 16-quarter high on copper and connector demand

Gem Terminal Industry said its net profit in the second quarter of 2026 reached a 16-quarter high as niche products and improved production efficiency in Taiwan and Vietnam lifted...

Friday 14 August 2026

ATEN lifts second-quarter profit on higher sales, pricing, utilization

ATEN International said its second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 19% year-over-year, while gross margin improved to 62% from 59% and pretax profit jumped 235%. The Taiwan-based keyboard-video-mouse...

Friday 14 August 2026

Kaohsiung mayor, BOT, SEMI address low-carbon power for chips, AI

The "Net Zero City: International Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technology Seminar on New Low-Carbon Power Solutions for AI and...

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