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Friday 7 August 2026
Samsung sounds out Novatek for Galaxy S28 Ultra DDI

Samsung Electronics is considering opening its flagship Galaxy S display driver IC (DDI) supply chain to an outside supplier, a move...

Friday 7 August 2026
LG plans three-tier AI chips for appliances, home robots

LG Electronics plans to develop premium, midrange and entry-level on-device AI chips for products ranging from refrigerators and washing...

Friday 7 August 2026
Analysis: SpaceX's Nvidia exclusivity isn't a knock on AMD — it's a land grab in orbit

SpaceX's earnings call — the first since its IPO disclosure — beat expectations on Aug 4, but the line that moved markets...

Friday 7 August 2026
Panel makers turn old fabs into AI-advanced packaging hubs

AI-driven demand for advanced packaging is giving old-generation panel fabs and equipment new value. As Taiwan's panel makers accelerate...

Friday 7 August 2026
Chinese equipment maker breaks into LG Display's OLED supply chain

A Chinese equipment maker has sold OLED production tools directly to LG Display for the first time, a small order that gives a Chinese...

Friday 7 August 2026
Nvidia tests leaner Rubin Ultra memory designs with 2027 HBM supply in question
Nvidia is testing sharply lower-memory versions of its next-generation Rubin Ultra GPU, a sign that the worsening high-bandwidth memory (HBM) shortage is beginning to reshape the specifications...
Friday 7 August 2026
AMD to buy Taalas in push for faster AI inference chips

AMD said on August 6 that it has agreed to buy Taalas, a Toronto-based startup focused on specialized AI inference silicon, in a move...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Global smartphone AP industry, 2Q 2026: 2nm and memory costs to weigh on 3Q26 shipments
Global smartphone AP industry, 2Q 2026: 2nm and memory costs to weigh on 3Q26 shipments
Thursday 6 August 2026
Taiwan unveils four semiconductor pillars for Smart Nation 2.0 plan

On August 5, Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council said it had completed the central government's 2027 budget plan, with...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Parade sees steadier outlook despite margin pressure from memory costs

Parade said its second-quarter 2026 results were squeezed by a sudden increase in back-end testing and packaging costs, but the high-speed...

Thursday 6 August 2026
SpaceX losses don't shake confidence as Taiwan suppliers double down on long-term opportunities
SpaceX's first earnings report since going public showed that second-quarter 2026 revenue surged 92% year-over-year to US$7.81 billion, while the company still posted a net loss of...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Nuvoton sees PC pressure ease as AI, cloud demand and quantum-security projects advance
Nuvoton Technology is navigating weaker PC-related demand as memory shortages reshape global hardware orders, while cloud, AI, and security products gain momentum. The company said...
Thursday 6 August 2026
AUO warns of 2H26 panel demand pressure

AUO said panel demand will come under pressure in the second half. IT channel inventories remain elevated, with notebook inventories...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Anthropic builds in-house chip design team, signaling AI firms' turn to custom silicon

Anthropic is building an in-house team to design custom chips for its Claude AI models, according to Reuters, moving ahead...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Machvision July revenue hits record as AI and PCB demand strengthens
Machvision reported consolidated revenue of about NT$359 million (US$11.1 million) in July 2026, a record monthly high that was up 1.28% from June and 31.84% from a year earlier. The...