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Tuesday 13 October 2026
Hua Hong deepens China chip equipment partnerships, targets stronger specialty foundry share by 2030
China's Hua Hong Group has signed strategic agreements with four domestic semiconductor equipment suppliers to accelerate the adoption of locally developed wafer fabrication tools, reinforcing China's chipmaking self-sufficiency efforts...
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Tuesday 13 October 2026
ATE Energy revenue jumps 132% on Philippines energy projects
ATE Energy International Co. Ltd. reported consolidated revenue of NT$6.667 billion (US$209.0 million) for the first three quarters of 2026, up 132.52% from a year earlier, driven by the continued progress of major energy engineering projects in the Philippines and steady recognition of engineering revenue.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
AMEC chairman warns of AI bubble risk, sees consolidation ahead for China's chip equipment industry
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) chairman and general manager Gerald Yin has warned of a potential AI investment bubble, cautioning that surging demand for chipmaking equipment does not shield the semiconductor industry from cyclical swings in capital expenditure.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
AI demand squeezes capacitor, resistor capacity as Taiwan suppliers eye price hikes
Rising capital expenditures by global cloud service providers (CSPs) are accelerating orders for AI computing infrastructure, boosting both the specifications and volumes of passive components and driving strong third-quarter 2026 results for Taiwan suppliers including Yageo, Walsin Technology, Holystone Enterprise, Lelon Electronics, Tai-Tech, Apaq, Ta-I Technology, Viking, and Thinking. The capacity crunch is extending lead times for capacitors and resistors, while suppliers are preparing for another round of price increases as demand visibility stretches beyond 2027.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
China's Blue Core Computing secures nearly US$300 million to challenge x86, Arm in AI servers
Shenzhen-based Blue Core Computing (Shenzhen) Technology has raised nearly CNY2 billion (≈ US$298.7 million) in Series B financing to accelerate production of its RISC-V server processors with integrated AI capabilities. The funding follows the deployment of its LX500 chip in Lenovo servers, advancing China's efforts to develop alternatives to x86 and Arm architectures.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Omron to buy US industrial PC maker OnLogic for US$675 million
Japan's Omron has agreed to acquire US industrial computer (IPC) maker OnLogic and its parent company, Interlogic, at an enterprise value of US$675 million, seeking to expand its presence in Western markets and combine rugged edge computing with its factory automation and control technologies.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Huawei foldable phone shipments top 20 million, claims over 70% China market share in 1H26
Huawei's cumulative global foldable smartphone shipments have exceeded 20 million units, with the company capturing more than 70% of China's foldable phone market in the first half of 2026, according to Huawei Terminal BG CTO Li Xiaolong.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Taiwan seeks new grid, renewable energy solutions as AI computing hubs hit power constraints
As the global AI industry and AI data centers (AIDCs) experience explosive growth, developing compute hubs presents severe power supply challenges alongside stringent international supply chain mandates for carbon reduction and renewable energy usage. Amid grid transition friction and resilience tests, state utility Taipower, alongside Taiwan's renewable energy, energy storage, and domestic lithium battery cell sectors, is pursuing a two-track strategy combining decarbonization with grid resilience via novel dispatch mechanisms and a localized supply chain.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Taiwan optical suppliers post record sales as Lumentum warns of shortages
Taiwanese optical networking suppliers reported strong September and third-quarter 2026 revenue growth, with EZconn and LuxNet posting record monthly sales as demand for high-speed connectivity in AI data centers continued to rise. The results come as US optical component maker Lumentum warns that its production capacity is booked into early 2029, with significant supply shortages expected to persist for several years.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Malaysian states team up to back homegrown chip firms
The Selangor state government has committed MYR50 million (US$12.24 million) to the National Strategic Investment Fund, joining Khazanah Nasional Bhd and the Penang government in a MYR150 million vehicle to accelerate the growth of Malaysian semiconductor and advanced technology companies, Bernama reported on October 10, 2026.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Foxconn's Vietnam unit Fukang Technology more than doubles registered capital to US$710.4 million
Fukang Technology, a northern Vietnam subsidiary of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn), has raised its registered capital by more than 109% to nearly VND17.47 trillion (US$710.4 million), according to business registration records reported by The Investor on October 12, 2026. The update, issued in late September, lifts the capital base from VND8.35 trillion and brings the registration in line with a capital injection Hon Hai disclosed in Taiwan in August.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
South Korea's YMT targets fivefold rise in glass-substrate plating capacity
South Korean electronic materials supplier YMT is accelerating its expansion into glass-substrate electroplating. The company plans to increase related capacity to roughly four times its current level by the end of 2026 to meet customer demand for through-glass via (TGV) development.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Huawei car brands face trust test: Maextro brakes draw scrutiny, AITO's Europe bid uncertain
Huawei's automotive partnerships are accelerating their overseas expansion while facing growing scrutiny over product safety and brand trust. AITO is reportedly planning to enter the European market in 2027 and has initiated the European Union's Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) process.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
DeepSeek expands into embodied AI with early bet on robotics startup Winverse
DeepSeek is expanding its reach beyond digital chatbots into the physical world, agreeing to lead a seed financing round for Winverse AI. According to sources familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg, the investment would value the Chinese robotics startup at approximately US$400 million.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
India's Kaynes Semicon seeks foreign partners as its Gujarat chip plant ramps up
Kaynes Semicon, the chip packaging arm of Indian electronics maker Kaynes Technology, is calling for foreign semiconductor companies to form joint ventures in India, as its executives point to India's lack of expertise in key packaging materials just as output at its first plant begins to scale.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
HCLTech signs Anthropic premier partnership as both firms deepen India AI bets
HCLTech has signed a Global Premier Partnership with Anthropic, tying one of India's largest IT services companies more closely to an AI developer that has spent 2026 building out its India presence, even as HCLTech separately moves to own AI computing capacity at home.