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Tuesday 18 August 2026
Rockchip profit jumps 62% as edge AI chips scale across devices

China AIoT chip designer Rockchip posted record first-half 2026 results, with revenue rising 40.6% year on year to CNY2.88 billion (US$427...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
2,056 humanoid robots march to Beijing for China's biggest real-world test

China's humanoid robot industry is entering a larger real-world test of AI, mobility and performance, with 2,056 robots set to compete...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
VeriSilicon revenue surges 91% as AI ASIC backlog swells to US$1.85B

VeriSilicon posted record first-half 2026 revenue of CNY1.86 billion (US$276 million), up 91.37% year-on-year, as AI computing demand...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Xintec readies 12-inch IVR backside copper for TSMC's next-gen AI chips

TSMC is expanding cooperation with packaging and testing affiliate Xintec as it develops next-generation power delivery and advanced packaging...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
SpaceX sets Falcon 9 turnaround record with two launches 38 minutes apart

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets 38 minutes apart on the evening of August 15, setting a new company record for the shortest interval...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
AI pays off for 80% of Taiwan enterprises — but data gaps loom, study found

Data analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet released its "Taiwan Enterprise AI Momentum Index" for the third quarter of 2026, revealing...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Daxin Materials accelerates semiconductor push with 12 products in mass production
Daxin Materials is expanding its semiconductor footprint, with semiconductor materials accounting for nearly 23% of revenue in the second quarter of 2026. The company expects the segment...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
TSC sees semiconductor material prices rise up to 15% as petrochemical costs squeeze supply

Topco Scientific (TSC) said at its second-quarter 2026 earnings conference that rising upstream petrochemical costs are pushing up...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Innolux posts 4th straight profit, sees consumer display slip in 3Q26
Innolux said net profit after tax reached NT$4.65 billion (US$146.3 million) in the second quarter of 2026, marking a fourth consecutive quarter in the black. The panel maker warned...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Mitsubishi taps Foxconn EV platform for ASX VR-e launch

Mitsubishi Motors will launch its new all-electric SUV, the ASX VR-e, in Australia and New Zealand in the fourth quarter of 2026, with...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
SK hynix's No. 2 customer closes in on Nvidia in 1H26 sales

SK hynix's second-largest customer generated KRW17.19 trillion (approx. US$12.4 billion) in sales in the first half of 2026, nearly...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Hushan eyes stronger 2H26 on drone cameras, OE push

Aftermarket (AM) parts and automotive camera maker Hushan Autoparts saw its first-half 2026 operations impacted by US tariff policies...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
China AI chip sales scale: Biren's revenue rockets up to 21-fold

Chinese AI chipmaker Biren expects first-half 2026 revenue to reach CNY1.15-1.3 billion (US$171-193 million), up about 1,852% to 2,107%...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Everlight Electronics' 2Q26 gross margin hit by raw material costs, recovery expected in 2H26
LED packaging manufacturer Everlight Electronics stated that due to higher raw material costs, gross margin fell to 24.16% in the second quarter of 2026, down 7.93pp year-over-year...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Commentary: AMD's Taalas acquisition echoing Jensen Huang's Groq strategy

On February 20, 2026, Canadian AI chip startup Taalas unveiled its HC1 inference chip. Taalas said the chip ran the Llama 3.1 8B model...