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Monday 24 August 2026
AI chip boom lifts South Korean semiconductor materials makers' profits in 2Q26
The AI semiconductor investment boom is increasingly spilling over into the materials supply chain. South Korea's major semiconductor materials suppliers broadly improved profitability...
Monday 24 August 2026
Taiwan lifts 2027 tech budget, studies new TTA site in BSTP
Taiwan's Executive Yuan approved a larger 2027 technology budget of NT$229.2 billion (approx. US$7.2 billion), an increase of NT$25.9 billion from 2026, as the government also raised...
Monday 24 August 2026
Research Insight: ASIC shipments projected to overtake GPU by 2027 as AI reshapes memory
ASIC and GPU shipments will reach a "golden cross" in 2027, with ASIC shipments expected to surpass GPU shipments for the first time at 15.3 million units, DIGITIMES Intelligence analyst...
Saturday 22 August 2026
AI memory windfall: Samsung to hand back up to US$79 billion in 2026
Samsung Electronics' board has approved a 2026 shareholder return plan estimated at KRW90 trillion to KRW110 trillion (approx. US$64-79 billion), which the company says is the largest...
Friday 21 August 2026
SK Chairman warns of 2027 memory shortage, ties expansion to long-term orders
SK Group Chairman Tae-Won Chey said in a recent interview with CNBC that memory demand is surging explosively and that the most severe "memory shortage" will hit in 2027. He also apologized...
Friday 21 August 2026
Research Insight: Upstream memory giants eye threefold 2026 revenue as 2027 capacity eases price surge
The global memory market is entering a sharp upcycle as cloud providers boost capital spending and demand for AI infrastructure lifts DRAM, NAND, and HBM prices. According to DIGITIMES,...
Thursday 20 August 2026
Samsung gains foundry pricing power as 4nm capacity stays tight through 2027

Samsung Electronics is gaining pricing power in its foundry business as AI and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) demand tightens advanced-node...

Thursday 20 August 2026
AI boom lifts Taiwan tax revenue forecast to record NT$3.52 trillion in 2027
Taiwan's government expects central tax revenue to reach NT$3.522 trillion in 2027, up 42% from the 2026 budget estimate, driven by continued growth in AI-related manufacturing and...
Thursday 20 August 2026
OpenAI signals IPO could wait until 2027 as Anthropic weighs listing

OpenAI told employees it could go public in 2027, though an earlier listing remains possible if operating conditions improve. According...

Thursday 20 August 2026
Marvell issues Google warrant worth $12.2bn at exercise — custom chip work spans five TPU-related categories

Marvell Technology has issued Google a warrant to purchase up to 58,970,907 shares of its common stock at US$206.58 per share, according...

Thursday 20 August 2026
LG targets 100,000 hours of robot training data ahead of 2027 humanoid debut
LG Electronics is scaling up its robot training infrastructure with Nvidia, targeting 100,000 hours of real and synthetic data by the end of 2026 as it pushes its physical AI strategy...
Thursday 20 August 2026
WPG sees chip supply remaining tight into 2027, plans NT$15 billion convertible bond sale

Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings expects AI-driven semiconductor demand to remain strong into 2027, with capacity tight across...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Samsung Display restarts Asan OLED plant to meet foldable and IT demand
Samsung Display Co. is reported to be restarting construction of a new OLED plant in Asan, South Korea, after a five-year pause as demand rises for foldable phones and OLED panels...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Google to move all Pixel production out of China in 2027, Nikkei Asia says
Google has told suppliers it plans to move all production of Pixel smartphones, smartwatches and wireless earbuds out of China starting in 2027, after making progress developing and...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
TBI Motion books orders into 2027, steps deeper into humanoid robotics

TBI Motion Technology returned to profit in the second quarter of 2026, with strong demand extending order visibility into 2027. The...