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Thursday 14 May 2026
Exclusive: US energy storage market rushes to buy domestic made batteries as restrictions on China tightens
US policy tilts the market, driving buyers to US-made lithium batteries despite higher costs, with global supply chains and investment flows likely to shift as subsidies, tariffs,...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Alibaba faces mounting margin pressure as AI investments accelerate
Analysts gave Alibaba Group Holding's latest results a cautious reception, warning that surging artificial intelligence (AI) investments are pressuring profitability even as cloud...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Ajinomoto raises ABF substrate film prices 30%
Ajinomoto has informed IC substrate makers that it will raise prices for its key ABF build-up film by 30%, with the new pricing expected to take effect in the third quarter of 2026...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Dixon Technologies sees margin pressure as stagnation offsets full-year growth
Dixon Technologies reported fiscal 2026 results showing full-year revenue growth, but underlying profitability momentum weakened toward the end of the year, with a flat fourth quarter...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Foxconn research arm, Quobly launch open-source QPE toolbox for fault-tolerant quantum computing

French silicon-based quantum computing pioneer Quobly and Hon Hai Research Institute (HHRI) on Tuesday announced the release of a jointly...

Tuesday 12 May 2026
Univacco posts record first-quarter revenue as North American demand strengthens
Univacco Technology reported that consolidated revenue for the first quarter of 2026 reached NT$774 million, up 3.9% year-over-year and a record for the period, driven by steady growth...
Monday 11 May 2026
Analysis: Intel's Apple deal boosts CEO Tan's turnaround, but hard part still lies ahead

Intel's reported preliminary agreement to manufacture some chips for Apple devices would mark a major validation point for CEO Lip-Bu...

Monday 11 May 2026
Nan Pao targets semiconductor specialty materials as revenue hits record for April
Nan Pao Resins Chemical Group said April revenue rose 15.0% year on year to NT$2.285 billion (US$72.77 million), a record for the month, while cumulative revenue for January to April...
Friday 8 May 2026
AUO tops US$3 billion in circular economy value
AU Optronics (AUO) chairman and group CEO Paul Peng said the panel maker generated more than NT$101.6 billion (US$3.23 billion) in circular economy benefits from 2018 to 2025, with...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Supply chain walks pricing tightrope as AI demand lifts costs

The rapid spread of generative AI applications and rising demand for computing power have pushed global data center construction into...

Thursday 7 May 2026
Memory hikes slow telecom orders, but network chipmakers stay upbeat
Network infrastructure demand in 2026 remains broadly positive as telecom operators in Europe and the US prepare for future AI use cases. Chipmakers say the growth is not just about...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
'Chipflation' hits Samsung, boosts Apple results
As soaring memory prices fuel "chipflation," Samsung Electronics and Apple are taking sharply different approaches. Samsung's Mobile eXperience (MX) division is trying to protect profitability...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
AEM CEO says AI upends semiconductor testing
Singapore semiconductor equipment and testing company AEM is facing a dual challenge of "physics and cost" as the AI era rewrites the limits and supply-chain logic of chip testing,...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
GlobalWafers reports weaker quarter as expansion weighs on margins

GlobalWafers said on May 4 that its first-quarter performance reflected a transitional period, as short-term cost pressures and capacity...