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Monday 31 August 2026
U-Best races to launch PFAS-free coatings by 1Q27
U-Best Innovative Technology, a unit of Sun Yad Group, is accelerating development of fluorine-free coatings to capture replacement demand driven by EU and US state-level regulations...
Monday 31 August 2026
Marvell sees 2027 acceleration in scale-up optics
Marvell said on its fiscal second-quarter of 2027 earnings call that customers are actively planning to deploy scale-up optical solutions as early as 2027, with demand for near-package...
Monday 31 August 2026
Nvidia demand nearly doubles as supply meets only 70%
Nvidia reported second-quarter revenue for fiscal year 2027 of US$96.22 billion, a 106% year-over-year increase, driven by a 117% surge in data center revenue to US$89 billion. With...
Monday 31 August 2026
SK Hynix explores Japanese expansion to meet global AI chip demand
To capture surging global demand for memory chips driven by artificial intelligence (AI), SK Hynix is actively exploring manufacturing and investment options in Japan.
Monday 31 August 2026
Kingboard Laminates raises prices again as CCL shortages deepen
Kingboard Laminates, a leading Chinese copper-clad laminate (CCL) maker, has issued another price increase notice as shortages of core materials such as fiberglass cloth and copper...
Monday 31 August 2026
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 demand surges, straining UMC 22nm DDI supply
Samsung Electronics' first passport-style foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold8, is reportedly facing tight display driver IC (DDI) supply as demand exceeds expectations. Samsung has continued...
Monday 31 August 2026
China silicon wafers enter AI-led upcycle: prices rise, 12-inch capacity expands

Hangzhou Lion Microelectronics plans to invest about CNY3 billion (approx. US$446 million) in a new 12-inch silicon wafer project in Jiaxing,...

Monday 31 August 2026
Interview: Taiwan's National Atomic Research Institute eyes SMRs for AI power shift
As global net-zero efforts intensify, governments and major technology companies are investing in emerging nuclear technologies to meet the huge electricity demand from AI data centers...
Monday 31 August 2026
Musk tackles key AI power bottleneck with in-house turbine foundry
A move by SpaceX to manufacture turbine blades in-house could ease a global bottleneck in AI infrastructure, where power equipment is now as constrained as chips. If successful, the...
Monday 31 August 2026
Taisic Materials produces Taiwan's first 12-inch SiC boule with homegrown crystal growth furnace
Taisic Materials, a subsidiary of Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, has successfully produced Taiwan's first 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) boule using a crystal growth furnace independently...
Monday 31 August 2026
Weekly news roundup: US pressures Korea chip investment, MediaTek wins Google TPU, Apple debuts 2nm M6
Semiconductor investment, AI chips, advanced packaging and data center infrastructure dominated the week, with South Korea facing US pressure, India scaling chip manufacturing, and...
Monday 31 August 2026
Lightel posts record first-half revenue, profit as LEO satellite demand rises
Lightel Technologies reported record first-half results for 2026, with consolidated revenue reaching NT$590 million (US$18.7 million), net profit at NT$107 million, and earnings per...
Monday 31 August 2026
Samsung launches Galaxy S26 FE with lower price
Samsung Electronics launched its Galaxy S26 Fan Edition in the second half of 2026 with a starting price of 1.045 million won in South Korea, or about US$714, as it sought to round...
Monday 31 August 2026
India roundup: India broadens semiconductor and AI ambitions across manufacturing, design, materials and data centers
India's semiconductor ambitions are expanding from packaging and testing to chip design, materials, mobile devices and data centers. New investments by CG Power, Infineon, Foxconn,...
Monday 31 August 2026
China optical display investment shrinks 80% in 1H26
China's optical display industry is cooling after years of aggressive panel fab construction that has reshaped the global display landscape. Investments in China's optical display...