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Monday 3 August 2026
Amazon deepens OpenAI ties with US$50B AWS expansion
Amazon has completed the latest round of its US$50 billion investment in OpenAI, fully funding an originally conditional financing package that gives it about a 5% stake in the company...
Monday 3 August 2026
Coretronic's OLED and auto-display gains point to steadier growth as NB weakens
Coretronic said its OLED monitor business is gaining traction as new production lines ramp up, while car displays continue to expand. The company expects full-year OLED monitor shipments...
Monday 3 August 2026
CSCC opens Pingtung R&D center to target battery, semiconductor supply chains
China Steel Chemical Corporation has opened a new research and development center at its Pingtung plant as it expands into lithium battery anode materials, advanced carbon materials,...
Monday 3 August 2026
MA-tek sells Shanghai unit, expands AI market push in Japan and the US

MA-tek announced on July 31, 2026, that it will sell 80% of its Shanghai subsidiary for about CNY1.9 billion (US$281.4 million), as...

Monday 3 August 2026
AI infrastructure orders extend PCB expansion race
Global demand for AI infrastructure is rising, and as order visibility improves, the PCB supply chain has launched a marathon of factory expansion. Upstream copper-clad laminate (CCL)...
Monday 3 August 2026
Apple's supply squeeze raises costs, reshapes sourcing and could widen iPhone 18 price gap
Apple's latest earnings showed robust demand, but a weaker outlook for the coming quarter pointed to a supply-driven squeeze with implications for prices, suppliers, and device launches...
Monday 3 August 2026
Merry Electronics cites costs and overseas ramp-up as 2026 profit risks
Merry Electronics said rising costs, foreign exchange swings and slower efficiency gains at new overseas plants were the main variables for profit growth in 2026. At a recent earnings...
Monday 3 August 2026
xLight bets on EUV light source, eyes ASML deal
The semiconductor industry is grappling with a supply-demand imbalance as AI-driven demand for advanced-node chips outpaces global capacity by several times, pushing up fab utilization...
Monday 3 August 2026
Taiwan auto market braces for second-half sales push as new models arrive
Taiwan's auto market is entering its traditional second-half sales season with a wave of new models, but expectations for 2026 remain divided. Mainstream automakers are betting that...
Monday 3 August 2026
MA-tek sells 80% stake in Shanghai subsidiary to accelerate global expansion
Semiconductor testing company Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek) approved the sale of an 80% stake in its Chinese subsidiary MA-tek Technology Testing (Shanghai), as it moves to...
Monday 3 August 2026
Apple says advanced-node capacity tightens amid 2nm race

Apple reported its best-ever third-quarter results for fiscal 2026, but its guidance for the fourth quarter showed much slower growth...

Monday 3 August 2026
Xiaomi raises flagship phone prices as memory and chip costs climb
Xiaomi raised prices on several flagship smartphones in China on August 2, including the REDMI Turbo 5, K90 series, and Xiaomi 17 series, according to Xiaomi Store. The move adds CNY300...
Monday 3 August 2026
Ferrari's Luce sells out 2025 quota two months after launch
Ferrari's first all-electric sports car, Luce, sold out its annual quota of 500 units just two months after its May launch, according to the source material. The strong response, including...
Monday 3 August 2026
Taiwan manufacturing business climate improves in June, headlined by electronics sector
Taiwan's manufacturing climate improved in June 2026, with the electronics sector once again showing the clearest visibility, according to the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research...
Monday 3 August 2026
Weekly news roundup: Intel revives DDR4, Samsung challenges TSMC at 2nm, Qualcomm raises chip prices
AI-driven chip shortages, rising memory costs and intensifying foundry competition dominated the technology sector, with Intel reviving DDR4 platforms, Qualcomm raising prices, Samsung...