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Thursday 27 August 2026
Synopsys lifts 3QFY26 sales, raises full-year outlook
Synopsys, a leading electronic design automation (EDA) company, reported stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results for the 2026 fiscal year (3QFY26) as the AI boom drove...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Kioxia weighs third Kitakami fab as NAND demand rises
Kioxia Holdings is weighing construction of a new manufacturing building at its Kitakami plant in northern Japan, as rising NAND demand pushes the memory maker toward its next phase...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Foxconn reportedly weighs major India expansion as global manufacturing footprint grows
Hon Hai Technology Group, better known as Foxconn, is expanding its global manufacturing footprint through new land acquisitions, factory development, and capacity upgrades as demand...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Chart: Nvidia's segment split tells only half the AI demand story
Nvidia's data center business now splits almost evenly between hyperscalers and everyone else — US$48.7 billion against US$40.3 billion in the July quarter. The obvious reading...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Analysis: Smartwatch demand set to outpace broader hardware market in 2026
Smartwatch shipments are expected to continue rising faster than broader IT hardware in 2026, even as smartphones and notebook PCs see weaker growth due to higher memory costs. For...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Uber expands ride-hailing reach across Taiwan as trips and local demand rise
Uber and its partner fleets expanded ride-hailing coverage in July 2026 to 19 counties and cities across Taiwan proper, underscoring how mobility platforms are reaching farther beyond...
Thursday 27 August 2026
HTSI targets AI chip demand with SiPh, CPO, packaging push
Hermes Testing Solutions (HTSI) said revenue for the first seven months of 2026 reached NT$2.7 billion (US$83.8 million), up 128.2% year-over-year and already exceeding its full-year...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Ablecom takes control of Jochu to expand AI server rack, liquid cooling business
Ablecom Technology said it had joined a private placement for Jochu Technology and become the listed company's largest shareholder, giving the Taiwan-based chassis and thermal solutions...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Commentary: Nvidia bets on open models to lift GPU usage
Nvidia is aggressively expanding into open-source models and positioning itself as the world's largest open AI contributor, as CEO Jensen Huang reshapes the company from a supporter...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Taiwan plans higher power growth to meet AI demand, officials say
Taiwan's government said it will raise electricity supply capacity as it responds to rising demand from AI and industry. The comments came on August 26 at the opening of the 2026 New...
Thursday 27 August 2026
AI data center boom lifts Weltrend fan-control chip sales 64%
Weltrend Semiconductor said first-half 2026 revenue rose 28% from a year earlier to a record for the period, with growth driven almost entirely by cooling demand tied to AI data center...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Nvidia reportedly shifts HBM4 mix toward 8-high as memory supply stays tight

Nvidia has reportedly asked Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to increase the share of 8-high products...

Thursday 27 August 2026
China's foundries have won the mature-node argument, not the self-sufficiency one
China's contract chipmakers spent the first half of 2026 proving something narrower than the headlines suggest. They demonstrated that domestic fabs can run at full capacity, raise...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Indian states begins to tighten screws on data centers even as the build-out accelerates
India's data center story has split in two. The pipeline forecasts keep getting bigger, but the money actually landing has thinned sharply since June — and the reason is no longer...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Apple, Huawei foldables to collide in September, lifting ultra-thin glass, hinge and cooling demand
Huawei and Apple are set to intensify competition in foldable smartphones in September, accelerating demand across a supply chain spanning foldable OLED panels, ultra-thin glass, hinges,...