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Wednesday 2 September 2026
Panasonic reportedly raises CCL and PP prices again as IC substrate costs jump 30%
Japan's Panasonic has raised PCB material prices for the second time in 2026, broadening the increases to copper-clad laminate (CCL), pre-preg (PP) and other products, including IC...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
China memory-module makers report surging profits, strained cash flow
Seven listed Chinese memory-module and memory-distribution companies have filed first-half 2026 results, and the headline numbers are the largest the tier has ever reported. The more...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Chinese MRAM chipmaker ICY Tech rethinks HBM for rack-scale AI inference
China-based ICY Tech has introduced its uHBM and uLPU AI inference architectures, extending persistent MRAM computing from validation silicon into a product roadmap spanning compute-memory...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
'Chinamaxxing' fuels China tech tourism as visitors flood Huaqiangbei
In the summer of 2026, the term "Chinamaxxing" has gone viral on overseas social media, reflecting a trend among young people, especially Gen Z in the West, who openly praise China...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Taiwan eyes satellite communications to cut sea cable reliance
More than 90% of Taiwan's external communications rely on subsea cables, raising concerns over resilience and pushing policymakers and experts to call for satellite communications...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Global quantum industry accelerates as Taiwan eyes Asia hub
As quantum commercialization gathers pace worldwide, Taiwan is linking up with multiple countries to push for an Asia hub for quantum technology, industrial applications, international...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Samsung eyes early 2027 LPDDR5X-PIM production, touts 3.8x performance gain
Samsung Electronics is targeting mass production of its LPDDR5X processing-in-memory (PIM) solution in late 2026 or early 2027, moving the technology closer to commercialization as...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Safety rewired: AI, robots on the front line at K-Safety Expo 2026
Hard hats and fire extinguishers will certainly have their place at K-Safety Expo 2026, but visitors arriving at BEXCO in Busan from September 2–4 may find that the modern safety...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Japan's chip materials makers reportedly deepen Taiwan ties as AI reshapes supply chains
Japanese semiconductor materials suppliers Ajinomoto and Daikin Industries are expanding their presence in Taiwan as the AI boom fuels demand for advanced chip materials and encourages...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics discloses major MLCC supply deal tied to AI server demand
Samsung Electro-Mechanics disclosed on September 1 that it has concluded a single sales and supply contract worth KRW1.072 trillion (about US$778.9 million) for MLCCs, equal to 9.5%...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026 to open in Busan, spotlighting AI-driven safety technologies
K-Safety Expo 2026, South Korea's leading dedicated safety-industry exhibition, will open September 2 at BEXCO in Busan, bringing together companies, government agencies, research...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Foxlink, Yongwei to sell Shinfox stake, cede control
Foxlink and Yongwei Investment Holdings each held board meetings on the 31st and decided to participate in the tender offer for Shinfox Energy, planning to dispose of their Shinfox...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics takes glass substrates to Semicon Taiwan
As AI packages grow larger, the next substrate battleground is rapidly extending from traditional organic materials to glass. Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) will make its first...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
BYD's overseas business overtakes China for the first time as price war erodes domestic margins
BYD sold more abroad than at home in the first half of 2026, a threshold the company crossed for the first time and the clearest signal yet that the center of gravity of its car business...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
BYD widens overseas lead over Geely, but profits still lag
BYD and Geely Auto were nearly neck and neck in vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2026, raising expectations of a close contest between China's two leading new-energy vehicle makers...