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Friday 23 October 2026
Doosan Robotics targets automakers, chipmakers as Chinese rivals cut prices
Doosan Robotics is focusing its sales efforts on large automotive and semiconductor manufacturers as it develops AI-powered systems capable of handling more complex factory tasks,...
Friday 23 October 2026
Semco's 61-week MLCC lead times give suppliers upper hand in AI supply chain
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is gaining pricing power as AI server demand extends multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) lead times beyond a year. Shortages now span consumer, automotive...
Friday 23 October 2026
First chip-level device on the list: US FCC bans two devices with Huawei HiSilicon chips under new rule
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned two electronic devices from entering the US market because both contain surveillance chips made by Huawei's HiSilicon. The...
Friday 23 October 2026
Apple reportedly taps BOE for LCD iMac development, keeps OLED timetable in question
Apple has reportedly asked BOE Technology and other panel makers for technical information on LCD panels for a future iMac, raising questions about the pace of its OLED transition...
Friday 23 October 2026
Rapidus courts US AI customers ahead of planned 2H27 2nm mass production
Rapidus chairman Tetsuro Higashi said the Japanese chipmaker remains broadly on track to begin mass production of 2nm chips in the second half of 2027. Winning customers remains a...
Friday 23 October 2026
Commentary: How long can the humanoid robot bubble last? Unitree's valuation correction puts physical AI to the test
Concerns over a potential AI bubble are intensifying. From large language models (LLMs) and AI data centers to humanoid robots, investors are increasingly questioning when massive...
Friday 23 October 2026
Chinese phone brands beat Samsung, Apple to high-refresh OLED
Chinese smartphone brands have brought high-refresh-rate OLED displays to market ahead of Samsung Electronics and Apple, with Visionox and BOE supplying 185Hz panels for the iQOO Neo...
Friday 23 October 2026
China's weak car market squeezes automakers, suppliers and dealers
China's weakening car market is challenging automakers, parts suppliers, and dealers as exports rise but domestic demand contracts. For global industry watchers, the downturn is a...
Friday 23 October 2026
JCET's AI profit surge sets up US$2.73 billion advanced packaging expansion
JCET Group lifted third-quarter revenue 13.53% year-over-year to CNY11.43 billion (approx. US$1.71 billion) and net profit attributable to shareholders 59.99% to CNY773 million. For...
Friday 23 October 2026
Care robots need AI modeling, physics simulation to understand humans
As Taiwan enters a super-aged society, labor shortages and mounting workloads in long-term care are making care robots more than an automation challenge. The key question is how to...
Friday 23 October 2026
Mounting R&D and memory costs push Huawei to borrow US$2.3B from six Chinese banks
Huawei Technologies has secured a seven-year, CNY15 billion (approx. US$2.3 billion) offshore yuan loan from six Chinese banks, as rising research spending and memory costs weigh on...
Friday 23 October 2026
ChainSea Information Integration lists, targets AI revenue growth by 2027
Digital transformation services provider ChainSea Information Integration will list on the Taipei Exchange on October 23 at an underwriting price of NT$60 (US$1.85) per share, as it...
Friday 23 October 2026
SK Hynix halts Solidigm IPO review in face of broader AI and market volatility
Solidigm, the US-based subsidiary established by SK Hynix, has officially halted its review of potential pre-IPO and IPO options.
Friday 23 October 2026
Apple's foldable iPhone Duo launches in China with delivery stretching into 2027
Apple Inc.'s first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, went on sale in China on October 23, with limited initial supplies pushing some preorder delivery dates to late January 2027. The...
Friday 23 October 2026
From robot hands to shipyard trials, South Korea tests humanoid readiness
South Korean robot makers are taking different routes into industrial humanoids: Tesollo is building dexterous hands, AeiROBOT is preparing bipedal systems for shipyards and construction...