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Thursday 22 October 2026
Samsung reportedly overhauls DRAM, NAND R&D incentives to retain talent and accelerate next-gen memory chips
Samsung Electronics is reportedly restructuring its semiconductor research operations and performance-based compensation system to accelerate next-generation DRAM and NAND flash development,...
Thursday 22 October 2026
China's L3 autonomous driving adoption tipped to top 35% by 2030, raising stakes for automakers
Level 3 (L3) autonomous driving penetration in China is forecast to exceed 35% by 2030, supported by falling sensor costs, advances in AI models, and tighter safety regulations. The...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Why Terafab approached South Korean suppliers first
Elon Musk is moving ahead with Terafab, as Tesla and SpaceX reportedly negotiate with about 10 South Korean semiconductor materials, components, and equipment suppliers. The discussions...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Unitree showcases H2-X as China's humanoid robot output tops 100,000
Unitree Robotics unveiled its new H2-X humanoid robot on October 21, showcasing martial arts combat, landings from height, and vehicle rescue as China's humanoid robot production accelerates...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Japan sets execution plan for 17 growth strategies
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will finalize a five-year plan by the end of 2026 outlining an investment blueprint for 17 strategic sectors. The plan will prioritize semiconductors...
Thursday 22 October 2026
LG robot unit Bear Robotics expands China outsourcing
Bear Robotics, the robotics subsidiary of LG Electronics, is adopting a dual-track production strategy by expanding outsourcing from South Korean partners to manufacturers in China...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Charts: China's smartphone market bounces back from summer lows on new launches
China's smartphone market rebounded in September 2026 after weak July and August shipments, as brands rolled out more new models. Shipments reached 21.86 million units, down nearly...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Charts: Nvidia's China AI chip lead shrinks 80% as Huawei closes in
Nvidia's lead over Huawei in China's AI accelerator market has narrowed by 80% in a year, bringing CEO Jensen Huang's warnings about losing the country's US$50 billion AI chip market...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Micron skips 4F² for 3D DRAM as CXMT pushes ahead
Micron does not plan to commercialize 4F² DRAM even as Chinese rival ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) advances the technology, saying the architecture offers limited benefits...
Thursday 22 October 2026
China's IC designers expand into AI server memory interconnects beyond DDR5
China's IC designers are expanding into high-speed interconnect technologies as AI inference and agent applications fuel demand for server CPUs, memory modules and connectivity chips...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Humanoid robot maker PAL says wheels could handle 80% of the market
Wheeled robots could address as much as 80% of the market, according to PAL Robotics CEO Francesco Ferro, a notable assessment from a company that also develops bipedal humanoids.
Thursday 22 October 2026
Elon Musk expands South Korean supplier network for Terafab
Elon Musk's Terafab semiconductor production initiative is expanding its supplier outreach in South Korea, with Tesla and SpaceX approaching materials, components, and equipment suppliers...
Thursday 22 October 2026
TASA satellites reach orbit to test coordinated LEO broadband links
The Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) said two 8U CubeSats developed by Tron Future Tech successfully reached orbit on October 20 aboard SpaceX's Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission, advancing...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Samsung's Nvidia HBM bid raises four strategic concerns
Samsung Electronics is reportedly turning to TSMC's 3nm process to produce base dies for Nvidia's custom high-bandwidth memory (NVHBM), abandoning its long-standing turnkey integration...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Russia considers reinstating parallel imports of Samsung, SK Hynix products amid memory shortages
Russia is reportedly considering reinstating parallel imports of products from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to ease shortages of memory and storage devices used in data centers...