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Tuesday 20 October 2026
Japan's MMX mission launches successfully, gains edge over China in race for first Mars system sample return
Japan has successfully launched a spacecraft bound for the moons of Mars, gaining an early advantage over China in the international race to become the first country to return samples...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Samsung's HBM4 supply lock-in exposes limits of China's CXMT as Apple and Tesla seek DRAM alternatives
Samsung Electronics is expected to enter 2027 with approximately 80% of its planned memory production secured under long-term contracts, reinforcing its pricing position while China's...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
BYD's China EV battery market share slips as overseas installations surge 66.5%
BYD is facing declining market share in China's domestic electric vehicle (EV) battery market, even as its overseas business continues to expand, highlighting a growing divergence...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Hygon's revenue jumps 58% on AI chip demand, but growth slows amid 51% stock slump
China's Hygon Information Technology reported a 57.58% increase in revenue for the first nine months of 2026, reflecting sustained demand for domestic high-performance processors and...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
South Korea's US$1.66 billion humanoid robot push puts auto suppliers in focus
South Korean automotive and machinery component makers are among 12 companies identified in a KRW2.2 trillion (approx. US$1.66 billion) private investment plan to develop a domestic...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
DeepSeek-Huawei chip co-design could shift AI training away from Nvidia
DeepSeek is reportedly working closely with Huawei to influence the design of its future AI chips, a link reportedly closer than typical supplier-customer relationships. The collaboration...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Nvidia says South Korea has Vera CPU customers, LG robot results ahead
Nvidia's South Korea representative said the company's Vera CPU already has customers in South Korea and that collaboration with LG Electronics on humanoid robots is expected to deliver...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
China tightens drone export controls, extending restrictions to critical components, technologies
China's Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs, and military authorities jointly announced revised export controls on drones on October 19, covering complete aircraft,...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Kioxia targets higher-value AI storage with Nvidia partnership, advanced NAND technology
Kioxia is prioritising proprietary NAND flash technology and customer-specific development over aggressive capacity expansion, seeking to capitalise on rising AI storage demand while...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
China's S2C–HyperSilicon merger targets hardware emulation gap in domestic EDA with Empyrean backing
China's electronic design automation (EDA) industry is consolidating, with Shanghai-based S2C and Wuxi-based HyperSilicon merging into a unified digital front-end EDA platform. Backed...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Japan's H3 rocket takes on first deep-space mission as MMX targets Mars moon sample return
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on October 18 that its H3 Flight No. 10 rocket, carrying the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, had been transferred...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Amkor triples Gwangju investment as AI packaging demand grows
Amkor Technology is tripling its planned investment in Gwangju to expand advanced packaging capacity for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, bringing a semiconductor...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
China's tech-driven commerce plan pushes AI into phones, PCs, and robots
On October 19, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce and eight other government departments issued guidelines on accelerating "technology-driven commerce" that call for deepening the...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Alibaba's XuanTie tops 6 billion RISC-V chip shipments, expands into AI servers with C950
Cumulative shipments of chips incorporating Alibaba DAMO Academy's RISC-V processor intellectual property (IP), branded XuanTie, have surpassed 6 billion, marking a milestone for the...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Taiwan's aging crisis drives call for third pension pillar
Despite strong growth in Taiwan's semiconductor and AI industries, the country's declining birthrate and aging population continue to worsen. Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman...