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Wednesday 14 October 2026
BOE struggles with glass breakage at US$9.4 billion OLED plant as it seeks Apple iPad orders

China's BOE has spent approximately six months trying to resolve recurring glass substrate breakage at its Gen 8.6 OLED plant in Chengdu, raising...

Wednesday 14 October 2026
China's smartphone slump: Can Apple's new lineup light a spark?
China's smartphone market faces dual pressures as weakening consumer spending and rising component costs continue to weigh on the handset sector. According to third-quarter data from...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
SK Hynix HBM4 equipment installations reportedly face partial deferral to 2027
Some back-end manufacturing equipment intended for SK Hynix's sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) production may be deferred from the second half of 2026 into 2027, raising...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Huawei's Kirin 9050 Pro delivers 53.5% density gain; tighter 3D bonding next for 2027
Huawei has begun mass-producing its Kirin 9050 series with LogicFolding, a 3D chip architecture that improves transistor density and computing efficiency without relying solely on...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Nvidia's share of China's AI chips falls by a third while Huawei gains
Nvidia's share of AI chips in China's data center market has fallen by 34% in the first half of this year, according to a new report. The drop follows months of US restrictions on...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
JCET redirects Korean factories towards AI to counter weak smartphone growth
JCET is directing most of its increased capital spending towards advanced packaging, modules and testing while reorganising its two South Korean factories to meet AI infrastructure...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
LGD's KRW104.1B auto LCD module sale collapses
LG Display (LGD) has canceled the planned sale of its automotive LCD module business at its Nanjing subsidiary, losing a potential KRW104.1 billion (about US$72 million) payment and...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Hua Hong forges strategic alliances with four Chinese chip equipment giants
Hua Hong Group signed strategic agreements with four Chinese semiconductor equipment suppliers at the inaugural 2026 China Integrated Circuit Exhibition (China Chip Exhibition) in...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
TOK expands Koriyama photoresist capacity as AI chip demand rises
Japanese semiconductor materials giant TOK is expanding its production footprint in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, to strengthen its position in the global semiconductor materials...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
HBM capacity shift sends DDR4 contract prices rising faster than DDR5
DDR4 contract prices are rising faster than those of the newer DDR5 standard, reversing the usual pricing pattern in the memory market. The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has prompted...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
CEATEC 2026 showcases physical AI, smart infrastructure
Japan's digital technology innovation expo CEATEC 2026 opened on October 13 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, bringing together 821 companies and organizations from Japan and overseas to...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Yaskawa targets 2030 humanoid robot rollout as AI lifts forecast
Japan's Yaskawa Electric plans to launch humanoid robots within the next one to two years and expects AI-powered humanoid robots to enter widespread use around 2030. The company also...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
CXMT targets 4F² DRAM production two years ahead of Samsung, but can China close technology gap?
China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) plans to mass-produce next-generation 4F² DRAM by the end of 2026, potentially ahead of South Korean rivals Samsung Electronics and...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
KYEC signs advanced payment deal with Nvidia for US testing expansion
Taiwanese semiconductor testing services provider King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) is expanding its US footprint, with its board approving an advance payment agreement with Nvidia. Under...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Chinese automakers face three hidden barriers in European expansion
China-based automakers are mounting an aggressive push into Europe, enjoying rapid early momentum. However, supply chain analysts note that the ultra-fast development model perfected...