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Friday 30 October 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix say memory crunch could drag on for years despite spending surge
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix expect memory shortages to persist for years despite rising investment in chip factories, as surging AI demand and increasingly complex manufacturing...
Friday 30 October 2026
Japan's Nidec reports update on restated financial reports, audit status, and corporate governance reform
Nidec Corporation has provided an update on its ongoing efforts to resolve the grounds for the disclaimer of opinion issued on its financial statements, missing its initial target...
Friday 30 October 2026
Memory price surge clouds peak season; Chinese brands' 4Q26 smartphone shipments to drop over 35%
Despite new smartphone launches from Apple, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi, rising memory prices are weakening sales momentum and prompting Chinese smartphone brands to adjust their...
Friday 30 October 2026
BYD eyes ultra-luxury sedan priced above CNY2 million
BYD's premium Yangwang brand has named its ultra-luxury flagship sedan "Altior," with the model expected to sell for more than CNY2 million (US$300,027.8). Developed over approximately...
Friday 30 October 2026
China AI stock bubble bursts as STAR 50 plunges 40%, erasing billions in market value
Chinese AI, robotics, and semiconductor stocks have suffered a steep sell-off in less than four months, casting a shadow over Beijing's push to achieve global technology leadership...
Thursday 29 October 2026
DeepSeek, Moonshot accused of distilling OpenAI's Astra
Chinese AI developers DeepSeek and Moonshot AI reportedly used outputs from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to train their latest models, raising questions about how US companies can protect...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Analysis: Samsung's record quarter came from higher prices, not more chips; expects buyers to get no relief before 2028
Samsung Electronics' third-quarter profit came almost entirely from charging more for memory chips, not from selling more of them. On its earnings call, the company also told investors...
Thursday 29 October 2026
LB Semicon to expand PMIC capacity under 10-year Qualcomm deal
South Korean semiconductor packaging and testing company LB Semicon reportedly plans to invest KRW30 billion (approx. US$22.4 million) to expand its power management IC (PMIC) back-end...
Thursday 29 October 2026
SDC chief meets Applied Materials executives amid FMM-free OLED push
Samsung Display (SDC) President Lee Chung-hwan recently met with senior executives from US equipment maker Applied Materials as SDC accelerates development of fine metal mask (FMM)-free...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Commentary: China's luxury cars reshapes market, causing global brands to lose ground
China's luxury car market is undergoing a major brand reshuffle. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Porsche all recorded significant sales or delivery declines in China in the third quarter...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Taiwan's Ministry of Environment deploys digital twin to simulate urban cooling
Taiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOENV) will establish an urban forestry smart governance demonstration site around National Taipei University of Technology and the cultural site...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix invest KRW110 trillion as memory supply boost slips to 2028
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are undertaking their largest-ever equipment investments in 2026, but the memory supply increase is not expected to materialize until 2028. By then,...
Thursday 29 October 2026
China's auto supply chain shifts from price wars to value competition
China's cooling auto price war is creating an opportunity for the automotive supply chain to upgrade, as regulators tighten oversight of the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry and curb...
Thursday 29 October 2026
SenseCore captures nearly half of China's neocloud market as heterogeneous chips boost compute efficiency
As Elon Musk predicts that more than 200 new cloud providers, or neoclouds, face impending bankruptcy or acquisition in a global market consolidation, a new report from Frost &...
Thursday 29 October 2026
LGD invests in Guangzhou for world's first 111-inch OLED line
LG Display (LGD) is increasing its investment to upgrade its OLED plant in Guangzhou, China, with plans to build the world's first dedicated 111-inch OLED module production line. The...