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Friday 21 August 2026
China chip equipment maker Piotech posts 1,324% profit surge, advanced deposition scales up
Piotech Inc. reported a sharp rise in first-half 2026 earnings, helped by stronger demand for semiconductor deposition equipment, wider adoption of new process tools and improving...
Friday 21 August 2026
Ubtech expands humanoid push as Nvidia executives quietly visit WRC booth

As the first publicly listed humanoid robot company, Ubtech Robotics is often referred to in China as the sector's "first humanoid robot...

Friday 21 August 2026
Cambricon advances sixth-gen AI silicon, broadens support for DeepSeek, Qwen and GLM
Cambricon Technologies chairman and president Chen Tian-shi said the company's sixth-generation AI processor and instruction set remain under development, with the next-generation...
Friday 21 August 2026
Huawei, China power giant Huaneng explore AI compute-power coordination
China Huaneng Group said on August 20 that chairman Wen Shugang and president Zhong Guodong recently visited Huawei in Shenzhen, where they met Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei to discuss...
Friday 21 August 2026
Lee Jae-myung meets SK chief Chey Tae-won with US chip investment pressure in focus
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has begun a fresh round of talks with the country's leading business figures, starting with a private dinner with SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won,...
Friday 21 August 2026
Xiaomi's Xring O3 nears launch on TSMC N3P, testing its in-house chip strategy
Xiaomi is preparing to take its in-house smartphone silicon further upmarket, with founder and chairman Lei Jun confirming that a new generation of its Xring chip is on the...
Friday 21 August 2026
JCET profit surges 79% on AI demand, with advanced packaging and CPO gaining scale

JCET Group reported record first-half revenue for 2026, with demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure and high-performance...

Friday 21 August 2026
SK Hynix weighs Japan memory fab in Miyagi, but says no investment is final
SK hynix is considering a large-scale memory semiconductor investment in Japan, with Miyagi Prefecture emerging as a potential site, although the company has stressed that no decision...
Friday 21 August 2026
HP Korea localizes AI strategy with Upstage in healthcare, finance
HP Korea is sharpening its localized AI strategy through a partnership with large language model (LLM) startup Upstage, and has already moved into AI transformation (AX), eyeing demand...
Friday 21 August 2026
Explainer: Why South Korea's semiconductor concentration may fare better than Taiwan's
As South Korea's semiconductor exports continue to power its economic expansion, market concerns are growing regarding the risks of excessive concentration in the tech sector. Recent...
Friday 21 August 2026
Goertek reports higher revenue and profit in 1H26
Chinese electronics manufacturer Goertek reported higher revenue and profit for the first half of 2026, supported by growth in its smart acoustic products and continued investment...
Friday 21 August 2026
Chinese robots pivot to AI models as Unitree, UBTECH shift hardware focus to 'brains'

The battlefield for Chinese humanoid robotics is shifting from motors, joints, and mechanical structures toward AI large models. As embodied...

Friday 21 August 2026
China's new solid-state battery standards could reshape the industry
China has introduced the world's first national standards for automotive solid-state batteries, setting off market speculation that most of the country's more than 320 players may...
Friday 21 August 2026
Alibaba's 45% AI cloud jump masked by 75% capex surge and margin squeeze
Alibaba Group's June quarter is the clearest statement yet that the company now runs as an AI infrastructure business with an e-commerce cash engine attached, rather than the other...
Friday 21 August 2026
Alibaba guides AI cloud revenue toward US$10 billion run-rate next quarter
Alibaba is signaling that its most capital-intensive bet yet — a three-year, CNY380 billion (US$56.33 billion) buildout of AI compute — is starting to compound into a self-reinforcing...