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Thursday 12 November 2026
South Korea’s HBM demand drives 54% surge in Taiwan glass fiber exports
Taiwan’s glass fiber exports to South Korea rose 54.0% year-over-year in the first nine months of 2026 as demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and advanced packaging expanded...
Thursday 12 November 2026
The China chip self-sufficiency paradox: YMTC eyes 2027 IPO as restricted Nvidia GPUs reach Chinese universities
China is advancing its domestic semiconductor ambitions while continuing to access restricted US AI processors, exposing the limits of Washington's export controls and the challenges...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Samsung Display, BOE weigh low-cost OLED panels as phone sales fall
Samsung Display, BOE Technology Group, and Tianma Microelectronics are considering lower-cost OLED panels for entry-level smartphones as falling handset sales put pressure on display...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Apple, Samsung reportedly developing new foldable glass for 2028
Apple and Samsung Electronics are working with suppliers on a new foldable glass design that could improve screen durability while maintaining flexibility, with potential adoption...
Thursday 12 November 2026
TECO pivots to AI infrastructure services with Japan project
TECO Electric & Machinery is expanding into global AI computing infrastructure, announcing on the November 11 that it will partner with AI cloud service provider GMI Cloud and...
Thursday 12 November 2026
ABF substrate shortage to last through 2028 as Wah Lee targets next-gen products
Demand for AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and semiconductors continued to rise, driving Wah Lee Industrial's 3Q26 profit to record-high levels. Gross profit reached NT$2.06...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Samsung, AMD team up to upgrade chip testing
Samsung Electronics and AMD are teaming up to upgrade the Korean chipmaker's semiconductor manufacturing test infrastructure, combining AMD's new EPYC Embedded 9006 processors with...
Thursday 12 November 2026
MTI seeks private placement after 5G ORAN, LEO plans falter
Satellite communications company Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI) reported negative net worth of NT$244 million (US$7.42 million), a 109% debt ratio, and a 65% current ratio...
Thursday 12 November 2026
SoftBank takes JPY768 billion AI hit, rethinks equipment strategy
SoftBank Group (SBG) posted a JPY768 billion (approximately US$4.85 billion) net loss for the first half of fiscal 2026, from April to September 2026, its first loss in nearly two...
Thursday 12 November 2026
HKC’s Mianyang Gen 6 OLED investment faces delays
China’s HKC has again stalled its OLED expansion, with equipment orders for its Gen 6 OLED line in Mianyang, Sichuan, yet to be placed despite plans for deposition equipment...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Quanta founder Bai-li Lin honors Kwoh-ting Li's role in Taiwan's tech rise
The fourth K.T. Li Award ceremony was held at the Far Eastern Shangri-La in Taipei on November 10, with former President Ing-wen Tsai delivering remarks and presenting the awards....
Thursday 12 November 2026
Kia plans US$1.5 billion India plant expansion, spurring Korean suppliers
Kia is considering investing about US$1.5 billion to expand its plant in Andhra Pradesh, India, while South Korean auto-parts makers have pledged follow-on investments. If approved,...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Universities aren't factories: Can a hot-rodding spirit drive semiconductor innovation?
The National Science and Technology Council's Department of Engineering and Technologies recently issued a call for proposals encouraging academia to modify expensive semiconductor...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Jensen Huang scandal could reshape China’s AI chip landscape
“Jensanity” has helped fuel the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but reports linking Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to an alleged extramarital relationship involving...
Thursday 12 November 2026
China's US$225 million space computing venture confronts cost of taking data centers into orbit

Zhongke Nebula has registered in Hefei with CNY1.5 billion (approx. US$225 million) in committed capital, bringing state-backed investors and domestic...