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Thursday 13 August 2026
Asus raises server outlook as AI demand lifts record second quarter results
Asus reported record second-quarter 2026 results driven by servers and PCs, while management pointed to strong demand for AI computing and cloud infrastructure. The Taiwan-based PC...
Thursday 13 August 2026
Asus projects up to 150% server growth as AI demand lifts results
Asustek Computer said growth in its AI server and PC businesses pushed revenue, operating profit, and net profit to record highs in the second quarter of 2026. The Taiwan-based hardware...
Thursday 13 August 2026
SK Hynix expands EUV roadmap with High-NA tools and PSM adoption
SK hynix said it is advancing its use of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography for the mass production of next-generation DRAM, with high-numerical-aperture (High-NA) EUV equipment...
Thursday 13 August 2026
South Korea plans new sovereign wealth fund to back AI, robots, supply chains
South Korea plans to establish a strategic investment account with at least 20 trillion won in assets within the Korea Investment Corporation in 2027 as it moves to strengthen its...
Thursday 13 August 2026
LGES, Lopal sign three-year LFP supply deal worth up to CNY27 billion
LG Energy Solution (LGES) and China's Jiangsu Lopal Tech have signed a three-year framework agreement covering up to CNY27 billion (approx. US$3.8 billion) in lithium iron phosphate...
Thursday 13 August 2026
Samsung SDI-GM battery reset shows how ESS is reshaping the US EV supply chain

Samsung SDI is ending its battery manufacturing partnership with General Motors (GM) in Indiana, terminating a major EV joint venture...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Tencent starts paying for AI in cash, core business is covering the bill
Tencent Holdings used its second quarter to show what an AI build-out costs a company that can afford one. Capex reached CNY52.8 billion (US$7.81 billion), up 176% from a year earlier,...
Thursday 13 August 2026
ITTS reports first-half growth as ERP and AI projects gain traction
Information Technology Total Services (ITTS) said its business recovered in the first half of 2026 as enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation work advanced and data governance...
Thursday 13 August 2026
LX Semicon starts mass producing automotive MCU for Hyundai Motor, Kia
LX Semicon has begun mass production of an automotive microcontroller unit (MCU) and started supplying the chip to Hyundai Motor and Kia, marking the first time the two automakers...
Thursday 13 August 2026
Hanmi pulls ahead of Hanwha as HBM4 orders rebound

South Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor is pulling ahead of rival Hanwha Semitech in thermal compression (TC) bonders for high-bandwidth memory...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Samsung to expand 2026 TV LCD buys from BOE as TCL orders drop

Samsung Electronics is set to increase its TV LCD panel purchases in 2026, even as global shipments of TV LCDs are forecast to decline...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Lenovo Capital backs Niobium Optoelectronics in Series B funding for TFLN chips
Jiangsu Niobium Optoelectronics Technology, a Chinese maker of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic chips, has closed a Series B funding round worth several hundred million yuan...
Thursday 13 August 2026
TSMC-Sony image sensor venture pushes Japan chip investment to JPY6 trillion

TSMC said on August 11 that it will invest in CMOS image sensor development and mass production with Sony Group in Kumamoto Prefecture,...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Yangtze Memory-backed capital expands into FD-SOI specialty process investment

Changcun Capital, the investment arm backed by Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., has completed a strategic investment in RuiLiPingxin...

Thursday 13 August 2026
South Korea widens chip strategy beyond Samsung and SK Hynix with KRW5 trillion ecosystem fund
As market momentum spirals into an intensifying race over AI infrastructure buildouts, the global landscape has entered a more aggressive round of AI-centered investment, with national-scale...