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Thursday 29 October 2026
Commentary: fire at Episil threatens tight epitaxial wafer supply
A fire broke out at the Innovation Plant of semiconductor epitaxial wafer maker Episil on October 28. The extent of equipment damage, the scope of production stoppages, and the recovery...
Thursday 29 October 2026
UMT reports 71% revenue growth as LEO satellite demand drives expansion
UMT's revenue increased 71% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2026 as global demand for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite deployments lifted sales of millimeter-wave communications...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Virgin Galactic moves new spacecraft, targets commercial flights in 2027
Virgin Galactic on October 28 moved its first Delta-class suborbital spacecraft, D1, from its assembly facility in Mesa, Arizona, to its operations base at Spaceport America in New...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Delayed Taiwan drone tenders hit Coretronic unit as it partners with US firm Aevex
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corp. (CIRC), a subsidiary of Coretronic Group, is partnering with US drone maker Aevex Aerospace to pursue Taiwan government tenders and opportunities...
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
KLA: wafer fab equipment market exceeding US$200B in 2027
KLA expects global wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) spending to exceed US$200 billion in 2027, as semiconductor manufacturers accelerate investments in advanced logic, DRAM and high-bandwidth...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Kuen Tong debuts on TPEx Emerging Board, riding LEO satellite and AI cooling dual engines
Taiwan's Kuen Tong Technology, a high-end precision metal components maker and major supplier to a US low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite operator, is set to list on the Taipei Exchange's...
Thursday 29 October 2026
UMC targets 10% ASP growth in 2027 as AI revenue share heads toward 25% within three years
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) expects wafer foundry pricing to continue rising in 2027, with CEO Jason Wang projecting approximately 10% year-over-year growth in the company's...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Samsung targets physical AI as Lee Jae-yong leads robotics push
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong marked his fourth anniversary as chairman on October 27, 2026, by visiting a robotics research center, where he reviewed humanoid robot technology...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Nvidia's Rubin Ultra cooling: 0.1mm microchannels vs vapor chambers
As Nvidia introduces a new generation of AI chips each year, gains in computing performance are driving increasingly demanding thermal management requirements.
Thursday 29 October 2026
Team Group earnings per share surges 1,483% in 3Q26 as new plant targets 50% capacity boost
Memory module maker Team Group reported record third-quarter results for 2026, with earnings per share soaring 1,482.55% year-over-year, while its board approved plans for a new plant...
Thursday 29 October 2026
SiC and GaN demand reshapes design, reliability and supply stability
Applications for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power devices are expanding across the electronics industry, affecting not only component selection but also product...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Intel CTO: process gap with TSMC down to a few points, but scale still lags
Technology podcast host Dwarkesh Patel recently released a special episode after spending two days touring Intel's fabs and research laboratories and speaking with several technology...
Thursday 29 October 2026
AerosoarX skips the mega-factory to take on global drone makers
AerosoarX founder Max Lo has returned to Taiwan's drone industry with a distributed manufacturing strategy to link local suppliers with democratic allies. As global orders grow, the...
Thursday 29 October 2026
AerosoarX seeks to reshape Taiwan's drone industry through allied defense networks
Max Lo, founder of GEOSAT Aerospace & Technology, has launched AerosoarX to shift Taiwan's drone sector from standalone manufacturing toward international defense-system integration...