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Friday 16 October 2026
AI traffic reshapes e-commerce as SHOPLINE GMV rises 20% in 2026
As GenAI accelerates, e-commerce is shifting from traditional traffic management toward AI-assisted shopping and intelligent operations. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) e-commerce platform...
Friday 16 October 2026
AI investment risks rise as China models gain ground
As interest rates fluctuate, bond yields rise, and Chinese AI models intensify competition, market attention is shifting from technological development and infrastructure expansion...
Friday 16 October 2026
TSEC focuses overseas solar strategy on Japan rooftops
TSEC is focusing its overseas expansion on Japan's rooftop solar market and expects Taiwan's solar installations to recover in 2027 from a market low point. For the Taiwan-based solar...
Friday 16 October 2026
TSMC excludes CPUs from AI accelerator growth forecast
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) is seeing rising demand for CPUs related to agentic artificial intelligence (AI), but has not yet included CPUs in its calculations of AI...
Friday 16 October 2026
LG Innotek eyes 2027 chip substrate growth as Big Tech supply talks continue
South Korea's LG Innotek expects its semiconductor substrate business to improve in 2027 as it pursues long-term supply agreements (LTAs) with major technology companies and prepares...
Friday 16 October 2026
LINE Taiwan pushes AI services as it marks 15 years and deepens anti-fraud role
LINE Taiwan marked its 15th year in the market with a strategy shift that signals broader ambitions beyond messaging. The company is expanding into AI-powered daily services, aiming...
Friday 16 October 2026
Qualcomm advances complete AI infrastructure platform as agentic AI reshapes competition
Qualcomm has historically provided standard chips primarily through its Snapdragon product line, serving a broad range of end customers. After officially launching its Dragonfly data...
Thursday 15 October 2026
FIC Group opens Malaysia plant as optical module capacity targets 18 SMT lines
FIC Group opened its PRO3C (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, on October 15, expanding its optical communications production footprint in Southeast Asia...
Thursday 15 October 2026
China's AMEC targets 60% of high-end chip equipment market with US$1.94 billion R&D plan
Chinese semiconductor equipment maker AMEC plans to develop 102 new equipment models over the next three to five years, backed by nearly CNY13 billion (≈ US$1.94 billion) in...
Thursday 15 October 2026
TSMC's AI-fuelled profit streak hits sixth straight record in 3Q26, but 2nm expansion weighs on margins
On October 15, 2026, TSMC reported its sixth consecutive quarter of record net profit, with third-quarter earnings rising 68.7% year-over-year to NT$763.06 billion (approx. US$23.6...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Analysis: Apple HomeView faces hurdles in smart-home adoption
Apple launched the HomeView smart display at its "Welcome Home" event on October 13, priced at US$299. It's scheduled to debut in eight countries: the US, the UK, Canada, Australia,...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Analysis: GlobalFoundries' calculus behind US$2 billion entry into TSMC's CoWoS ecosystem
GlobalFoundries (GF) has reached a multiyear manufacturing agreement with TSMC to expand silicon interposer capacity at its Malta fab in New York, supplying TSMC's Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Taiwan Perovskite Solar Corp. deploys AI to optimize R&D, explore smart energy applications
Taiwan Perovskite Solar Corp. (TPSC) showcased its theme, "PEROVSKITE AI," at Energy Taiwan 2026, highlighting a two-way synergy between artificial intelligence and perovskite technology...
Thursday 15 October 2026
LX Semicon puts SiC patents up for sale as Novatek gains ground
South Korea's LX Semicon is seeking buyers for more than 60 silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor patents, winding down a business it entered five years ago to reduce its reliance...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Premium PC demand fuels tandem OLED race between Samsung Display, LG Display
Competition in the global PC market is shifting from a focus on shipment volumes of low-cost models towards premium, high-performance devices, intensifying the race in OLED display...