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Friday 18 September 2026
Winbond cements server NOR lead with Infineon deal
Winbond Electronics is expanding its NOR Flash footprint and has agreed to pay US$1.12 billion in cash to acquire Infineon's NOR Flash and F-RAM businesses, a move that will lift it...
Friday 18 September 2026
CXMT eyes NAND amid global shortage, taking aim at YMTC

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is preparing to expand beyond DRAM into NAND flash, a move that would push China's leading DRAM...

Friday 18 September 2026
China's memory push gains ground across LPDDR6, advanced NAND, with HBM still the test

AI is reshaping the global memory industry, tightening supply while creating an opening for China's domestic suppliers. With Samsung...

Friday 18 September 2026
LGES, Samsung SDI reportedly booked out for two years as US restrictions and China slowdown reshape ESS market
As energy storage system (ESS) battery orders continue to accumulate at South Korean manufacturers, expectations are growing that market conditions could improve further. The outlook...
Friday 18 September 2026
CPO raises PCB downgrade concerns but switches stick with M8 CCL

As the industry shifts toward greater use of optical interconnects and less reliance on copper, market speculation has emerged that...

Friday 18 September 2026
Micron: AI memory crunch rewrites the market with long-term deals and custom designs
As the AI boom spreads from data centers to edge devices and robotics, Micron Technology executives are warning that memory has become a core bottleneck determining the upper limits...
Friday 18 September 2026
ByteDance builds strong supply chain force to master emerging hardware ecosystems beyond core demand

The Chinese smart glasses sector is rapidly consolidating around the principle that "subtraction is king." Rather than rushing unproven...

Friday 18 September 2026
Foldable smartphone panel shipments fall 13% in 1H26 as market shifts to in-fold designs
Global foldable smartphone panel shipments declined 13% year-over-year in the first half of 2026, with the contraction concentrated in clamshell products, according to Counterpoint...
Friday 18 September 2026
Taiwan central bank warns market stability hinges on AI monetization
Taiwan's Central Bank said on the 17th that the success or failure of AI monetization will determine its long-term economic benefits and impact on financial markets. It urged Taiwanese...
Friday 18 September 2026
Housing slump and plant builds diverge as Tung Ho Steel sees AI demand support
Electric-arc furnace steelmaker Tung Ho Steel said Taiwan's real-estate slowdown has dragged down rebar orders in 2026, while high-tech investment and plant construction have strongly...
Friday 18 September 2026
CATL looks beyond China's passenger-car squeeze as electric trucks become the next growth front
The expansive reach of CATL's entrenched battery grip on the EV market has persisted through years of undefeated market share, pinning many Chinese automakers against severe component...
Friday 18 September 2026
Taoyuan to sign high-end IC substrate MOU with Unimicron, Kinsus as Aerotropolis zone takes shape

In response to rapid AI market growth, the Taoyuan City Government announced plans to establish a 40-hectare high-end integrated circuit...

Friday 18 September 2026
FIT hedges its AI optics bets with Corning EBO, TSMC co-packaging talks

Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) chairman Sidney Lu said AI demand remains strong, with overall capacity near full utilization...

Friday 18 September 2026
Winbond's Infineon buyout puts GigaDevice under pressure

Winbond Electronics' US$1.12 billion acquisition of Infineon's NOR Flash and ferroelectric RAM (F-RAM) businesses has drawn close attention...

Thursday 17 September 2026
AMD pivots to China developer ecosystems as Nvidia retreats

As Nvidia gradually retreats from China's high-end AI accelerator market amid strict US export controls, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)...