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Thursday 28 May 2026
Qualcomm wins ASIC customers beyond ByteDance
Qualcomm has reportedly landed more than one ASIC customer, with a separate project for a US cloud service provider also taking shape, according to industry sources. The development...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Huawei's Watch Fit series surpasses 24 million shipments as wearables push global growth
Huawei reported that cumulative global shipments of its Watch Fit series had topped 24 million units as of April 2026, signaling accelerating momentum for the vendor's smart wearables...
Thursday 28 May 2026
IRIS Optronics opens Tokyo office and launches B3 full-color e-paper for transit advertising
IRIS Optronics, on May 27, opened a Tokyo office and showroom in Azabu-Juban and unveiled a B3-size (51.5 cm x 36.4 cm) full-color cholesteric liquid crystal e-paper complete unit...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Yageo signals possible price hikes as Japanese and Korean passive component makers raise prices
Passive component manufacturer Yageo held its 2026 annual shareholders meeting on May 27. In a post-meeting interview, chairman Pierre Chen confirmed that the world's two largest multilayer...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Chunghwa Precision completes board reshuffle as it plans rapid capacity expansion for AI chip testing
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. completed its board election at the 2026 annual shareholders' meeting on May 27 as the semiconductor test interface maker prepared for rising AI chip...
Thursday 28 May 2026
UMC readies price hikes, kicks off 2027 customer talks
UMC held its shareholders' meeting on May 27, with CEO Jason Wang saying that as AI applications expand rapidly, long-term semiconductor demand still has room for growth. In addition...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Yageo tops Murata in AI-driven passive component orders

Yageo, one of the world's largest passive component suppliers, said demand from AI-related applications has pushed its book-to-bill ratio...

Thursday 28 May 2026
Hotai Motor expects semiconductor and AI demand to lift Taiwan auto market in 2026
Hotai Motor Co. told shareholders on May 27 that Taiwan's auto market was expected to strengthen in 2026 as demand for semiconductors and AI applications supported exports and the...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Taiwan's GLT diversifies into auto and medical markets, expands Southeast Asia production
Taiwan-based Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), a specialist in optical microstructure solutions, is accelerating its Southeast Asia expansion as global tariff pressures and geopolitical...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Dreame's 941-company ecosystem targets growth far beyond robot vacuum cleaners
Dreame Technology, a Chinese consumer electronics maker, has formed nearly 1,000 affiliated companies in its ecosystem since the end of 2024. This breakneck pace of expansion signals...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Unitree sprints toward IPO as profits crumble under rising costs
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics is moving quickly toward an initial public offering, but its latest prospectus points to the commercial challenges still facing the se...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
GlobalWafers expands into space, drones, marine applications; uses specialized solar tech to avoid China's low-price competition
The global solar industry remains trapped in a low-price competition ruled by Chinese manufacturers, but geopolitical shifts are creating new opportunities for differentiated players...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Qualcomm and ByteDance's rumored AI ASIC deal signals potential shift in China's data center chip supply
The agreement between Qualcomm and ByteDance positions the former for large-scale AI ASIC demand from the latter, as reported by Bloomberg, but market viability remains uncertain...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Acer sees CPU shortages worse than memory as 2H24 PC market weakens
Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen said the current PC supply bottleneck is most severe in CPUs rather than memory, while the company can still meet demand due to long-term supply agreements...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Daxin Materials advances into Low Dk and Low Df market for booming AI server and LEO satellite applications
Taiwan-based Daxin Materials posted stronger revenue and profitability in 2025 as rapid growth in semiconductor materials offset a still-cautious display market recovery, with AI-...