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Monday 17 August 2026
SK keyfoundry expands 8-inch capacity as China demand strains supply

SK keyfoundry has approved KRW90 billion (approx. US$64 million) in capital spending to expand its 8-inch foundry capacity, a rare...

Monday 17 August 2026
Phison CEO sees years of NAND shortage, AI growth chance
Phison Electronics CEO Pua Khein-Seng said the company is seizing a once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform into a high-growth business as AI agents drive massive demand, keeping NAND...
Monday 17 August 2026
Nokia axes 1,600 jobs and Hangzhou R&D center in deepening China telecom retreat

Nokia is accelerating its retreat from China, closing its Hangzhou R&D center and cutting about 1,600 jobs as shrinking market access,...

Monday 17 August 2026
US drone tariff tests whether allies can truly replace China

Washington has spent years tightening controls on Chinese technology across strategically important supply chains. That playbook is...

Monday 17 August 2026
Apple reportedly builds China-specific AI model with Alibaba as Qwen partnership deepens
Apple has trained a large language model (LLM) specifically for the Chinese market with support from Alibaba, according to Reuters, marking a shift from its previous reliance...
Monday 17 August 2026
Apple faces US pressure over potential Chinese memory chip sourcing
The Trump administration is pressing Apple to find alternatives to Chinese memory suppliers as the company weighs ways to navigate a global memory shortage that has sharply increased...
Monday 17 August 2026
US tariffs and FCC curbs redraw the drone supply chain — and Taiwan sees an opening

US President Donald Trump has moved to impose tariffs of up to 100% on drone systems and components deemed strategically sensitive...

Monday 17 August 2026
AI vision sensing demand heats up for Novatek, PixArt, Elan, Realtek
Taiwanese IC design firms that have been building out AI vision sensing businesses are now reaping the rewards, with major players including display driver IC (DDI) leader Novatek...
Monday 17 August 2026
FSC plans MLPC trial production by end-2026 in passive component push
FS said it plans to begin trial production and shipments of high-end MLPC stacked solid-state capacitors by the end of 2026 as it expands beyond plastic injection molding machines...
Monday 17 August 2026
T-glass demand surges as IC substrate makers see shortages through 2028
As the global AI computing infrastructure boom drives rapid demand growth for GPUs, CPUs, and ASICs, the ABF substrate industry is set to swing into shortage in 2026, with the supply-demand...
Monday 17 August 2026
Solomon posts record 2Q26 profit as AI vision, robotics orders surge
AI vision specialist Solomon Technology Corporation reported strong financial results for the second quarter of 2026, with quarterly profit reaching a record high. Solomon chairman...
Sunday 16 August 2026
Interview: Orbbec bridges physical AI data gaps with robot-free platform

As physical AI and robotics draw unprecedented market attention, a key bottleneck is clogging the deployment pipeline: quality, real-world...

Sunday 16 August 2026
HDRE reports first-half growth as Japan and Australia projects expand
HD Renewable Energy (HDRE) reported first-half 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$3.078 billion (approx. US$95.7 million), along with gross profit of NT$758 million, a gross margin of...
Saturday 15 August 2026
Research Insight: Unitree IPO reveals humanoid robot commercialization still in early innings
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics has drawn significant market attention with its IPO. Based on DIGITIMES' review of the company's three-hour IPO roadshow and Q&A session...
Saturday 15 August 2026
J&V Energy lifts 1H revenue on storage and green power trading

J&V Energy Technology said its first-half 2026 results were lifted by growing energy storage projects and green power trading, with...