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Tuesday 18 August 2026
TSC sees semiconductor material prices rise up to 15% as petrochemical costs squeeze supply

Topco Scientific (TSC) said at its second-quarter 2026 earnings conference that rising upstream petrochemical costs are pushing up...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
AI drives power semiconductors into at least a two-year shortage
The cloud AI data center boom is not close to bursting, according to chip supply-chain players. They say that analog ICs, including power semiconductors, will stay tight for years...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
MicroLED still lacks key LTPO TFT tech

MicroLED remains a promising next-generation display technology, but industry analysts say its commercial breakthrough still hinges...

Monday 17 August 2026
Giant warns rising bicycle parts costs will pressure margins

Giant said rising raw material prices and price hikes for components from Japanese supplier Shimano, starting from August 2026, will...

Monday 17 August 2026
Stripe reportedly agrees to buy AI routing startup OpenRouter for more than US$7 billion
Stripe has reportedly finalized an agreement to acquire OpenRouter, a startup that helps businesses switch between artificial intelligence (AI) models, for more than US$7 billion,...
Monday 17 August 2026
Toppan eyes FC-BGA substrate price hikes as new line fills up
Japan's Toppan is negotiating price increases for FC-BGA substrates with customers as its new FC-BGA substrate plant ramps up, lifting the operating margin of its electronics business...
Sunday 16 August 2026
Taiwan Mobile launches tender offer for Systex, targeting majority control
Taiwan Mobile said on August 12 that its board approved a tender offer for Systex Corporation common shares through its wholly owned subsidiary Taiwan Cellular, with the goal of lifting...
Sunday 16 August 2026
Nan Pao posts record second-quarter profit and July revenue as sales rise
Nan Pao Resins Chemical reported record second-quarter net profit attributable to the parent company of NT$877 million, with earnings per share of NT$7.27, as the Taiwan-based materials...
Friday 14 August 2026
Memory supply crunch pushes long-term contracts beyond the big three
The global memory supply shortage is intensifying, with long-term agreements (LTAs) rapidly expanding beyond the three major memory manufacturers—Samsung Electronics, SK hynix,...
Friday 14 August 2026
European notebook revenue jumps 14.8% as unit sales fall
European notebook sell-through fell 1% year-over-year in units in the second quarter of 2026, but revenue rose 14.8% as the average selling price (ASP) climbed 15.3% to EUR801 (approx...
Friday 14 August 2026
DeepSeek raises API prices sharply as V4 Pro targets agentic AI market
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has officially launched its V4 Pro model with significantly enhanced agent capabilities, while sharply increasing API prices as it seeks to expand beyond...
Friday 14 August 2026
SMIC plans to single out AI chip revenue as demand outpaces its current reporting categories
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is considering disclosing revenue from artificial intelligence (AI)-related "peripheral chips" as a standalone line item,...
Friday 14 August 2026
ATEN lifts second-quarter profit on higher sales, pricing, utilization
ATEN International said its second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 19% year-over-year, while gross margin improved to 62% from 59% and pretax profit jumped 235%. The Taiwan-based keyboard-video-mouse...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
FocalTech expects demand to improve in the second half of 2026
Touch controller and display driver IC maker FocalTech Systems said it saw revenue regain quarter-on-quarter momentum in the second quarter of 2026 as the 618 shopping festival, new...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
Cash deposits reshape memory supply deals
The global memory industry has embraced a new business model over the past two quarters. Memory manufacturers are not only signing multi-year supply agreements with customers, but...