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Wednesday 12 August 2026
Foxconn's profit growth outpaces capex; no equity raise planned for 2027 buildout
Foxconn told investors on August 12 that its earnings are now growing faster than the spending required to expand AI server capacity — and that it can fund a bigger 2027 buildout...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
Aleees wins Tesla supply deal as new LFP plant eyes Tainan

Taiwanese lithium battery materials maker Aleees said it secured a 20-year supply contract with Tesla Inc. and plans to deliver at least...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
OCP APAC 2026: Nvidia SVP Shainer on taking CPO to mass production —'can't release something just because it's cool'

Nvidia's Spectrum-6 co-packaged optics (CPO) switches are in production and shipping, Gilad Shainer, senior vice president of networking...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
CXMT DDR5 yield tops 90%, narrowing gap with Samsung

China's leading DRAM maker CXMT has reportedly raised its DDR5 production yield above 90%, narrowing the gap with Samsung Electronics...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Zhong Yang ramps up Thailand production as drone orders shift from China

Taiwan-based optical lens maker Zhong Yang Technology is benefiting from redirected orders from Europe and the US as customers seek alternatives to China-made components,...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Japan's US$430B 2040 chip plan hinges on Rapidus 2nm

Japan has drawn up a plan for more than JPY370 trillion (approx. US$2.33 trillion) in combined public and private investment across 17 strategic...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
MediaTek, Realtek, Himax, Elan eye optical communications boom in 2027
The use of optical communications in cloud AI data-center interconnect architectures is rising sharply, and Taiwan IC design firms including MediaTek, Realtek Semiconductor, Himax...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
OCP APAC 2026: Nvidia, Broadcom diverge on how to scale AI networks beyond the rack
Nvidia and Broadcom outlined different paths for scaling AI networks at the OCP APAC Summit in Taipei on Aug. 11, as clusters expand from rack-scale systems to entire data centers...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
DB HiTek profit jumps 43% as TSMC, Samsung scale back 8-inch capacity
DB HiTek posted a 43% jump in second-quarter operating profit as tighter 8-inch foundry supply and stronger power semiconductor demand kept its fabs running near full capacity, with...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
China's polysilicon makers draw cost floor after solar losses top US$1.9 billion
China's solar industry may be nearing a turning point after more than two years of price warfare, with major polysilicon producers drawing a line under below-cost sales.
Wednesday 12 August 2026
Samsung HBM4 yield nears 80% in push to rival SK Hynix

Samsung Electronics' production yield for its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM4, has reportedly approached 80%, marking a...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Laster Tech narrows second quarter loss as LED headlamp orders improve
Laster Tech, a maker of LED headlamp modules, narrowed its loss in the second quarter of 2026 as order visibility improved and new vehicle programs moved into mass production. The...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
MediaTek July 2026 revenue falls as non-mobile units offset slowdown

MediaTek reported July 2026 revenue of NT$48.475 billion (US$1.5 billion), down 16.44% month-over-month but up 12.16% year-over-year,...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Compal doubles AI server capacity, targets 30–40% revenue share by 2027

Compal officially opened its Daxi AI server manufacturing center on August 11, bringing new-generation AI server production capacity...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Lite-On's LEO satellite power growth signals a deeper shift in global manufacturing

Lite-On Technology reported strong revenue growth in the first seven months of 2026, fueled by demand for AI, cloud, and LEO satellite...