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Thursday 22 October 2026
Japan sets execution plan for 17 growth strategies
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will finalize a five-year plan by the end of 2026 outlining an investment blueprint for 17 strategic sectors. The plan will prioritize semiconductors...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Amazon to invest over EUR160B in Germany for AI, cloud and logistics
Amazon will invest more than EUR160 billion (about US$17.9 billion) in Germany in 2027 to expand its cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Unimicron warns of double-booking risks as AI PCB capacity race strains supply chains

Rapid growth in AI-driven demand is placing new pressure on the printed circuit board (PCB) supply chain, with equipment constraints, shorter product...

Thursday 22 October 2026
China's IC designers expand into AI server memory interconnects beyond DDR5
China's IC designers are expanding into high-speed interconnect technologies as AI inference and agent applications fuel demand for server CPUs, memory modules and connectivity chips...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Texas Instruments' analog recovery broadens as 12-inch investment turns into margin
Texas Instruments' third quarter suggested the analog chip upturn has moved beyond restocking into a broad-based recovery, and that the company's multi-year build-out of 12-inch wafer...
Thursday 22 October 2026
IBM's growth rebounds after a summer stumble, led by software and servers
IBM's third quarter went some way towards answering whether the deal slippage that hit its second quarter reflected weaker demand or delayed timing. Revenue rose 5% year on year, or...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Khgears targets humanoid robot joints, eyes 2027 mass production
Precision gearmaker Khgears International is expanding into humanoid robot joint components and expects its newly developed differential reducer to enter mass production in 2027. The...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Holy Stone targets 50% South Korea revenue growth by 2027
Taiwanese passive-component maker Holy Stone has entered the supply chain of a major South Korean automaker after about two years of market expansion, prompting the company to raise...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Hyundai revamps lineup as Taiwan's hybrid car market enters two-year battle over powertrain systems
Hybrid vehicles now account for more than 60% of Taiwan's auto market, shifting the focus of competition from whether a vehicle offers hybrid technology to which hybrid system it u...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Cloud AI to drive chip growth in 2027 as Taiwan suppliers seek opportunities beyond weak consumer edge AI
Market expectations for cloud AI demand have generally remained bullish through 2028-2029, with order visibility extending clearly over the next two to three years. The outlook for...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Anthropic's IPO spotlight falls on its potential US$750 billion AI compute tab
Anthropic's draft IPO prospectus captures the tension behind its rapid growth: first-half revenue surged to US$16.3 billion, while the company reported a US$80.7 billion net loss and...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Qualcomm plans global performance-based layoffs from November
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told employees in a memo on October 19 that the company will conduct global, performance-based layoffs after completing its annual employee evaluations,...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
CATL's profit growth slows, sharpening focus on 50% energy-storage revenue target
CATL's third-quarter revenue rose 58.58% year-over-year to CNY165.22 billion (approx. US$24.73 billion), but net profit attributable to shareholders increased just 14.54% to CNY21.25...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Taiwan's September export orders jump 62.4% on AI demand
Taiwan's export orders totaled US$114.21 billion in September 2026, up US$11.25 billion, or 10.9%, from the previous month, according to data released by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Global Tek's new Thailand plant enters trial production in 3Q26, targeting AI liquid cooling and aerospace opportunities
Global Tek Industrial held an opening ceremony on the 20th for its Super Smart Manufacturing Park in Chonburi, Thailand. Spanning 177,600 square meters, the facility is the group's...