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Monday 12 October 2026
Memory surge lifts phone prices, boosting N-1 and used-device demand
Rising memory prices have forced smartphone brands to raise handset prices, hurting new-device sales in 2026. Global smartphone shipments are expected to drop 15-17%, while demand...
Monday 12 October 2026
Largan signals early peak-season cut, challenging phone chips in 4Q26
Largan chairman and CEO Adam Lin said October 2026 orders are tracking at roughly the same level as September's, but will begin declining in November as customers cut their forecasts...
Monday 12 October 2026
India's festive smartphone sales may slow as memory costs lift prices
India's key festive smartphone season is set to matter far beyond its borders, as higher memory costs reshape pricing, buying habits, and brand competition in a major emerging market...
Monday 12 October 2026
Commentary: Largan plays defense in phones, presses CPO offensive
Largan chairman Adam Lin spoke about the company's cautious smartphone outlook while taking a more aggressive stance on co-packaged optics (CPO) during a recent online earnings briefing...
Monday 12 October 2026
Largan shifts new plant to FAU production as smartphone orders soften
Largan Technology said on October 8 that demand for new smartphone models weakened in September and that its newly completed automated plant will be used entirely for fiber array units,...
Monday 12 October 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Why AI is shifting telecom traffic to the uplink
AI is changing the logic of telecom traffic growth, with Ericsson and industry researchers warning that mobile networks must now handle not only more data, but also more uplink traffic,...
Sunday 11 October 2026
Novatek quarterly revenue tops NT$30B as smartphone demand, edge AI chips lift results
Novatek reported stronger September and third-quarter 2026 revenue, suggesting seasonal smartphone demand and growth in edge AI chips are supporting the global display and chip supply...
Sunday 11 October 2026
Mobile and notebook slowdown boosts wearable sports tech demand
Growth in the smartphone and notebook markets is slowing in 2026 as memory price hikes and other factors weigh on shipments. The market even expects that smartphone shipments in 2026...
Saturday 10 October 2026
Huawei faces price reset as memory costs surge
Huawei consumer business group chairman Richard Yu said surging memory component costs have added more than US$200 to the hardware cost of each Huawei smartphone, putting fresh pressure...
Friday 9 October 2026
MediaTek 3Q26 revenue beats forecast, maintains peak-season momentum
MediaTek reported its September and third-quarter 2026 revenue results, with September revenue of NT$55.40 billion (approx. US$1.74 billion), down 13.69% from the previous month and...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Samsung arms for memory price surge with AI, services, N-1 phone push
Rising memory prices are already weighing on 2026 smartphone and notebook shipments, and sustained AI infrastructure investments are expected to keep quotes climbing into 2027. To...
Monday 5 October 2026
Largan Precision sees steady smartphone lens demand as CPO fibre arrays near production
Largan Precision reported September consolidated revenue of NT$5.78 billion (US$181.99 million), up 15% from August but down 7% from a year earlier. Third-quarter revenue rose 15%...
Monday 5 October 2026
Commentary: China's US$37.3B subsidy meets a weak smartphone market as new flagships test replacement demand
China's National Day holidays have opened one of the fourth quarter's most important promotional windows for consumer electronics. For smartphones, the timing is especially significant:...
Monday 5 October 2026
Samsung eyes record foldable smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics said its new Galaxy Z series foldable phones have beaten expectations after launch, with sales in the first month up significantly from the previous generation...
Friday 2 October 2026
iPhone 18 Pro lifts Apple to 33% China share
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro series lifted first-week sales in China by 12% year over year, giving the soft smartphone market a much-needed boost and pushing Apple to the top of weekly sales...