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Tuesday 29 September 2026
South Korean component makers face price cuts as memory costs climb

South Korean electronics component suppliers are under growing pressure as rising memory prices drive chip inflation deeper into the...

Saturday 5 September 2026
Interview: China Tier 1 supplier Jingwei Hirain shares lessons from EV race
"Demo is not a product," Jingwei Hirain president Chengjian Fan told DIGITIMES in an interview, arguing that China's new-energy vehicle industry has learned hard lessons as...
Friday 28 August 2026
Jingwei Hirain targets Malaysia, ASEAN smart mobility supply chains
China's largest domestic Tier 1 auto parts supplier, Jingwei Hirain, is stepping up its push into Malaysia and the ASEAN market, with President Chengjian Fan saying the region will...
Friday 28 August 2026
China's Kaizhong eyes data centers and dexterous hands
At GATE 2026, Kaizhong, a major Chinese commutator maker, used its display to showcase how its automotive business has laid the groundwork for expansion into data centers, dexterous...
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...
Friday 7 August 2026
Iron Force Industrial posts weaker first half as it pushes AI server cooling parts
Iron Force Industrial reported first-half 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$2.441 billion, down 2.98% from a year earlier, as rising pressure on its automotive business weighed on results...
Monday 3 August 2026
CATL rises to No. 3 as electrification reshapes global auto suppliers
According to Automotive News' newly released 2026 Top 100 Suppliers ranking, China's CATL climbed from No. 5 to No. 3 as power batteries gained more weight in the global Tier...
Friday 17 July 2026
AI-driven chip price increases put automakers on alert as shortages stay limited
Semiconductor suppliers have begun rolling out one to two rounds of price increases and tighter allocations in the first half of 2026 as demand from GenAI, geopolitical tensions and...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Iron Force revenue rises in June as auto stability and AI cooling drive growth
Iron Force Industrial reported NT$409 million (US$12.71 million) in consolidated revenue for June, up 2.24% from a year earlier, as the Taiwanese manufacturer said its automotive business...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Schaeffler seeks new growth from defense and aerospace as Tier 1 transformation accelerates
Global automotive Tier 1 suppliers are speeding up cross-industry transformation as the car sector's shift puts pressure on long-term growth, and Schaeffler is expanding beyond auto...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Valeo builds second growth engine in AI data centers, robotics and defense as E/EA transition slows
As Europe and the US fall short of expectations for the automotive electrical/electronic architecture (E/EA) transition, traditional tier-1 suppliers are accelerating diversification...
Monday 1 June 2026
US FEOC rules and tariff cuts are redirecting global auto electronics supply chains to Taiwan
US enforcement of foreign entities of concern, or FEOC, rules and a revised non-semiconductor Section 232 tariff preference have prompted a global shift in auto supply chains toward...
Saturday 30 May 2026
Innolux turns to packaging, smart cockpits in higher-margin push
Innolux plans to accelerate its transformation in 2026, with chairman and CEO Jim Hung pointing to three priorities: advanced semiconductor packaging, smart cockpits, and higher-margin...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Marvell expands silicon photonics, switching, and interconnect roadmap
Marvell Technology used its first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings call to detail accelerating progress across optical, copper, and silicon photonics-based connectivity, signaling that...
Thursday 21 May 2026
NXP pitches CoreRide as a shortcut to software-defined cars
NXP Semiconductors is positioning its CoreRide platform as a way for automakers and Tier 1 suppliers to shorten development cycles for software-defined vehicles, even as the chipmaker's...