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Thursday 17 September 2026
Foxconn links FII and FIT to tackle AI infrastructure beyond the chip
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) chairman Brand Cheng said Foxconn is integrating four core capabilities — technology, manufacturing, management and vertical integration —...
Thursday 17 September 2026
Samsung looks to outside suppliers as HBM boom shifts priorities
Samsung Electronics has long benefited from a level of vertical integration few technology companies can match, spanning smartphones, memory, chip design, foundry manufacturing and...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
BYD weighs US$1B car-carrier order to support surging EV exports
BYD is extending its global expansion beyond factories and sales networks into ocean transport, building greater control over the car-carrier capacity needed to support rapidly rising...
Monday 31 August 2026
Kingboard Laminates raises prices again as CCL shortages deepen
Kingboard Laminates, a leading Chinese copper-clad laminate (CCL) maker, has issued another price increase notice as shortages of core materials such as fiberglass cloth and copper...
Monday 29 June 2026
BYD's 4nm smart-driving chip signals deeper EV supply-chain integration

BYD plans to install its first in-house smart-driving chip in a Denza production model in 2027, marking a key step in the Chinese automaker's...

Monday 29 June 2026
BYD's in-house smart driving chip reportedly faces long road to production vehicles despite vertical integration push
BYD's newly unveiled Xuanji A3 autonomous driving chip may represent a major milestone in the company's semiconductor ambitions, but industry experts say bringing the processor into...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Samsung pushes vertical transistor design as chip scaling hits limits

Samsung Electronics has demonstrated a 3D stacked transistor structure with a 42-nanometer gate pitch, a research milestone that extends...

Sunday 31 May 2026
Niching buys control of thermal partner as cooling demand rises
Niching Industrial Corp. said on May 28 that it will acquire an 82% stake in Ming Chun Yuan Precision Technology for NT$508 million, with the transaction expected to close on July...
Friday 24 April 2026
GMI pursues vertical integration amid surging AI leasing demand
GMI Technology is transitioning from its role as an electronics distributor into an AI technology integration and application company, building vertically integrated capabilities from...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Foxconn deepens EV vertical integration with CDMS model for streamlined production
Foxconn's expanded EV push signals potential cost and supply-chain shifts worldwide, as the Taiwanese contract manufacturer deepens vertical integration with in-house batteries, new...
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Price wars and vertical integration reshape China's auto industry
China's auto market is undergoing a structural shift in the first quarter of 2026. While joint-venture giants such as Volkswagen and Toyota have posted strong sales, a deeper divergence...
Monday 9 March 2026
Foxconn's deep Nvidia ties and full-stack integration fuel AI server ambitions
Foxconn chairman Young Liu said the company expects robust growth in 2026, driven by recovering consumer electronics demand and expanding AI-related business. He expressed strong confidence...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
BYD sales surpass Tesla in 20 countries with vertical integration and local production
Within the past five years, BYD has overtaken Tesla in sales across more than 20 countries and regions to reshape the landscape in the global electric vehicle (EV) market. This competition...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Tesla's Optimus push deepens rivalry as Nvidia's ecosystem strategy reshapes global robotics competition
Tesla's pivot to free factory space for its humanoid robot Optimus by cutting Model S and Model X production lines highlights a broader shift in the robotics industry toward a structural...
Friday 6 February 2026
Pegatron partners with Sysgration to expand BBU for US-made AI servers
Pegatron and Sysgration announced a strategic partnership on February 5, under which Pegatron will invest NT$.21 billion (US$38.3 million) in Sysgration through a private placement...