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Wednesday 7 October 2026
Taiwan's next AI battle is all about data and partners, says former tech minister
Taiwan's tech industry has grown rapidly in recent years on the back of strengths in semiconductors, servers and the data center supply chain, lifting overall GDP. But companies that...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
South Korea races into sodium-ion batteries after falling behind China in LFP
As Chinese battery makers accelerate their push into sodium-ion batteries, South Korea's three major battery manufacturers are moving quickly into the emerging technology, seeking...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Chicony pushes into robotics data systems as revenue declines
Chicony Electronics said it has entered the supply chain of a US robotics startup, expanding into embodied AI and physical AI as it seeks higher-value markets. The move could strengthen...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Exclusive: GaN defends fast-charging turf, eyes AI power as low-cost SiC pushes into consumer electronics
The traditional market divide between the third-generation semiconductors gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) is seeing greater overlap in 2026, with SiC increasingly encroaching...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Repon revenue slips in September as Vera Rubin, ASIC slide rail shipments ramp up
The AI server supply chain is poised for a stronger quarter as Nvidia's Vera Rubin and AWS's Trainium 3 gradually ramp up, with momentum expected to strengthen across the supply chain...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
TSMC Texas-Terafab buzz drives Taiwan contractors to move fast
TSMC has not officially announced anything, but Taiwan's semiconductor facility engineering supply chain is already rushing to Texas after reports that the company is discussing a...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Nittobo expands glass cloth output as AI chip demand strains global supply
Nittobo is expanding production of its T-Glass glass cloth as demand from AI chip makers tightens a critical part of the global semiconductor supply chain. The move matters beyond...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Solidigm expands Taiwan SSD production base to tap AI server supply chain
Solidigm, SK Hynix's NAND subsidiary, is expanding its Taiwan production base for data center solid-state drives (SSDs), underscoring the island's growing role in the global AI server...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Notebook downturn splits supply chain: ODMs lean on servers, component makers seek new growth
Notebook shipments performed better than expected in the first half of 2026, but the market entered a sharp downturn beginning in September, in stark contrast to previous years, when...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
HBM4 prices to nearly triple in 2027, memory makers see windfall margins spread
Memory supply and demand will tighten further in 2027. According to supply chain sources, South Korean memory makers have recently quoted aggressive long-term contract prices for sixth-generation...
Monday 5 October 2026
Kyushu's chip expo expands as Japan adds a chip design focus
Japan's Kyushu Semiconductor Industry Exhibition, known as K-Semi, grew 36% at this year's edition in Fukuoka, held from September 30 to October 1, 2026, as chip makers expanded their...
Monday 5 October 2026
Cheap SiC substrates ignite demand wave, reshape ecosystem
Prices for low-cost 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, after years of capacity expansion and brutal price wars, are now showing clear signs of bottoming out in the second half...
Monday 5 October 2026
Tech giants push into Australia for AI data centers
Microsoft is expanding AI and cloud infrastructure in Australia, while Google has announced a Christmas Island connectivity hub amid reports of a proposed data center there. Australia's...
Monday 5 October 2026
Musk raises Tesla AI5 memory to 96GB after cut
Tesla CEO Elon Musk first said on X that the capacity of the AI5 chip memory would be cut in half to 72GB, but later clarified that AI5 will use 96GB of LPDDR5 instead. The change...
Monday 5 October 2026
South Korean SMEs expand space supply chain from reusable rockets to satellite shielding
As South Korea prepares for the fifth launch of its Nuri rocket, small and medium-sized enterprises are taking on increasingly important roles in the country's space supply chain alongside...