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Wednesday 5 August 2026

Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin expand US production to meet data center cooling demand

Mitsubishi Electric is establishing a cooling-equipment production company in Ohio, joining Daikin Industries in bringing manufacturing...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

LG Electronics posts strong second quarter as new businesses drive growth

LG Electronics reported consolidated revenue of KRW23.83 trillion (US$16.7 billion) and operating profit of KRW1.58 trillion (US$1.1 billion) in the second quarter of 2026 as AI cooling,...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Fanuc raises fiscal 2026 outlook as costs and supply bottlenecks weigh on profits

Fanuc said first-quarter orders for fiscal 2026 surged 37% year-on-year to a record JPY281.9 billion, even as the industrial robot maker drew market concern for raising its full-year...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Taiwan approves NT$27B plan to commercialize 6G, satellite, and all-optical AI networks

Taiwan is moving from early-stage research into commercialization of next-generation communications technologies after the Executive Yuan approved a NT$27 billion (US$833 million)...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Naver taps Brookfield for up to US$9 billion in data center financing

Naver is considering an asset-light structure for a US$10 billion data center expansion under which a Brookfield-led investment vehicle...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix expansion puts Korea's chip supply chain to the test

Daeduck Electronics plans to invest KRW497 billion(US$349.50 million) in semiconductor production facilities through 2027, its second...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

SK Hynix to hold late-August groundbreaking for US$3.9 billion Indiana chip packaging plant

SK Hynix plans to hold a formal groundbreaking ceremony in late August for its US$3.9 billion advanced chip packaging facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, as the memory maker expands...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly test AMEC tools to guard against tighter US curbs

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reportedly began testing etching equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) about two years ago for possible use at their Chinese...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Taiwan fund launches US$800M guarantee plan for US investment

Taiwan's National Development Fund said it will commit US$800 million to a financing guarantee mechanism aimed at helping local companies...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Macroblock returns to profit as display demand and new products support outlook

Macroblock's return to profitability in the second quarter points to a steadier recovery in the LED display supply chain, with implications for customers and competitors across Asia,...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

CXMT-SK Hynix LPDDR6 race shifts to yields, customers and capacity

China's CXMT is preparing limited production of LPDDR6 smartphone memory around the end of 2026, narrowing a technology gap with Samsung...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

PSMC open to US, Singapore, Malaysia joint ventures as Intel packaging partnership enters mass production

Market interest in whether Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) would deepen cooperation with Intel or potentially...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Taiwan launches NT$10B fund to back biotech commercialization

Taiwan's National Development Fund Management Committee on the 4th approved a new NT$10 billion (US$308 million) investment program...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Wistron sees AI demand widening as Taiwan ODMs gain pricing power

AI demand is giving Taiwan's contract manufacturers a rare opening, and Wistron expects the opportunity to broaden in the second half...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Taiwan, US, and China OSAT strategies diverge as industry shifts toward capacity expansion, supply chain restructuring, and next-generation packaging

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