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Wednesday 4 November 2026
Huawei's Hubble builds AI optics supply chain through minority stakes in 22 companies
AI data centers are increasing demand for high-speed optical communications, making optoelectronics supply chains increasingly strategic. Marvell's announced acquisition of Lumentum...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
DeepSeek V5 reportedly targets Huawei Ascend 950 training in 2027, a crucial test for a Chinese alternative to Nvidia
DeepSeek plans to use Huawei's Ascend 950 chips as the core training hardware for its next-generation V5 model, potentially extending the companies' partnership from inference to full...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Nexperia takes Wingtech to court over alleged rival chip supply chain in China
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia is seeking US$2 billion in damages from its Chinese owner Wingtech and three other defendants, alleging they established a competing supply chain in China...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
AMD plans for a weaker PC market in 2027 as embedded growth gains momentum
AMD is preparing for another difficult year in PCs even as demand for its data center products exceeds available supply. The company's earnings call exposed the widening gap between...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Bosch creates semiconductor division to expand in robotics, external chipmaking
Bosch plans to create a dedicated semiconductor division as it seeks more business in robotics, AI infrastructure, and manufacturing for external customers, extending a chip strategy...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Powerchip stake dispute puts Tatung, Yageo takeover battles in focus
Since Powerchip founder Frank Huang passed away on July 31, 2026, changes to the ownership and management control of Powerchip Holding have remained a market focus. A dispute has now...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Team Group expands capacity 50% for AI and industrial control as memory shortage peaks through 2Q27
Taiwanese memory module maker Team Group is gearing up for a major expansion. Chairman Dann-Ning Hsia stated that 2026 has been a pivotal year of strong financial performance and strategic...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Car Quality Automotive targets Southeast Asia expansion, 3Q27 TPEx listing
Taiwanese automotive aftermarket retailer Car Quality Automotive is launching a major franchise expansion. Chairman Feng-Min Cho announced that the company began rolling out franchised...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Mitsui Kinzoku raises ultrathin copper foil capacity target for third time as optical demand surges
Japan's Mitsui Kinzoku has announced its third capacity expansion plan since the start of fiscal 2026 for MicroThin, its ultrathin copper foil used in optical communications equipment...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
China's chip packagers ride AI demand, price hikes, but investment gains, capex cloud the profit picture
China's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) companies entered the fourth quarter with rising sales, high utilization, and an industry-wide price upturn. Their third-quarter...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
China's anti-price-war drive fails to ease solar overcapacity as four industry giants remain in the red
China's leading solar manufacturers have reported their third-quarter 2026 financial results, showing signs of improving profitability but continued heavy losses, underscoring the...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
China's memory chipmakers extend their boom into the third quarter as capacity, policy risks build
China's memory chip industry heads into the final quarter of 2026 riding a global supply shortage: its leading DRAM maker booked more than CNY54 billion (US$8.11 billion) in third-quarter...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Apple's HomeView launch faces uphill battle as AI struggles delay ambitious HomeView Ultra
Apple's recent entry into the smart display market, the US$299 HomeView, was designed to anchor the modern smart home ecosystem. However, the product arrives amid strong competitive...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Micron dismisses 4F-squared DRAM as CXMT presses ahead — why Samsung, SK Hynix remain divided
Micron Technology and China's CXMT have taken sharply different approaches to next-generation DRAM scaling, exposing a divide over the commercial viability of 4F-squared memory-cell...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
AI spending surge puts tech giants’ cash flow under scrutiny
Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are expected to spend more than US$720 billion on capital expenditures in 2026 to build out AI infrastructure, nearly three times the level of two...