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Tuesday 14 July 2026
Six-inch SiC substrate price rebounds as supply tightens

Six-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, a third-generation semiconductor product that has faced oversupply and falling prices for...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Global smartphone shipments fall to the lowest 2Q level since 2013 amid memory shortage

According to Counterpoint's latest market tracker, global smartphone shipments fell sharply in the second quarter of 2026, underscoring...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Huatian Technology guides first-half 2026 net profit up 231-275%, lifted by IC demand and investment gains
China's semiconductor packaging and testing firm Tianshui Huatian Technology said on July 14 it expects first-half 2026 net profit attributable to shareholders of CNY750 million (approx...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Apple supplier Lingyi iTech bets big on AI with US$590M bid for assets of bankrupt fiber maker Futong

Apple supplier Lingyi iTech is seeking to expand further into AI infrastructure, announcing plans to invest up to CNY4 billion (US$589.9...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
AI demand pushes global ABF substrate market into shortage, with pressure seen through 2028

The AI boom is tightening an important but often overlooked part of the chip supply chain, with global readers likely to feel the effects...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Commentary: Huawei builds NPO alliance to shape CPO-era optical interconnect standards

The AI race is expanding from computing power to data transmission, making optical interconnects a critical battleground for next-generation...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Chinese AI glasses startups gain momentum, raising pressure on Taiwan's supply chain

The smart glasses market is developing rapidly, with brands adopting a more pragmatic approach to product design while placing greater emphasis...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
GigaDevice director maps memory's next three years: capacity, AI demand, and the race for new applications

AI computing demand continues to fuel growth in the global memory market, but the industry's attention is shifting beyond short-term price...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Innolux 1H26 revenue hits 5-year high on auto, advanced packaging
Taiwanese panel manufacturer Innolux reported unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$21.7 billion (approx. US$675.4 million) for June 2026, up 5.1% from the previous month and 17.25%...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Taiwan childcare subsidies face skepticism as survey shows limited birthrate impact
Taiwan's latest population policy push faced immediate skepticism despite a broad childcare package unveiled on May 27, while an Academia Sinica survey found only 12% of respondents...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Lite-On commits US$919 million to new Texas manufacturing base
Lite-On Technology has finalized plans to build a new manufacturing base in McKinney, Texas, in a US$919 million investment that is expected to create more than 600 jobs. The project...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Smiths Interconnect unveils 2025 Distributors of the Year

Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company, announces its top performing distributors in 2025. The Distribution Awards program honors distributors which...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Quartz component makers raise prices as material costs bite

Quartz component suppliers are raising prices as higher raw material costs from gold wire and ceramic bases squeeze margins. Industry...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
China quantum research wins UNESCO, IEEE honors
China's quantum technology research has drawn renewed international academic recognition. The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) said Chinese Academy of Sciences...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Analysis: Why Meta's AI strategy sparked a market misread

Reports that Meta is considering leasing out idle AI computing capacity have rattled investors. But treating Meta's predicament as...