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Thursday 20 August 2026

Samsung gains foundry pricing power as 4nm capacity stays tight through 2027

Samsung Electronics is gaining pricing power in its foundry business as AI and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) demand tightens advanced-node...

Thursday 20 August 2026

China reportedly delays germanium, quartz clearances, impacting Taiwan optics and aerospace suppliers

China has reportedly delayed customs clearance for critical materials — including germanium, quartz-based materials and neodymium magnets — since 2025, lengthening delivery...

Thursday 20 August 2026

China tightens grip on global LCD market as TV panel share tops 70%

The global LCD panel industry continues to consolidate around Chinese manufacturers, whose share of the LCD TV panel market has remained firmly above 70% and is gradually approaching...

Thursday 20 August 2026

AI boom lifts Taiwan tax revenue forecast to record NT$3.52 trillion in 2027

Taiwan's government expects central tax revenue to reach NT$3.522 trillion in 2027, up 42% from the 2026 budget estimate, driven by continued growth in AI-related manufacturing and...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Nexcom brings together dozens of partners to build open AI robotics ecosystem

Industrial computer (IPC) maker Nexcom International on August 19 officially unveiled its RoboWIZ AI Robotics Open Platform concept at the 2026 Automation Taipei exhibition, bringing...

Thursday 20 August 2026

SK Hynix's new HBM team lands in Nvidia and AMD's backyard — co-design is becoming the way to win HBM4 orders

SK Hynix is reported to be assembling a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) design team in Silicon Valley, a move that would deepen its co-design work with major US chip customers. Analysts...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Jusung, PSK China sales plunge over 40% amid China's chip self-sufficiency drive

Jusung Engineering and PSK each lost more than 40% of their China revenue in 2025. The similarity ends there.

Thursday 20 August 2026

LG Energy Solution starts production at US$2B Michigan plant, pivoting to energy storage boom

LG Energy Solution has officially kicked off production of energy storage batteries at its nearly US$2 billion battery facility in Lansing, Michigan. The long-planned plant, originally...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Taipower sees fuel costs jump over NT$120B as natural gas prices surge

Ongoing Middle East conflicts and surging natural gas prices are piling pressure on Taiwan's power supply costs, with Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) estimating its full-year fuel...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Samsung to break ground on KRW6 trillion Onyang HBM packaging plant in September

Samsung Electronics will break ground in September on a KRW6 trillion (approx. US$4.31 billion) HBM production and advanced-packaging facility at its Onyang campus in Asan, South Korea,...

Thursday 20 August 2026

LG acquires Mexico TV parts plant to cut production costs

LG Electronics has acquired a local TV parts factory in Mexico. The move strengthens cost competitiveness and tightens control over its supply chain at one of its key North American...

Thursday 20 August 2026

AI robotics opens a bigger prize for Taiwan's precision manufacturing supply chain

Intelligent Asia 2026 opened on August 19 at TaiNEX 1 and TaiNEX 2 in Taipei, with industry and government speakers repeatedly returning...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Kenmec subsidiaries target SiC, AIDC growth

Kenmec Group founder and president Frank Hsieh said on August 19 that two of the company's new businesses have taken shape, with Taisic...

Thursday 20 August 2026

InPsytech 1H26 revenue jumps over 50% on AI data center wins

InPsytech held its second-quarter 2026 earnings briefing and reported strong first-half results, with first-half revenue reaching NT$289 million (approx. US$9 million), up 50.4% from...

Thursday 20 August 2026

CXMT planned to use Samsung process data to develop DRAM, ex-engineer says

A former Samsung Electronics researcher has testified that ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) intended from its earliest days to develop DRAM using Samsung process data, an account...

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