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Thursday 20 August 2026
Gamers pivot to high-margin peripherals as PC price pressures drive double-digit growth in gaming monitors

High PC hardware prices are pushing gamers to delay full-system replacements and redirect their budgets toward targeted upgrades, driving...

Thursday 20 August 2026
Sunplus expects automotive orders to rise in 3Q26 as memory costs threaten demand

Taiwanese IC design house Sunplus Technology expects its automotive orders to strengthen further in the third quarter of 2026, but warned...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
BYD leverages in-house semiconductors to power next phase of automotive intelligence; smart driving chip roadmap moves towards 4nm SoC
DIGITIMES notes that BYD Semiconductor's portfolio has expanded from the IGBTs and SiC power chips developed to meet early electric vehicle (EV) demand into high-computing-power smart-driving...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
LG opens new Brazil appliance factory to deepen Latin America reach
LG Electronics has opened a major refrigerator plant in Paraná, Brazil. This move could improve supply, shorten delivery times, and bring more locally tailored appliances to...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Acer says non-PC businesses are driving growth as 2H26 outlook turns less certain
Acer is signaling a more diversified future as global PC demand may soften in the second half. The company says non-PC businesses, hybrid AI computing, and steady profitability from...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Xiaomi's costs are rising faster than its sales can absorb

Xiaomi Corporation's second quarter showed a company being squeezed from both ends of its business at once: a surging memory-chip bill...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
TBI Motion books orders into 2027, steps deeper into humanoid robotics

TBI Motion Technology returned to profit in the second quarter of 2026, with strong demand extending order visibility into 2027. The...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
China's new automotive chip rules target the last mile to vehicle adoption

China has introduced five automotive chip certification and accreditation industry standards aimed at easing a key obstacle to domestic...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Amber's Oppo deal signals India's shift from smartphone assembly to deeper electronics manufacturing

Amber Enterprises India's planned entry into smartphone manufacturing could mark a further step in India's effort to move beyond final...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Everlight Electronics to sell Miaoli plant as Thailand expansion, AI demand reshape growth outlook

LED packaging maker Everlight Electronics said it will sell its Tongluo plant in Miaoli to Sinbon for NT$3.458 billion (US$108.5 million),...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
ams OSRAM sues distributor over alleged infringement by Refond automotive LEDs
ams OSRAM said it filed two patent infringement lawsuits in Germany against Shenzhen Refond Optoelectronics over automotive LED products. The move adds to a broader wave of intellectual...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Hushan eyes stronger 2H26 on drone cameras, OE push

Aftermarket (AM) parts and automotive camera maker Hushan Autoparts saw its first-half 2026 operations impacted by US tariff policies...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
China's Horizon Robotics sets J7 against Nvidia, Tesla

Horizon Robotics is preparing its next-generation Journey 7 (J7) automotive AI chip family for mass production in 2027, aiming to extend...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Everlight Electronics' 2Q26 gross margin hit by raw material costs, recovery expected in 2H26
LED packaging manufacturer Everlight Electronics stated that due to higher raw material costs, gross margin fell to 24.16% in the second quarter of 2026, down 7.93pp year-over-year...
Tuesday 18 August 2026
MicroLED still lacks key LTPO TFT tech

MicroLED remains a promising next-generation display technology, but industry analysts say its commercial breakthrough still hinges...