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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

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

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

Taiwan chip designers see automotive demand rebound

Major European and US companies and Taiwan-based IC design firms are seeing a notable recovery in automotive chip demand so far in 2026, spanning smart cockpit platforms, advanced...

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...

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