Global supply chain: CE, IPC, automotive

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Thursday 22 January 2026

TYC expands presence in automotive supply chain with US manufacturing push

TYC Brother Industrial, with 40 years of global experience in the automotive supply chain, is expanding its manufacturing operations to the US, signaling a strategic shift amid evolving...

Thursday 22 January 2026

Commentary: post-CES global expansion strategies for Chinese brands like TCL and Lenovo

CES 2026 made it clear that Chinese brands are entering the global consumer electronics industry through concrete operating results. Its leaders are no longer stopping at exposure...

Thursday 22 January 2026

EMS watch: The year AI servers broke the EMS rankings

The global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM) sector posted significant revenue growth in 2025, fueled primarily by expanding generative...

Thursday 22 January 2026

Tripod Technology targets over NT$5B in 2026 capex for Vietnam, China expansion

PCB maker Tripod Technology said full-year 2025 revenue reached a record high, and it expects stable momentum heading into 2026 despite...

Thursday 22 January 2026

US-Canada trade tensions rattle Detroit's Big Three

A century-old automotive trading relationship between the US and Canada is approaching a breaking point, accelerated by repeated statements...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

OpenAI sets 2026 as year for practical AI adoption, eyes hardware debut and new revenue streams

OpenAI has designated 2026 as a year for "practical adoption" of AI, signaling a strategic push to accelerate AI deployment across high-value sectors such as healthcare, scientific...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Excellence Opto expands in Mexico to boost auto electronics

As the global automotive market shows signs of recovery in 2026, Excellence Opto has completed a corporate restructuring and opened a...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Weekly research roundup: EV market splits and edge AI foundry war

While the global EV market shifts gears into a phase of slower, regionally fragmented growth (15.2%) as subsidies fade, the edge AI chip sector is aggressively evolving. DIGITIMES...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

US tariff easing slows supply chain shift to Southeast Asia

The US has finalized reciprocal tariffs with several countries, but supply chain sources say customer attitudes toward relocation vary. While server supply chains moving to North America...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Bravo iDeas enters AI toy market with emotional AI companion integrating LLMs

AI technology company Bravo iDeas announced on January 20 that it is entering the AI toy market with an emotional AI toy that combines AI chips with large language models (LLMs). The...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Google Chromebook aims for steady 2026 shipments despite memory supply challenges

Supply chain sources report that Chromebook shipments have stabilized under Google's support. Despite facing a memory market turmoil, Google has set a full-year shipment target of...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

oToBrite Electronics expands full-domain visual AI solutions as automotive-grade cameras enter unmanned vehicles and robots

As trends in autonomous driving and edge computing continue to evolve, oToBrite Electronics is upgrading its core competitiveness from automotive sensing hardware to full-domain visual...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Asia Optical bets on humanoid robots as its next growth engine

Asia Optical is positioning itself for what its chairman believes could be the next major consumer technology wave: humanoid robots. I-Jen...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Intel recruits Qualcomm GPU chief to lead future AI PC efforts

Intel has poached Eric Demers, a veteran GPU architect, known for developing Qualcomm's proprietary Adreno GPU architecture. Demers will become Intel's senior vice president of GPU...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Research Insights: Nvidia unveils Alpamayo platform for L4 self-driving

Nvidia unveiled its Alpamayo family at CES 2026, introducing a suite that includes the open-source AI model Alpamayo 1, the AlpaSim simulation framework, and Physical AI Open Datasets...

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