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Friday 9 October 2026
Innodisk, Apacer post September 2026 revenue growth on AI demand
Memory module makers Innodisk and Apacer both reported year-over-year and month-over-month revenue growth for September 2026, supported by steady demand from industrial control, edge...
Friday 9 October 2026
Advantech tops US$1 billion in third-quarter revenue as edge AI orders climb
Advantech reported on October 7 that third-quarter consolidated revenue reached NT$32.44 billion (approx. US$1.02 billion), a record high as demand for edge AI, semiconductor equipment,...
Friday 9 October 2026
WinWay tops NT$10 billion in revenue as AI demand lifts third-quarter results
Semiconductor test interface maker WinWay Technology said AI and high-performance computing (HPC) demand, along with production-efficiency gains on some lines, drove shipments higher...
Thursday 8 October 2026
SpaceX pursues US$40 billion Nvidia chip financing while Terafab charts path to AI compute independence
SpaceX is reportedly seeking US$40 billion in financing to purchase Nvidia chips, a massive capital commitment driven by surging artificial intelligence (AI) computing demand. Viewed...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Ledlink hits record revenue as automotive optics and AI server components fuel growth
LED lens manufacturer Ledlink Optics reported record monthly and quarterly revenue in September and the third quarter of 2026, respectively, driven by sustained demand for automotive...
Thursday 8 October 2026
LG to test five commercial components in space aboard South Korea's fifth Nuri launch
LG Group is preparing to test five commercial components developed by LG Electronics, LG Innotek, and LG Energy Solution (LGES), including cameras and batteries, aboard a CubeSat carried...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Google, Meta, and others commit nearly US$2 billion to open AI biology data
A new international funding push aims to build the data backbone for AI systems that could model biology, sharpen disease research, and speed drug discovery worldwide. The effort may...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Infineon completes acquisition of C2i to expand AI data center power capabilities
Infineon has finished acquiring India-based C2i Semiconductors, a maker of software-defined multiphase controllers and smart power stages used in AI data centers. The acquisition indicates...
Thursday 8 October 2026
China pushes six-network buildout as AI strains power links
China is accelerating construction of its so-called "six networks" — water, a new power grid, computing, next-generation communications, urban underground pipelines, and logistics...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Samsung to exit in-house automotive AP, focus on high-margin chips
Samsung Electronics' System LSI division is reportedly planning a retreat from the automotive application processor (AP) business and launching a major restructuring, with a future...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Microsoft readies Windows for AI agents as third-party agents such as Meta's Muse spread
Beyond Surface hardware, Microsoft used its October 7 event to change how Windows runs, routes, and contains AI agents, as third-party agents such as Meta's Muse draw privacy complaints...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Anthropic expands cybersecurity program for advanced AI testing
Anthropic on October 6 expanded its AI cybersecurity testing program, giving vetted security teams access to higher-end models with fewer safeguards. The move builds on the results...
Thursday 8 October 2026
European carmakers urge delay to battery localization rules
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) and European automakers are pressing the European Commission to delay localization rules for EV batteries under the draft...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Huawei says Ascend tops Nvidia in China as demand gap remains
Huawei rotating chairman Eric Xu said he believes the company's Ascend AI chips have surpassed Nvidia in market share in China, but that domestic demand still cannot be fully met....
Thursday 8 October 2026
Realtek 3Q26 revenue edges up, tracks guidance
Taiwanese IC design giant Realtek reported September 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$12.378 billion (US$388.5 million), down 0.7% month-over-month and up 23.35% year-over-year. Third-quarter...