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Friday 28 August 2026
Wah Lee targets 2Q27 ODM phase as robotics push moves beyond components
Wah Lee Industrial is targeting the second quarter of 2027 to move its Physical AI push into an ODM development phase, signaling an effort to capture more value beyond supplying materials,...
Friday 28 August 2026
Regulators fast-track lithium battery M&As as China shifts from capacity expansion to consolidation
China's lithium battery industry is shifting from an era of aggressive capacity expansion toward consolidation, as regulators rapidly clear deals aimed at revitalizing existing assets...
Friday 28 August 2026
AI chip demand squeezes capacity, Data Image secures 1-year supply
As strong AI demand continues to soak up semiconductor capacity, some ICs and passive components are seeing shortages and longer lead times. Qisda's display maker Data Image has stepped...
Friday 28 August 2026
HITCON expands Taiwan's cybersecurity focus from agentic AI to post-quantum cryptography
With the recent surge of generative AI in enterprise and consumer applications, AI has begun taking on new roles, moving from simply answering questions to autonomously planning tasks...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Trump declares emergency over foreign grid equipment, likely eyeing Chinese power hardware
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 26 declaring a national emergency over the security of America's electrical grid. It restricts the purchase, import, and...
Thursday 27 August 2026
MiniMax revenue surges 283% as enterprise adoption increases
Chinese AI startup MiniMax Group reported a 283.1% increase in revenue, rising from US$30.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, to US$116.6 million for the six months ended...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Malaysia's charging shortfall opens the door for Chinese hardware players
Southeast Asia's EV market is expected to reach US$23.58 billion by 2031, with a 2026-2031 CAGR of 31.55%. But Malaysia's charging infrastructure is falling well behind government...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Malaysia's EV market sharpens, local brands face off against Chinese rivals
Hybrid and plug-in hybrid demand continues to grow across ASEAN, with Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand posting the strongest sales gains. The shift is drawing local Southeast Asian...
Thursday 27 August 2026
KKCompany returns to Taiwan capital market
KKCompany, the parent company of KKBox, said it will list on Taiwan's emerging stock market on August 31, with Fubon Securities serving as lead underwriter and advisor, returning to...
Thursday 27 August 2026
TI's multiaxial sensor exposes the next EV inverter race: precision catches up with power density
As EV traction inverters increasingly migrate toward 800V architectures, demand for further technological upgrades designed to improve current-sensing performance has pushed the automotive...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Nvidia Vera Rubin drives 800VDC, lifts BBU demand
Nvidia's GPU roadmap is pushing 800VDC into the spotlight as a key next-generation breakthrough, with battery backup modules (BBUs) set to gain in both quality and volume as high-density...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Ford adopts Apple Maps data for next-gen smart driving
Ford Motor Company has announced that it will be adopting Apple's MapKit for Automotive software development kit (SDK) for its own universal EV platform, and feed Apple Maps data to...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Chart: Hyperscale capex dollar is buying less Nvidia than it did one year ago
The five largest cloud operators spent US$181.5 billion on property and equipment in the June quarter, 87% more than a year earlier. Nvidia's hyperscale revenue was US$48.7 billion...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Washington's silicon-anode bet tests whether battery innovation can break China's graphite grip
The years-long tug-of-war between the US and China has witnessed a head-on showdown over technological might, as stringent export controls and tightening restrictions continue to push...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Nvidia H200 China sales stall, with US$400M inventory charge
Nvidia said in its fiscal 2027 second-quarter results on the 27th that it sold a small number of H200 artificial intelligence (AI) processors to Chinese customers last quarter, marking...