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Monday 12 October 2026
Kawasaki Heavy Industries bets JPY550 billion on physical AI, robotics
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is betting on physical AI as part of a multibillion-dollar growth plan to modernize factories, address labor shortages, and expand robotics across shipbuilding,...
Monday 12 October 2026
CyberTAN enters 1.6T AI switch race with Marvell-backed platform
CyberTAN Technology is moving into the fast-growing AI data center switch market, joining Marvell Technology on a new 3nm Pallas 1.6T platform. The effort underscores rising global...
Monday 12 October 2026
Mistral unveils ML4 open-weight model, touts edge over Chinese rivals
French AI startup Mistral has launched a public preview of Mistral Large 4 (ML4), a 1-trillion-parameter AI model whose weights are scheduled for public release in late October 2026,...
Monday 12 October 2026
Weekly news roundup: Musk's Terafab faces reality check; Samsung HBM4E clears quality validation
This week's (October 5 to October 11, 2026) coverage highlights intensifying efforts to build resilient semiconductor and AI hardware supply chains. Elon Musk's Terafab project faces...
Monday 12 October 2026
Taiwan GDP growth hits 11% as government plan for AI dividend advances
Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to reach 11.05% in 2026, a 39-year high, driven by its technological advantage in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors,...
Monday 12 October 2026
Memory wall reshapes chip performance as large-capacity SRAM becomes a focal point in autonomous driving SoC design
DIGITIMES observed that as AI computing has hit a bottleneck from the memory wall, data storage and data movement have become extensions of the computing task, also reshaping the role...
Monday 12 October 2026
India roundup: AI data center buildout accelerates as semiconductor push continues to broaden

India's technology buildout is deepening across semiconductors and AI infrastructure, with chip IP, packaging and equipment initiatives advancing...

Monday 12 October 2026
AI doubles Aker differential oscillator mix; 312.5MHz sample set for 4Q26
Aker Technology said AI and electric vehicle demand are driving faster shipments, with automotive products accounting for 51.88% of sales in the first half of 2026. The quartz component...
Monday 12 October 2026
Baso Optical eyes steady performance in 2027 with focus on high-margin AOI, semiconductor, aerospace applications
Baso Precision Optics held its latest online earnings call on October 7, during which the company acknowledged short-term pressures on its gross margin, due to ongoing adjustments...
Monday 12 October 2026
Neweb Information lifts 2Q26 net profit 118% on IT upgrade demand
System integration provider Neweb Information, which is set to list on October 23, reported September 2026 revenue of NT$77.02 million (approx. US$2.41 million), up 33.48% year-over-year,...
Monday 12 October 2026
ICT inflation impact limited as supply shock falls short
Prices for electronic components such as memory, advanced copper foil, glass fiber cloth, and ABF substrates have been rising for some time as makers pass on costs amid tight supply...
Monday 12 October 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Why AI is shifting telecom traffic to the uplink
AI is changing the logic of telecom traffic growth, with Ericsson and industry researchers warning that mobile networks must now handle not only more data, but also more uplink traffic,...
Monday 12 October 2026
Winmate rolls out rugged edge AI platform for drones, robotics
Winmate posted September 2026 revenue of NT$535 million (approx. US$16.8 million), up 31.8% month-on-month and 95.9% year-on-year, driven by strong end-market demand in defense, semiconductors,...
Sunday 11 October 2026
Novatek quarterly revenue tops NT$30B as smartphone demand, edge AI chips lift results
Novatek reported stronger September and third-quarter 2026 revenue, suggesting seasonal smartphone demand and growth in edge AI chips are supporting the global display and chip supply...
Sunday 11 October 2026
Changs Ascending September revenue jumps 92% on semiconductor plant buildouts
Changs Ascending said orders tied to semiconductor customers' new plant construction, equipment arrivals, and project acceptance schedules were gradually fulfilled and recognized as...