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Tuesday 20 October 2026
AI server demand lifts Tongtai drilling orders through 2027
Tongtai Machine & Tool said it had order visibility for its printed circuit board (PCB) drilling equipment through the end of 2027 as AI infrastructure demand increased pressure...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
AUO selects glass substrate specs for semiconductor processes, not size rivalry
AUO is tailoring its glass core substrate specifications specifically to semiconductor process requirements rather than competing on panel dimensions with Innolux, according to Chairman...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Hygon's revenue jumps 58% on AI chip demand, but growth slows amid 51% stock slump
China's Hygon Information Technology reported a 57.58% increase in revenue for the first nine months of 2026, reflecting sustained demand for domestic high-performance processors and...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
DeepSeek-Huawei chip co-design could shift AI training away from Nvidia
DeepSeek is reportedly working closely with Huawei to influence the design of its future AI chips, a link reportedly closer than typical supplier-customer relationships. The collaboration...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
OLED monitor panel shipments set to overtake TV panels in 2028
Gaming demand is reshaping the OLED panel market, with OLED monitor panel shipments forecast to surpass TV panel shipments for the first time in 2028. South Korean panel makers are...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
China's S2C–HyperSilicon merger targets hardware emulation gap in domestic EDA with Empyrean backing
China's electronic design automation (EDA) industry is consolidating, with Shanghai-based S2C and Wuxi-based HyperSilicon merging into a unified digital front-end EDA platform. Backed...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Intel says it is the only high-volume fab for 12-inch InP silicon photonics as co-packaged optics nears deployment
Intel is pitching its foundry as the industry's supplier of light sources for AI data center optics, claiming at the 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit that it is the only...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Alibaba's XuanTie tops 6 billion RISC-V chip shipments, expands into AI servers with C950
Cumulative shipments of chips incorporating Alibaba DAMO Academy's RISC-V processor intellectual property (IP), branded XuanTie, have surpassed 6 billion, marking a milestone for the...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Yale develops fluidic memory chip using water flow, microfibers
A research team at Yale University in the US has found that flowing networks made of water or other fluids can store memory like computer chips, leading to the development of a fluidic...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Analysis: China's proposed AI export controls reach beyond chips to design IP, computing infrastructure
China is proposing to extend AI technology export controls to chip design, memory technologies, and large-scale computing clusters, introducing specific technical thresholds for ea...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Zhen Ding launches PCB talent development platform with National Central University, partners
Zhen Ding Technology Holding announced that it, Elite Material (EMC), Taliang Technology, and Topoint Technology will jointly invest a total of NT$60 million (approx. US$1.85 million)...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Google demonstrates magic state cultivation on Willow, cutting errors by about 40-fold
Google Quantum AI said on October 15, 2026, that it has shown "magic state cultivation" working in practice on its Willow processor, reducing errors about 40-fold compared with uncultivated...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Nvidia seeks Taiwan government affairs director amid deeper local push
Nvidia is actively recruiting for a director of government affairs in Taiwan, as it deepens its presence on the island. The role is responsible for developing and executing government...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
MediaTek's Google TPU v9 faces potential delay over glass substrate yields, but 2026 orders remain strong
Market reports have recently suggested that MediaTek's tensor processing unit (TPU) v9 project with Google could face delays in volume production as Google reportedly revises the chip's...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Taiwanese server makers deepen Mexico investments amid US AI spending boom
Taiwanese electronics makers are deepening their presence in Mexico's Chihuahua state, drawn by surging US demand for AI servers, officials and business leaders told a seminar in Taipei...