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Thursday 15 January 2026
NIAR chair urges ITRI to take charge of applying research
National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR) chairman Cheng-wen Wu has called on the Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories (EOSL) of the Industrial Technology...
Thursday 15 January 2026
China takes cautious stance on US H200 chip export, prioritizes local chipmakers
The US government confirmed this week the conditions for exporting the H200 AI chip to China, reportedly including third-party lab testing before shipment to ensure compliance with...
Thursday 15 January 2026
CES 2026 insights: Taiwan IC designers push beyond consumer markets
The 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2026) has concluded, with global IC design leaders including Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Advanced Micro Devices focusing on automotive and robotics...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Smartphone panel prices hit by memory price surge
Rising memory prices have pushed up smartphone bill of materials (BOM) costs, potentially affecting shipments for 2026. As the smartphone panel market enters its seasonal off-peak...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Chinese AI startup Z.ai unveils first multimodal model trained on Huawei Ascend chips
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu AI, has unveiled GLM-Image, a multimodal AI model trained entirely on Huawei's Ascend chip platform, marking a...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Maxscend's first annual loss exposes fab-lite strain and legal risks
Maxscend Microelectronics is heading for its first annual loss since going public, marking a sharp reversal for one of China's leading RF chipmakers as it struggles with a costly business...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Intel CPU squeeze forces Asus Chromebook shift to MediaTek

For several months, the global memory market has been hit by severe supply shortages and rapid price increases. As memory makers shift...

Thursday 15 January 2026
Trump invokes Section 232 to levy 25% tariff on Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X chips
On January 14, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose an immediate 25% tariff on a narrow category of advanced...
Thursday 15 January 2026
China's WUS to build US$300m optical-electrical PCB hub for AI systems
WUS Printed Circuit (Kunshan) Co. plans to invest up to US$300 million in a high-density optical-electrical printed circuit board (PCB) project aimed at supporting next-generation...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Gold Circuit Electronics sees record revenue on ASIC server orders, plans Taiwan expansion
PCB manufacturer Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) posted a record-high full-year consolidated revenue in 2025, surging more than 50% year-over-year, driven by a ramp-up in ASIC server...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Iluvatar CoreX sets three-generation GPU plan, eyes H200 performance
As China's domestic GPU developers accelerate public listings and expand both technological and capital investment, competition is shifting toward next-generation computing power....
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Cerebras Systems seeks US$1 billion funding round with US$22 billion valuation
AI chip startup Cerebras Systems is reportedly in talks to raise US$1 billion in a new financing round, aiming for a valuation of up to US$22 billion, according to Bloomberg...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
CPO module output to grow by 137% annually as Taiwan fosters key photonic tech
Market research firm Yole Group has forecasted a 43% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) sector, with co-packaged optics (CPO) module output...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Car displays evolve into vehicle-home connectivity hub
At CES 2026, leading global panel makers focused on microLED and OLED technologies while showcasing AI-driven smart cockpits. The event revealed a shift in automotive display roles...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
US clarifies AI chip rules, opens conditional export pathway for Nvidia H200 and peers
The US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has shifted its license review policy for exports of certain advanced computing chips to China and Macau from a "presumption...