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Thursday 24 September 2026
Qualcomm bets on earphones as the voice gateway for personal AI
Qualcomm used its keynote on the second day of Snapdragon Summit 2026 to argue that earphones, glasses, and other wearables will shape the next phase of AI computing. For global consumers...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Qualcomm adopts 'offset PoP' packaging to cool new flagship phone SoC
Qualcomm unveiled two flagship mobile platforms at the Snapdragon Summit 2026, including the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, which changes its packaging approach to improve heat...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Garmin drops Micro LED after 1 year, returns to OLED

The commercial adoption of Micro LED display technology is facing another major setback. Just one year after making waves with the world's...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Alibaba Zhenwu V900 joins Huawei Ascend 960 in race to fill Nvidia's China AI compute gap
Alibaba has formally unveiled its self-developed Zhenwu V900 AI chip at the 2026 Apsara Conference, with CEO Eddie Wu describing the T-Head Semiconductor-designed processor as "China's...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Qualcomm's PickNik deal brings robotics software to its edge AI push
MoveIt's integration with Qualcomm's Dragonwing and Arduino platforms could give robot builders a more direct route from on-device AI to motion planning and control, while also testing...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Trump-Xi pre-summit watch: H20 setbacks and Ascend gains reshape China's Nvidia calculus
Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, the key semiconductor question is no longer simply how much Nvidia hardware Washington will allow China to buy.
Thursday 24 September 2026
Microsoft reframes AI ROI calculations, keeps in-house ASICs for internal use

Microsoft is changing how companies evaluate their generative AI investments, as the technology evolves from its beginnings as a productivity...

Wednesday 23 September 2026
Vivo launches camera monitor accessory, stoking panel demand
Vivo officially unveiled its new flagship X500 series smartphones in Shanghai on September 21, along with wearable accessories including smartwatches and earphones. The X500 series...
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Automotive display growth shifts to HUDs, passenger screens

The global automotive display market is entering a new phase of growth, with demand shifting away from central consoles and instrument...

Wednesday 23 September 2026
ZDT prices US$800M ECB to expand AI server PCB push

Printed circuit board (PCB) maker Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) Group completed pricing of its sixth overseas convertible bond issue on...

Wednesday 23 September 2026
MediaTek, Qualcomm target Googlebook with Arm push
Preorders have officially opened for "Googlebook," Google's new laptop category purpose-built for Gemini Intelligence. IC design powerhouses Qualcomm and MediaTek announced their entry...
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Apple delays 20th-anniversary iPhone display upgrades
Apple has reportedly pushed back plans to add new display technologies to the iPhone model expected in 2027, which marks the product line's 20th anniversary. According to ET News,...
Wednesday 23 September 2026
LG Display starts 720Hz gaming OLED mass production
Aiming to meet demand for high-speed gaming displays, LG Display (LGD) said it has begun mass production of a 24.5-inch gaming OLED panel with a 720Hz refresh rate. The panel will...
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Ascend 950 clears higher security bar in China's latest chip assessment: who else qualified?
China has tightened the security and reliability framework around its domestic computing stack, with the latest official evaluation placing Huawei's Ascend 950 at Level II and Kunlunxin's...
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Lightmatter launches an optical module that cuts AI cluster fiber in half
US photonics company Lightmatter has launched an optical module that sends and receives data over a single strand of fiber. The company says this halves the cabling needed to connect...