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Monday 2 March 2026

iPhone Fold reportedly cuts crease depth to one-quarter of rivals, thanks to Samsung Display OLED breakthrough

Apple has placed key display panel orders for its first foldable smartphone, widely referred to as the iPhone Fold, targeting a crease depth below 0.15mm. The device is positioned...

Monday 2 March 2026

Nvidia and major telecom carriers pledge AI-native, open platforms to guide 6G infrastructure

At Mobile World Congress (MWC), Nvidia said it and leading operators and infrastructure providers, including Booz Allen, BT Group, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, MITRE, Nokia,...

Monday 2 March 2026

India roundup: An emerging chip trio in Asia

A trilateral semiconductor model is emerging, combining Japan's capital, Taiwan's ecosystem expertise,...

Monday 2 March 2026

Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform faces HBM4, cooling, and software hurdles ahead of ramp

Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin platform has moved from public unveiling to early customer sampling, with the company projecting a broader production ramp later this year. Both...

Saturday 28 February 2026

BOE signals sustained TV panel price gains, speeds up OLED, packaging and perovskite push

China's leading panel maker BOE Technology Group has expressed cautious optimism about the LCD TV panel market in the first half of 2026, announcing accelerated progress on AMOLED...

Friday 27 February 2026

Chart: Five key takeaways from Taiwan's IC design sector's early 2026 revenue surge

Taiwan's IC design landscape is undergoing a massive structural shift. Early 2026 revenue data reveals a dual-track performance: while established...

Friday 27 February 2026

SambaNova targets Nvidia’s B200 with 5x faster AI inference chip, secures US$350M

AI chip startup SambaNova Systems has introduced its fifth-generation processor, the SN50, positioning it as a direct alternative to Nvidia’s...

Thursday 26 February 2026

The 'AI general' emerges: OpenAI report details China's automated operations in Japan-Taiwan corridor

A new era of automated geopolitical warfare has arrived in East Asia. In its recently published "Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI" report, OpenAI reveals that Chinese state-sponsored...

Thursday 26 February 2026

Nvidia constrained in China as local AI players strengthen market position

Nvidia's ability to sell high-performance AI chips in China has been sharply limited by US export licensing rules, which have restricted shipments of its H20 and H200 products. The...

Thursday 26 February 2026

Cloud AI's ripple effect: A comeback for 8-inch wafers

The boom in cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) is reverberating far beyond the most advanced chipmaking nodes.

Thursday 26 February 2026

Malaysia probes Arm deal amid seizures, arrests and political fallout

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is probing the MYR1.11 billion (US$250 million) agreement with UK-based Arm Holdings amid seizures, arrests, and political fallout. The government...

Thursday 26 February 2026

Nvidia GTC 2026 to spotlight mystery chip, silicon photonics, and power limits

Nvidia's GTC 2026 will be held in mid-March. CEO Jensen Huang is expected to address concerns about an AI bubble while reaffirming that the Vera Rubin platform has entered mass production...

Thursday 26 February 2026

Nvidia says space data centers are feasible but uneconomic for now

At the latest earnings call on February 25, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said deploying data centers in space is technically feasible but currently uneconomic. However, he expects...

Thursday 26 February 2026

Nvidia ships first Vera Rubin samples, positions Vera CPU as core to next-generation AI architecture

At the earnings call on February 25, Nvidia detailed its next-generation Rubin platform and Vera CPU roadmap as Blackwell systems continue to ramp, with management signaling sustained...

Thursday 26 February 2026

Frenemies by necessity: Taiwan and South Korea's AI balancing act

Taiwan and South Korea have long defined the frontlines of global tech rivalry. Now, that relationship is evolving into something far more nuanced. Driven by the demands of the AI...

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