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Sunday 11 October 2026
IPC makers expand US production as supply chains, tariffs shift
Industrial PC (IPC) makers are adding US manufacturing as supply chains regionalize, tariff policy tightens, and government buyers press for local sourcing. For global readers, the...
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
Amtran September revenue hits nearly 7-year high on non-TV, OLED monitor shipments
Amtran reported September 2026 revenue of NT$3.45 billion (US$107.87 million), up 26.4% month-over-month and 32.5% year-over-year, as higher-end display shipments and stable OLED monitor...
Sunday 11 October 2026
Sysgration bets on battery backup, drones to hit US$314 million in sales by 2028
Sysgration posted record monthly consolidated revenue in September 2026 for the third consecutive month, pushing third-quarter revenue above NT$1 billion (approx. US$31.4 million)...
Sunday 11 October 2026
Mobile and notebook slowdown boosts wearable sports tech demand
Growth in the smartphone and notebook markets is slowing in 2026 as memory price hikes and other factors weigh on shipments. The market even expects that smartphone shipments in 2026...
Saturday 10 October 2026
Huawei faces price reset as memory costs surge
Huawei consumer business group chairman Richard Yu said surging memory component costs have added more than US$200 to the hardware cost of each Huawei smartphone, putting fresh pressure...
Saturday 10 October 2026
US plans for 'Autowarcom' deepen military's focus on autonomous weapons
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans for the creation of a combatant command focused on autonomous warfare and drones. Its planned establishment indicates the turn within...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Ledlink hits record revenue as automotive optics and AI server components fuel growth
LED lens manufacturer Ledlink Optics reported record monthly and quarterly revenue in September and the third quarter of 2026, respectively, driven by sustained demand for automotive...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Infineon completes acquisition of C2i to expand AI data center power capabilities
Infineon has finished acquiring India-based C2i Semiconductors, a maker of software-defined multiphase controllers and smart power stages used in AI data centers. The acquisition indicates...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Huawei says Ascend tops Nvidia in China as demand gap remains
Huawei rotating chairman Eric Xu said he believes the company's Ascend AI chips have surpassed Nvidia in market share in China, but that domestic demand still cannot be fully met....
Thursday 8 October 2026
Qisda's Aewin targets 200kW liquid-cooled AI servers
Aewin Technologies, a subsidiary of Qisda Group, will debut its flagship Data Center Modular Hardware System (DC-MHS) AI server at the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit 2026,...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Fed could hike again before year-end as liquidity is watched
The Federal Reserve raised rates by 1 quarter point in September, and with the standoff between the US and Iran still unresolved and US inflation remaining elevated, markets expect...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Quanta says September server dip is normal as revenue falls 23% from August
Quanta Computer shipped 4.2 million notebooks in September 2026, up more than 60% from August. Yet its revenue for the month fell more than 20% because server shipments dropped from...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Apple and LG Electronics reportedly team up on branded smart home devices
Apple and LG Electronics are reportedly pairing up to create a line of smart home devices, though the devices will carry the LG brand name. The two companies are expanding their reach...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
SpaceX's US$40 billion Nvidia financing spotlights rise of AI compute as an asset class
SpaceX is seeking roughly US$40 billion in financing to fund purchases of Nvidia AI chips, in a deal led by Apollo Global Management that could become one of the largest examples yet...