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Tuesday 8 September 2026
Ma-tek August revenue hits record, eyes U.S. FA, MA service in 2027
MA-tek, a semiconductor testing and analysis company, reported August revenue of NT$565 million, up 17.78% from a year earlier and marking a record high for the sixth straight month...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Xiaomi debuts 18 fold to challenge Huawei and Samsung in wide-screen foldable race
The flagship foldable market has reached a pivotal turning point as tech giants abandon tall, narrow cover screens in favor of wider aspect ratios and custom processing hardware. Xiaomi's...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
What to expect at CIOE, Shenzhen's optoelectronics mega-expo
This week, DIGITIMES heads to Shenzhen to cover an expo showcasing the world of optoelectronics, a class of technologies that serves as the link between electricity and light. In today's...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Samsung boosts Galaxy A series output as rivals cut lower-end phones
Samsung Electronics has moved to expand production of mid- to low-end smartphones from August to November 2026, according to South Korean media Maeil Business Newspaper. The...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Xiaomi debuts Xiaomi 18 Fold and mid-to-high-end lineup to defend 100M shipment target amid rising memory costs
Xiaomi unveiled its new wide-fold Xiaomi 18 Fold on the evening of the 7th to address demand and competition in the foldable smartphone market. Despite a recent smartphone market slowdown...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Huawei shifts AI battle to HarmonyOS 7, turning Celia into system-level agent

Huawei's September 7 product launch was more than a Mate XT 2 and Kirin 9050 Pro refresh. HarmonyOS 7 and an upgraded Celia reveal a broader...

Tuesday 8 September 2026
iPhone 18 Pro prices tipped to cross CNY10,000 as Apple faces China pricing test
Apple's fall product launch is approaching, and leaked pricing for the iPhone 18 lineup is beginning to circulate in China, pointing to higher prices for the company's next-generation...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Chinese smartphone price hikes squeeze Southeast Asia: shipments fall 23%, low-end demand retreats
Rising smartphone prices are spreading beyond China, with Southeast Asia already showing the strain from rising handset costs and weaker replacement demand.
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Huawei holds the price line for new Kirin-powered Mate XT 2
Huawei held a product launch event on the afternoon of September 7, putting the tri-fold Mate XT 2 flagship smartphone and its Kirin 9050 Pro chipset in the spotlight while also rolling...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro puts LogicFolding to the test with 55% density gain, 66% lower NPU power
Huawei's Kirin 9050 Pro is the first commercial test of its Tau Scaling Law, with the company claiming a 55% increase in transistor density at the same process node while cutting NPU,...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
SST market grows 32% as global players race to secure position
As AI server computing power and per-rack power density continue to rise, traditional 54VDC power architectures are hitting bottlenecks such as excessive current, higher copper usage,...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
US-China space race expands from Moon landings to LEO satellite constellations and orbital computing
The US-China space race is broadening beyond rocket launches and crewed lunar missions into a growing array of strategic arenas, including lunar resources, low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Interview: California companies highlight synergy between the state and Taiwan
This year's SEMICON Taiwan saw companies worldwide flock to Taipei to learn new industry developments and score potential business opportunities. Many came from elsewhere in Asia,...
Monday 7 September 2026
Smartphone lens shipments lift Genius Electronic Optical revenue 12% in August
Optical lens maker Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) reported consolidated revenue of NT$2.72 billion (≈ US$86 million) for August 2026, up 12.26% from NT$2.42 billion in July...
Monday 7 September 2026
Huawei Kirin 9050 Pro revives flagship chip launches with reported LogicFolding architecture in Mate XT 2
Huawei has unveiled the Kirin 9050 Pro in its new Mate XT 2 tri-fold smartphone, marking the commercial debut of the LogicFolding architecture behind its Tau Scaling Law and Huawei's...