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Tuesday 14 July 2026

Global smartphone shipments fall to the lowest 2Q level since 2013 amid memory shortage

According to Counterpoint's latest market tracker, global smartphone shipments fell sharply in the second quarter of 2026, underscoring...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Google reportedly ramps up TPU push to court Nvidia-backed cloud providers

Google is intensifying its effort to expand adoption of its in-house Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), taking direct aim at Nvidia's...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Gemtek says optical module ramp will drive growth from 2027

Gemtek Technology said its high-speed optical module business is set to become a major growth driver from 2027, after a business model transition weighed on first-half revenue. The...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Agility Robotics-backed Mantis Robotics sets 2027 rollout for dual-arm MR-X robot

US robotics startup Mantis Robotics, backed by Agility Robotics, has unveiled its MR-X dual-arm industrial robot and said it will target manufacturing, logistics, warehousing and smart...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Aurotek posts record first-half revenue on semiconductor automation demand

Aurotek Corp. said revenue in the second quarter and first half of 2026 reached record highs as demand from semiconductors and smart automation accelerated. The Taiwanese automation...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Academia Sinica lifts Taiwan 2026 growth outlook to 10.16% on AI demand

Academia Sinica's Institute of Economics raised Taiwan's 2026 real GDP growth forecast to 10.16% on July 13, citing strong AI-related demand, exports, private investment and consumer...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Taiwan raises 2026 growth outlook as AI demand drives exports and investment

Taiwan's economy has continued to outperform expectations as research institutions repeatedly lifted growth forecasts over the past two years. According to Academia Sinica's Institute...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

China quantum research wins UNESCO, IEEE honors

China's quantum technology research has drawn renewed international academic recognition. The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) said Chinese Academy of Sciences...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Analysis: Why Meta's AI strategy sparked a market misread

Reports that Meta is considering leasing out idle AI computing capacity have rattled investors. But treating Meta's predicament as...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Column: Physical AI's rivalry shifts from companies to states

At the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo at the end of May 2026, a conference that had originally focused on technology and commercialization...

Monday 13 July 2026

Trump admin reportedly urged Apple to procure chips from Intel in exchange for dropping tariffs

Reports have emerged that Apple may have managed to avoid 100% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, partly by agreeing to...

Monday 13 July 2026

Pegatron June revenue rose 15.9% on server shipments and AI expansion

Pegatron reported June revenue of NT$91.296 billion (US$28.43 billion), up 15.9% year over year and down 4.9% from May, as shipments increased on the gradual rollout of its new server...

Monday 13 July 2026

Nvidia's HVDC shift could reshape data center power chains worldwide

Nvidia's move toward high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power systems for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers could alter how global servers are built and powered. The shift...

Monday 13 July 2026

Acer posts 13-year second-quarter revenue high on PC and diversified growth

Acer reported June consolidated revenue of NT$27.818 billion (US$864.8 million), up 6.3% from May, as the Taiwanese PC maker posted its strongest second-quarter revenue in 13 years...

Monday 13 July 2026

AI buildouts accelerate MLCC shortages; Taiwan firms eye 2H26 spillover orders

As AI server supply chains move into the component stocking phase, the market for high-end passive components has heated up sharply, with tight supply of multilayer ceramic capacitors...

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