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Friday 6 February 2026
Pegatron partners with Sysgration to expand BBU for US-made AI servers
Pegatron and Sysgration announced a strategic partnership on February 5, under which Pegatron will invest NT$.21 billion (US$38.3 million) in Sysgration through a private placement...
Friday 6 February 2026
APE 2026 Singapore: Opto Precision highlights smart glass modules with Taiwan supply chain
The smart glasses market drew attention at the third Asia Photonics Expo (APE 2026), where Singapore-based Opto Precision showcased smart glasses module solutions that integrate artificial...
Friday 6 February 2026
Intel, AMD warn of extended server CPU delays in China
Intel and AMD are facing acute server CPU shortages in China, with delivery times for some Intel products stretching to as long as six months, driven by surging AI data center demand...
Friday 6 February 2026
AI smartphone upgrades trigger memory cost shock, pushing low-end models to the brink
The smartphone sector is entering a new hardware upgrade cycle driven by AI. Yet the impact is proving far more disruptive than positive. Rapidly rising memory prices are reshaping...
Friday 6 February 2026
CSPs turn to custom silicon to break Nvidia dependence
The global boom in generative artificial intelligence is driving an insatiable demand for computing power. This is pushing the world's largest cloud service providers to rethink a...
Friday 6 February 2026
Qualcomm, MediaTek strike cautious tone as smartphone market pressures mount
Qualcomm and MediaTek struck a similar cautionary tone on the smartphone market outlook during their latest earnings calls, pointing to mounting pressure from memory shortages and...
Friday 6 February 2026
Foxconn sees 35% revenue increase in January on AI server demand
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported a 35.53% year-over-year increase in revenue for January 2026, reaching NT$730.04 billion (US$23.06 billion), driven by strong demand for...
Friday 6 February 2026
Amazon defends US$200 billion AWS capex as demand-led and fast-monetizing AI investment
Amazon said its planned US$200 billion capital spending, largely directed to AWS, reflects constrained supply and accelerating AI demand rather than speculative buildout. Management...
Friday 6 February 2026
Amazon flags US$200 billion capex as AI push overshadows record cloud-led revenue
Amazon reported record revenue on accelerating cloud growth, but investor attention shifted to its plan to spend about US$200 billion in capital expenditure in 2026. The scale of AI-driven...
Friday 6 February 2026
Qualcomm 1QFY26 earnings call: memory shortages redefine smartphones despite strong demand
Qualcomm delivered record results in its fiscal first quarter, but executives warned that a worsening memory supply imbalance is now constraining the global smartphone market, even...
Friday 6 February 2026
China smartphone market stumbles at 2025 finish line as December shipments plunge 29%, Apple share slips below 15%
China's smartphone market ended 2025 on a weaker note than expected, despite Apple's strong fourth-quarter earnings and the early success of the iPhone 17. December shipments fell...
Friday 6 February 2026
Senao Networks warns memory shortage may cut 30% of orders and shipments in 1H26
The ongoing memory price surge and supply shortage are increasingly disrupting the networking industry's shipment schedules. Multiple network equipment manufacturers expect this supply-demand...
Friday 6 February 2026
Japan's consumer electronics decline: From mobile phones to TVs
Sony has recently chosen to partner with TCL in managing its Bravia TV brand, reflecting the long-standing downturn of the Japanese vendor's television business. In Japan, once-dominant...
Friday 6 February 2026
MediaTek CEO warns of smartphone demand challenges in 2026, while Pegatron chairman sees growth in emerging markets
During MediaTek's earnings call on February 3, CEO Rick Tsai cautioned that smartphone demand is expected to encounter difficulties in 2026. Contrasting this outlook, Pegatron chairman...
Thursday 5 February 2026
Asia Photonics Expo 2026 opens in Singapore, spotlighting photonics-semiconductor ties
The third edition of the Asia Photonics Expo (APE) opened on February 4, 2026, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, bringing together the global photonics and semiconductor ecosystem...