Apple's first foldable phone has sharpened global attention on smartphone design trade-offs, with weight, thickness, and component miniaturization becoming key benchmarks for consumers and competitors alike. For buyers worldwide, the latest competition suggests future handsets may be lighter, slimmer, and more expensive.
Samsung Electronics' in-house Exynos application processors (APs) are steadily regaining lost ground in the global smartphone market. Samsung's share of the global smartphone AP market rose to 9% in the second quarter of 2026, up 2 percentage points from the previous quarter and 3 percentage points from a year earlier, marking a second straight quarterly increase.
Suppliers in China's AR glasses supply chain see the approximately 2 billion people worldwide with myopia as a potential market and said shipments are set to double year after year, even as the industry continues to sift winners from losers. At this year's China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE), smart glasses remained a standout theme alongside optical communications.
Taiwan's original equipment manufacturer/electronics manufacturing services (OEM/EMS) sector is witnessing a structural split between explosive demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and softening demand for legacy consumer device assembly in 2026. Monthly revenue data highlight how suppliers anchored to high-density compute racks, GPU-based servers, and high-speed network switches are delivering massive year-over-year gains, whereas manufacturers more reliant on standard notebooks face component supply bottlenecks.
Japanese electronics giant NEC stopped development of gate-based superconducting quantum computer hardware at the end of March 2026. According to Japanese media reports, NEC concluded that the commercialization timeline for a physical quantum computer was too long and that hardware investment would be unlikely to deliver commensurate returns. The decision also reportedly prompted quantum R&D researchers to join Fujitsu.
A recommended corporate-fraud investigation would reach Xiaomi at the weakest point its India business has known. India's Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has proposed a detailed probe into alleged irregularities in the company's business model and its compliance with foreign investment law, according to a government memorandum drafted in May and reported by Reuters on September 9.
