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Foxconn chairman maps out Taiwan's global AI and manufacturing expansion strategy

NIO founder warns China's auto market could shrink by 20% this year

Electric Vehicles

Darwin organ chip joins Nvidia AI medical push

Panjit ramps investment in AI and automotive as book-to-bill rises to 1.5

Imec, Sony unveil backside interconnect method for 3D chip stacking

Tim Cook says Apple price hikes are unavoidable as AI squeezes memory supply

Jun

18

2026

Japan lasers in on India's Assam state for chip and infrastructure corridor

China Airlines cuts cargo fuel surcharges after oil prices ease on US-Iran deal

BMW opens Neue Klasse reservations early; car business margin forecast unexpectedly cut in half

AI chip boom strains probe card supply, Taiwan test interface maker weighs prepayment deals

Unitree IPO tests China's bet on low-cost humanoid robots

SpaceX acquires Cursor to bolster xAI and court AI developers

Exclusive: Winbond NOR flash reportedly enters Nvidia supply chain

G7 AI talks reveal trust gap behind US model power

Samsung, SK Hynix weigh first chip packaging plants in South Korea's Honam region

Mirle Automation names CEO as chair

Clevo PC shipments grow against trends, targeting double-digit on-year growth

Taiwan chip makers signal durable upcycle as memory prices and AI demand align

FOPLP race heats up as Innolux reportedly teams with TSMC

AI glasses race turns into a battle of devices, LLMs, and user interfaces

Analysis: Chinese firms tap Singapore-Malaysia model to shed 'Made in China' label — but hurdles remain

Nichicon raises e-cap prices as supply tightens, costs increase

SMIC narrows Intel's metal pitch gap, but Kirin 9030 teardown shows China's chip limits remain

Acer founder outlines New WangDao leadership white paper at Tokyo AI forum

Samsung advances 1d DRAM roadmap; pilot production eyed by end-2027

Acer builds inventory to record high; price increases slowing

Samsung to offer 2nm prototype runs as South Korea pushes chip design

TSMC, ASML and Imec push 2D transistors toward manufacturing

SK Hynix ships HBM4E samples to customers

AbonMax eyes double-digit drone revenue by end-2026

Samsung pushes vertical transistor design as chip scaling hits limits

Taiyo Yuden to boost AI server MLCC capacity, resists price hikes

Samsung said to open fab data to suppliers in AI factory push

Meta puts brakes on AI use as token costs hit tech giants

Taiwan 2026 GDP could top 10%, says Minister of Economic Affairs

SK Hynix scraps degree rules to court AI chip talent

China launches probe into Beidou infrastructure quality scandal

SK Group tops KRW2,000 trillion as AI memory demand and Nvidia visit lift valuation

WUS and its subsidiary keep complementary AI partnership

Research Insight: Fukuta deepens EV moat with hub motors and thin silicon steel

China Electric targets 40% lighting market share with retail push

Handheld device makers shift from scanners to edge AI field hubs

Exclusive: Penang moves up value chain; Galatek flags deep-tech, IP hurdles

Interview: MicroLED and SiPh eye 3.2T AI data race

Exclusive: Galatek sees Penang facility driving semiconductor, life sciences ecosystem growth

UC San Diego researchers turn retired Pixel phones into low-cost computing cluster

Jun

17

2026

Commentary: US delays DeepSeek blacklist, exposing AI export-control dilemma

US AI export crackdown on Anthropic sparks global push for sovereign AI

Nvidia Vera CPU strains LPDDR supply as AI servers tap phone memory

Snap unveils Specs AR glasses as AI wearables market expands

Samsung, SK Hynix suppliers seek war-cost payback after US-Iran shock drains chip materials inventory

Chip supply chains shift: TSMC's capacity crunch reportedly pushes Google, Tesla, BYD toward Samsung

BOE starts production at China's first 8.6G AMOLED line

WinWay buys California property to support US expansion in AI and HPC

Inside DeepSeek's US$7.4 billion funding raise: China's AI champion keeps investors close and control closer

WFE Technology to transform into holding company, eyeing smart building growth

Bull and Foxconn to build Nvidia's latest AI servers in Europe

Tong Yang sees steadier auto parts demand as tariff and conflict risks ease

Ta Tun Electric Wire and Cable opens Arizona office to target US chip and AI demand

Li Auto's new automotive chip and what it says about China's EV market

Shihlin Electric plans North America-focused plant as five business lines drive double-digit growth

Alibaba moves Qwen AI into robotics with first embodied intelligence suite

China PCB maker DSBJ bets US$1.2 billion on AI optical modules

Kaynes' Japan push signals India's bid to become an alternative chip packaging hub

InnoScience wins GaN patent battle against Infineon in China

D-Link bets on AI therapy robots, targeting 100,000-unit shipments in 2027

Nexchip reportedly broadens semiconductor ambitions with new design and materials subsidiary

Lithium carbonate prices recover as battery costs face fresh pressure

Apple's foldable iPhone launch may slip to early 2027

SpaceX to acquire Cursor in US$60 billion stock deal after blockbuster IPO

India's PC market jumps in 1Q26 as notebook demand surges

Taiwan's Astrogate taps South Korean wireless conferencing market, secures LG, SK Hynix

Exclusive: Largan taps Han's Laser equipment as optics makers target FAU growth

PCIM 2026: How high-voltage infrastructure is unifying AI and e-mobility sectors

Omega-EVA signals China's push to bring world models into real-world robotics

Foxconn teams with power giants to seize AI data center demand

Poland turns to Taiwan to build up chips as Foxconn seals EV assembly deal

Nvidia highlights role of optical networking as Coherent breaks ground on Texas AI chip facility

Xiaomi Auto veteran says Tesla's EV edge starts on factory floor

EssilorLuxottica, Applied Materials team up on smart eyewear technology

Ajinomoto's chip film faces supply test as AI demand climbs

PSMC buys NT$1.04 billion in Lam Research equipment to support capacity growth

Superior Plating Technology turns to AI liquid cooling and CPO

Tata Electronics pollution probe closure highlights lingering risks for Apple's India supply chain

Amkor alone cheers 10-year TSMC advanced packaging deal in Arizona

Hiwin unit Matrix Precision deepens Japan cooperation as demand for high-precision gears rises

Topkey accelerates carbon fiber footprint into drones, robots, and LEO satellites

Samsung Electro-Mechanics expands silicon capacitor push on integration edge

Exclusive: Galatek eyes up to 200% chip growth with Malaysia packaging push

Gem Terminal eyes new growth curve in 2026 with shipments of AI-related thermal materials

China cuts AI compute prices, revealing pressure to fill supercomputing capacity

AI PC design wins, drone business to boost Elan in 2H26

Acer E-Enabling posts nearly 20% revenue growth as AI agent demand boosts cloud and security services

Space data centers face cooling hurdles and cost barriers

Research Insight: Japanese automakers pivot to HEV profits, AI, and SDV

Huawei raises end-consumer product prices from July

China's six-network plan signals a long-term infrastructure and technology self-reliance push

AI era reshapes power dynamics between software firms and model providers

Volkswagen cuts deeper as market headwinds erase savings

Jun

16

2026

Nvidia sells US$25 billion in bonds as investors seek foothold in AI boom

ASML, TSMC, and imec move 2D transistors closer to manufacturing reality

AI chip race sends semiconductor equipment sales to record US$36.55 billion

Samsung reportedly moves closer to 5nm-class MRAM as TSMC advances its roadmap

Exclusive: Synopsys CEO eyes subscription-plus-token model in AI Agentic era

Synopsys celebrates 35 years in Taiwan, pledges continued investment

China mass produces silicon-28 amid quantum computing race with US

Murata and Synopsys deepen simulation integration as electronics design complexity grows

Western Europe auto output set to fall by one-third by 2030, with Germany hit hardest

China's Nexchip breaks into foundry top eight after AI demand lifts market to record numbers

AMD opens EFB front beyond CoWoS, putting Taiwan substrate trio in play

TSMC eyes A16 mass production in 4Q26 and Intel refines 18A roadmap with 18A-P

Tesla files for supervised Full Self-Driving approval with Taiwan regulator

Qualcomm weighs Tenstorrent deal that could reach US$10 billion

China AI chip hopeful Enflame nears IPO with fast revenue growth, heavy losses, and Tencent risk

Huawei readies HarmonyOS desktop PCs for September enterprise launch

Walrus Pump sees stronger liquid cooling demand, eyes higher 2026 growth

Huawei's PanguLM comeback hinges on Richard Yu after credibility hit

ByteDance in talks for Iluvatar, Baidu Kunlunxin AI chips as Doubao demand grows

Netronix's supply-chain discipline cushions memory shortages amid rising color e-book reader demand

Apple's Siri AI push drives 12GB DRAM demand for Samsung and SK Hynix

TSMC reportedly teams with Ibiden, Innolux to push CoPoS, glass substrates

Ubiqconn returns to YoY revenue growth in May as unmanned systems business expands

AMD to acquire MEXT to expand AI memory optimization tools

Kioxia surpasses Toyota, eyes M&A push in face of AI boom

Samsung reportedly deepens foundry ties with Elon Musk's companies as turnaround timeline pushes toward 2028

South Korea launches ultra-innovation economy push with major investment in next-generation power semiconductors

Supply security over cost: Google leads CSP charge to diversify InP substrate sourcing

TSMC PLP timeline faces skepticism from Taiwan industry sources

Taiwan drones advance to Green UAS certification, accelerate US market push

Salesforce agrees to buy Fin in US$3.6 billion AI customer service deal

Nvidia reportedly tightens grip on AI inference market despite growing competition

3Q26 LCD TV panel market cools as small sizes lead decline

Commentary: AI memory boom turns WF6 squeeze into an opening for CXMT

AT&S to invest up to EUR2 billion in Malaysia to expand AI substrate capacity

CATL's Hungary plant set to eclipse Europe's cell production capacity

AI chip race sends WF6 prices soaring after Japan supply shock

Adani-Jabil partnership highlights India's push for domestic AI infrastructure

EU industrial bill forces Chinese automakers to race for European factories

Tata iPhone components plant faces pollution probe as India supply chain risks rise

SpaceX's US$2 trillion debut raises questions over AI profits and China supply-chain exposure

Foxconn and Schneider Electric strike strategic partnership to build next-generation data center reference architecture

Lockheed Martin and Divergent unveil 3D-printed Replicator drone to speed digital manufacturing

SK Hynix reportedly readies HBM4E samples for Nvidia as Samsung pulls ahead

China's Starlink rival warns SpaceX is taking prime orbital slots

Taiwan marks 500th offshore wind turbine milestone, total capacity hits 4.8GW

Yaskawa eyes physical AI boom with JPY25 billion capex

Apple leans on Google Cloud and Nvidia GPUs in a pragmatic AI reset

Rapidus signs UK chip pact in push for 2nm customers

Interview: From language to motion— Japanese startup APTO builds the data backbone for physical AI

Jun

15

2026

SAP says human-in-the-loop review is key to moving enterprise AI agents from POC to production

Samsung foundry chief sees 2028 profit path as bonus costs mount

Micron CEO turns visa rejection into US$1 trillion milestone

NPAQ pivots to AI infrastructure and satellite NTN amid memory market slump

CoPoS and FOPLP accelerate as Manz delivers its first 310mm electrochemical deposition equipment

Walsin sees passive component crunch stretching into 2028 as memory shortages weigh

BESS boom supply chain reshuffle: Automakers pivot to stationary battery systems

Taiwan urges tech gains for traditional industries

SpaceX's US$2T debut forces Wall Street to tear up mega-cap map

Galatek opens Penang hub to meet surging semiconductor equipment demand

Apple resists 'AI-for-AI' hype as Silicon Valley's token bill comes due

South Korea's chip equipment players ride the HBM4 wave

Taiwan's IC design sector posts sharpest gains in years; May data hints at further acceleration into 2H26

China's new EV rules push European luxury PHEVs to the exit

Southeast Asia shifts from test-and-pack to multi-center advanced packaging hub

Taiwan firms ramped AI investment but must fix architecture to realize ROI

InnoScience wins China patent ruling, Infineon GaN sales banned

Wus Printed Circuit sees turnaround on high-end PCB demand

Exclusive: Wiwynn triples capital, president says it signals confidence

SK Hynix to test ChatGPT and Copilot as Samsung widens enterprise AI use

Visionox pushes ViP OLED commercialization as China's flexible OLED utilization slumps

Google's TPU diversification challenges MediaTek and other ASIC partners

Samsung's Exynos 2600 doubles on-device AI performance in MLPerf benchmarks

AI server tracker: Taiwan's AI supply chain posts triple-digit gains in May as server makers and memory chips surge

AI power race lifts transformer demand, gives Fortune Electric pricing edge

SK Hynix readies HBM4 packaging push as Nvidia demand grows

Exclusive: Wiwynn sees no AI bubble for 4 years as capex surges

LG Energy Solution secures patent licensing deal with Sunwoda, ending two-year dispute

X app age rating raised to 19+ on South Korean Google Play Store after Grok's adult-content policy change

Weekly news roundup: Samsung foundry profit rebound may come in 3Q26; Nvidia unveils AI PC vision

PCIM 2026: How customized AI agents are demystifying EMC design

Taiwan's UBright broadens beyond optical films with push into semiconductors, passives and smart acoustics

China eases InP substrate exports, lifting compound semiconductor supply

Exclusive: Wiwynn president rallies AI ecosystem to tackle power, cooling, optics

The great chip bazaar: India's fragmented fight to build a tech empire

General-purpose server demand exceeds expectations; component shortages expected to normalize in 3Q26

Machine tool suppliers forge alliances to offer one-stop solutions

India advances rare earth supply chain as major local conglomerates show interest

Commentary: EU eco-design rules set new bar for smartphone durability and repairability

LG Innotek's Vietnam substrate investment plan comes as FC-BGA demand broadens

India roundup: Meta-Reliance AI data centers, Anthropic-TCS tie-up, EV expansion, Starlink delay and supply chain shifts

Fortune Electric sees export-led growth as global AI power demand tightens transformer supply

Tsang Yow plans Malaysia plant as semiconductor demand shifts to Southeast Asia

CATL maps three-stage battery strategy as US blacklist grows

Jun

14

2026

TM Technology pushes into physical intelligence with its first humanoid robot

Taiwan's Eris expects order surge after sanctions on Chinese competitor

Taiwan's screen giants look beyond LCDs for their next act

Chunghwa Leading Photonics targets SWIR testing demand in advanced packaging

SpeedTech's shift toward assembly and systems work could reshape 2026 revenue mix

SAP highlights agentic AI push as enterprises move from demos to daily operations

Jun

13

2026

Anthropic is complying with a government order to pull its top AI models — and says the rationale is wrong

Taiwan drone suppliers push into Western defense chains as Ukraine demand climbs

Tesla-linked expansion by Taiwan's Aleees underscores shifts in global battery supply chains

Commentary: Precision vs. breadth—Why Taiwan's lens giants have opposite CPO playbooks

Samsung to review strategy as memory boom pressures devices

Alibaba Cloud opens new Malaysia region to meet rising AI demand

Taiwan IC distributor Edom eyes four growth engines beyond cloud AI

AI demand and grid upgrades are reshaping the outlook for Linkage's power equipment business

Commentary: Five things I noticed at SuperAI Singapore that the keynotes did not tell you

Linkotech: FOPLP rollout is gaining early traction

India eases import rules in special economic zones to boost semiconductor manufacturing

ITE Tech wins design slots in US AI computing platform, raising global PC supply chain stakes

SK Hynix weighs supplier price hikes as HBM boom lifts equipment makers

DeepSeek hiring points to AI infrastructure ambitions beyond rented compute

PCIM 2026: Why Western carmakers cannot have 'China-free' SiC at subsidized prices

Commentary: The cost of over-concentration—How TSMC's liquidity dominance is reshaping Taiwan's banking system

Nvidia turns to Vera CPU in China as H200 sales stall

Jun

12

2026

Shin-Etsu plans rare earth plant in Japan to counter China supply curbs

Taiwan PMIC maker Global Mixed-mode to raise prices as chip shortages persist

Samsung's packaging gap clouds chip comeback as TSMC, Intel push ahead

Second fire in less than two weeks disrupts SK Hynix's Cheongju chip campus

Taiwan compute suppliers rise on booming AI demand, with several firms extending strong growth

South Korea taps LG to localize robot simulation tech

South Korea concrete strike clouds chip supply: Samsung, SK Hynix fabs construction reportedly stalls

Aver South Korea push signals a broader bid for direct sales, local service, and higher-end AV demand

Meta unwinds Manus AI deal after China order, signaling tighter global scrutiny

Accton says AI networking demand is rising as it expands capacity for optical products

Ubiqconn, AV sign pact to develop universal unmanned systems controller

5G upgrades, AIDC projects boost Taiwan telcos in May

Silicon Labs expands India presence as smart infrastructure demand grows ahead of TI acquisition

AI server tracker: Taiwan's AI server build chain widens as rack suppliers outpace peers

Taiwan AI infrastructure suppliers see broad sales gains in May

Google weighs Samsung's role in next AI chip as TSMC capacity tightens

Boston Dynamics highlights diverse strategies in humanoid robotics amid Nvidia-Unitree collab

PCIM 2026: Accepting local component deficits for system-level benefits

Sigurd revenue hits record as AI and chip demand lift operations

Weblink International reports strong growth as AI demand lifts sales

LG Display and Tianma strike patent license deal, end OLED, LCD dispute

Asus begins local gaming laptop production in India

Alibaba's stealth model launch, Meitu's outsourcing play — China's visual AI market defies a single playbook

Government pushes south Taiwan AI ecosystem, unveils 120 smart health applications

OpenAI to acquire Ona to expand Codex for persistent agent work

TSMC hit by US patent suit, Taiwan ministry pledges support

Hanwha Qcells expands from US solar manufacturing into lunar testing, highlighting supply-chain and technology implications

Hanmi Semiconductor to invest in SpaceX as Terafab bets grow

MediaTek May 2026 revenue rises nearly 5% ahead of ASIC ramp

Cadence deepens Intel Foundry partnership on next-generation chip design

Malaysia, Japan expand rare earth and energy cooperation

HPSP reportedly receives test equipment order for Musk's Terafab

SK Hynix readies 375-layer NAND as US listing plan advances

SuperAI 2026: From turbine backlogs to copper limits, AMD maps infrastructure walls closing in on AI

Chinese chip foundry United Nova bets US$3B on AI power, optical interconnects

China tightens EV safety rules as new standards target battery fires and crash risks

Korean battery equipment makers expand India push as EV supply chain globalizes

Coretronic sees June shipments rebound after May revenue rises

Powerlogic says AI server demand and rising memory costs hit May 2026 revenue

TSS Holdings warns long-term US operating costs are the main barrier for Taiwan suppliers

Qualcomm opens China auto chip ecosystem to challenge Horizon Robotics, Nvidia

Lite-On posts May 2026 revenue jump as AI server power demand boosts sales

Everlight sees weak 1H26 profits, with Thailand expansion and cost cuts central to 2H26 recovery

Largan keeps smartphone lens business on growth path as launch schedules shift

Taiwan advances next-generation communications plan for 6G

Aurotek expands robot and automation footprint as non-humanoid demand surges

Jiin Ming highlights tactical fixed-wing drones as Taiwan pushes non-red supply chain expansion

T3EX Global Holdings posts May revenue gain as China shipments and high-tech logistics recover

Amphenol to raise connector prices by 5% in July 2026

Catcher maintains cautious outlook for 2026 as supply bottlenecks and cost pressures persist

J&V Energy moves into AI data center power infrastructure to tap Taiwan's AI electricity boom

Official think tank lays out 2035 roadmap to reduce India's reliance on imported chips

PCIM 2026: Overcoming thermal warping in direct-cooled EV power modules

Anthropic reportedly eyes direct data center leases, deepens infrastructure bet with Google support

CXMT IPO rides HBM shift to shake DRAM order, but Koreans seen holding ground

Tesla's US-made LFP battery push faces China's scale advantage

Anthropic expands footprint in India via major IT partnerships

China's memory firms chase capital as AI storage demand lifts Biwin, Longsys

CXMT and YMTC chase IPOs as AI memory demand tests capacity, yield, and tool localisation

Taiwan OSAT firms gain from AI chip demand and foundry spillover

Google TPU orders shift as MediaTek, Marvell, and Broadcom split market

SuperAI Singapore: Arm and Cerebras push system-wide fixes to cut inference AI bottlenecks

China squeezes InP supplies, jolting US-Taiwan optics chain

Power semiconductors race to cut resistance for GPU cooling

Alibaba's DingTalk ousts founder CEO after AI overhaul exposes management rift

Ennoconn boosts Kontron stake to target physical AI

Lenovo reportedly plans second PC price hike as memory costs squeeze supply chain

Nextron says AI supply chain is in place as orders extend to 2027

Cloud migration alone is not enough for AI adoption, said SAP

Sharp lays out 2026 growth strategy with AI servers as top priority

DDR4 shortage tightens as Nanya capacity fills and prices climb

SuperAI Singapore: Physical AI accelerates as cheaper hardware and AI models drive robot data demand