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Thursday 23 April 2026
LG Display approves KRW1.1 trillion OLED infrastructure investment
LG Display approved an investment of KRW1.1 trillion (approx. US$740 million) to build OLED technology infrastructure. The move, running from April 22, 2026, to June 30, 2028, could...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Parade offsets weak PC demand with TTED, high-speed, and automotive growth
Parade Technologies' first-quarter 2026 results and revised outlook carry broader supply-chain and demand implications for global PC and electronics markets. Memory shortages and price...
Thursday 23 April 2026
LandMark sees profit soar 650% in 1Q26, secures deal for 5-year InP substrate supply
Driven by strong artificial intelligence (AI) and silicon photonics (SiPh) demand, optical communications epitaxy manufacturer LandMark Optoelectronics reported a more than sixfold...
Thursday 23 April 2026
IBM's watsonx, mainframe surge, and sovereign AI push power a landmark 1Q26
IBM opened fiscal year 2026 on a high note. The company reported strong first-quarter results, driven by software momentum, a record mainframe surge, and its best first-quarter free...
Thursday 23 April 2026
IBM reports steady AI-driven growth despite facing software momentum questions
Analysts said IBM continues to show stable underlying revenue growth supported by artificial intelligence adoption and hybrid cloud demand. Its unchanged full-year outlook and softer...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Japan's LSTC launches optoelectronic advanced packaging project around Rapidus cluster
Research on optoelectronic integration — referring to the application of optical communication technology to computing — is gaining momentum. Its semiconductor packaging...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Lam Research signals sustained AI-driven momentum as WFE outlook improves
Lam Research delivered a strong start to 2026, with first-quarter 2026 results exceeding expectations and reinforcing confidence in a semiconductor upcycle increasingly shaped by artificial...
Thursday 23 April 2026
AIDC transitions into full-scale drone systems provider, advancing autonomy with in-house R&D
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) is fast-tracking its transition from a supporting aerospace contractor into a full-fledged drone system provider, aiming...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Texas Instruments signals a stronger recovery on industrial and AI demand
Texas Instruments (TI) reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of US$4.83 billion, up 19% year on year, with net income rising 31% to US$1.55 billion and earnings per share of US$1.68...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Google debuts TPU 8t and 8i as AI workloads diverge
Google Cloud Next 2026 kicked off on April 22 in Las Vegas, with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian declaring that the experimental phase of artificial intelligence is over. Nearly 75%...
Thursday 23 April 2026
TSMC targets 2029 production for A13 and A12 as next AI chip nodes
At its North America Technology Symposium, TSMC showcased a range of innovations in advanced process technologies. Following the introduction of its A14 process in 2025, the company...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Zhen Ding will build 10 new factories for global expansion
Taiwan-based PCB maker Zhen Ding Tech has stated that as customers' next-generation product platforms gradually enter mass production starting from the second quarter of 2026, its...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Japan PC shipments peak on upgrade cycle, correction ahead
Japan's PC market delivered a standout performance in the fiscal year ending March 2026, but underlying demand signals point to a sharp reversal as upgrade-driven momentum fades.
Thursday 23 April 2026
SK Hynix hits 72% operating margin in Q1, doubling profit quarter-on-quarter
SK Hynix reported its strongest quarterly results on record in the first quarter of 2026, with revenue of 52.58 trillion won (approximately US$37.9 billion), operating profit of 37.61...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Brightek posts March loss as Nantong plant ramps up in 2H26
LED packaging maker Brightek reported consolidated revenue of NT$161 million (US$5.1 million) in the first quarter of 2026, down 9.7% year on year, impacted by the transition period...