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Monday 7 September 2026
China's power battery sector maintains strong growth momentum as global market presence expands
China's power battery industry has reported robust growth through the first seven months of 2026, driven by rising demand across both electric vehicles and stationary energy storage...
Monday 7 September 2026
Xiaomi warns of more India price hikes as AI squeezes the phone from both sides
The same AI boom that is filling handsets with new features is draining the memory supply that makes cheap phones possible—and in India, the world's second-largest smartphone...
Monday 7 September 2026
India says it cannot build electronics without China and has started easing the rules to prove it
India is selling its semiconductor build-out abroad as a hedge against an over-concentrated supply chain. The officials running it are unusually candid that the hedge cannot be built...
Monday 7 September 2026
Huawei Kirin 2026 challenges 3D chip heat limits with Tau Scaling Law
Huawei is using measured data from its upcoming Kirin 2026 processor to challenge a key concern around vertically stacked logic: that higher transistor density inevitably brings more...
Monday 7 September 2026
Chicony Power's August revenue dips as AI server and satellite demand strengthens
Chicony Power Technology Co. said its August revenue slipped as a memory shortage hit demand for notebook power supplies. Still, stronger orders for AI server and satellite communications...
Monday 7 September 2026
Foxconn revenue climbs on AI server demand, outlook improves
Foxconn said August sales rose sharply from a year earlier as demand for AI servers and related hardware continued to lift its cloud and networking business. The latest update suggests...
Monday 7 September 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI memory race heats up, Taiwan manufacturing rebounds, Nexperia rift deepens
AI infrastructure and semiconductor supply chains led reader interest this week, from Taiwan's manufacturing recovery and Nexperia's legal battle to Sandisk's HBF, Micron's HBM expansion,...
Monday 7 September 2026
Wah Lee sees faster growth in 2027 as supply stays tight
Wah Lee Industrial expects growth to accelerate in 2027 as advanced packaging capacity comes online and foundries continue building overseas fabs, while tight supplies of semiconductor...
Monday 7 September 2026
Every Chinese CPU maker grew in 1H26 but only one grew on processors
Revenue rose at every Chinese chip company examined in the first half of 2026 amid the domestic-substitution push, but the interim filings show three quite different businesses hiding...
Monday 7 September 2026
Exclusive: DIGITIMES' top 3 at K-Safety Expo 2026 shows where intelligent safety is heading — act 'before' disaster strikes
The most consequential safety technologies are often judged by what happens after something goes wrong: how fast an alarm sounds, how quickly rescuers arrive, or how effectively protective...
Monday 7 September 2026
No foundry price relief before 2027 as utilisation nears 90%

AI demand is driving a broader repricing cycle across the foundry industry in 2026. Tightness that began at leading-edge nodes is spreading...

Monday 7 September 2026
SiliconAuto pushes AI chiplets as automotive SoC ties tighten
Taiwanese automotive microcontroller (MCU) maker SiliconAuto showcased its products at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, with CEO Gene Liu saying the company is now spotlighting AI chiplet architecture...
Monday 7 September 2026
Taiwan-Netherlands silicon photonics team targets 1.6T DR8 in 2026, 3.2T optical links next
AI data center demand is accelerating the shift to faster optical interconnects, putting transmission speed, power efficiency, and packaging integration at the center of next-generation...
Monday 7 September 2026
Machine builders flood SEMICON 2026 to grow local chip tools
Taiwan's machinery industry is pushing to turn its semiconductor advantage into a domestic equipment supply chain, as more than 100 member companies join SEMICON Taiwan 2026 and the...
Monday 7 September 2026
China NEV imports sink as local brands crowd out foreign cars
China’s new energy vehicle import market continued to shrink in July, hitting its lowest level since 2026, as foreign automakers localize production and Chinese brands keep expanding...