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Friday 10 July 2026
Smartphone financing set to cover 42% of India sales in 2026

India's smartphone buyers are increasingly turning to financing, a shift that could shape device sales patterns in other price-sensitive...

Friday 10 July 2026
SK AI Summit postponed as SK eyes closer alignment with Nvidia GTC
SK Group, which hosts the annual SK AI Summit as its flagship technology event to showcase its latest AI and semiconductor developments, is reportedly postponing the 2026 edition....
Friday 10 July 2026
Asus June revenue tops NT$100 billion as AI servers drive growth outlook
Asus reported June 2026 group revenue of NT$106.72 billion (US$3.3 billion), crossing the NT$100 billion threshold for the first time, as strong demand for AI servers continued to...
Friday 10 July 2026
JCET sets US$1.4bn capex for AI packaging expansion as China orders stay strong
JCET plans to invest about CNY10 billion (approx. US$1.4 billion) in fixed assets in 2026, sharply increasing spending on AI-driven advanced packaging, automotive electronics and selected...
Friday 10 July 2026
Topco Scientific's June revenue hits record high on strong photoresist, quartz cloth demand
Topco Scientific (TSC) posted June 2026 revenue of NT$7.51 billion (approx. US$233.49 million), an increase of NT$970 million from May and 32.9% from a year earlier, setting a new...
Friday 10 July 2026
Apple drives 70% surge in edge AI smartwatch sales as health features gain traction

Shipments of smartwatches with edge AI features leaped 70% in the first quarter of 2026, with Apple overwhelmingly leading the charge,...

Friday 10 July 2026
GigaDevice's 1H26 profit surges 1,099% on memory chip shortage, higher prices

GigaDevice Semiconductor expects first-half 2026 net profit to reach about CNY6.9 billion (US$960 million), a 1,099% increase from...

Friday 10 July 2026
Japan Display to close HK sales subsidiary as part of overseas operations restructuring

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) said it will close its wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary, JDI Hong Kong Limited (JDIH), as part of a broader...

Friday 10 July 2026
Meta readies Iris chip, locks in supply for push to 14 gigawatts
Meta Platforms plans to begin manufacturing its Iris AI accelerator in September 2026 while securing long-term supplies of memory, storage and optical equipment for a computing expansion...
Friday 10 July 2026
CSP ASIC demand drives structural growth in high-speed interconnects
As cloud service providers (CSPs) continue to ramp up capital expenditures, demand for high-speed interconnects within data centers is accelerating. Multiple research firms forecast...
Friday 10 July 2026
HBM prices set to double in 2027 as AI demand and supply deals tighten the memory market

High-bandwidth memory (HBM) prices could more than double in 2027 as Nvidia's Rubin platform drives demand, HBM4 raises production...

Friday 10 July 2026
China's AI talent demand spreads into chips, rare earths, and new materials
China's graduate job market is shifting toward semiconductors, materials, and manufacturing, with global implications for supply chains, AI development, and critical minerals. Fresh...
Friday 10 July 2026
Malaysia solar firms rush to secure stock before China tax breaks end
Malaysia's renewable energy market is expected to keep expanding in 2026 as data center construction and rising solar adoption support demand, while Chinese policy changes are already...
Friday 10 July 2026
Liteon Technology June revenue jumps 37% on AI server power demand
Liteon Technology reported consolidated revenue of NT$18.7 billion (US$580 million) in June 2026, up 8% from May and 37% from a year earlier, as demand for AI and cloud computing high-end...
Friday 10 July 2026
Global Mixed-mode Technology says second-quarter revenue met expectations as it sees seasonal demand in late 2026
Global Mixed-mode Technology reported June revenue of NT$743 million (US$23.16 million), down 0.71% from May but up 7.19% from a year earlier. The Taiwanese PMIC maker said second-quarter...