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Monday 24 August 2026
Fujifilm opens new post-CMP cleaner plant at Oita to meet AI chip demand
Fujifilm has completed a new production building at its Oita Factory in Japan to make post-CMP cleaners, expanding capacity for materials used in advanced semiconductors amid rising...
Monday 24 August 2026
Commentary: Robots go to work— highlight of the five robotic trends at WRC 2026

The 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC) opened in Beijing on August 19, and the biggest change on this year's show floor was not the larger...

Monday 24 August 2026
MediaTek, GUC, Alchip escalate funding war as global ASIC race demands deep capital
Custom Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chips backed by hyperscalers are set for a mass-production boom starting late 2026, with next-generation projects already in full...
Monday 24 August 2026
Shanghai accepts YMTC's STAR Market listing application
China's largest NAND flash maker is moving toward a major Shanghai listing, but global investors will be watching more than the size of the deal. YMTC's IPO comes as chip demand rises,...
Monday 24 August 2026
Podcast highlights: TSMC Arizona's profit turnaround, US manufacturing viability pressures South Korean memory makers
DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin noted on a recent podcast that when reviewing TSMC's semiannual and first-quarter 2026 financial reports, the operational health and profitability of its...
Monday 24 August 2026
Jeilin shifts upmarket as high-end image SoCs drive margins higher
Jeilin's move into higher-end image-processing chips is reshaping its revenue mix and boosting profitability, with implications for cameras, security devices, and drones used by customers...
Monday 24 August 2026
Robots shift from POC to ROI as logistics, manufacturing lead
The 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC 2026) ran from Aug. 19 to 23 in Beijing, and one question dominated the show floor: whether robots are truly ready for real work settings and whether...
Monday 24 August 2026
Weekly news roundup: Google diversifies custom chips, TSMC share falls, SK Hynix deepens HBM co-design
Semiconductor supply chains, custom silicon, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), robotics, and India's chip buildout shaped this week's technology agenda, with major moves from Google, Marvell,...
Monday 24 August 2026
Jinpao Precision anticipates 2H26 growth from AI orders, aerospace progress
Thailand-based precision sheet metal manufacturer Jinpao Precision Industry delivered strong results in the second quarter of 2026. Fueled by orders for artificial intelligence (AI)...
Monday 24 August 2026
iCometrue to Showcase Glass-Based AI Multichip Packaging Solutions at SEMICON Taiwan 2026

Interested in solving microcrack issues in through-glass via (TGV) fabrication? Want to learn how to supply 1,000 Watts, 1 Volt and 1,000 Amperes electricity to semiconductor...

Monday 24 August 2026
AMRA expands robot testing standard to cover legged systems
The Autonomous Mobile Robot Alliance (AMRA), formed by Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute and industry, academia, and research partners, has released a new standard...
Monday 24 August 2026
AI chip boom lifts South Korean semiconductor materials makers' profits in 2Q26
The AI semiconductor investment boom is increasingly spilling over into the materials supply chain. South Korea's major semiconductor materials suppliers broadly improved profitability...
Monday 24 August 2026
Xiaomi unveils second-generation humanoid robot at Beijing conference

Xiaomi unveiled its second-generation humanoid robot at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, where the machine made its first...

Monday 24 August 2026
Taiwan lifts 2027 tech budget, studies new TTA site in BSTP
Taiwan's Executive Yuan approved a larger 2027 technology budget of NT$229.2 billion (approx. US$7.2 billion), an increase of NT$25.9 billion from 2026, as the government also raised...
Monday 24 August 2026
Samsung DX hits first quarterly loss on chip inflation

Samsung Electronics' Device eXperience (DX) division posted its first-ever quarterly operating loss in the second quarter of 2026, hit...