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Friday 23 October 2026
Doosan Robotics targets automakers, chipmakers as Chinese rivals cut prices
Doosan Robotics is focusing its sales efforts on large automotive and semiconductor manufacturers as it develops AI-powered systems capable of handling more complex factory tasks,...
Friday 23 October 2026
Taiwan's inaugural semiconductor strike pauses as nearly 70% of Micron Taoyuan Union rejects new bonus offer
Taiwan's first-ever strike in the semiconductor industry has temporarily drawn to a close. A 24-hour warning strike spearheaded by Micron Technology's Taoyuan union concluded on the...
Friday 23 October 2026
Semco's 61-week MLCC lead times give suppliers upper hand in AI supply chain
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is gaining pricing power as AI server demand extends multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) lead times beyond a year. Shortages now span consumer, automotive...
Friday 23 October 2026
Lenovo mounts AI comeback with Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 deliveries and US plant expansion
More than 30 years ago, Lenovo set out with a vision to bring personal computers into every household. Today, Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang has defined a new mission for the 42-year-old...
Friday 23 October 2026
Apple reportedly taps BOE for LCD iMac development, keeps OLED timetable in question
Apple has reportedly asked BOE Technology and other panel makers for technical information on LCD panels for a future iMac, raising questions about the pace of its OLED transition...
Friday 23 October 2026
China's weak car market squeezes automakers, suppliers and dealers
China's weakening car market is challenging automakers, parts suppliers, and dealers as exports rise but domestic demand contracts. For global industry watchers, the downturn is a...
Friday 23 October 2026
JCET's AI profit surge sets up US$2.73 billion advanced packaging expansion
JCET Group lifted third-quarter revenue 13.53% year-over-year to CNY11.43 billion (approx. US$1.71 billion) and net profit attributable to shareholders 59.99% to CNY773 million. For...
Friday 23 October 2026
Tesla, Nvidia reportedly invest KRW3.7 trillion to secure Samsung Electro-Mechanics ABF capacity
Tesla and Nvidia are reportedly investing a combined KRW3.7 trillion (US$2.8 billion) to help Samsung Electro-Mechanics expand Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) substrate production facilities...
Friday 23 October 2026
Mounting R&D and memory costs push Huawei to borrow US$2.3B from six Chinese banks
Huawei Technologies has secured a seven-year, CNY15 billion (approx. US$2.3 billion) offshore yuan loan from six Chinese banks, as rising research spending and memory costs weigh on...
Friday 23 October 2026
ChainSea Information Integration lists, targets AI revenue growth by 2027
Digital transformation services provider ChainSea Information Integration will list on the Taipei Exchange on October 23 at an underwriting price of NT$60 (US$1.85) per share, as it...
Friday 23 October 2026
From robot hands to shipyard trials, South Korea tests humanoid readiness
South Korean robot makers are taking different routes into industrial humanoids: Tesollo is building dexterous hands, AeiROBOT is preparing bipedal systems for shipyards and construction...
Friday 23 October 2026
Apple's iPhone Duo and touchscreen MacBook could accelerate OLED TDDI adoption
Apple's iPhone Duo has gone on sale, with pre-orders in several key markets reportedly exceeding the company's expectations. Delivery dates have stretched to late 2026 and even early...
Friday 23 October 2026
AI cuts chip R&D cycles to 9 months, says Etron chair
AI-driven growth will push the semiconductor industry past the US$1.6 trillion mark in 2026, while accelerating chip development cycles to one new product every nine months, Etron...
Friday 23 October 2026
LG Display returns to profit as OLED mix offsets chipflation drag
LG Display (LGD) returned to an operating profit in the third quarter of 2026, showing how far its OLED shift now drives earnings, and how little room it leaves when currency and component...
Friday 23 October 2026
Unitree's cumulative G1 humanoid robot output reaches 10,000–20,000 units
Unitree Robotics continues to expand production of its humanoid robots but still faces challenges in production capacity and artificial intelligence (AI) technology as it works to...