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Monday 31 August 2026
China urges pragmatism over hype in rapidly expanding humanoid robotics market
According to OFweek Robotics, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has issued a clear warning to the country's booming robotics sector: focus on practical...
Monday 31 August 2026
Gudeng sees double-digit advanced packaging growth from 2027
Demand for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) continues to drive semiconductor process development, with advanced nodes and advanced packaging entering a new cycle of capacity...
Monday 31 August 2026
U-Best races to launch PFAS-free coatings by 1Q27
U-Best Innovative Technology, a unit of Sun Yad Group, is accelerating development of fluorine-free coatings to capture replacement demand driven by EU and US state-level regulations...
Monday 31 August 2026
TSMC tackles the AI I/O wall with two COUPE bandwidth paths and deeper heterogeneous integration
TSMC is sharpening its silicon photonics (SiPh) roadmap to address the widening gap between AI compute growth and chip-to-chip data movement, unveiling two bandwidth-scaling paths...
Monday 31 August 2026
TSMC sees SiPh going mainstream in 2027
Silicon photonics (SiPh) will become mainstream in 2027, with market share topping 50%, as AI scale-out drives explosive growth in optical transceiver demand, said K.C. Hsu, TSMC's...
Monday 31 August 2026
ASE: CPO scale-out demands deeper supply-chain coordination for mass production
SEMICON Taiwan 2026 kicked off its pre-show program with the Silicon Photonics Global Summit.
Monday 31 August 2026
Gudeng chairman says trust underpins Taiwan supply chains amid Unimicron row
Gudeng Precision Industrial chairman Bill Chiu said on August 31, 2026, that trust is the core foundation of Taiwan's place in the global supply chain, as he commented on sensitive...
Monday 31 August 2026
Commentary: Malaysia's China dilemma sits at the heart of GATE 2026
The 2026 Global Automotive and Technology Expo (GATE 2026) closed on August 28 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur. It highlighted Malaysia's...
Monday 31 August 2026
China's silicon wafer makers report profit gains of varying quality
Seven Chinese silicon wafer producers reported first-half 2026 results in the second half of August, indicating an uneven sector recovery. Several semiconductor-grade wafer makers...
Monday 31 August 2026
Weekly news roundup: US pressures Korea chip investment, MediaTek wins Google TPU, Apple debuts 2nm M6
Semiconductor investment, AI chips, advanced packaging and data center infrastructure dominated the week, with South Korea facing US pressure, India scaling chip manufacturing, and...
Monday 31 August 2026
Tescan Connects Buried Defect Localization to Nanoscale Analysis at SEMICON

Tescan will participate in SEMICON Taiwan 2026 from September 2 to 4 at Booth R8201, 4F, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2 (TaiNEX 2). Under the theme "Streamlined...

Monday 31 August 2026
Lightel posts record first-half revenue, profit as LEO satellite demand rises
Lightel Technologies reported record first-half results for 2026, with consolidated revenue reaching NT$590 million (US$18.7 million), net profit at NT$107 million, and earnings per...
Monday 31 August 2026
Samsung launches Galaxy S26 FE with lower price
Samsung Electronics launched its Galaxy S26 Fan Edition in the second half of 2026 with a starting price of 1.045 million won in South Korea, or about US$714, as it sought to round...
Monday 31 August 2026
China optical display investment shrinks 80% in 1H26
China's optical display industry is cooling after years of aggressive panel fab construction that has reshaped the global display landscape. Investments in China's optical display...
Monday 31 August 2026
USI advances optical interconnect push with ELSFP laser module
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), part of ASE Technology Holding, is expanding its optical interconnect footprint for AI data centers. EugenLight Technologies, in which USI holds...