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Wednesday 2 September 2026
Wonderful Hi-Tech expands Thailand, Vietnam capacity to capture emerging space data center, physical AI demand
Cable manufacturer Wonderful Hi-Tech announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2026 during an earnings call held on September 1. A ramp-up in high-speed...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Certain Micro targets AI test-interface demand with three Semicon products
As Semicon Taiwan 2026 gets underway, semiconductor test-interface structural parts maker Certain Micro Application Technology (CMAT) announced three core product lines aimed at rising...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
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Wednesday 2 September 2026
MediaTek pushes advanced packaging and supply chain to keep pace with AI
Speaking at the 3DIC Global Summit at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, MediaTek general manager T.Y. Lau revealed the publicly disclosed cost structure of the B200 accelerator, saying that after...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Meta reportedly taps SeeYA for Phoenix OLEDoS panels as BOE fails to qualify

Meta has reportedly tapped Chinese microdisplay maker SeeYA Technology to supply OLED-on-silicon (OLEDoS) panels for its next-generation...

Wednesday 2 September 2026
Operations shake-up: how SpaceX is reengineering its AI data center strategy
Elon Musk has restructured the SpaceX leadership team tasked with constructing the company's AI data centers, replacing several leaders with executives drawn from SpaceX's rocket and...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
SDC to expand foldable iPhone OLED mass production in September
Samsung Display (SDC) is expected to formally expand mass production of OLED panels for Apple's foldable iPhone starting in September 2026. Although the ramp-up for the foldable iPhone...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
MCU chipmaker Sonix sees supply crunch lasting through 2026, memory shortage hits imaging shipments
Sonix Technology expects consumer IC and MCU sales to keep growing in the second half of 2026, but memory shortages could slow imaging-product shipments. AI-driven demand is also squeezing...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Semicon Taiwan 2026 signals a broader race for AI-era semiconductor leadership
Semicon Taiwan 2026 will draw more than 1,300 companies and 4,300 booths to Taipei from September 2 to 4, setting new records as the industry show expands beyond chipmaking into packaging,...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
How Taiwan is closing its semiconductor materials gap — three shifts to watch
Industry players say Taiwan's push to localize semiconductor materials did not begin in 2026. The real turning point came in 2019, when the Japan-South Korea semiconductor trade dispute...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Deep Dive: CXMT challenges Pentagon as Trump-Xi meeting nears
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has escalated its defense against the US government, shifting from supply-chain and technological competition into a full-scale courtroom battle...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Micro LED maker PlayNitride targets Micro LED optical communications within two years
Micro LED maker PlayNitride Inc. expects the technology to enter commercial optical communications applications within two years, expanding beyond displays into AI devices, data center...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Panasonic reportedly raises CCL and PP prices again as IC substrate costs jump 30%
Japan's Panasonic has raised PCB material prices for the second time in 2026, broadening the increases to copper-clad laminate (CCL), pre-preg (PP) and other products, including IC...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
AI packaging demand surges, ASE EVP identifies two manufacturing bottlenecks
On the eve of the official opening of SEMICON Taiwan 2026, the SEMI 3DIC Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (3DICAMA), initiated by SEMI, TSMC, and ASE, held the 3DIC Global Summit on...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
China memory-module makers report surging profits, strained cash flow
Seven listed Chinese memory-module and memory-distribution companies have filed first-half 2026 results, and the headline numbers are the largest the tier has ever reported. The more...