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Tuesday 21 April 2026
End of Cook era underscores Apple's growing dependence on ecosystem strength over breakthrough products
As Tim Cook prepares to transition from CEO to executive chairman on September 1, 2026, analysts and industry observers are reviewing a 15-year tenure defined by unprecedented financial...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Apple puts its chip architect in charge of all hardware as CEO transition looms
On April 20, 2026, Apple announced that Johny Srouji — the executive behind its custom silicon revolution — has been elevated to the newly created role of Chief Hardware...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Apple announces historic leadership transition: John Ternus to become CEO, Tim Cook to assume executive chairman role
Apple announced a significant leadership transition effective September 1, 2026, reshaping its executive structure after 15 years under Tim Cook's tenure as CEO. John Ternus, 50, who...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
APAC advances CPO positioning: ELSFP beings small-volume shipments, in-house COC line set for 3Q26 completion
Optical communications company APAC Opto Electronics reported that its inventory digestion phase is nearing completion, with market demand showing a clear rebound. Looking ahead to...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Semiconductor materials supply shifts to risk sourcing under price and geopolitical pressure
In 2026, critical semiconductor materials face a perfect storm of rising prices, shortages, and geopolitical disruption. Lead times for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and power...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Foxconn Industrial Internet to mass-produce CPO all-optical switches in 3Q26 with over 10,000 units target
Brand Cheng, chairman of Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a cloud networking business under Foxconn, recently announced ongoing advancements in technologies, including co-packaged...
Monday 20 April 2026
Memory and raw materials' increased prices weigh on smartphone panels in 2Q26
Entering the second quarter of 2026, the smartphone panel market continues to carry the weak momentum carried over from the first quarter of 2026. As memory prices rise further alongside...
Monday 20 April 2026
AI chip rivalry escalates: ABF substrate sells out for Unimicron, Kinsus, Nan Ya PCB
AI GPUs, CPUs, and ASICs are driving demand for increasingly larger sizes and higher layer counts in substrate technology. The supply-demand gap for high-end ABF substrates continues...
Monday 20 April 2026
Fortinet rolls out FortiOS 8.0 to tackle shadow AI and post-quantum security risks

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet recently held its 2026 Accelerate APAC conference in Taiwan, focusing on emerging security challenges in the...

Monday 20 April 2026
Exclusive: Sunny Optical eyes FAU, sees 9% smartphone market drop in 2026
As the second quarter of 2026 unfolds, many smartphone and component makers entered the year bracing for pressure on the mobile market. Sunny Optical internally forecasts a 9% decline...
Monday 20 April 2026
India's smartphone shipments fall 3% amid cost pressures and weak demand
India's smartphone shipments fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, signaling strain across global supply chains and consumer markets as rising component costs and sluggish...
Monday 20 April 2026
Taiwan's high growth and low inflation stand out amidst global economic downturn
As global research institutions downgrade their economic forecasts for 2026 in the wake of the joint US-Israel strikes on Iran, Taiwan has stood out as a rare exception to the worldwide...
Monday 20 April 2026
Odisha to break ground on India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit
Odisha broke ground on India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit on April 19, 2026, a move that could reshape global semiconductor supply chains by adding high-end heterogeneous...
Monday 20 April 2026
SDC's 8.6-gen OLED approaches 90% yield, expected to supply 2 million panels to Apple in 2026
According to industry sources cited by The Elec, Samsung Display's (SDC) 8.6G OLED line has recently surpassed an 85% yield rate, approaching the industry's "golden yield"...