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Friday 18 September 2026
Global chipmakers answer India's pitch with equipment, materials, and R&D — not fabs
The multinationals that filled Semicon India 2026 committed to almost every layer of the semiconductor value chain except the one India most wants: nobody announced a new fab. Applied...
Friday 18 September 2026
Tata Electronics put 16 MoUs on the record at Semicon India, join hands with Nexperia
Tata Electronics has attached a headline number to its supplier-recruitment drive at Semicon India 2026 — 16 memoranda of understanding — but only five have been documented...
Friday 18 September 2026
Modi says India's chip mission has reached commercial production as Semicon 2.0 lifts the purse to US$13.5 billion
India's government used the opening of Semicon India 2026 to reframe what it is asking the industry to believe: not that fabs will be built, but that they are already shipping. Prime...
Friday 18 September 2026
Housing slump and plant builds diverge as Tung Ho Steel sees AI demand support
Electric-arc furnace steelmaker Tung Ho Steel said Taiwan's real-estate slowdown has dragged down rebar orders in 2026, while high-tech investment and plant construction have strongly...
Friday 18 September 2026
GaN is winning the AI power argument, not yet the cost battle

Gallium nitride (GaN) is emerging as a key power semiconductor for AI data centers, where rising rack power and the shift toward higher-voltage...

Friday 18 September 2026
Samsung Display reportedly taps Sunic for KRW300 billion RGB OLEDoS push
Samsung Display (SDC) is reportedly preparing to invest about KRW 300 billion in a 12-inch RGB OLED-on-Silicon (OLEDoS) production line, moving the next-generation microdisplay technology...
Friday 18 September 2026
Z.ai's next growth engine starts where compute scarcity ends

Chinese AI developer Z.ai has raised its 2026 year-end annual recurring revenue (ARR) target by 25% to US$3 billion after fresh financing...

Friday 18 September 2026
CATL looks beyond China's passenger-car squeeze as electric trucks become the next growth front
The expansive reach of CATL's entrenched battery grip on the EV market has persisted through years of undefeated market share, pinning many Chinese automakers against severe component...
Friday 18 September 2026
Nvidia roadmap shifts to rack-scale AI with Rubin Ultra

Nvidia's latest AI platform roadmap is taking shape, with supply chain sources saying the company will enter a heavy shipment phase...

Friday 18 September 2026
FCS Group eyes North America layout, as plastics industry turns to material innovation

The spotlight has been on industry innovation at the 2026 Taipei International Plastics and Rubber Industry Show (TaipeiPLAS), as Taiwan's...

Friday 18 September 2026
AI's next infrastructure squeeze is storage: Seagate sees demand accelerating
Seagate's 2026 Data Infrastructure Readiness Report finds that enterprise AI strategies are moving beyond early-stage adoption toward broader deployment, increasing the importance...
Friday 18 September 2026
Nan Ya accelerates AI materials shift with major capacity expansion

Nan Ya Plastics is speeding up its transformation in electronic materials as cloud service providers expand capex at a rapid pace, making...

Thursday 17 September 2026
Topview sees supply-chain shifts supporting orders as AI investment reshapes its outlook
Topview Optronics said shifts tied to artificial intelligence are helping it secure orders through the end of 2026, even as it continues to contend with memory shortages and rising...
Thursday 17 September 2026
Memory LTAs lock up 50-70% of capacity
The memory industry remains in short supply, and major chipmakers are raising the share of capacity committed to long-term supply agreements (LTAs) while extending their duration from...
Thursday 17 September 2026
VLEO emerges as next orbital frontier as China warns of critical 2026–2030 window

Very low Earth orbit (VLEO) is moving from concept toward real-world deployment.