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Thursday 5 November 2026
Commentary: AOI locks in China's InP substrates for AI optics, but export controls threaten supply
AI data centers are accelerating demand for high-speed optical communications, extending competition in the optical transceiver market beyond chips and module manufacturing to critical...
Thursday 5 November 2026
US pressure on overseas AI compute squeezes Chinese tenants and Southeast Asian data centers as Beijing pushes domestic chips
Chinese AI developers are losing a key route to advanced US chips, renting them in data centers outside China, as Washington and US companies stretch American controls over compute...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Memory surge leaves 8GB iPad Pro behind on AI
Apple's memory requirements for its new Apple Intelligence features have sparked debate after the launch of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, with some older or lower-spec devices excluded from...
Thursday 5 November 2026
SK Hynix leads HBM4 yield at 60%, expands DRAM supply
SK Hynix's sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) yield has reportedly reached the mid-60% range, the highest in the industry. Analysts say improved yield has lifted production...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Winbond approves US$2.2 billion fab expansion, seeks long-term deals with 10 customers
Winbond's board has approved approximately NT$73.1 billion (approx. US$2.23 billion) in capital spending to expand its Kaohsiung wafer fab, as the Taiwanese memory chipmaker prepares...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Syntec Technology's new factories in India, Malaysia to push capacity to more than double in 2027
Syntec Technology is actively advancing its global production capacity expansion and artificial intelligence (AI) technology deployment. The company announced on November 4 that its...
Thursday 5 November 2026
CXMT prepayments surge 16x with DRAM shortage lifting market share
Global memory supply constraints are creating opportunities for Chinese DRAM maker CXMT to expand its market share. As major international manufacturers prioritise high-bandwidth memory...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Corning starts optical connectivity output in western India, plans larger adjacent plant for 2027
Corning's move to begin making optical connectivity products in Pune and add a larger adjacent plant by 2027 shows the AI-driven surge in data center fiber demand, so far strongest...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Qualcomm wins Starlink Mobile infrastructure deal as SpaceX advances terrestrial network
Qualcomm has secured a role in SpaceX's planned US terrestrial mobile network, turning Starlink Mobile's ambitions for integrated satellite and ground-based connectivity into a named...
Thursday 5 November 2026
FPT starts chip-testing plant trials in northern Vietnam, plans packaging expansion
FPT has begun trial operations at a semiconductor testing and packaging plant in Vietnam's Bac Ninh province, initially focusing on chip testing as it prepares to expand into packaging...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Google commits US$15 billion to expand Malaysian data centers in 2027 and 2028
Google's plan to invest US$15 billion in Malaysia over 2027 and 2028 deepens its bet on what AFP calls Southeast Asia's fastest-growing data center hub, and ties the expansion to commitments...
Thursday 5 November 2026
GlobalFoundries revenue rises 13% as data center demand offsets mobile decline
GlobalFoundries' third quarter showed the contract chipmaker's revenue base shifting from smartphones to AI-related networking, and that shift is now boosting profitability. Revenue...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Chicony Power profit hit by notebooks in Q3 2026
Chicony Power Technology Co. reported weaker quarterly results in the third quarter of 2026 as slowing notebook demand and severe memory shortages among customers weighed on performance...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Murata, Samsung Electro-Mechanics reportedly secure Winbond's silicon capacitor capacity
Murata Manufacturing and Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) have reportedly secured silicon capacitor production capacity from Winbond Electronics to meet demand from their end customers,...
Thursday 5 November 2026
From assembly lines to front lines, defense opens new opportunities for automakers
As low capacity utilization, steep tariffs, and fierce competition from Chinese automakers pressure the industry, significant growth in European defense spending is opening new business...