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Friday 29 May 2026
Lenovo redesigns ThinkPad and shifts to services as component inflation squeezes PC market
Lenovo is pursuing a "dual-down" strategy to capture market share as rising memory prices and CPU shortages squeeze PC makers, shifting from hardware supplier to a technology solutions...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Apple's entry-level push puts pressure on Windows notebook makers
Apple's introduction of the MacBook Neo has intensified competition in the low-end notebook market, putting pressure on Windows-based manufacturers across both education and consumer...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Yageo signals possible price hikes as Japanese and Korean passive component makers raise prices
Passive component manufacturer Yageo held its 2026 annual shareholders meeting on May 27. In a post-meeting interview, chairman Pierre Chen confirmed that the world's two largest multilayer...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Yageo tops Murata in AI-driven passive component orders

Yageo, one of the world's largest passive component suppliers, said demand from AI-related applications has pushed its book-to-bill ratio...

Wednesday 27 May 2026
Hiwin opens Italy HQ, bridging Europe to global markets
Taiwanese machinery component maker Hiwin has officially opened its new headquarters in Agrate Brianza for its Italian subsidiary, saying the site will serve as a key hub connecting...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Copper crunch hits components cost amid AI demand surge
Tight upstream copper concentrate supply has kept prices high despite rising exchange inventories, squeezing margins for electronics companies and prompting suppliers to pass costs...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Taiwan smartphone shipments fell nearly 4% in April as component costs push prices higher
Taiwan's smartphone shipments declined in April 2026 as the market entered its traditional slow season and rising component prices pressured handset pricing, industry participants...
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Darfon Electronics invests in AI cooling systems maker GrAndvance
As demand for high-performance computing continues to rise, thermal management has emerged as one of the most critical constraints on server performance. Liquid cooling systems, once...
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Wiwynn expands US capacity as AI server boom strains power and supply chains

Taiwan-based AI server maker Wiwynn is accelerating its global expansion as surging demand for AI infrastructure creates mounting pressure...

Tuesday 26 May 2026
Inside China's humanoid robot boom: Price war, fractured supply chains
China's humanoid robot market is expanding rapidly, but intensifying price competition and growing concerns over product reliability are beginning to expose structural weaknesses across...
Monday 25 May 2026
India's electronics manufacturers seek higher-margin businesses as smartphone slowdown shrinks profits
India's electronics manufacturing industry, which has emerged as the world's second-largest mobile phone production hub after China, is facing growing pressure as slowing smartphone...
Monday 25 May 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics secures large silicon capacitor supply contract
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco)'s KRW1.5 trillion (approx. US$990 million) silicon capacitor supply contract with a major global company could reshape component supply for AI servers,...
Monday 25 May 2026
EGAT pivots into drones to capture US and European defense and commercial demand
Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation (EGAT) said it expanded into drone manufacturing to serve growing overseas demand, pursuing customers in the US and shipments to Europe...
Monday 25 May 2026
Nichidenbo appoints WT Microelectronics representative as chairman to cement share-swap tie-up
Nichidenbo's May 22 board changes and planned equity link with WT Microelectronics signal a strategic pivot that could influence global component supply chains, as leadership shifts...
Sunday 24 May 2026
AI server boom squeezes Samsung Electro-Mechanics' component supply

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is emerging as another beneficiary of the AI data center buildout, as demand for high-end capacitors and package...