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Wednesday 7 October 2026
Starship reaches orbit on 14th test as Chinese rocket makers race toward low-cost reusability
SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight and deployed 26 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites. Whereas the previous 13 flights primarily focused...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Huawei's NPO bet challenges CPO's path to AI scale
Huawei is backing near-packaged optics (NPO) rather than co-packaged optics (CPO) for its next-generation AI infrastructure, arguing that NPO offers a better balance of cost, manufacturability,...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Smaller batteries, smarter roads: Honda tests different EV cost model
The complexity of vehicle economics surrounding surging battery costs has long put the EV industry in a difficult position, caught between power-delivery constraints and energy-efficiency...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Chicony Power sees satellite, server orders surge in 4Q26
Chicony Power Technology reported self-calculated consolidated revenue of NT$2.413 billion (approx. US$75.91 million) in September 2026, down 2.3% month-over-month, as memory shortages...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Column: How semiconductors' evolution foretells the rise of AI data centers
Semiconductors and AI data centers share a striking number of similarities.
Monday 5 October 2026
Deutsche Telekom targets US$2.8 billion in savings as AI business grows
Deutsche Telekom expects artificial intelligence and automation to generate around EUR2.5 billion (approx. US$2.8 billion) in indirect-cost savings by 2030 compared with 2023, Reuters...
Friday 2 October 2026
LG Energy Solution and GM bet LMR can bridge the gap between LFP cost and high-nickel range
For years, automakers have grappled with an underlying paradox stemming from persistent EV raw-material pressures, as supply chains worldwide have been constrained by a familiar battery-chemistry...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Samsung raises Galaxy S26 prices in South Korea seven months after launch
Under pressure from rising memory prices, Samsung Electronics has raised the South Korean launch prices of its Galaxy S26 series about seven months after release. Most models went...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Column: Memory and logic collide as AI shifts the balance
As HBM approaches half the cost of a GPU-HBM CoWoS package, can memory still be viewed as merely a passive component of AI computing? The answer goes back to the "memory wall," a challenge...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
VSMC bets on value over cost as Singapore fab builds next-generation R&D and IP capabilities
VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC), the joint venture between Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and NXP Semiconductors, opened its 12-inch wafer fab in...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Micro LED smartwatches set back as costs remain a fatal hurdle
Micro LED has reached mass production in several end-market applications in recent years, but it is still facing intense competition from OLED. Garmin's new fenix 9 smartwatch has...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Apple iPhone Duo revives UDC battle as Samsung weighs trade-offs
Apple has launched its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, adopting under-display camera (UDC) technology long used by Samsung Electronics. The move puts all-screen design back at...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
South Korea AI compute squeeze hits researchers and startups
South Korea's AI sector is facing a growing GPU shortage as research institutes and small companies struggle to secure enough compute for model training and deployment. As government...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
South Korean component makers face price cuts as memory costs climb

South Korean electronics component suppliers are under growing pressure as rising memory prices drive chip inflation deeper into the...

Friday 25 September 2026
Bright LED Electronics rides PCBA rebound to double-digit growth

Bright LED Electronics said its core profit rebounded in the first half of 2026, helped by recovering printed circuit board assembly...