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Monday 27 April 2026

DeepSeek cuts API prices 90%, sets new global low for LLM services

DeepSeek's 90% cut to fees for input cache hit, which occurs when the model reuses previously computed results for identical or similar inputs instead of recomputing them, across its...

Monday 27 April 2026

Everlight ramping up in optical communications, supported by automotive and invisible light

As global companies race to capture opportunities in AI optical communications and co-packaged optics (CPO), Taiwanese LED and optoelectronics firms are actively transforming and entering...

Sunday 26 April 2026

Commentary: Sodium batteries reset EV cost structure and supply chain balance

For more than a decade, lithium-ion batteries have defined the global power battery market, concentrating technology, capital and supply...

Friday 24 April 2026

Chipmakers face higher cost pressure as packaging outpaces foundry price hikes

In recent weeks, chip companies ranging from major players to small and medium-sized firms have issued price increase notices or begun renegotiating product prices with select customers...

Friday 24 April 2026

AI PCB supply crunch squeezes margins on rising materials and energy costs

A tightening supply of high-end materials is emerging as a key constraint just as PCB specifications and manufacturing processes move into a new upgrade cycle. Shortages span from...

Friday 24 April 2026

Analysis: Energy costs drive shift towards hybrids and EVs

Rising geopolitical tensions and the resulting surge in energy prices have pushed global crude oil costs higher, intensifying what some analysts describe as "green inflation" as higher...

Thursday 23 April 2026

TSMC to open Arizona packaging facility by 2029, signals caution on high-NA EUV

TSMC is accelerating its advanced packaging expansion in the US while maintaining a conservative stance on next-generation lithography, as the company balances cost pressures, AI-driven...

Thursday 23 April 2026

SpaceX loads up on debt to fund AI push before IPO

SpaceX is preparing for what could become one of the most ambitious public offerings in history, even as its balance sheet reflects the rising cost of its expanding ambitions in both...

Wednesday 22 April 2026

Flagship smartphone SoCs upgrade to 2nm drives cost surge and brand procurement shifts

Starting in the second half of 2026, all flagship smartphone SoCs will transition to the 2nm process node. While this promises enhanced performance for flagship devices, it also triggers...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Global OLED shipments to hold steady in 2026 as memory cost inflation reshapes smartphone demand

Counterpoint Research expects overall OLED panel shipments to be flat year-over-year in 2026, a shift that tightens smartphone supply, boosts demand for premium and IT applications,...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Middle East transshipment and supply chain shifts double SE Asia freight rates

Given the US-China trade war, many Taiwanese businesses and Chinese manufacturers relocated production lines to Southeast Asia, boosting shipment demand from the region. Now, escalating...

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...

Saturday 18 April 2026

Memory price surge hits Xiaomi shipments, forces strategy shift

Rising memory prices are reshaping the global smartphone market. The shift is triggering a broad slowdown and accelerating structural shifts across China's handset industry. Data from...

Saturday 18 April 2026

Samsung launches voluntary retirement amid chip-device earnings gap

Samsung Electronics has initiated a workforce restructuring through a voluntary retirement program as strong semiconductor earnings contrast...

Friday 17 April 2026

MLCC, inductor prices climb as AI demand meets cost pressure

Global passive component prices are rising, led by Japanese suppliers, with the trend spreading across China and Taiwan. Higher raw material costs and AI-driven demand are tightening...

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