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Wednesday 12 August 2026
Tsang Yow's semiconductor parts business drives profit growth in 2Q

Tsang Yow said its semiconductor equipment components business had become a major growth driver in July, as the Taiwan transmission-system...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Apple presses Samsung Display and LG Display for lower iPhone 18 OLED prices
Apple has asked Samsung Display and LG Display to sharply reduce OLED panel prices for the iPhone 18 as it works to offset rising production costs, according to South Korean media...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Microsoft seeks expanded Maia 300 production to tap into demand for cheaper compute
Microsoft plans to unveil its new Maia 300 accelerator chip this fall, with a public announcement possible as early as next month, according to The Information. Although Microsoft...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Memory drives 62% of Nvidia Vera Rubin's cost — SOCAMM2, not HBM4, leads the bill

Memory chips account for roughly 62% of the cost of Nvidia's next-generation AI platform, Vera Rubin, according to a new cost breakdown...

Monday 10 August 2026
Wiwynn raises Q2 margin as customer procurement shifts take hold

Wiwynn said changes in how it buys components with customers began to show results in the second quarter of 2026, helping lift gross...

Monday 10 August 2026
Taiwan drones still rely on foreign chips despite shift away from China

Demand for non-China drone supply chains is clear in Europe and the US, while calls to reduce reliance on Chinese suppliers have recently...

Sunday 9 August 2026
Greenfiltec posts first-half loss as activated carbon costs squeeze margins
Greenfiltec reported first-half 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$311 million, up 18.35% from a year earlier, but the Taiwan-based airborne molecular contamination (AMC) filter supplier...
Friday 7 August 2026
LG plans three-tier AI chips for appliances, home robots

LG Electronics plans to develop premium, midrange and entry-level on-device AI chips for products ranging from refrigerators and washing...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Parade sees steadier outlook despite margin pressure from memory costs

Parade said its second-quarter 2026 results were squeezed by a sudden increase in back-end testing and packaging costs, but the high-speed...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Anthropic builds in-house chip design team, signaling AI firms' turn to custom silicon

Anthropic is building an in-house team to design custom chips for its Claude AI models, according to Reuters, moving ahead...

Thursday 6 August 2026
FOPLP leads production as CoPoS advances glass packaging
AI chip computing power is rising rapidly, pushing advanced packaging toward larger form factors, higher bandwidth, and greater integration. Traditional Ajinomoto build-up film (ABF)...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
Alibaba unveils biggest Qwen model as DeepSeek deepens China's AI price war
Alibaba Group unveiled Qwen3.8-Max on August 3, calling it its largest and most capable artificial intelligence (AI) model to date, as DeepSeek's low-cost V4-Flash intensified competition...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
China’s in-house auto chip push could reshape costs, supply chains, and regulatory risks
As Chinese automakers accelerate in-house chip development, the strategy is increasingly about more than smart vehicles. It is also tied to supply chain self-reliance, overseas expansion,...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
Interview: Rising material costs and FOUP shortages threaten semiconductor supply chains
AI-driven demand, new fab construction, and conflict-led raw material inflation are combining to squeeze semiconductor suppliers in 2026, according to Topco Scientific Co. senior CEO...