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Thursday 12 November 2026
Sam Altman warns Samsung of short-term AI demand volatility
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned Samsung Electronics executives that AI memory demand could fluctuate in the short term, with the market potentially counting the same demand more than...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Tekscend's cost strategy and global edge
As global foundry capacity expands and market dynamics shift, competitive pressures have intensified significantly across major manufacturing regions, particularly in mature process...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Meta launches Muse Ember for repetitive AI workloads
Meta has launched Muse Ember, its smallest model, to handle repetitive tasks at lower cost. Muse Ember features a 1-million-token context window, can generate up to 512,000 tokens...
Thursday 12 November 2026
China's US$225 million space computing venture confronts cost of taking data centers into orbit

Zhongke Nebula has registered in Hefei with CNY1.5 billion (approx. US$225 million) in committed capital, bringing state-backed investors and domestic...

Wednesday 11 November 2026
ASMedia raises own-brand prices as chip supply costs climb
ASMedia Technology reported consolidated revenue of NT$2.66 billion (approx. US$80.9 million) in the third quarter of 2026, with a gross margin of 51.6%, as rising substrate, outsourced...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Middle East conflict and supply chain strains squeeze global automakers' margins
The prolonged Middle East conflict is adding to mounting pressure on the global automotive industry, disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and driving up energy, logistics...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Automotive component maker PMX doubles semiconductor revenue share to 20%
Automotive powertrain and safety component maker Global PMX reported 3Q26 consolidated revenue of NT$2.417 billion (US$73.76 million), up 5.87% quarter-on-quarter and 24.59% year-on-year...
Monday 9 November 2026
Monitor panel prices hold in November as notebook pressure mounts
Monitor LCD panel prices remained stable in November as panel makers continued to adjust production and maintain a weak supply-demand balance, while notebook panel prices faced broader...
Friday 6 November 2026
Why US midterm sweep could cost China's AI exports more than it gains
A slower US build-out of AI infrastructure after the Democratic Party's midterm sweep could cost China more economically than it gains strategically, Bloomberg Economics said, because...
Friday 6 November 2026
Ecarx posts higher 3Q revenue, but memory costs squeeze margins
Ecarx, an automotive technology supplier, reported a 65% year-over-year reduction in profit for the third quarter of 2026 on November 4 as rising memory-chip costs eroded margins despite...
Friday 6 November 2026
Chicony shifts toward premium PCs, AI applications as demand weakens
Chicony Electronics reported unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$5.647 billion (US$172 million) for October 2026, down 9.1% month-over-month and 24% year-over-year. Persistent global...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Largan consolidates camera actuator unit as optical business expands into CPO
Largan Technology reported October revenue of NT$5.846 billion (US$178.1 million) on November 5, down 7.0% year-over-year, while moving to consolidate its camera actuator subsidiary...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
AI flash could cost 90% less per GB to make than HBM4 but squeeze NAND supply
High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) could give AI accelerators more memory at roughly one-tenth the manufacturing cost per gigabyte of HBM4. But producing it could consume far more wafer capacity...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Analysis: Beyond iPhone growth, Apple's spending reveals broader cost challenge
Apple is committing more money to research and securing supplies while reducing cash spending on fixed assets, a combination that shows how its AI ambitions and component shortages...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Micron dismisses 4F-squared DRAM as CXMT presses ahead — why Samsung, SK Hynix remain divided
Micron Technology and China's CXMT have taken sharply different approaches to next-generation DRAM scaling, exposing a divide over the commercial viability of 4F-squared memory-cell...