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Saturday 7 November 2026
Interview: Infineon's first RISC-V automotive MCU is built for a decade-plus production run
Infineon Technologies is betting on RISC-V scalability with AURIX RC1, its first RISC-V-based microcontroller (MCU) platform, unveiled this week. A single instruction set lets the...
Friday 6 November 2026
Taiwan targets reusable rocket manufacturing in 2027 strategy to rival SpaceX
US space company SpaceX has developed reusable Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rocket boosters, saving between US$32 million and US$46.5 million every time a booster is reused. To date,...
Friday 6 November 2026
Naver's Nvidia-backed AI factory faces crucial test after US$9 billion deal
Naver is preparing to launch its Nvidia-backed AI factory business after securing an infrastructure agreement with Brookfield worth up to US$9 billion. With OpenAI and Anthropic seen...
Friday 6 November 2026
India's premium shift shields Apple from decade-low smartphone slump
India is now an important market for Apple in two ways. It is a growth market where the company set an all-time revenue record in the September quarter, even as overall smartphone...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Memory surge leaves 8GB iPad Pro behind on AI
Apple's memory requirements for its new Apple Intelligence features have sparked debate after the launch of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, with some older or lower-spec devices excluded from...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Taiwan-Netherlands launch four photonics R&D partnerships
Taiwan and the Netherlands announced four joint research and development collaborations on November 4 under their bilateral Technology Bridge Program, targeting photonic packaging,...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
CHT expands Google partnership with AI services
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expanding its partnership with Google beyond Google One, YouTube Premium and Pixel smartphone sales to include GenAI services. On November 4, CHT announced...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
CAS Space's Kinetica-2 joins Spacesail deployment, raising stakes for China's commercial rockets
Chinese commercial launch provider CAS Space launched its Kinetica-2 rocket at 8:15:25am on 3 November from the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Experimental Zone, placing...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Apple China revenue hits record as memory costs test growth
Apple's Greater China revenue rose 21% year-over-year to a record US$17.5 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, ended September, while full-year revenue increased 28%, driven...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
USI to launch Wi-Fi 8 SiP modules in 1Q27 for AI devices
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a subsidiary of ASE, plans to launch Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) products in the first quarter of 2027, building on its experience developing and...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Apple's iPhone Duo launch lifts Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 sales in South Korea
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Z Fold 8 weekly sales in South Korea increased by more than 20% in the week after Apple launched its first foldable iPhone Duo, according to Seoul Economic...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Google's Suncatcher milestone tests whether AI data centers can leave Earth
Google's Project Suncatcher has crossed an important threshold in orbital computing after its prototype satellite successfully returned an AI response generated onboard using the Gemma...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Apple's HomeView launch faces uphill battle as AI struggles delay ambitious HomeView Ultra
Apple's recent entry into the smart display market, the US$299 HomeView, was designed to anchor the modern smart home ecosystem. However, the product arrives amid strong competitive...
Monday 2 November 2026
Foxconn, Mitsubishi Fuso joint venture to launch on November 2 as Japan's auto industry opens up
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) and Japan's Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC) will officially launch their bus joint venture on November 2, according to Foxconn chief strategy...
Monday 2 November 2026
India roundup: India accelerates semiconductor push as states, chipmakers and equipment suppliers expand investment

India's semiconductor ambitions are gathering momentum as states launch new subsidies, chipmakers weigh fabs, global suppliers consider manufacturing,...