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Friday 9 January 2026
Commentary: China redirects AI race to manufacturing systems
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with eight other government departments, has released the plan for "AI + Manufacturing." While framed as an industrial...
Friday 9 January 2026
MA-tek reports higher December and full-year revenue driven by AI chip and advanced process demand
Taiwan-based semiconductor testing firm MA-tek announced December 2025 revenue of NT$501 million (approx. US$15.91 million), marking a 2.7% increase from November and a 10.65% rise...
Friday 9 January 2026
Largan Technology highlights challenges and prospects of variable aperture for 2026 flagship smartphones
Largan Technology drew significant attention at its investor conference on January 8, 2026, revealing that US flagship smartphones are expected to adopt variable-aperture camera modules...
Friday 9 January 2026
Taiwan accelerates infrastructure expansion to fortify AI and chip supply chains
As Taiwan's semiconductor and AI server industries rapidly expand—led by TSMC and major hardware manufacturers—the government is accelerating infrastructure planning to...
Friday 9 January 2026
China tests US-Japan-South Korea alliance with export controls
China is testing the extent of support US President Donald Trump would extend to Japan by imposing export controls on the country, just months after Trump boasted that he had solved...
Friday 9 January 2026
Tata Power to launch India's largest solar ingot and wafer facility
Tata Power Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Tata Power, plans to establish a greenfield 10GW ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, with an investment...
Friday 9 January 2026
TSMC Arizona's land purchase signals continued expansion of US chip manufacturing footprint
TSMC said on January 8 that it has acquired land in Arizona through its subsidiary TSMC Arizona, marking another step in expanding its overseas manufacturing footprint.
Friday 9 January 2026
China targets 2027 self-sufficiency in core AI technologies
Amid escalating US–China technology competition, China at the start of 2026 formally unveiled new objectives for its AI industrial policy. Eight government bodies, including...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Nvidia overhauls server design as Vera Rubin gears up for volume shipments
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced that the company's new Vera Rubin has entered mass production and is preparing for widespread shipments. The design represents a rare major engineering...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Qualcomm reportedly in talks with Samsung on 2nm chip production
Qualcomm is reportedly in talks with Samsung Electronics about contract manufacturing of next-generation 2nm chips, discussions that could support Samsung's efforts to revive its...
Thursday 8 January 2026
CES 2026: MediaTek targets end-2026 mass production for Wi-Fi 8 Filogic 8000 as telecoms drive early demand
MediaTek is preparing to commence large-scale manufacturing of its new Wi-Fi 8 solution, the Filogic 8000, by the end of 2026, in response to heightened demand from telecom operators...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Micron to break ground on largest US memory chip facility
On January 7, 2026, Micron Technology announced that it will officially begin construction on its megafab in Onondaga County, New York, on January 16, 2026. The project, which followed...
Thursday 8 January 2026
PentaPro Materials enters TSMC supply chain with NT$3 billion Taiwan expansion
PentaPro Materials Inc., a Taiwanese supplier of semiconductor process chemicals, has joined the supply chain of TSMC and plans to invest NT$3 billion (US$95 million) in a second...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Warehousing and logistics emerge as early market for humanoid robots
Humanoid robots are beginning to move out of pilot programs and technical trials as companies involved in their development push toward early commercial use. Industry participants...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Humanoid robots eye commercial rollout in 2026

Industry supply chain sources say 2026 is increasingly being viewed as a potential inflection point for the commercialization of humanoid...