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Thursday 8 October 2026
Hanmi wins rare Samsung order amid US$5 billion chip substrate expansion
South Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor has secured a KRW24.48 billion (approx. US$18.3 million) equipment order from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, a rare deal with a Samsung Group affiliate...
Thursday 8 October 2026
India's chip packaging plants start exporting, but scale, skills, and subsidies test the next phase
India's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) sector has moved from inaugurations to its first export shipments. The challenge now is scale. The new plants are small, still...
Thursday 8 October 2026
European carmakers urge delay to battery localization rules
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) and European automakers are pressing the European Commission to delay localization rules for EV batteries under the draft...
Thursday 8 October 2026
AI demand drives Episil SiC V-shaped recovery as GaN and TVS capacity reaches full utilization
Episil Technologies Chairman Rex Hsu said overall demand has gradually recovered following an industry downturn, with silicon carbide (SiC) capacity utilization rebounding sharply...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Doosan bets big on China as CCL prices climb
South Korea's Doosan is directing more than half of its record KRW968.4 billion (approx. US$724 million) copper-clad laminate (CCL) investment to China, positioning itself closer to...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Chang Wah Technology posts record revenue as demand broadens across electronics and AI
Chang Wah Technology said record September and third-quarter revenue reflected recovering customer restocking, expanding applications, and rising demand in AI and satellite markets...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Wolfspeed secures conditional US$1.5B US defense loan for SiC, GaN expansion
Wolfspeed has received a conditional commitment for up to US$1.5 billion in long-term financing from the US Department of War to expand domestic production of silicon carbide (SiC)...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Samsung expands memory testing beyond Korea with US$4.08 billion Vietnam project
Samsung Electronics is expanding its memory testing footprint beyond South Korea with a US$4.08 billion project in Vietnam, adding another back-end and export base as tight DRAM and...
Thursday 8 October 2026
UK weighs Chinese EV tariffs amid fears of EU exclusion, retaliation from Beijing

Chinese automakers are expanding rapidly in the UK, with their growing presence beginning to influence government policy as well as market competition...

Wednesday 7 October 2026
Quanta says September server dip is normal as revenue falls 23% from August
Quanta Computer shipped 4.2 million notebooks in September 2026, up more than 60% from August. Yet its revenue for the month fell more than 20% because server shipments dropped from...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Anduril to invest US$3.7 billion in Maryland shipyard for submarine supply chain
Anduril Industries said it will spend US$3.7 billion to build Arsenal-2, a next-generation software-defined shipyard at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County, Maryland. The US Navy is...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Samsung SDI builds dual-track battery strategy with LFP supply deal, solid-state push
Samsung SDI is simultaneously expanding its lower-cost LFP supply chain and advancing its next-generation all-solid-state battery roadmap, signing separate agreements with POSCO Future...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Towa returns strategic chip packaging production to Japan as AI demand accelerates
Towa plans to build a new factory in Kyoto Prefecture to produce assembly and packaging equipment for advanced semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications.
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Apple Watch sensor demand and InP supply tightness lift TASC's 2H26 outlook
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation (TASC) expects a stronger second half of 2026 as new Apple Watch demand lifts sensor orders. The company said weak consumer electronics demand...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Commentary: Largan earnings call spotlight — CPO, expansion and 4Q26 order momentum
Largan Precision will hold its earnings call on October 8, when the optical lens maker is due to report third-quarter results and outline its fourth-quarter outlook. With September...