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Monday 18 May 2026
Apple's chip recycling strategy deepens reliance on TSMC and pressures PC rivals
Apple has increasingly relied on "binned" chips — processors with disabled or defective cores — to expand into lower-priced devices, according to a recent report by The...
Monday 18 May 2026
As AI redraws chip industry, TSMC faces its first real rivals
The global map of semiconductor manufacturing is beginning to shift. For years, the market for advanced chip production was dominated almost entirely by TSMC. But the rise of artificial...
Monday 18 May 2026
Taiwanese electronics firms poised to benefit as Western automakers localize E/E sourcing
Taiwanese electronics firms are poised to become key suppliers for Western automakers' next-generation vehicle electronics, with a wave of RFQs expected to convert into mass-production...
Monday 18 May 2026
Lotes holds prices to gain share as server and AI connectors drive record revenue
Connector maker Lotes said it held product prices to win market share and reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue as strong server demand lifted results. The company disclosed that...
Monday 18 May 2026
Nvidia GB300 drives AI server boom as Vera Rubin ramp approaches third quarter
Nvidia's GB300 is becoming the mainstream AI server product in the first quarter of 2026, boosting ODM revenue and profit worldwide; with Vera Rubin servers due to ramp in the third...
Monday 18 May 2026
TSMC CoWoS yields top 98% as capacity expands
Following its North America technology forum, TSMC held the Hsinchu session on May 14, 2026. The company said the smart revolution is beginning, with AI evolving from generative AI...
Monday 18 May 2026
Ilitek eyes 2Q26 ramp for OLED TDDI and auto products
Ilitek, a Taiwan-based DDI maker, said its first-quarter 2026 results were hit by seasonal softness and rising memory prices, which prompted Chinese smartphone brands to become more...
Sunday 17 May 2026
Taiwan chipmakers quietly fill gaps left by Korea's HBM push
Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem is getting an unexpected lift from the AI server investment boom. Supply pressure that began in high-bandwidth memory and leading-edge process technology...
Saturday 16 May 2026
China's memory push accelerates as YMTC and CXMT expand DRAM ambitions
China's memory semiconductor industry is entering a new phase of expansion as leading domestic players ramp up investments in both NAND flash and DRAM technologies, amid an AI-driven...
Friday 15 May 2026
Commentary: The Thucydides trap and TSMC's COUPE
On May 14, Xi Jinping opened his summit with Donald Trump in Beijing by invoking the Thucydides Trap — the idea that a rising power and an established hegemon are structurally...
Friday 15 May 2026
Samsung shields chip lines as union sticks to strike plan

Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun pre-emptive production adjustments at its semiconductor facilities as its labor union sticks...

Friday 15 May 2026
Ability Enterprise targets AI and automation growth after strong first-quarter results
Ability Enterprise has said it expects continued revenue and profit growth through 2028 as the company expands beyond traditional imaging products into AI edge computing, robotics,...
Friday 15 May 2026
Nvidia Vera Rubin issues reportedly cleared, supply chain eyes 3Q26 ramp
Market fears over Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin platform have eased after supply-chain sources said design issues tied to a cooling architecture change have largely been resolved...
Friday 15 May 2026
Maserati turns to Huawei as China's EV power expands into luxury cars
In a move that underscores both the desperation of legacy luxury brands and the growing confidence of China's electric-vehicle (EV) industry, Huawei is reportedly in advanced talks...
Friday 15 May 2026
Metalens technology reaches key turning point, as DUV, DLW, NIL processes compete for advantage
Metalens technology is now moving from proofs-of-concept toward targeted applications in smart glasses and machine vision, as its extreme thinness makes it well-suited for use cases...