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Monday 24 August 2026
TPK TGV pilot line to start by September, Thailand plant eyes 2027 ramp
TPK Holding is accelerating its move from consumer touch panels into semiconductors, with its Through Glass Via (TGV) pilot line in Taoyuan, Taiwan set to begin operations in August...
Monday 24 August 2026
Samsung's DRAM capacity lead shrinks as SK Hynix expands faster

Samsung Electronics' DRAM wafer capacity will grow only marginally through 2027, with investment directed at node migration and line...

Monday 24 August 2026
Taiwan's Iron Force shifts airbag output to Poland, targets AI server component ramp in 2027
Taiwan-based Iron Force Industrial is reshaping its manufacturing footprint as pressure on its traditional auto-parts business weighs on earnings. The company plans to expand its Poland...
Monday 24 August 2026
Europe's struggling auto industry turns to China, drawing US scrutiny

European automakers have been increasing collaboration with their Chinese counterparts in recent years, as they seek to break through...

Monday 24 August 2026
Rapidus 2nm ramp stays on track as Japan readies JPY150 billion investment

Rapidus' plan to begin volume production of 2nm chips in the second half of FY2027 remains on schedule, with rising demand from AI chips...

Monday 24 August 2026
India weighs new capital subsidies to build domestic polysilicon capacity
India is preparing a new capex-based subsidy scheme to support domestic polysilicon manufacturing, as the government seeks to reduce import dependence and build a more integrated solar...
Monday 24 August 2026
Notebook brands shift production back to China as Southeast Asia costs rise
Notebook brands that rushed into Southeast Asia for manufacturing are moving production back to China, as the cost gap remains too wide and the impact of substitute tariffs has proved...
Monday 24 August 2026
Taiwan speeds chip materials push with consumables, ITRI says

Taiwan is accelerating its drive for semiconductor materials self-reliance by starting with consumables and building toward higher-value...

Monday 24 August 2026
Shanghai accepts YMTC's STAR Market listing application
China's largest NAND flash maker is moving toward a major Shanghai listing, but global investors will be watching more than the size of the deal. YMTC's IPO comes as chip demand rises,...
Monday 24 August 2026
India targets domestic mobile phone design capabilities with new US$7.5 billion manufacturing scheme
India has announced an INR625 billion (US$6.53 billion) Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme aimed at moving the country's electronics industry beyond large-scale assembly and toward...
Monday 24 August 2026
Xiaomi unveils second-generation humanoid robot at Beijing conference

Xiaomi unveiled its second-generation humanoid robot at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, where the machine made its first...

Saturday 22 August 2026
Automation Taipei 2026: If AI is advancing so fast, why is the factory floor still so hard to automate?
For all the extraordinary progress made by artificial intelligence, the physical world remains stubbornly difficult to automate.
Saturday 22 August 2026
Manz Asia says yield is key to glass core mass production
As AI chips continue to grow in size, the shift in advanced packaging from 300 mm wafers to square panels is becoming clearer, driving parallel development of new packaging technologies...
Friday 21 August 2026
China chip equipment maker Piotech posts 1,324% profit surge, advanced deposition scales up
Piotech Inc. reported a sharp rise in first-half 2026 earnings, helped by stronger demand for semiconductor deposition equipment, wider adoption of new process tools and improving...
Friday 21 August 2026
SK Chairman warns of 2027 memory shortage, ties expansion to long-term orders
SK Group Chairman Tae-Won Chey said in a recent interview with CNBC that memory demand is surging explosively and that the most severe "memory shortage" will hit in 2027. He also apologized...