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Tuesday 27 October 2026
Anthropic's IPO filing puts TSMC, HBM, direct leasing at the center of AI compute risk
In its preliminary IPO registration statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Anthropic describes how much of its capacity depends on a small group of chip and...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
OPTOELEC seeks AI data center orders as Himax advances CPO optics
South Korean optics maker Optoelec is seeing growing interest from AI data center customers as it seeks to expand its wafer-level optics (WLO) business into high-speed optical communications,...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
NT1 plans to assemble Chinese delivery vans in Korea in 2027
South Korean autonomous delivery company NT1 plans to begin assembling Chinese-designed delivery vans locally in 2027, gradually adding Korean-made components as it seeks approval...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Hyundai supplier SL eyes first overseas robot deployment in US
South Korean automotive supplier SL is considering deploying its mobile dual-arm robot at a US factory in 2027 or 2028, potentially marking the system's first overseas deployment,...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
KAR bets on fleet monitoring as South Korea expands robotaxi trials
South Korean vehicle engineering company KAR plans to develop a monitoring system for the electronic controls it installs in autonomous vehicles, seeking recurring maintenance revenue...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Samsung Executive Chairman reportedly eyes RX unit visit for humanoid robot push
Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-Yong is reportedly set to visit the company's Robotics eXperience (RX) business unit in Seoul's Umyeon-dong by the end of October to...
Monday 26 October 2026
Interview: From afterthought to bottleneck, circuit boards move to the heart of AI hardware
In the era of AI and high-performance computing (HPC), the once-separate worlds of chip design, packaging, and circuit boards are converging. According to the Global Electronics Association,...
Monday 26 October 2026
Taiwan wafer-testing supplier Hermes Testing Solutions commits more than US$215 million to advanced chip testing expansion
Hermes Testing Solutions Inc. (HTSI), a semiconductor wafer-testing solutions provider, is expanding its Taiwan operations. Its board approved budget authorisations on October 22 for...
Sunday 25 October 2026
Chinese automakers capture record 14.6% Europe market share as looming hybrid import curbs spur shipments
Chinese automakers achieved record sales in Europe in September, doubling their monthly volume to 194,800 vehicles and capturing an unprecedented 14.6% market share. Beyond their expanding...
Sunday 25 October 2026
AI data centers drive Taiwan's electrical firms into modular, EPC markets
As demand for AI data centers expands, next-generation AI servers are raising requirements for power supply, cooling efficiency, and deployment speed. Taiwan's electrical and mechanical...
Saturday 24 October 2026
AIDC launches Taiwan's largest industrial microgrid with 9MW/54MWh energy storage capacity
Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) held an inauguration ceremony for its 9MW/54MWh large-scale microgrid system at its Shuinan facility in Taichung on October 22,...
Saturday 24 October 2026
LGES Poland plant nears breakeven as utilization rebounds
LG Energy Solution (LGES)'s Wroclaw plant in Poland, long viewed as a major drag on the business, is nearing profitability after posting an operating loss of nearly KRW600 billion...
Friday 23 October 2026
Doosan Robotics targets automakers, chipmakers as Chinese rivals cut prices
Doosan Robotics is focusing its sales efforts on large automotive and semiconductor manufacturers as it develops AI-powered systems capable of handling more complex factory tasks,...
Friday 23 October 2026
Taiwan's inaugural semiconductor strike pauses as nearly 70% of Micron Taoyuan Union rejects new bonus offer
Taiwan's first-ever strike in the semiconductor industry has temporarily drawn to a close. A 24-hour warning strike spearheaded by Micron Technology's Taoyuan union concluded on the...
Friday 23 October 2026
Semco's 61-week MLCC lead times give suppliers upper hand in AI supply chain
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is gaining pricing power as AI server demand extends multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) lead times beyond a year. Shortages now span consumer, automotive...