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Wednesday 19 August 2026
GigaDevice profit surges 1,092% on memory upcycle, niche DRAM and NAND gains
GigaDevice Semiconductor posted record first-half 2026 results, with tight memory supply and rising prices across niche products lifting earnings well beyond its full-year 2025 lev...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwan Mobile sees Systex deal as AI-driven expansion play, targets 14% ICT market share
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) recently announced a tender offer for Systex, setting a goal of doubling its share of Taiwan's information services market from 7% to 14% within six years. TWM...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Tatung to complete self-built AI data center PoC by September, secures edge AI order
Taiwan's Tatung held an earnings call on August 18, during which company president Sung-pin Chang stated that the group's self-built artificial intelligence (AI) data center proof...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
PLP splits roles as FOPLP focuses on cost and CoPoS courts AI chips
As AI chips move toward larger dies and higher integration, advanced packaging is shifting from 300mm wafers to square panel manufacturing. In panel-level packaging (PLP), FOPLP and...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
EU tightens recycled-content rules as material traceability becomes a new battery market barrier
The European Union is moving to tighten recycling requirements for rechargeable batteries, including electric vehicle batteries, industrial energy storage batteries, and automotive...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Baidu's AI business drives growth as robotaxi expansion accelerates
Baidu is deepening its shift toward an AI-first business, with AI-powered operations accounting for half of its general business revenue in the second quarter as demand for computing...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Google to move all Pixel production out of China in 2027, Nikkei Asia says
Google has told suppliers it plans to move all production of Pixel smartphones, smartwatches and wireless earbuds out of China starting in 2027, after making progress developing and...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Commentary: Tsinghua Unigroup distances itself from failed US$15 billion Dongguan chip-cloud project

Tsinghua Unigroup's former "chip-to-cloud" expansion strategy unraveled after a debt crisis in 2020 and subsequent bankruptcy restructuring...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
LG opens new Brazil appliance factory to deepen Latin America reach
LG Electronics has opened a major refrigerator plant in Paraná, Brazil. This move could improve supply, shorten delivery times, and bring more locally tailored appliances to...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwanese firms' China investment returns hit record high on AI boom

Driven by surging global demand for AI and high-performance computing (HPC), Taiwanese listed companies achieved record combined profits...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Alibaba's Lingxi sale shows how AI is redrawing China's Big Tech priorities

As AI infrastructure increasingly absorbs both capital and management attention across China's technology sector, even profitable businesses...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Baidu's AI cloud engine accelerates as advertising drag deepens

Baidu's second-quarter 2026 results confirm a business in the midst of a wrenching handover: an AI-powered core that is scaling faster...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Merida sees full-year 2026 growth as Europe and China offset US weakness

Merida said its full-year 2026 business was still set to grow, supported by stable currency conditions, near-complete inventory reduction,...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Airoha and MediaTek back IC Plus against Realtek in switches

Ethernet chipmaker IC Plus said on August 17 that its operations in 2026 have improved significantly after Airoha Technology took a...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
China's new automotive chip rules target the last mile to vehicle adoption

China has introduced five automotive chip certification and accreditation industry standards aimed at easing a key obstacle to domestic...