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Wednesday 15 April 2026

China Northern Rare Earth hikes 2Q26 rare earth ore prices over 44%, experts warn of demand destruction

China Northern Rare Earth, the leading player in China's rare earth industry, has raised its rare earth ore (REO) prices for the second quarter of 2026 by more than 44%. Amid geopolitical...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Samsung QD-OLED tops 5 million units; LG turns to rival supply

Samsung Display has crossed a key inflection point in the premium monitor market, with cumulative QD-OLED panel shipments exceeding 5 million units by March 2026.

Wednesday 15 April 2026

India's industrial ambitions face supply-chain constraints as China tightens technology access in batteries and EVs

India's push to build a domestic advanced manufacturing ecosystem is facing renewed pressure from China's tightening control over critical technologies, particularly in the battery...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

China's carmakers push ahead in solid-state battery race

Last month, China's Chery Automobile unveiled an all-solid-state battery it says can deliver a driving range exceeding 1,500 kilometers, positioning the technology as a central pillar...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Samsung tipped to lead global chip profits as AI elevates memory, veteran exec predicts

Yoon-woo Lee, a semiconductor expert and former vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, believes Samsung may become the world's most profitable company by 2027–2028, driven by...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Nvidia's RISC-V push shapes cloud AI's three-way architecture race

Nvidia recently joined the Series G funding round of SiFive, a leading RISC-V chip IP provider. Although Nvidia was one among many investors and the round raised about US$400 million,...

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Morrison targets AI phone sensor upgrades, expands into 3 emerging markets

Morrison expects AI smartphone penetration to exceed 60% within five years, driving continuous upgrades in optical sensor specifications. Despite short-term headwinds from memory supply-demand...

Tuesday 14 April 2026

Vietnam-China talks target energy security, telecom, infrastructure deals

Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary and State President To Lam will pay a state visit to China from April 14-17, where he is set...

Tuesday 14 April 2026

China's 2nm AI GPU hits prototype, production unclear

Shanghai Dishan Technology has advanced its 2nm-class AI GPU into the prototyping stage, marking a rare push by a China-based designer into cutting-edge AI silicon — though manufacturing...

Tuesday 14 April 2026

JCET CEO sees robotics extending automotive semiconductor growth

China's leading OSAT provider JCET has sustained steady growth in automotive electronics, driven by the rapid expansion of new energy...

Tuesday 14 April 2026

Apple increased foldable display inventory by 20% ahead of iPhone Fold launch

Despite slowing growth in the foldable smartphone market, Apple has reportedly increased its foldable display panel inventory by 20% for its first foldable phone, the iPhone Fold,...

Tuesday 14 April 2026

Glass substrates move toward mass production as Intel, Samsung Electro-Mechanics step up efforts

Glass substrates are entering a critical pre-mass production phase as demand for high-performance AI chips accelerates. As AI workloads require larger chip sizes and higher bandwidth,...

Tuesday 14 April 2026

Huawei backs optical chip push through photonics supplier investment

AI data centre and high-speed computing demand are pushing optical communications and photonic chips into focus, as data transmission bottlenecks reinforce the strategic role of photonics...

Tuesday 14 April 2026

JCET advances CPO, glass substrates to capture AI packaging demand

JCET, China's leading outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) provider, is accelerating its push into advanced packaging, sharpening its position in AI servers, data centres,...

Tuesday 14 April 2026

TCL reportedly explores stake sale in India TV unit

TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. is considering selling a stake in its Indian television manufacturing unit to local investors as part of efforts to expand its business in the country,...

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