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Sunday 19 July 2026

SmartSens forecasts stronger first-half 2026 results on AI-related demand

SmartSens is signaling stronger first-half 2026 growth, a development that may matter to investors tracking global demand for image sensors used in security cameras, smartphones, and...

Sunday 19 July 2026

Three-tier humanoid robot architecture shift opens edge AI opportunities

The humanoid robot industry is converging on a "big brain, small brain" architecture, with AI compute shifting from the cloud to the edge, and even to hands, feet, and other endpoints...

Sunday 19 July 2026

Memory must adopt foundry model to fix AI inference bottleneck, says Korean scholar

AI development is driving larger data transfers and higher GPU efficiency demands, pushing memory toward customization and prompting...

Saturday 18 July 2026

TCL starts OLED monitor panel production ahead of Guangzhou fab opening

TCL CSOT has started producing a 27-inch inkjet-printed OLED monitor panel at its Gen 5.5 line in Wuhan, giving the Chinese display maker an early foothold in consumer OLED monitors...

Saturday 18 July 2026

China's AI sector pivots to system-level "super-nodes" as chip curbs bite at WAIC 2026

The largest World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) to date opened in Shanghai on July 17, and its dominant signal was strategic: China's answer to US limits on advanced chips...

Friday 17 July 2026

Exclusive: SiPearl turns to Taiwan ODMs to bring Rhea-based servers to market

SiPearl has powered on and begun validating Rhea1, its first-generation server CPU designed in Europe. Its next challenge is convincing...

Friday 17 July 2026

AI server tracker: Taiwan's testing and design service leaders surge on global chip demand

The surge in AI and high-performance computing (HPC) technologies continues to reshape the semiconductor landscape, as demonstrated by the June...

Friday 17 July 2026

Montage Technology forecasts stronger first-half profit as AI demand lifts chip sales and discloses Korean prosecutors' search

China-based Montage Technology said its first-half results are expected to rise sharply, underscoring continued demand for AI-linked memory and interconnect chips that matter to data...

Friday 17 July 2026

Moore Threads forecasts sharp first-half revenue growth on AI demand

Moore Threads, a Chinese GPU maker, said its first-half revenue likely more than doubled as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips and large-scale computing clusters accelerated...

Friday 17 July 2026

TSMC boosts US manufacturing as Taiwan chip designers wait on moving production

TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei formally announced on July 16 that the company will invest an additional US$100 billion in the US, funding several...

Friday 17 July 2026

TSMC's US$100 billion bet: AI growth, US pressure and the cost of staying ahead

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted record second-quarter earnings for 2026, issued third-quarter revenue guidance above market expectations, and raised its full-year...

Friday 17 July 2026

Capacity reservations and inventory buildup reshape component makers' 3Q26 outlook amid persistent shortages

Global investment in AI infrastructure continues to accelerate, yet component shortages across the supply chain have not eased as previously expected. Instead, tightening availability...

Thursday 16 July 2026

AI hardware boom lifts Taiwan's rail and CCL suppliers; optical module tells messier story

Taiwan's technology supply chain delivered another month of strong year-over-year revenue growth in June 2026, led by suppliers tied directly to AI server infrastructure, even as the...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Beyond AI: Resilient consumer demand widens semiconductor supply crunch

Reports of lengthening semiconductor lead times have become increasingly common in recent months, highlighting that the imbalance between chip supply and demand has not eased but is...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Groups urge EU interim measures against Broadcom amid VMware antitrust case

A European industry group, the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE), has joined four other trade organizations...

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