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Jan
02
Jan
2026 Hisense TVs for Europe and the UK receive EPREL certification
02
Jan
2026 Hisense UR9S and UR8S with RGB miniLED, 180Hz panels, and Dolby Vision 2 go official
02
Jan
ASRock Taichi OLED monitors will debut at CES 2026 along with new Phantom Gaming QD-OLED models
02
Jan
Samsung Display launches 360Hz V-Stripe QD-OLED panels for 2026 ultra‑wide gaming monitors
02
Jan
MSI MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 and MSI MAG 321UP QD-OLED X24 with DarkArmor go official
02
Jan
Memory shortages to persist through 2026 as AI server demand surges
Global memory markets are expected to remain tight through 2026 as aggressive spending by cloud service providers (CSPs) on AI infrastructure continues to outstrip supply growth for both DRAM and NAND flash, pushing prices higher, according to industry estimates.
02
Jan
Asus to pause new smartphone launches in 2026, maintain mobile operations
Smartphone distributors in Taiwan have recently said they are no longer able to obtain Asus handsets through local agents and claimed they had received information indicating that Asus’s smartphone unit would operate only through December 31, 2025, after which the company would stop launching new smartphone products.
02
Jan
IC substrates and networking PCBs grow; materials and equipment face shortages
The PCB industry is making large upgrades. The largest beneficiaries of the AI boom are IC substrate makers that are part of the advanced chip packaging supply chain, such as Unimicron and Kinsus, which have gradually emerged from the oversupply bottleneck caused by large-scale post-pandemic capacity expansion. The surge in orders has spread to multiple networking and server PCB manufacturers, including Gold Circuit Electronics (CGE), Allied Circuit Co. (ACCL), and First Hi-tec, driving double-digit year-over-year growth in Taiwan’s PCB manufacturing output value in 2025.
02
Jan
Global auto market faces turning point in 2026 as competition in China intensifies
The global automotive market reached a critical turning point in 2025 amid unprecedented pressures from tariffs, policies, and inflation, triggering preemptive buying before expected downturns. In China, domestic sales are estimated to have hit 27 million units in 2025, nearing the historic peak of 2017.