Philips Television, backed by Skyworth USA, today launched in the U.S. the Philips 7985 Series of Ambilight TVs with Roku TV. Actually, the TVs were completely unveiled in May, 2026. However, Philips Television is releasing them to market today via Amazon and BJ’s Wholesale Club: Philips 65PUL7985/F7 specifications Philips 55PUL7985/F7 specifications Philips 50PUL7985/F7 specifications The…TSMC and Sony Semiconductor Solutions have signed a legally binding definitive agreement to establish Advanced Vision Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, a joint venture in Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, that will develop and volume-produce next-generation smartphone image sensors on advanced process technology. Volume production is slated to begin in 2029.
Chiao Yu-Heng, chairman of Walsin Technology, said the passive component market has improved sharply, with some parts even in short supply, and that order visibility now extends “beyond the end of 2026.” The company plans to continue investing in AI-related passive component capacity as demand from AI applications stays strong.
Taiwan’s three major telecom operators — Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications — all reported strong July 2026 results, with revenue and profit supported by seasonal roaming demand, 5G upgrade plans and resilient handset sales. The operators said July marked a record period for several key metrics, while AI-related demand in enterprise and infrastructure businesses provided an additional growth driver.
Google has officially announced that it will unveil its annual Pixel 11 flagship smartphone series on August 13, 2026, with the lineup expected to include the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold. As generative AI adoption accelerates and shortages and price increases hit key upstream smartphone components, investors and the market are closely watching how Google will use AI to boost sales and hardware momentum.
TSMC has been roughly doubling its CoWoS and SoIC capacity annually for the past several years, and is running CoWoS at better than 98% yield — sometimes 99% — on multiple AI customer products already in high-volume manufacturing. By Jun He’s account, that is finally almost enough.
SK Hynix has emerged as Kioxia’s largest shareholder after Toshiba continued reducing its holding, a shift that could affect the balance of power in the global NAND flash market. The change matters beyond Japan and Korea because Kioxia’s ownership is closely tied to future supply, competition, and industry restructuring worldwide.
The latest indication of global demand for AI hardware comes not from a hyperscaler capex presentation, but from unaudited monthly filings in Taipei. Major Taiwanese companies across the AI server supply chain, including server assembly, cooling, power, networking, and testing, reported combined July revenue of NT$2.59 trillion (US$80.34 million), according to the filings.
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