SK Hynix is facing an expanding US patent dispute with MonolithIC 3D. A second US International Trade Commission (USITC) investigation covers high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and 3D NAND products, alongside parallel litigation in federal court.

LCD TV panel prices fell across the board in July and have extended their decline in August as high utilization at makers’ high-generation lines has kept the supply and demand situation from improving, even as brands stepped up procurement for the traditional third-quarter stocking season. Industry sources said the sector is pursuing a strategy of “trading volume for price,” with Black Friday and Single’s Day demand failing to stop the slide.

DeepSeek has invested CNY140.8 million (approx. US$20.8 million) in Unitree’s Shanghai IPO and agreed to jointly develop AI models for humanoid robots, linking one of China’s highest-profile AI developers with the country’s leading robotics contender at a critical stage of Unitree’s public-market debut.

Industrial PC maker Winmate said second-quarter revenue rose sharply as demand from defense, marine, and edge AI applications strengthened, a shift that could matter for global industrial supply chains. The company is also seeing firmer order visibility for the second half of the year, while it works to protect margins from higher component costs.