12 Sep
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BenQ PV3250U and BenQ PV2750U from the Creative Pro PV50 series go on sale

The BenQ PV3250U and the BenQ PV2750U are the latest additions to BenQ’s new Creative Pro PV50 Series. They were first showcased at Computex 2026 in June and we fully unveiled a month ago. Today, BenQ officially launches to the two models to the market. The PV3250U and the PV2750U are built expressly for professional color grading, 3D LUT hardware calibration, and shadow‑critical evaluation. They…

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12 Sep
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Interview: Resonac maps five PLP hurdles, eyes 510x515mm pilot line

Advanced packaging is reshaping the semiconductor value chain, making materials innovation a key source of technical breakthroughs. As large-format panel-level packaging (PLP) gains traction, Resonac CTO for semiconductor materials Hidenori Abe told DIGITIMES that the company sees five major materials challenges: warpage, plating, coating, bonding, and polishing.

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12 Sep
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Luxshare eyes AR glasses breakthrough through car HUD model

At the 2026 China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE), Luxshare and its lens module unit Luxvisions jointly showcased multiple optical and sensing technologies, including automotive camera modules, robot vision modules for autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), as well as tracking modules and waveguide display components for augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and extended reality (XR) wearables. The display underscored the group’s push for vertical integration in optics.

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11 Sep
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ASE to buy AOI, AVI equipment from Machvision for NT$334M

ASE announced at a news briefing on September 11, 2026, that ASE’s board had approved the purchase of equipment, including automated optical inspection (AOI) and automated visual inspection (AVI) systems, from related company Machvision to meet capacity expansion needs. The cumulative pretax transaction value for the past year and future purchases, based on the quotation and negotiation process, came to NT$334 million (US$10.6 million).

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11 Sep
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Apple phones drive premium upgrade wave for carriers

Apple’s newly unveiled iPhone 18 Pro series and the company’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, have prompted Taiwan’s three major telecom operators to roll out pricing plans and preorder schedules, targeting the first wave of upgrade demand. Taiwan Mobile and FarEasTone said demand for high-end iPhones has continued to rise in recent years, and they expect the Pro series to be the first choice at launch this year, while the iPhone Duo could trigger a new round of upgrades among Apple fans.

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11 Sep
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Taiwan unfazed by Trump’s renewed chip tariff threat as MOU already locks in preferential US treatment

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to the US on September 24, US President Donald Trump has again discussed the issue of bringing chip manufacturing back to the US. Although he did not repeat his previous claim that Taiwan “stole” America’s chip industry, Trump said Taiwan’s chips should have been subject to heavy tariffs long ago, with tariffs of 100% or even 200%.

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11 Sep
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ficonTEC breaks CPO test bottleneck, teams with Hermes Testing

German silicon photonics (SiPh) test equipment maker ficonTEC has broken through a major bottleneck in co-packaged optics (CPO) “electrical-in, optical-out” testing and launched what it calls the industry’s first Insertion 2 automated optical test solution. As demand for photonics-integrated testing rises, the company expects equipment requirements to become more diverse and shipments to top 1,000 systems in the next 18-24 months.

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