Taiwan manufacturers raise prices as procurement costs climb, survey finds

Taiwan manufacturers are facing sharply higher procurement costs, and more than half have already passed those increases to customers, according to a survey presented at a Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research seminar on July 24. The findings showed rising pressure on margins as AI-related shortages, energy costs and delivery uncertainty weighed on the sector.

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WIN Semiconductors sees optical communications ramp accelerate AI revenue contribution

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry WIN Semiconductors (WIN) expects infrastructure revenue to continue growing in the third quarter of 2026, driven by demand from low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and other aerospace applications, while shipments of smartphone power amplifiers (PAs) and Wi-Fi products are expected to remain broadly flat or post modest growth.

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India’s Paras Defense semiconductor unit to invest in Madhya Pradesh OSAT facility

Indian defense engineering company Paras Defense and Space Technologies said its semiconductor subsidiary, Paras Semiconductors, will invest INR62 billion (approx. US$643.79 million) to establish a semiconductor packaging and testing facility in Madhya Pradesh, as the country expands efforts to build a domestic chip manufacturing ecosystem, according to Reuters, The Economic Times, and Data Quest.

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India’s NIELIT and SCL expand access to indigenous semiconductor design kit through eChipHub

India’s National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) and the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) have collaborated to make SCL’s indigenous 1.2-micrometer Process Design Kit (PDK) available through the eChipHub platform, supporting semiconductor design education and research as part of the country’s India Semiconductor Mission.

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The Philips 27M4P5501X combines a 425Hz Fast IPS display with advanced eye-care tech

The Philips 27M4P5501X continues the brand’s streak of launching super-fast esports monitors from its Evnia series for China. This model is currently available only in white, and just like its 27M4P5501U/27M4P5500U siblings, it combines high-level eye protection technologies with an ultra-fast display panel. The display delivers native QHD resolution (2560 x 1440) on a 27-inch Fast IPS canvas…

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Philips 27M4P5500U from the Evnia 5000 series is a 340Hz QHD powerhouse for competitive gamers

The Philips 27M4P5500U is an e-sports monitor for China built around a 27-inch Fast IPS panel with a native QHD (2560 x 1440) resolution and a 340 Hz refresh rate. The panel delivers 350 nits of typical brightness and can reach 500 nits at peak, earning the monitor a DisplayHDR 400 certification. Color coverage is equally ambitious, with full sRGB, 95% Adobe RGB, and 98% DCI‑P3, positioning the…

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