2026 Samsung R95H and R85H Micro RGB TVs specifications and prices for Europe and the UK

The 2026 Samsung Micro RGB lineup, led by the flagship R95H and the more accessible R85H series, marks the company’s most ambitious leap in emissive‑style LED technology. The TVs from both series are gradually finding their way to stores in Europe and the UK. Below we list their respective specifications and prices. Samsung MRE130R95H specifications; N/A Samsung MRE85R95H specifications; EUR 9099…

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2026 Samsung S99H and S95H QD-OLED and OLED TVs specifications and prices for Europe

For 2026, Samsung has two top-tier QD-OLED/OLED series for Europe. For starters, it must be clarified that the European Samsung S99H corresponds to the USA-bound Samsung S95H series, with a difference in the number of USB Type-A ports and tuners. Secondly, the European Samsung S95H series arrives with One Connect Box included, three USB Type-A ports, and a USB Type-B port. It also has a central…

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AI optical communication and automotive demand boost TXC, Taitien quartz component sales in 1Q26

Benefiting from strong AI high-frequency, high-speed transmission and communications infrastructure demand, TXC reported robust AI optical communication orders in the first quarter of 2026, driving its highest-ever quarterly revenue. The company’s March 2026 revenue reached NT$1.1 billion (approx. US$35.3 million), up 2.7% year-over-year; cumulative revenue for the first three months of 2026 hit NT$3.3 billion, a 5.5% annual increase and a record for this period.

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Powerchip DRAM foundry price hike to boost June revenue; IPD to drive Intel demand in 2H27

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) held an earnings call on April 21 to address developments in memory and logic foundry services, as well as its future business outlook. PSMC president Martin Chu stated that DRAM foundry prices had significantly increased in March. However, due to the impact of the tape-out cycle on pricing, the price hike is expected to contribute to revenue starting in June.

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Brightek posts March loss as Nantong plant ramps up in 2H26

LED packaging maker Brightek reported consolidated revenue of NT$161 million (US$5.1 million) in the first quarter of 2026, down 9.7% year on year, impacted by the transition period at its new Nantong plant in Jiangsu, China, which began operations at the end of 2025. The company posted a net loss after tax of NT$3.95 million for March alone, widening its losses from the same month last year, with a loss per share of NT$0.06.

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Focus: South Korea builds a semiconductor talent pipeline

South Korea’s long-running experiment with job-guaranteed semiconductor education is entering a more consequential phase, with the first large wave of students from expanded industry-linked programmes set to enter the workforce from 2027. The shift is drawing fresh scrutiny over whether a model built around direct hiring pipelines, practical training, and university-industry coordination can do more than produce graduates at scale and whether it can ease the country’s persistent shortage of semiconductor design talent.

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How MediaTek will supply Marvell’s next three generations of TPUs

Recent market reports indicate that Marvell is in discussions with Google regarding the development of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) products, including memory processing units (MPUs) to pair with existing TPU products, as well as TPU chips for AI inference. Naturally, this brings some competitive pressure to Broadcom and MediaTek, which are currently in Google’s TPU supply chain.

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Commentary: Apple’s succession play sees engineering credibility meet commercial legacy

Every major tech transition has exposed a different kind of leadership. The PC era rewarded visionaries. The mobile era rewarded operators. The AI era, Apple is betting, will reward engineers. That is the real logic behind elevating John Ternus — not just a changing of the guard, but a calculated repositioning of what Apple believes will matter most in the decade ahead.

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Column: US drone industry learns from Ukraine’s low-cost, rapid production

“The drone is not the weapon. The infrastructure to build it is.” This statement, made by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 31, 2026, encapsulates the direction of recent US policy reforms as America strives to establish a large-scale, low-cost, and fast-iterating drone industry similar to Ukraine’s. The US aims to simultaneously develop military and commercial markets while eliminating reliance on Chinese supply chains and catching up with China’s small- and medium-sized drone manufacturing capabilities.

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Analysis: Apple’s new CEO has a secret robot team — and big plans for your home

Apple has officially announced that John Ternus will succeed Tim Cook as CEO. Given Ternus’s deep hardware background, product innovation at the hardware level is widely expected to accelerate under his leadership. As AI development enters the era of embodied intelligence, his prior takeover of Apple’s secret robotics team is seen as pivotal to whether Apple can seamlessly integrate its existing AI technologies and software ecosystem with physical hardware.

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