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Jun
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Jun
2026 Philips PQS9001 The One series goes on sale in Europe
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Jun
CanSemi IPO exposes strains in China’s mature-node chip push
CanSemi Technology’s planned ChiNext listing has exposed the financial strain behind China’s push to build mature-node semiconductor capacity, as the Guangzhou-based foundry seeks fresh capital despite persistent losses, negative gross margins and a long road to profitability.
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Jun
Volkswagen plans Europe-made Samsung SDI square batteries to diversify supply chain
Volkswagen is preparing a new three-way lithium battery supply chain that would add Samsung SDI as a Europe-based supplier of standardized square batteries as early as 2027, executives said. The automaker’s plan centers on in-house production via PowerCo, China’s Gotion High-tech and a potential Samsung SDI partnership to reduce reliance on China-linked sourcing amid shifting geopolitics and new European rules.
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Jun
Commentary: BYD unveils new AI platform as China’s EV race shifts beyond batteries
China’s electric vehicle (EV) leader, BYD, is pushing aggressively into the next frontier of automotive competition: artificial intelligence.
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Jun
Unitree, Nvidia expose humanoid robotics’ biggest question: who controls the body, brain and ecosystem?
Unitree Robotics’ Nvidia-backed H2 Plus has sparked debate in China over who controls the robot body, AI brain and autonomy in a global ecosystem.
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Jun
Taiwan deepens ties with Central and Eastern Europe as Taiwanese firms expand into Czech Republic, Poland
The Czech Republic and other Central and Eastern European countries have gradually become emerging markets for Taiwanese investment and exports. This follows the donation of vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic from the Czech Republic to Taiwan, underscoring the shared values of democracy and freedom between the two.
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Jun
Sharp’s AI server plan signals a broader shift in Japan electronics
Sharp’s June 9 fiscal year 2026 business briefing highlighted a deeper partnership with Foxconn, with AI servers becoming the main focus. Sharp said it will begin selling AI servers in fiscal 2027, signaling a shift in both its business model and its role in Japan’s AI infrastructure market.
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Jun
Exclusive: Astera Labs sees switch chips becoming biggest revenue driver by end of 2026
Astera Labs expects its Scorpio switch-chip business to become its largest revenue contributor by the end of 2026, marking a shift for the cloud AI connectivity chip supplier as demand grows for scale-up infrastructure in AI clusters.
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Jun
Wistron ITS rebrands as WITS to scale chip and AI engineering in software-hardware integration pivot
Wistron ITS has officially changed its name to WITS. Chairman Ching Hsiao pointed out that the rebranding signifies the company’s transition from software into the new frontier of “software-hardware integration.”