Taiwan-based semiconductor testing interface provider MPI Corporation has reported that strong demand from the AI chip testing market has pushed probe card lead times to as long as six months, with visibility for some orders extending up to two years. Chairman Ko Chang-lin expects the company’s operations to grow quarter by quarter in 2026, targeting double-digit annual revenue growth and a strong likelihood of reaching a new record high for the full year.

The used mobile phone recycling market in China has recently heated up, with even non-functional old phones being collected at significantly higher prices than before. This surge is driven by a severe global shortage of consumer-grade memory chips.

Flex said it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Electrical Power Products (EP2), a specialist in engineered-to-order electrical control and protection systems, as it expands its footprint in critical power infrastructure.