ASE Holdings posted record second-quarter and first-half 2026 revenue, driven by strong demand for advanced semiconductor packaging and testing, conventional backend services and AI-related applications. June revenue reached its second-highest monthly level on record, while quarterly growth exceeded the company’s previous guidance.
LG has launched a quartet of gaming monitors from its new UltraGear G5 lineup. These are headed by the LG 27G550B, which boasts an FHD IPS display with a 300Hz refresh rate, engineered to deliver exceptionally fluid motion with reduced blur during fast-paced scenes. LG pairs this with a 1ms GtG response time, ensuring that rapid transitions appear sharp and clean. The monitor supports both NVIDIA…New figures from Counterpoint Research estimate that the bill of materials (BOM) for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max could rise nearly US$300 compared with the iPhone 17 Pro Max released in September last year. Ballooning memory costs largely account for this increase, although Apple may be better placed than most other smartphone brands to weather such price hikes.
Wolfspeed’s patent lawsuit against Navitas Semiconductor has opened a new front in the wide-bandgap power chip race, extending the legal fight across both gallium nitride and silicon carbide just as AI data centers, EVs and energy infrastructure raise the value of power-device IP.
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