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| 1 | TechAsia | Scaling indigenous defense robotics for emerging markets | Backed by more than US$400,000, Dubotech develops portable underwater robots for a US$6.4 billion inspection market. | Automation | Read |
| 2 | TechAsia | Alibaba-backed AI video startup ShengShu eyes HK IPO | Vidu offers text-to-video generation through subscriptions and an API for businesses and developers. | AI | Read |
| 3 | DigiTimes | Vietnam eyes city upgrades for Samsung hub Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh | Vietnam is considering plans to turn Bac Ninh, a major Samsung Electronics manufacturing hub, and Quang Ninh into centrally administered cities as the country builds out its northern electronics, semiconductor and logistics base. | SemiconductorElectronicsLogistics | Read |
| 4 | TechAsia | A16z joins $700m round for US AI chip startup Etched | Its Sohu chip is designed specifically for transformer-model inference. | AISemiconductor | Read |
| 5 | DigiTimes | Taiwan seeks shift from drone supplier to strategic partner in entering US market | Industry figures and analysts from Taiwan and the United States gathered on August 19 at an international unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) forum to discuss how Taiwan can move beyond its traditional role as a components supplier and become a strategic partner in the global drone supply chain. The discussion takes place | Logistics | Read |
| 6 | DigiTimes | GigaDevice profit surges 1,092% on memory upcycle, niche DRAM and NAND gains | GigaDevice Semiconductor posted record first-half 2026 results, with tight memory supply and rising prices across niche products lifting earnings well beyond its full-year 2025 level. | Semiconductor | Read |
| 7 | EETAsia | TIER IV Develops Open-Source AI Chip Architecture for Level 4 Autonomous Driving | TIER IV is developing an open-source AI chip and toolchain targeting efficient, adaptable, and verifiable Level 4 autonomous driving. The post TIER IV Develops Open-Source AI Chip Architecture for Level 4 Autonomous Driving appeared first on EE Times Asia . | AISemiconductor | Read |
| 8 | EETAsia | Manz Asia Expands Panel-Level Packaging Platforms for Advanced RDL | Manz Asia expands production-proven panel platforms as AI packaging drives larger formats and denser redistribution layers. The post Manz Asia Expands Panel-Level Packaging Platforms for Advanced RDL appeared first on EE Times Asia . | AI | Read |
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Scaling indigenous defense robotics for emerging markets
Backed by more than US$400,000, Dubotech develops portable underwater robots for a US$6.4 billion inspection market.
Asia Tech News Digest - August 19, 2026
Generated: 2026-08-19 08:00 UTC · Sources: 3 websites monitored