Asia Tech News Digest - October 19, 2026

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# Source Title Summary Topics Link
1 TechAsia Turning orange peels into battery materials AraBat turns agricultural waste like orange peels into a resource to extract critical minerals from discarded electronics and batteries. Electronics
2 DigiTimes From LCD powerhouse to AI enabler: Taiwan's display industry reinvents itself after 30 turbulent years Once a global LCD manufacturing powerhouse, Taiwan's display industry has weathered financial crises, antitrust penalties and fierce competition from state-backed Chinese rivals. Now, after three decades of boom-and-bust cycles, its leading manufacturers are seeking a new future beyond screens, leveraging their experti SemiconductorElectronicsAI
3 DigiTimes SiC powering the future: market scaling meets IDM synergies The global silicon carbide (SiC) market stands at a critical juncture of industrial scaling, driven by rising demand across the automotive, AI data center, and renewable energy sectors. AI
4 DigiTimes Sanan Optoelectronics faces corp governance turmoil amid Micro LED breakthroughs Sanan Optoelectronics Co., a leading player in China's compound semiconductor and LED chip industry, finds itself at a critical juncture, marked by severe corporate governance challenges at the shareholder level alongside major technological developments in next-generation display technologies. SemiconductorElectronics
5 TechAsia OpenAI, Moderna expand AI use in drug development Before ChatGPT Enterprise, Moderna built an internal tool, mChat, using OpenAI's API. AIPharmaceutical
6 NikkeiAsia Indian chemical firms turn to foreign partners to crack chip supply chains Indian chemical firms turn to foreign partners to crack chip supply chains SemiconductorLogistics
7 KED AI payoffs, green transition shape France-Korea Tech Summit 2026 Artificial intelligence and industrial sustainability dominated talks among South Korean and French business and policy leaders in Seoul last week, wi AI

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