Episil-Precision reported 28% revenue growth in H1 2026 to NT$2.37 billion, with AI-driven demand for silicon epitaxy wafers, compound semiconductors, and high-margin silicon-germanium photodiodes. The company expects full-year revenue growth exceeding 35%, with AI-related revenue projected to reach nearly 30% of total sales in 2026 and over 40% by 2027.
Qualcomm announced Linux support for Snapdragon X2 processors, with Debian and Ubuntu planned for 2026. The company will focus on power management, I/O, graphics support, and FastRPC driver upstreaming for its Hexagon NPU, though SteamOS and Red Hat ecosystem support are not part of the initial rollout.