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Mar 20

Analysis: Supermicro co-founder's GTC star turn ends in federal indictment

At NVIDIA GTC 2026, Super Micro Computer (Supermicro) appeared firmly at the center of the AI infrastructure boom. The company showcased its deepening collaboration with Nvidia and welcomed CEO Jensen Huang to its booth in a highly public display of partnership. When the event wrapped up, however, that momentum was quickly overshadowed by a federal indictment placing one of the company's most senior figures under scrutiny.

Research Insight: AI reshapes Taiwan's PCB industry around high-end capacity and materials

Mar 20

Tencent leverages WeChat ecosystem to lead AI agent race in China

Mar 20

Nvidia to supply 1 million GPUs to Amazon through 2027 in landmark AI cloud deal

Mar 20

Nvidia Vera Rubin servers to drive liquid cooling demand

Mar 20

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AISamsung union votes to strike, risking Nvidia HBM4 supply disruption

Mar 22, 14:57

Samsung Electronics' labor union has voted overwhelmingly to initiate dispute proceedings following a breakdown in wage negotiations, raising concerns over potential disruptions to the supply of HBM4 memory for Nvidia's next-generation AI accelerators.

AIDelta targets next-gen AI data centers with 800V DC power and liquid cooling solutions

Mar 22, 07:55

At the Nvidia GTC 2026 conference, CEO Jensen Huang emphasized that power delivery and liquid cooling will become core elements requiring co-design. He said that future AI racks and AI factories must integrate power and thermal systems into a unified infrastructure framework.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTMediaTek, Microsoft Research crack AOC power barrier with Micro LED, 50% reduction

Mar 22, 07:54

A joint R&D team, including MediaTek, Microsoft Research, and other suppliers, has developed a next-generation active optical cable (AOC) based on miniaturized Micro LED light sources. The Active Micro LED Cable delivers copper-like reliability while significantly extending transmission distance.

AIChunghwa Precision Test breaks ground on new Taiwan plant to meet AI chip demand

Mar 22, 07:53

Chunghwa Telecom-owned probe card manufacturer Chunghwa Precision Test (CHPT) broke ground on a new plant on March 20 at the Pingzhen Industrial Park in Taoyuan, signaling an aggressive expansion strategy aimed at capturing rising semiconductor testing demand driven by artificial intelligence.

AITSMC chairman C.C. Wei on why the robotics future is forged in silicon, not stunts

Mar 22, 07:53

TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei contrasted viral videos of acrobatic robots from China with the functional requirements of high-performance service robotics, noting that mechanical agility remains "just for show" without the advanced silicon "brains".

ICT MANUFACTURINGAI robot fingertip sensing set to drive next tech breakthrough

Mar 21

The future of AI robot computing power is expected to shift significantly toward edge devices, with dexterous robotic hands playing a critical role as the core endpoint. Industry experts observe that the next major breakthrough in AI robotics will come from integrating sensing and real-time computing capabilities into these agile hands.

ICT MANUFACTURINGTaiwan legislature blocks science budget; Minister defends industry

Mar 21

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) held its 20th committee meeting on March 18, 2026, where industry players expressed concerns over the science research budget being stalled in the Legislative Yuan.

AIAI EXPO Taiwan 2026 to open March 25, trio of AI themes and applications in focus

Mar 21

AI EXPO Taiwan 2026 will be held from March 25 to 27 at the Taipei Expo Park, co-organized by DIGITIMES, broadcaster IC975, Chung Yuan Christian University's (CYCU) College of Intelligent Computing and Quantum Information, the National Development Council (NDC), and the Taipei Expo Foundation. The theme of the 2026 edition of the annual event is "AI·X: Cross-Domain X Infinite Possibilities."

AIXiaomi MiMo-V2-Pro tops AI model rankings in blind tests

Mar 21

An unidentified artificial intelligence (AI) model, Hunter Alpha, has drawn industry attention in recent weeks. It has now been confirmed as an early internal test version of Xiaomi's flagship foundation model, MiMo-V2-Pro.

IT COMPONENTS, PERIPHERALSSupermicro reshuffles its board as scrutiny deepens

Mar 21

Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro) has announced a swift and significant restructuring of its executive leadership following the unsealing of a federal indictment charging its co-founder and other high-level employees with orchestrating a massive scheme to illegally export advanced AI technology to China.

ICT MANUFACTURINGHiSilicon unveils self-developed CIS chip, shaking global sensor supply chain

Mar 20

The global CMOS image sensor (CIS) supply chain faces a major disruption as HiSilicon, Huawei's core semiconductor subsidiary, officially enters the high-end CIS market with its first self-developed sensor chip. Partnering with strategic collaborator Gkuvision, an imaging solution provider, HiSilicon launched the new generation sports camera "Xiaotu S7PRO MAX" equipped with its proprietary sensor.

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