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Nvidia sells US$25 billion in bonds as investors seek foothold in AI boom
Nvidia launched a sale of US$25 billion worth of high-grade bonds on June 15, ultimately garnering up to US$85 billion in orders, or more than triple the bond's original size. This is one of several debt offerings this year from tech giants, which are responding to investor excitement and a need for cash to capitalize on the AI boom.
Bull and Foxconn to build Nvidia's latest AI servers in Europe
Jun 17, 14:00

Bull, the French computing company, and Foxconn announced Tuesday that they will manufacture systems based on Nvidia's Vera Rubin NVL72 platform in Europe — the first concrete output of a partnership the two companies unveiled just two weeks ago.

Ta Tun Electric Wire and Cable is expanding into North America as semiconductor factories and AI data centers drive stronger demand for high-capacity power infrastructure worldwide. The company said its Arizona office and US certification push are meant to support chipmakers, cloud operators, and the broader energy needs of advanced computing facilities.

Li Auto announced details of its new Mach M100 chip, a self-developed 5nm chip focused on autonomous driving, on June 15. This development marks the latest entry among Chinese automakers into designing in-house chips as they compete on cost and smart-driving features.

Shihlin Electric said on June 17 that it expected double-digit revenue and profit growth for 2026, driven by momentum across five business lines: Taiwan Power grid resilience projects, energy transition initiatives, the AI data center supply chain, turnkey transportation and public works, and exports. Executives at the shareholders' meeting announced that a rising export mix should reduce seasonality between the first and second halves of the year.
Alibaba Group has unveiled its first suite of artificial intelligence (AI) models for robots, taking its Qwen family beyond chatbots and software agents into machines that can navigate, simulate, and manipulate the physical world.
InnoScience Technology, a leading China-based integrated device manufacturer (IDM) in gallium nitride (GaN), has won a sweeping victory in the latest patent ruling against global power component leader Infineon in China. Supply-chain sources said the two sides' GaN patent fight has stretched from the US and Germany to China, and the ruling makes it even harder for Infineon within China's increasingly cutthroat market.

Apple's first foldable iPhone could arrive later than some market expectations, with supply chain sources indicating the device may not reach consumers until early 2027, pushing back the launch schedule for the company's entry into the foldable smartphone segment.

SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the San Francisco company behind AI coding agent Cursor, in an all-stock deal valuing the startup at US$60 billion, giving Elon Musk's newly public company a stronger foothold in enterprise AI tools and software development.

India's PC market expanded sharply in the first quarter of 2026, a shift with implications that reach beyond the country's borders as vendors, buyers, and policymakers all responded to rising component costs. Strong notebook demand, government education tenders, and inventory front-loading lifted shipments, even as desktops weakened and the tablet market showed mixed trends.

Taiwan optical leader Largan Precision has disclosed an equipment order worth about NT$650 million (US$20.6 million) from Chinese laser-processing equipment maker Han's Laser Technology Industry Group. DIGITIMES has exclusively confirmed with sources inside Han's Laser that the equipment covers automation and glass solutions.

Semiconductor manufacturers, market analysts, and engineering departments have long tracked the clean energy transition through siloed vertical markets. For example, they will calculate individual EV sales on one spreadsheet while tracking hyperscale data center deployments on another. However, during PCIM Europe 2026 in Nuremberg, Germany, industry leaders and experts discussed and dismantled this flawed strategy.