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Thursday 14 May 2026
Memory supply crunch pushes Phison to historic earnings
Phison Electronics posted record earnings in April as the artificial intelligence boom and tightening NAND flash supply drove memory prices sharply higher, underscoring the growing...
Thursday 14 May 2026
AI chip boom drives record growth for Taiwan testing firm MPI
With surging demand for artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and custom AI chips, MPI Corporation said strong momentum in semiconductor testing equipment and testing...
Thursday 14 May 2026
TSMC expands CoWoS and SoIC capacity on AI boom
TSMC said on May 14, 2026, that it is rapidly expanding CoWoS and SoIC advanced packaging capacity as AI demand drives the construction of 18 new fabs and advanced packaging facilities...
Thursday 14 May 2026
QBit Semiconductor targets edge AI growth as copier chips turn oligopolistic
IC design firm QBit Semiconductor will list on the Emerging Stock Board on May 15, 2026, and chairman Simon Shen, a former Kinpo executive, said the debut marks a new milestone for...
Thursday 14 May 2026
TSMC symposium spotlights AI expansion, advanced packaging demand
TSMC held its annual technology symposium in Hsinchu on May 14, 2026, after its North America stop, with executives noting that AI applications are rapidly expanding from cloud data...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Tower Semiconductor secures US$1.3 billion in silicon photonics commitments as AI demand accelerates
Tower Semiconductor reported a strong start to 2026, marked by double-digit revenue growth and a significant jump in net profit. Following a "solid" first quarter, the company issued...
Thursday 14 May 2026
TSMC SVP: better AI days lie ahead, remember the keyword 'COUPE'
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) used its 2026 Technology Forum on May 14 to outline a sweeping view of the AI-driven transformation in semiconductors. Co-COO and senior...
Thursday 14 May 2026
AI surge fuels patent race in server cooling with Taiwan firms among global leaders
A Taiwan Intellectual Property Office report released in 2026 showed that AI demand accelerated a global patent race in data center and server cooling technologies, with Inventec,...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Swancor taps aerospace, AI robots to lift revenue
Swancor Holding is continuing its push into high-value materials, with aerospace composites and AI robot-related businesses now accounting for 14% and 4% of revenue, respectively....
Thursday 14 May 2026
Pegatron 1Q26 earnings fall more than 60% amid off-season, eyes stronger 2Q26 on AI PC demand
Pegatron announced its first-quarter 2026 financial results on May 13, with profit down more than 60% compared with the same period a year earlier, while earnings per share (EPS) hit...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Appier posts record 1Q26 revenue and profit, lifts 2Q26 outlook
Appier, an AI-native Agentic AI-as-a-Service company, reported on May 13 that first-quarter 2026 revenue and profit reached record highs and that it expects second-quarter 2026 results...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Google pivots to Gemini Intelligence, linking AI with premium hardware
Google's The Android Show 2026 reframed its Android and AI strategy around Gemini Intelligence, signaling a shift toward premium hardware as the primary battleground for AI. The move...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Asus's record revenue signals greater exposure to AI server demand and higher component costs
Asus Computer Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 brand revenue of NT$194.051 billion (US$6.19 billion), a record high and a 44% increase year on year, driven by surging AI server demand...
Thursday 14 May 2026
ASMedia reports record profit as it expands beyond PC chips into AI and automotive
Despite weakness in the personal computer market, surging DDR5 memory prices, and tight CPU supply, ASMedia Technology posted record results in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Etron sees DRAM rally stretching into 2027 as shortages persist
The memory market is entering a new growth cycle as artificial intelligence demand reshapes supply and pricing, with DRAM prices still rising 10% to 20% a month, according to Nicky...