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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
Tencent eyes Chinese ASIC ramp in 2H26
Tencent Holdings Limited reported a 9% year-over-year increase in total revenue to CNY196 billion (approx. US$28.86 billion) for the first quarter of 2026, driven by a strategic pivot...
Thursday 14 May 2026
MediaTek courts Intel as Google pushes for alternatives to CoWoS
MediaTek's decision to pursue advanced packaging partnerships with both TSMC's CoWoS ecosystem and Intel's EMIB platform has become one of the semiconductor industry's most closely...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Imec's IC-Link joins TSMC 3DFabric Alliance, extending 3D integration access worldwide
Imec's IC-Link has joined TSMC's OIP 3DFabric Alliance, opening up broader access to TSMC's 3D stacking and packaging technologies for global ASIC customers. The move could accelerate...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
AI server tracker: GUC surges ahead as Faraday and Alchip face slower 2026 start

Taiwan's ASIC and design services sector is showing sharply diverging fortunes in 2026, with new monthly revenue data highlighting strong...

Tuesday 12 May 2026
Interview: Cyient Semiconductors CEO on Kinetic acquisition — why power is the new compute bottleneck
As the semiconductor industry grapples with the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence, Cyient Semiconductors is repositioning itself away from being a primarily semiconductor...
Friday 8 May 2026
Anpec plans midyear 15% price hike to protect PMIC margins
Taiwan power management IC (PMIC) maker Anpec Electronics recently said its 2026 growth momentum will mainly rely on demand in non-PC applications to offset declines in PC-related...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Taiwan freezes trading in MediaTek as AI chip rally pushes valuation past US$165 billion
Taiwan's stock exchange placed MediaTek — the chip designer behind silicon used in Samsung phones, Chromebooks, and a growing share of AI hardware — under trading restrictions...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Taiwan component maker Fositek rides AI server cooling demand
Fositek said strong demand from artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is driving rapid growth in its liquid cooling business and will prompt continued capacity expansion to meet...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
MediaTek ASIC surge puts 60% revenue share within reach
MediaTek raised its outlook for its application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business during its first-quarter 2026 earnings call, signaling stronger growth prospects and sending...
Monday 4 May 2026
MediaTek targets US$2B ASIC sales as cloud rivals chase custom-chip capacity
MediaTek has doubled its 2026 revenue target for its application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business to US$2 billion, up from US$1 billion, as demand for custom chips continues...
Monday 4 May 2026
GUC and Wiwynn partner for next-generation AI system infrastructure

Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the Advanced ASIC Leader, today announced a strategic technical collaboration with Wiwynn, an innovative cloud IT infrastructure provider...

Sunday 3 May 2026
CSP capex push toward US$700B as AI race intensifies, but ASIC demand timing remains uncertain
At their latest earnings calls, all four major US cloud service providers (CSPs) offered updated views on their 2026 capital expenditure (capex) plans. While Amazon's AWS maintained...
Saturday 2 May 2026
Foxconn Industrial Internet posts 102% net profit growth in 1Q26 on AI GPU, ASIC demand
Benefiting from the continued expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) computing power demand, Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn),...
Saturday 2 May 2026
MediaTek lifts 2026 ASIC target to $2 billion despite smartphone market deterioration
MediaTek held its earnings call on April 30, expressing a cautious outlook for the 2026 smartphone market. Despite this, growth in other applications is expected to effectively offset...