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Tuesday 2 June 2026
Intel unveils Xeon 6+ to power agentic AI inference, challenges GPU-centric infrastructure
Intel is expanding its data center portfolio with new Xeon 6+ processors, Ethernet E835 networking products, and fresh details on its Crescent Island AI accelerator, positioning the...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
ASE CEO says Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem took 40 years to build — and will take years to replicate
When Marvell CEO Matt Murphy asked ASE Group CEO Tien Wu what makes Taiwan's technology ecosystem unique — and why it is so hard to replicate elsewhere — the answer was...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Jensen Huang joins Marvell CEO on Computex stage, hails it as 'the next trillion-dollar company'
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a surprise guest appearance during Marvell Technology CEO Matt Murphy's keynote at Computex 2026 in Taipei on June 2, joining Murphy on stage for about...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
SK Hynix reportedly preparing Dalian fab for 200-layer FG NAND to capture AI storage demand
SK Hynix is reportedly preparing to mass-produce a new generation of 200-layer-class NAND flash memory based on floating-gate (FG) architecture at its Dalian Phase 2 facility in China,...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Micron unveils AI memory and storage roadmap at COMPUTEX 2026
Micron outlined a broad AI memory and storage strategy ahead of Computex 2026, saying surging demand across data centers and intelligent edge devices is reshaping the semiconductor...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Agentic AI triggers widespread computing crunch across global supply chain
In 2026, a global compute shortage spanning chips, cloud services, servers, and data-center components is sweeping across the industry. The scarcity of compute and broad price hikes...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Phison and Intel roll out aiDAPTIV to boost local AI on Intel AI PC platforms
Phison Electronics announced a collaboration with Intel to bring aiDAPTIV memory extension technology to Intel AI PC platforms running Intel Core Ultra processors, aiming to enable...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Zhen Ding joins Nvidia MGX ecosystem to supply cable-free PCB technology for AI factories
PCB manufacturer Zhen Ding announced it had joined Nvidia's MGX ecosystem to support the deployment of the chipmaker's third-generation MGX modular architecture, which uses a PCB-based...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Analysis: Nvidia's RTX Spark launch could intensify competition in AI PCs and Windows on Arm
Nvidia and MediaTek have formally entered the AI PC and Windows on Arm market with the unveiling of RTX Spark at Computex 2026, ending two years of low-profile development. The first...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
China's underwhelming holiday season shows memory hikes still weigh on consumer demand
After sharp swings in the memory spot market in April and May 2026, the industry's tight supply-demand balance has not changed. Spot prices through the end of May have recovered modestly...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
KYEC chair CK Lee steps down; vice chair Chi-chun Hsieh takes over
Semiconductor testing company King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) recently convened its 2026 shareholders' meeting, during which it completed the election of nine board directors. Longtime...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
YMTC SSDs target Asia-Pacific consumer market from Taiwan
Yangtze Memory Technology is moving its retail SSD brand into the Asia-Pacific consumer market, beginning with Taiwan and later expanding to Singapore and South Korea. The shift comes...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Nvidia and MediaTek reveal how RTX Spark came together — and why Jensen Huang insisted on NVLink from day one
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang held a global media session on June 2 with an unusual guest: MediaTek vice chairman and CEO Rick Tsai, who joined Huang to share the inside story of how the...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Nvidia's Vera CPU is built for agents, not humans; Jensen Huang says it opens a market that never existed before
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at GTC Taipei on June 1st that the company is launching Vera, a new CPU designed specifically for agentic AI workloads. The announcement reframes...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Taiwan PCB output could top NT$1 trillion in 2026, but risks remain
Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) makers are expected to see domestic and overseas output rise 15.1% year-over-year to NT$1.05 trillion (approx. US$33.5 billion) in 2026, according...