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Wednesday 27 May 2026
Qualcomm and ByteDance's rumored AI ASIC deal signals potential shift in China's data center chip supply
The agreement between Qualcomm and ByteDance positions the former for large-scale AI ASIC demand from the latter, as reported by Bloomberg, but market viability remains uncertain...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
WinWay weighs Texas shift after AI chip testing surge in North America
US efforts to rebuild its semiconductor supply chain are exposing a critical gap in domestic packaging and testing capacity, a bottleneck that industry sources expect to ease only...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Daxin Materials advances into Low Dk and Low Df market for booming AI server and LEO satellite applications
Taiwan-based Daxin Materials posted stronger revenue and profitability in 2025 as rapid growth in semiconductor materials offset a still-cautious display market recovery, with AI-...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Jensen Huang: Taiwan is center of AI revolution, with US$150 billion in capex powering local ecosystem
Nvidia held an "employee town hall" on the morning of May 27 at the T17 and T18 sites in Beitou-Shilin Technology Park (BSTP), where CEO Jensen Huang met staff, gave away Dom Pérignon,...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Global DRAM revenue surges toward US$100 billion in 1Q26 on AI-driven demand
Global DRAM revenue climbed sharply in the first quarter of 2026, approaching the US$100 billion threshold as artificial intelligence demand and tight supply conditions pushed prices...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
China clears 9 domestic AI chips for state procurement
China has formally brought AI chips into its national security and reliability evaluation framework for the first time, marking a further expansion of the country's Information Technology...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
WinWay's new Kaohsiung plant to break ground on May 29
WinWay Technology's orders are already booked out five to six months in advance, says company Chairman Mark Wang. He expects new production capacity coming online at the company's...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Samsung wage deal pushed through by chip workers, widening bonus divide
Samsung Electronics' tentative 2026 wage agreement has cleared a union vote with 73.7% approval, moving a months-long labor dispute closer to settlement while exposing a deeper divide...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Qualcomm's ByteDance deal gives smartphone chipmaker entry into AI data center market
Qualcomm has reached a deal to supply AI data center chips to ByteDance, giving the US smartphone processor designer a potentially high-volume customer as it tries to expand into AI...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Nvidia CEO says Taiwan needs more electricity, ministry confirms 5.2 GW of gas capacity to be added
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who is visiting Taiwan for two weeks, stated that the island's manufacturing sector is developing rapidly and needs more electricity.
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Hiwin opens Italy HQ, bridging Europe to global markets
Taiwanese machinery component maker Hiwin has officially opened its new headquarters in Agrate Brianza for its Italian subsidiary, saying the site will serve as a key hub connecting...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
China-based SmartSens, Unisoc team up on Micro LED optical interconnects for AI clusters
SmartSens and Unisoc have formed a strategic partnership to develop Micro LED high-speed optical interconnects, aiming to deliver domestic, low-power, high-bandwidth solutions for...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Broadcom and Taiwan's chipmakers ride ASIC wave
The world's largest chip designers are steadily growing more bullish on the future of cloud artificial intelligence (AI) chips known as ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits)...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Transcend to spotlight AI-ready enterprise SSDs and DDR5 memory at COMPUTEX 2026
Transcend announced it will exhibit enterprise solid-state drives, DDR5 7200 memory, and embedded camera modules at COMPUTEX 2026 in the Storage and Management Solutions area, saying...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Kinpo accelerates ODM push into AI servers and EV chargers
Kinpo Electronics outlined its 2026 core strategy at a shareholders' meeting on May 25, centering on "bearing fruit" as it builds on years of product-mix adjustments, expands into...