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Monday 1 June 2026
Taiwan gains partial US Section 232 relief, seeks tariff-free semiconductor quotas
Taiwan has secured preferential treatment under US Section 232 tariffs for most exports other than semiconductors after months of negotiations with Washington, but uncertainty remains...
Monday 1 June 2026
Analysis: Huawei's Tau Law masks a bigger target — TSMC's node gap and Nvidia's compute moat
Huawei's Tau Law is being framed in China as a new semiconductor principle, but its strategic value may lie beyond catching TSMC in process nodes. The real question is whether Huawei...
Monday 1 June 2026
MediaTek highlights supply chain advantage, says focus with Nvidia is product cooperation
MediaTek held a pre-Computex 2026 media event in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 29, after which president and COO Joe Chen and CFO and co-COO David Ku spoke with reporters. Ku shared his views...
Monday 1 June 2026
Actron moves into AI servers and power infrastructure after securing 70%+ global share in auto LLD/ULLD diodes
Taiwan-based Actron Technology expects stronger growth in its automotive semiconductor business as demand for its high-efficiency diode products has exceeded expectations amid tightening...
Monday 1 June 2026
Weekly news roundup: Nvidia CEO hosts trillion-dollar dinner; TSMC CEO to address bonus backlash in person
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of May 25-31, 2026:
Monday 1 June 2026
MediaTek eyes AI glasses, PCs, and home servers as computing shifts beyond the cloud
MediaTek said it expects artificial intelligence (AI) to move from centralized cloud systems into consumer devices, home servers, and new products such as AI glasses. The shift could...
Monday 1 June 2026
Skymizer launches HTX301 decode-first accelerator to bring large-model inference on-premises
Skymizer said it unveiled HTX301, a decode-first accelerator chip for on-premises AI inference, at COMPUTEX 2026, to shift large-model serving away from cloud GPU racks and onto single...
Monday 1 June 2026
Ion Electronic Materials ramps Miaoli plant to mass production of high-end specialty gases
Ion Electronic Materials announced that its Tongluo plant in Miaoli has completed construction of Phase 1 and Phase 2 and is entering a mass-production stage for new products and a...
Monday 1 June 2026
AI infrastructure hits copper limits, foundries lock down silicon photonics capacity through 2028
Generative AI is moving at a speed scaling past critical computation thresholds, initiating a shift from a "chip-centric to an interconnect-centric" architecture era. The physical...
Monday 1 June 2026
Flexium targets higher-value products and AI applications as turnaround expected in second half of 2026
Flexium Interconnect held its 2026 annual shareholders meeting on May 28 and outlined a strategic shift toward technology upgrades, higher-value products and improved operational efficiency...
Monday 1 June 2026
Taiwan supply chains draw US interest in defense and drone tech
A defense industry forum in Taiwan signaled growing interest among US military tech companies in Taiwan's supply chain, particularly as a new era of warfare defined by AI and unmanned...
Monday 1 June 2026
India roundup: EMS providers face margin pressure as Anthropic steps up local hiring

India's technology ecosystem is seeing parallel expansion across AI software adoption, electronics...

Monday 1 June 2026
AWSC targets optical comms growth by 2027
AI data centers are driving increased demand for faster transmission worldwide, prompting compound semiconductor foundries to shift toward optical communications. Advanced Wireless...
Monday 1 June 2026
AuthenX targets CPO bottlenecks with detachable metalens FAU
AuthenX is preparing to showcase a detachable 2D fiber-array unit at COMPUTEX 2026, as the Taiwanese optical-communications company seeks to address packaging and alignment challenges...
Sunday 31 May 2026
Niching buys control of thermal partner as cooling demand rises
Niching Industrial Corp. said on May 28 that it will acquire an 82% stake in Ming Chun Yuan Precision Technology for NT$508 million, with the transaction expected to close on July...