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Monday 29 June 2026
Rising lithium battery material prices trigger widespread inflation; Chinese battery makers forced to take action
China's electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage supply chains are undergoing a profound structural shift. Over the past year, prices of upstream battery materials have continued to...
Monday 29 June 2026
China makes AI power a national priority in new five-year energy plan

Generative AI is driving a sharp rise in electricity demand from data centers and AI computing infrastructure, prompting China to release...

Monday 29 June 2026
Weekly news roundup: South Korea takes physical AI push from policy to practice; Europe aggressively pursues non-red supply chains
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of June 22-28, 2026:
Monday 29 June 2026
Exclusive: Winbond sees AI making memory a strategic resource, maps next growth in DRAM and Flash

AI is turning memory from an inventory risk into a strategic resource. As memory becomes integral to platform and system design, customers...

Monday 29 June 2026
Potens expands into AI cooling and power markets, server revenue share hits double digits

With growing demand for AI server cooling and power management solutions, power semiconductor design company Potens reported that revenue...

Monday 29 June 2026
Johor's power grid faces mounting strain as data centre pipeline expands
Malaysia's southern state of Johor could see data centers account for about 40% of its electricity demand by 2035, highlighting mounting pressure on power infrastructure as the region...
Monday 29 June 2026
Memory shortage drives long-term uptrend as Apple hikes prices
Micron Technology's latest outlook suggests memory shortages could affect device costs worldwide through 2027, with relief unlikely before 2028. For global consumers, that means smartphones,...
Monday 29 June 2026
Taiwan electronics sector stays upbeat as AI demand lifts exports
Taiwan's electronics-machinery sector is heading into the second half of 2026 with cautious optimism, as global demand for AI infrastructure, high-end semiconductors, and cloud services...
Monday 29 June 2026
India roundup: Global tech giants deepen India investments
India is attracting fresh technology investment as global companies expand AI, cloud and semiconductor commitments, reinforcing the country's growing role as a strategic manufacturing...
Monday 29 June 2026
Taiwan Power ends three-year losing streak in 2025, but posts NT$9 billion loss in early 2026
Taiwan Power reported a NT$9.0 billion loss in the first four months of 2026, executives said at the company's shareholders meeting on June 26, attributing the shortfall to a spike...
Monday 29 June 2026
Niching targets higher margins as heat spreader orders extend through year-end
Advanced packaging is driving demand for heat spreaders, and semiconductor packaging and testing materials supplier Niching Industrial said its acquisition of Ming Chun Yuan Micro...
Monday 29 June 2026
LinkCom leans into AI networking and high-power power modules to drive growth
LinkCom Manufacturing held its 2026 annual general meeting and said rapid AI adoption is driving demand for its magnetic components in high-speed networking, AI data-center power,...
Monday 29 June 2026
Jih Lin rides AI power demand to clip packaging
Jih Lin is seeing stronger business momentum as higher power consumption per AI server rack drives data-center power management toward 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) architectures,...
Sunday 28 June 2026
LG Chem weighs CCL expansion as AI chip demand strains supply

LG Chem is discussing whether to expand production of copper-clad laminate, or CCL, a core material used in semiconductor packaging, as...

Sunday 28 June 2026
Kaori fuel cell orders extend to 1 year; expanding capacity in Taiwan and overseas
Fuel cells are emerging as one of the key solutions for future energy supply. Kaori Heat Treatment, one of the suppliers in the Bloom Energy supply chain, said that its fuel cell order...