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Tuesday 30 June 2026
Taiwan elevator maker Golden Friends targets AI infrastructure market amid tech investment boom

Taiwanese elevator manufacturer Golden Friends (GFC) announced on June 29 that it had secured a major contract to supply high-end elevators...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Commentary: Behind Micron's bet for long memory demand cycles
Micron's latest earnings call pointed to a broader AI shift that could reshape memory demand far beyond data centers, with investors taking note of the company's comments on robots,...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Nvidia, Firmus partner on Indonesia AI infrastructure project

A new partnership between Nvidia and Firmus aims to expand access to advanced AI computing for customers worldwide, including AI-native...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Expected MCU price hike drives early 1H26 pull-ins

Microcontroller customers are accelerating shipments into the first half of 2026 as higher production costs ripple through the supply...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Taiwanese smartphone shipments face deeper pressure as component costs rise
Rising inflation and higher prices for memory and processors are squeezing smartphone shipments in Taiwan, with the market's recovery likely to remain uneven for many readers worldwide...
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Shuotong expects stronger demand for liquid cooling in 2H26

Shuotong, a liquid-cooling solutions provider, said it expects a positive outlook for the second half of 2026 as AI-driven thermal management...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Honda, GM, and Ford redirect capacity to energy storage as EV demand slows

Honda Motor has begun producing data-center batteries at an Ohio factory originally built to supply electric vehicles, as automakers...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
Red Hat sees cloud-to-edge shift in Taiwan AI deployment

Enterprises are increasingly moving AI deployments from public cloud to on-premises systems as demand rises for data sovereignty, compliance,...

Monday 29 June 2026
Kyocera to invest JPY650 billion in chip equipment and data center components

Kyocera is committing JPY650 billion (approx. US$4 billion) to its components businesses through fiscal 2031, as AI data center investment...

Monday 29 June 2026
Taiwan optics makers eye humanoid robot vision market as deployments accelerate
As physical AI enters a pivotal growth phase in 2026, deployment of robotic systems is rapidly accelerating across the industry. Beyond established applications such as inspection,...
Monday 29 June 2026
Taiwan smartphone shipments rose in May despite higher component costs
Taiwan's smartphone market saw shipments expand in May as Mother's Day buying and demand for AI-enabled premium models offset rising upstream component costs, industry participants...
Monday 29 June 2026
Musk backs Cook as AI memory crunch drives Apple price hikes

Apple has abruptly raised prices for Mac computers, iPads, and Vision Pro in the US, underscoring how the AI infrastructure boom is...

Monday 29 June 2026
AI demand drives Foundry 2.0 market revenue up 23% in 1Q26, says Counterpoint
Global revenue for the semiconductor industry's "Foundry 2.0" market reached US$86 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 23% year-over-year, driven by strong demand for AI accelerators...
Monday 29 June 2026
Wistron expands US production to meet AI server demand

Wistron is stepping up factory spending in the US, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia to meet rising demand for AI servers. The expansion signals...

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...