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Thursday 3 September 2026
TRUMPF targets advanced packaging as AI chip makers chase higher density, better cooling
As AI chips grow more powerful, the race is shifting beyond transistor scaling to packaging, glass substrates, and thermal control. For global readers, that means the next gains in...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Google to expand Taipei AI infrastructure center as Taiwan ties deepen
Google will expand its AI infrastructure research and development center in Taipei's Shilin district, adding 60% more office space, as it deepens work with Taiwan's supply chain on...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Broadcom puts 30GW, US$350 billion of custom AI silicon on the calendar through fiscal 2028
Broadcom used its third-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings call on September 2 to convert a quarter-by-quarter AI story into a dated, customer-by-customer deployment schedule running into...
Thursday 3 September 2026
China optical module makers ride AI boom as 800G, 1.6T orders stretch into 2027
AI infrastructure expansion is accelerating demand for 800G and 1.6T optical modules, lifting first-half 2026 results across major Chinese suppliers and extending order visibility...
Thursday 3 September 2026
HPE has already bought the supply behind its raised fiscal 2027 plan
The most consequential figures on HPE's fiscal third-quarter earnings call on September 2 were not the results but the commitments standing behind them. According to Bloomberg's transcript...
Thursday 3 September 2026
HPE's constraint has shifted from demand to memory
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's fiscal third-quarter results, reported on September 2, are the point at which the Juniper Networks deal and the enterprise AI cycle stopped being a cost...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Auras sees ASIC revenue reaching 50% in 2027, eyes microchannel cooling production in 2028
Cooling specialist Auras Technology is expanding from GPU platforms to ASIC-related products as its next growth driver, amid the ongoing shift toward liquid cooling in AI servers,...
Thursday 3 September 2026
JPC Connectivity sees AI demand driving orders into 2027 as margins benefit from longer lead times
JPC Connectivity said demand tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure continued to strengthen in the second quarter of 2026, lifting orders for optical communications, high-speed...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Column: From automation to autonomy—what robotics still needs to make the leap
I visited Automation Taipei 2026 in mid-August, where the show looked lively and occupied a footprint 7% larger than in 2025. Physical AI and vision-language-action (VLA) models dominated...
Thursday 3 September 2026
SB Energy eyes US listing as Nvidia commits US$1.5 billion
SB Energy, the data center and power infrastructure company under SoftBank Group, filed for an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 1, planning to...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Thailand AiPASS unlocks premium AI after lessons
Thailand has launched its TH-AI Passport and core AiPASS platform, taking a different path from South Korea's national AI push by buying access to overseas commercial AI tools such...
Thursday 3 September 2026
MiniMax, Z.ai revenues surge on API demand but adjusted losses widen
Two of China's first listed foundation-model developers are showing that demand for their technology can translate into rapidly growing revenue. Turning that demand into profit remains...
Thursday 3 September 2026
TIME AI 100 spotlights China's new AI guard, from Moonshot, Z.ai to AgiBot, Manus
TIME recently unveiled its 2026 list of the 100 most influential people in AI. Alongside leaders of major technology companies, the list includes a new generation of Chinese...
Thursday 3 September 2026
SEMICON Taiwan 2026: Physical AI drives new demand for multimodal robot sensing
The rise of physical AI is creating a new wave of demand for advanced sensors as robots move from controlled demonstrations toward practical deployment. Industry experts at SEMICON...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Yield has been semiconductor industry's oldest question; now it's Microsoft's test for AI
Microsoft brought the semiconductor industry's own measure of success back to it on Wednesday, and argued that AI will be judged by it.