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Tuesday 9 June 2026
Nvidia unveils AI PC vision as Intel offers reflection instead of product news
Computex, Asia's largest technology trade show, opened this year with many of the industry's most prominent executives gathering in Taiwan. Yet while Nvidia used the event to unveil...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Samsung foundry profit rebound may come in 3Q26 as 2nm orders rise 130%
Samsung Electronics' foundry business may return to profit as early as the third quarter of 2026, ahead of its previous target of late 2026 to 2027, as improving yields, larger orders,...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Nvidia's ecosystem commands the conversation at COMPUTEX 2026
COMPUTEX 2026 concluded this week after drawing the world's largest chipmakers and technology suppliers to Taiwan. Yet despite a crowded field of competitors, one company once again...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Commentary: COMPUTEX 2026 shows AI race moving from GPUs to ecosystems
One of the clearest shifts at COMPUTEX 2026 was that suppliers across the AI supply chain were no longer talking only about GPUs. The conversation has moved toward how CPUs, GPUs,...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Taiwan leverages tech ecosystem to bridge digital divide and lift SME AI adoption rates well past 12%
Following the successful conclusion of Computex 2026, Taiwan is mobilizing its technology giants to spearhead a nationwide digital transformation. Facing a stark disparity where small...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Commentary: How Nvidia turned Computex into its own annual coronation
Computex 2026 has ended, with the spotlight again firmly on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. From his arrival in Taiwan on May 23, Huang spent two weeks meeting key industry figures, attending...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Nvidia-SK Hynix pact sharpens memory race with Samsung, Micron
Nvidia's multiyear technology partnership with SK Hynix could reinforce the South Korean chipmaker's role in the AI memory supply chain, raising pressure on Samsung Electronics and...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Topco monthly sales hit third-highest level on chip materials demand
Topco Scientific said strong demand from artificial intelligence and high-performance computing drove higher shipments of advanced-process materials, lifting consolidated revenue in...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Taiwan suppliers target physical AI platforms as robotics race moves beyond hardware
Computex 2026 closed last week with physical AI among its central themes, and robots emerging as one of the clearest ways to demonstrate it. Yet, unlike CES, where robot makers competed...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Yesiang begins shipping recycled filters as 2nm demand lifts AMC market
Taiwan's Yesiang has started volume shipments of a newly certified recycled advanced micro-contamination (AMC) filter as semiconductor makers push deeper into 2nm and smaller nodes...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Taiwan server makers post strong May sales as AI demand continues to drive orders
Taiwan's leading server manufacturers reported strong May sales, underscoring how global AI infrastructure spending is reshaping demand for data center hardware. The gains point to...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
YMTC returns to South Korea's consumer SSD market after four-year absence
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) is bringing its consumer SSD brand ZHITAI back to South Korea after a four-year absence, as major memory makers devote more resources to high-bandwidth...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Astrogate expands from wireless projection to AR and drones
Wireless technology provider Astrogate, founded in 2019, has built a Taiwan-based R&D operation into a business platform spanning wireless projection, AR smart glasses, and drones,...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
AI chip race lifts semiconductor equipment sales to record US$36.55bn
Global semiconductor equipment sales hit a record first-quarter 2026 high, as the AI buildout lifted investment in leading-edge logic, DRAM and advanced packaging.
Tuesday 9 June 2026
LG Innotek expands Vietnam substrate plant as AI servers strain RF-SiP supply
LG Innotek is expanding semiconductor substrate production in Vietnam as rising demand for server components reshapes capacity across the substrate industry, fueling expectations that...