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Sunday 7 June 2026

South Korea data center market to hit KRW11T by 2029

South Korea's private data center market is set to expand rapidly as generative AI demand drives a global investment boom, with AI infrastructure, power supply, geographic dispersion,...

Sunday 7 June 2026

Japan injects JPY150B into Rapidus to push for 2nm production by 2027

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on June 5, 2026, that the government completed an additional JPY150 billion (US$937.9 million) capital injection into Rapidus,...

Sunday 7 June 2026

Taiwan becomes first overseas hub for US drone supply chain certification

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced the signing of an authorization, assessment, and service agreement with the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems...

Sunday 7 June 2026

Sercomm posts record first five months as North America drives 2026 revenue surge

Sercomm Corporation reported May 2026 revenue of NT$6.48 billion (approx. US$205 million), up 70% year-over-year, and said cumulative revenue from January to May reached NT$30 billion,...

Sunday 7 June 2026

Electric bus with e-paper exterior displays hits road

E-paper applications are moving beyond retail electronic shelf labels and e-readers into the smart mobility market. BMW's color-changing car that features E Ink's electrophoretic displays...

Saturday 6 June 2026

AI demand squeezes mainstream DRAM supply as DDR5, DDR4 prices rise

DRAM prices are climbing as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology prioritize high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, for AI applications,...

Saturday 6 June 2026

Nvidia built its empire on gamers. Jensen Huang just reminded the world why that still matters

Jensen Huang arrived in Seoul on June 5 for what looked like a replay of his Taiwan trip — meetings with Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, LG Group and Hyundai Motor Group, all...

Saturday 6 June 2026

From Taiwan's supply chain to South Korea's Faker: how Jensen Huang reads different markets

Jensen Huang wrapped up his Taiwan run at GTC Taipei and Computex 2026 and flew to South Korea on June 5. His first stop was not Samsung or SK Hynix. It was Hongdae, where he met T1...

Friday 5 June 2026

Samsung's biggest union loses majority status after bonus talks

Samsung Electronics is facing a new shift in labor relations after the Samsung Electronics branch of the Samsung Group Super-Enterprise Union reportedly lost its status as a majority...

Friday 5 June 2026

FADU wins new contracts as AI workloads reshape data storage

As artificial intelligence (AI) workloads place unprecedented demands on data storage systems, South Korean SSD controller designer FADU is betting that next-generation storage architecture...

Friday 5 June 2026

Nvidia's Jensen Huang to meet South Korean business leaders beyond HBM sector

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea on June 5 for meetings with major Korean business leaders, as the company's cooperation...

Friday 5 June 2026

Jiin Ming debuts Raven remote controller at Japan Drone 2026

Taiwanese firm Jiin Ming Industry unveiled its self-developed JMG flight remote controller — Raven — at the Japan Drone 2026 exhibition, marking the first time the company...

Friday 5 June 2026

South Korea finalizes US$520 million on-device AI chip budget amid industry doubts

South Korea has finalized the budget for a state-backed on-device AI chip development project at KRW800.23 billion (US$520 million), about KRW200 billion below an earlier proposal,...

Friday 5 June 2026

COMPUTEX 2026: Taiwan optics leaders pivot from smartphone bottlenecks to edge AI supply chain

Taiwan's optics makers, traditionally absent from PC-focused trade shows, made a landmark appearance at COMPUTEX 2026. Industry leaders including Largan Precision, Ability Opto-Electronics...

Friday 5 June 2026

Compal's server business surges, non-PC revenue eyes 50% by 2027

Compal Electronics is accelerating a shift away from its long-standing PC business as AI servers and other non-PC lines gain momentum. The move could have broad implications for global...

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