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Wednesday 3 June 2026
Naura pushes into AI chip packaging with first 600mm PLP descum tool
Naura Technology Group has shipped its first 600mm × 600mm panel-level packaging descum tool, marking a key step in the Chinese semiconductor equipment maker's move from wafer-level packaging into panel-level packaging, according to ICviews and ICsmart.
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Middle East war drives LME aluminum to 4-year high, squeezing chip equipment margins
Rising global geopolitical risk and tightening supply in some markets have pushed London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminum prices higher in volatile trading, adding cost pressures to industries across electronics components, semiconductor equipment, automobiles, and energy infrastructure.
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Samsung Foundry eyes Anthropic as OpenAI chip project reportedly stalls

Samsung Electronics is seeking to secure major artificial intelligence (AI) logic-chip customers as its reported preliminary work on a custom SoC for OpenAI slows, while Anthropic emerges as another potential opportunity for Samsung Foundry.

Wednesday 3 June 2026
GSEO sees CPO business as potential second growth engine from 2027 to 2028
Genius Electronic Optical Co. (GSEO) said on May 29 that its co-packaged optics (CPO) business is moving toward rapid growth in 2027 and 2028, with shipments that could eventually rival smartphone lenses as a second major revenue source.
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Commentary: China shifts exports toward higher-value tech as US trade pressure reshapes supply chains
China moved toward higher-value exports in response to escalating US trade and technology restrictions, reshaping global supply chains and forcing manufacturers to absorb higher costs, executives and research findings showed. The shift, visible in early 2026 trade patterns, came after rounds of US containment measures that began with 2018 tariffs and intensified following the 2025 policy expansion, according to a report commissioned by the Mainland Affairs Council.
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Intel Foundry makes progress in advance processes, CEO Tan calls TSMC a key partner
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said Intel Foundry is making steady progress in advanced process technology, adding that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is one of Intel's most important partners. The remarks were made during a global media briefing with several senior executives on June 2.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan anchors AI comeback on 18A, x86, and Taiwan ties at Computex 2026
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan used his Computex 2026 keynote in Taipei to frame Intel's AI-era reset around execution, infrastructure, and deeper ties with Taiwan's PC and semiconductor supply chain.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's Computex keynote: 1,000 steps up Elephant Mountain and a live demo with Perplexity's CEO
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan opened his Computex 2026 keynote in Taipei on June 2 with a personal note that set him apart from every Intel CEO before him.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
South Korea cuts EUV equipment approvals to speed Samsung and SK Hynix expansion
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy announced on June 2, 2026, that it would sharply streamline domestic approval procedures for extreme ultraviolet equipment used in semiconductor fabrication, reducing installation lead times from 34 days to 9 days to accelerate advanced production lines. The ministry said the change reclassifies EUV tools from high-pressure gas manufacturing facilities to a new "specific equipment" category after a partial revision to the Enforcement Decree of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
TSMC races to expand AI chip capacity while CPO and CoWoS move to center stage
Nvidia GTC Taipei opened on June 1 with a packed keynote by CEO Jensen Huang, who kicked off the event by unveiling the widely watched Taiwan supply chain board.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
ASE CEO says Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem took 40 years to build — and will take years to replicate
When Marvell CEO Matt Murphy asked ASE Group CEO Tien Wu what makes Taiwan's technology ecosystem unique — and why it is so hard to replicate elsewhere — the answer was less about technology than about time.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Jensen Huang joins Marvell CEO on Computex stage, hails it as 'the next trillion-dollar company'
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a surprise guest appearance during Marvell Technology CEO Matt Murphy's keynote at Computex 2026 in Taipei on June 2, joining Murphy on stage for about 10 minutes in what became the most-talked-about moment of the one-hour presentation.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Agentic AI triggers widespread computing crunch across global supply chain
In 2026, a global compute shortage spanning chips, cloud services, servers, and data-center components is sweeping across the industry. The scarcity of compute and broad price hikes are running through the entire AI sector, pushing Nvidia's market value higher, lifting cloud revenue and profits at Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to record levels, and driving the valuations of AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic to nearly US$1 trillion.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Foxconn, Nvidia advance robotaxi fleet plans, eye 2028 southern Taiwan launch
Nvidia announced at its GTC Taipei 2026 event that it will significantly expand the ecosystem of its Nvidia Drive Hyperion robotaxi-ready platform, bringing together global automakers, autonomous driving software developers, and shared mobility service providers.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
KYEC chair CK Lee steps down; vice chair Chi-chun Hsieh takes over
Semiconductor testing company King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) recently convened its 2026 shareholders' meeting, during which it completed the election of nine board directors. Longtime chairman C.K. Lee unexpectedly stepped down from the chairmanship but remains a regular director. The board subsequently elected vice chairman Chi-chun Hsieh as the new chairman, a move that has drawn significant attention from the industry.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Nvidia and MediaTek reveal how RTX Spark came together — and why Jensen Huang insisted on NVLink from day one
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang held a global media session on June 2 with an unusual guest: MediaTek vice chairman and CEO Rick Tsai, who joined Huang to share the inside story of how the two companies developed RTX Spark, the AI PC platform that Huang described as the beginning of the agent computing era.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Commentary: Intel turns AI packaging crunch into foundry comeback test
Intel's foundry revival may depend less on beating TSMC at the most advanced process nodes than on whether it can turn AI-driven demand into a profitable advanced packaging business.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Analysis: Advanced packaging shifts from TSMC dominance to industry collaboration
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly backed TSMC's price hikes, saying its advanced process and supply-chain services are difficult and highly valuable. As AI chip demand surges, TSMC, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Micron, and other top semiconductor makers are also reshaping their supply-chain strategy to deepen cooperation on mature-node foundry services and advanced packaging.
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says no need to compare or choose between Taiwan and South Korea
At a Korea Partner Night event held in Taipei, Taiwan, ahead of Computex 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Taiwan and South Korea occupy distinctly different positions in the technology industry and do not need to be compared nor does a choice between the two need to be made.
Monday 1 June 2026
SK Hynix Cheongju plant fire triggers HF leak
SK Hynix's Cheongju campus was hit by a fire on June 1, 2026, prompting the emergency evacuation of all 3,600 workers from the M15 and M15X plants. Seven people were taken to the hospital after hydrogen fluoride (HF) leaked in the incident, which came less than a week after a separate fire-related event at the site.
Monday 1 June 2026
Formosa Plastics Group shifts to AI, semiconductors, and grid opportunities
Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) is stepping up its transformation into higher-value businesses, with AI, semiconductors, and power grid opportunities emerging as key new growth engines as the petrochemical industry faces a downcycle that started in 2023.
Monday 1 June 2026
Nvidia confirms Vera Rubin in full production with 150 Taiwan suppliers powering the ramp
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at GTC Taipei on June 1st that the Vera Rubin platform has entered full production, with Taiwan's server makers and global supply chain partners manufacturing systems at scale for AI labs, cloud providers, and hyperscalers worldwide.
Monday 1 June 2026
Top memory maker executives gather in Taiwan in preparation for Computex 2026
After Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrapped up his "trillion-dollar banquet" for Taiwan AI supply-chain giants, GTC Taipei is set to become a highlight of Computex 2026. Nvidia will also host its first "South Korean partners night" in Taiwan.
Monday 1 June 2026
Nvidia expects AI boom to keep supply tight beyond 2027
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said the artificial intelligence industry is entering a rapid growth phase that could keep revenue rising sharply into 2027, while supply-chain bottlenecks are likely to persist as demand continues to outstrip capacity.
Monday 1 June 2026
AI spillover puts CPUs and ASICs on Computex stage
Computex 2026 will open under the theme "AI Together," with attention shifting beyond Nvidia's training-focused hardware to AI computing, robotics, smart mobility, and next-generation technologies. The event is likely to highlight a wider set of suppliers as AI moves deeper into inference, edge applications, and custom chips.