Rockchip Electronics has forecast strong growth in revenue and profit for the first half of 2026, citing sustained demand for its AIoT chip platforms despite supply chain pressures affecting the broader electronics industry.
Apple's decision to extend its wireless transmission and RF chip supply agreement with Broadcom through 2031 signals that its shift to fully in-house connectivity is a project measured in years, not quarters. For global consumers, the move suggests Apple will likely continue mixing its own chips with those from outside suppliers to maintain performance and reliability.
Analog Devices (ADI) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Empower Semiconductor, a move it said is designed to bolster the company's role as a comprehensive power partner spanning the entire AI ecosystem, from grid infrastructure to core computing systems.
Where will cloud AI's next wave of growth come from? Increasingly, the market is answering with two words: sovereign AI.
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu recently revealed that one of the group's IC design subsidiaries is preparing for a Taiwan listing as early as 2026, potentially on the Taiwan Innovation Board. While Liu did not identify the company, industry observers believe the most likely candidate is Socle Technology Corp (Socle).
Chinese companies are shifting more AI accelerator spending away from Nvidia and toward domestic suppliers, a sign that US-China technology tensions are no longer just reshaping chip exports, but the buildout of China's AI infrastructure itself.
Venture capitalists from Japan, Singapore, and Salesforce Ventures converged at the 2026 Asia VC Summit in Taipei to argue that Asian startups should prioritize regional expansion over jumping straight into the US market. They pointed to cross-border collaboration within Asia as a more viable path to building competitive tech companies.
The UK is pitching itself as a new base and technology partner for Taiwanese electronics suppliers as AI demand shifts from models to the physical infrastructure behind them: chips, packaging, servers, cooling, power, and data centers.
Salesforce Ventures laid out how the AI boom has reshaped its investment strategy over the past three years at the 2026 Asia VC Summit today, while acknowledging it has yet to close its first deal in Taiwan despite actively searching for one.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jae-yong Lee departed for the Sun Valley Conference in the US on July 7, marking his second straight year at the event as he looks to deepen AI cooperation with global tech giants. Industry watchers expect the trip to help Samsung expand its ties with major customers and partners.
A Chinese research team has developed a phase-change memristor-based neural dynamical system chip, offering a potential hardware path for real-time brain modeling, brain-computer interfaces, and brain disease diagnosis.
