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Wednesday 10 June 2026

Commentary: Nvidia CEO visit spotlights Samsung in HBM supply race

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's multi-day trip to South Korea put the "triangle relationship" among Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Nvidia over high-bandwidth memory (HBM) in the spotlight,...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Taiwan exports hit record high as AI servers and chip price hikes fuel trade surge

Taiwan's exports hit new highs in May 2026 and in the first five months of the year, powered by AI supply-chain demand and rising electronics prices, the Ministry of Finance said on...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Samsung weighs Gwangju packaging plant as power strains Seoul-area chip expansion

Samsung Electronics is considering building an advanced semiconductor packaging facility in the southwestern city of Gwangju, a move that...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Trend Micro COO sees Taiwan as model for AI regulation

Trend Micro COO Kevin Simzer believes Taiwan has the potential to become a global model for AI regulation, as AI technologies evolve from simple tools to become autonomous agentic...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Taiwan reportedly weighs tougher AI chip export curbs as US lawmakers push for tighter China controls

Taiwan is considering significantly tougher restrictions on exports of advanced AI chips to China, a move that would bring the island's regulations closer to those of the US and strengthen...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Grab eyes Taiwan as first move beyond SEA market

Grab is preparing to enter Taiwan, and once its acquisition of foodpanda is approved by regulators, Taiwan will become the company's first market outside Southeast Asia. Grab's Operating...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Interview: Taiwan's INFINITIX expands in South Korea to tap sovereign AI demand

As AI adoption accelerates globally, computing infrastructure is becoming a key competitive battleground. Taiwan-based AI software company...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Taiwan AI industry plan targets silicon photonics as new moat

The Taiwanese government has launched an AI infrastructure initiative aiming to further strengthen its semiconductor industry prowess by leveraging silicon photonics (SiPh) to form...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Empowering innovation: Female engineers rise in Taiwan's semiconductor industry

The global semiconductor industry is undergoing profound transformation-not only in process technologies and transistor density, but also in the composition of its workforce...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

A COMPUTEX beyond PCs: Taiwanese suppliers target robot data and parts

COMPUTEX 2026 has made clearer a shift already underway in Taiwan's robotics supply chain, with suppliers looking beyond humanoid showcases toward less visible technologies —...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Column: Computex 2026 shows Taiwan rewriting its role — from building AI to designing it

Computex Taipei 2026, held from June 2 to 5 under the theme "AI Together," drew more than 1,500 exhibitors from 33 countries and set a new record in scale. The show underscored a new...

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,...

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