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Sunday 16 August 2026

China's AI supernode build-out turns more chips into more computing power

China is accelerating construction of its national computing network, and a growing share of new capacity is likely to use supernodes...

Sunday 16 August 2026

Taiwan Mobile launches tender offer for Systex, targeting majority control

Taiwan Mobile said on August 12 that its board approved a tender offer for Systex Corporation common shares through its wholly owned subsidiary Taiwan Cellular, with the goal of lifting...

Sunday 16 August 2026

Edgecore pushes all-optical networking for distributed AI data centers

Edgecore Networks said distributed AI infrastructure will become more important as data centers run into limits on power, space, and cooling. Speaking at the 2026 OCP APAC Summit,...

Saturday 15 August 2026

Gelsinger calls HBM 'lousy', SK Hynix says it's not memory's final answer

High-bandwidth memory (HBM), a core component in AI semiconductors, has drawn fresh scrutiny after former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger called...

Saturday 15 August 2026

Lotes sees tight supply, says demand remains intact

Connector maker Lotes is deepening its server business, with its server quick disconnect (QD) line set to enter mass production in July,...

Saturday 15 August 2026

Tripod posts record second-quarter margins on strong server and memory demand

Tripod Technology said revenue and profit both hit record highs in the second quarter of 2026, driven by strong shipments of server and memory products and the continued effect of...

Saturday 15 August 2026

Taiwan approves NT$8 billion ocean tech program for security and industry

Taiwan's government approved a four-year ocean technology and industry development program for 2027-2030 and will seek more than NT$8 billion in funding. The plan was designed to strengthen...

Friday 14 August 2026

Research insight: Delta, Lite-on raise capex to 9% of revenue in AI data center power race

The speed of AI data center deployment is raising the bar for power and cooling suppliers. Chipmakers such as Nvidia and AMD are refreshing platforms annually, with each generation...

Friday 14 August 2026

AI server tracker: Demand drives July revenue gains across Taiwan infrastructure suppliers

Data center infrastructure providers reported revenue gains across baseboard management controllers (BMCs), optical modules, power supply components, and thermal management products...

Friday 14 August 2026

Alibaba Cloud's 6-year evolution: five super data centers pivoting to AI compute

Alibaba Cloud's Lingjun Zhenwu M890 supernode has officially gone live, with its initial commercial deployment in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia—the...

Friday 14 August 2026

OCP APAC 2026: What if AI's next efficiency breakthrough is simply moving less?

For years, the logic of AI infrastructure has been straightforward: move more data, push more power, transmit more signals, remove...

Friday 14 August 2026

Alibaba Cloud races ahead with Ulanqab AI infrastructure

Since early 2026, AI upstarts such as DeepSeek have increasingly pivoted toward building or co-owning their own data centers. This reflects a broader shift across China's AI sector:...

Friday 14 August 2026

Alibaba Cloud cuts AI data center build time to 100 days, triples global modular capacity

Alibaba Cloud has cut the delivery cycle for large AI data centers to 100 days with its CUBE 5.0 modular architecture, while lowering construction costs by more than 10% and increasing...

Friday 14 August 2026

Compal lifts profit on AI PCs and servers as component costs rise

Compal Electronics said second-quarter 2026 revenue and profit increased as AI PCs and server demand offset higher memory and other component costs. The Taiwanese electronics maker...

Friday 14 August 2026

Analysis: Taiwan Mobile takes control of Systex to close ICT gap with Chunghwa Telecom, Far EasTone

Taiwan Mobile announced on August 13 that it will acquire additional common shares of Systex through its wholly owned subsidiary Taiwan...

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