Cooling module manufacturer Microloops announced plans to expand its liquid cooling plate production capacity in Vietnam and China to address growing demand for liquid cooling solutions. Currently, Microloops' monthly liquid cooling plate output in China stands at 5,000 units, but by 2026, combined capacity across both locations is expected to reach 40,000 units, reflecting the rapid adoption of server liquid cooling technology.

Aten International reported revenue gains early in the year on the back of AI data-center demand and outlined plans to expand rack offerings and enter consumer electronics — moves that could alter its product mix and compress gross margins in the near term.

China's Ministry of Commerce has launched an investigation into what it describes as US trade barriers affecting green products, citing domestic trade law provisions that allow authorities to examine restrictive measures imposed by other countries.

Swancor Holding's subsidiary, Swancor Robotech, on March 27, opened an intelligent robot application demonstration center in Neihu, Taipei, highlighting progress in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity into its TaiiBot platform. The company aims to manufacture lightweight, 100% recyclable AI robots to accelerate large-scale industrial applications.

Taiwan is moving to cement its status as the "beating heart" of the global technology industry by transitioning from a hardware manufacturing powerhouse into what Acer founder Stan Shih calls a "silicon innovation island". The Taiwanese government plans to do this through a series of infrastructure projects, from power generation to supercomputing.

LS Eco Energy and Australia's Lynas Rare Earths have entered a strategic partnership to create an independent rare earths supply chain. This move could help global manufacturers seeking alternatives to China's dominant position. The tie-up aims to link mining, metallisation, and magnet production across Vietnam, the US, and other markets.

India is reporting steady progress in expanding domestic manufacturing capacity across electronics, automotive, and other industrial sectors under its "Make in India" and production-linked incentive (PLI) programmes, with investments, output, and exports continuing to scale.

Huawei Technologies unveiled its 2026 wearable product lineup at a launch event in Taiwan on the March 27. Yong Hai, general manager of Xunwei Technology, the exclusive distributor for Huawei in Taiwan, highlighted that the company achieved a remarkable 60% year-over-year increase in earphone sales revenue in 2025 despite lacking a smartphone product line in Taiwan.

India is recalibrating FDI rules, semiconductor incentives and AI policy while expanding power capacity and attracting global players like Tesla, Keysight and DNP. Data center ambitions are rising amid talks with Meta and Google. However, challenges persist, including rising GPU costs and declining smartphone shipments, highlighting a complex but accelerating industrial transformation.

Taiwan Power (Taipower) officially submitted its plan to restart the Maanshan (No. 3) nuclear power plant to Taiwan's Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) for review on March 27.

Samsung Electronics has decided to restart negotiations on wages and collective agreements, temporarily halting a planned large-scale strike scheduled for late May. The risk of strike action remains, however, as major differences between management and unions remain unresolved.

Amid ongoing memory shortages and widespread component price hikes, research firms and major industry players have confirmed that PC shipments will fall in 2026 compared to 2025. Recent forecasts have grown more pessimistic, with IDC revising its shipment decline estimate from 8.9% in January down to 11.3%.

Taiwan's key technology hub in Hsinchu is experiencing severe water supply tensions amid a booming memory, AI, and advanced chip manufacturing cycle. On March 26, 2026, Yuan-Peng Lin, Director-General of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Water Resources Agency, revealed that since winter 2025, western Taiwan has recorded its lowest winter rainfall in 75 years. The inflow to Hsinchu's Baoshan reservoirs is only 77% of levels seen during the "century drought" five years ago.

The 2026 Taiwan International Machine Tool Show (TMTS), an annual machine tool industry exhibition, has returned to Taichung this year, a move seen as particularly significant given the city's role as a central hub for the machine tool industry cluster. Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), attended the opening ceremony to show support.

While sharing insights on quantum technology investment, commercialization, and development, Ching-Ray Chang, a Global Quantum 100 honoree, emphasizes that as quantum tech matures, its impact could surpass even the Industrial Revolution.

Facing rapid advances in automation and AI from China's manufacturing sector, South Korea is accelerating its manufacturing AI transformation (AX) through the government-led Manufacturing AI (M.AX) Alliance. Established by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) just six months ago, the alliance has already attracted over 1,300 companies across 11 specialized fields, including robotics, autonomous vehicles, shipbuilding, and biomedicine.

Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently showcased 12 advanced machine tool key technologies driven by artificial intelligence (AI) at the 2026 Taiwan International Machine Tool Show (TMTS). These technologies have been successfully introduced into leading domestic listed companies and end-user application sites, including World Known Precision Industry, Proxene Tools, Kao Fong Machinery (Kafo), Chin Fong Machine Industrial, and Phison Electronics.

Taiwan's machine tool industry is aiming for a rebound from its trough in 2026. Taiwan International Machine Tool Show (TMTS) has returned to the city of Taichung where the local machine tool industry first took off, featuring over 400 exhibitors and more than 1,800 booths in the 2026 edition of the annual event.

Service-sector labor shortages have surpassed those in manufacturing, emerging as a global structural challenge. To address this shift, Taiwan is prioritizing the deployment of service-oriented robots through a four-year "Smart Robot Service Application Guidance Program" launching in 2026.

As AI compute demand surges, the rising need for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) testing and failure analysis is reshaping semiconductor inspection equipment markets, affecting chipmakers, foundries, and equipment suppliers worldwide. Demand for integrated microscopy platforms and localised service hubs is increasing to control yield, reduce costly iterations, and secure AI supply-chain positions.

Keysight Technologies is opening local manufacturing operations in India, a move that promises faster access to precision test equipment and greater supply-chain resilience for global customers. The expansion is set to accelerate development across semiconductors, quantum computing, aerospace, AI, and wireless sectors, while deepening collaboration with Indian research institutions and government programs.

Tongtai Machine & Tool's chairman warned that shifts caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and China's industrial growth have global implications for supply chains and industrial sourcing, affecting competitiveness in semiconductors, automotive, aerospace, and defense markets worldwide.

US-based Coupang announced on March 26, 2026, the official launch of its fourth warehouse and logistics center in Taiwan, further expanding its storage and logistics capacity.

Holy Stone Enterprise expects a 20–30% rise in passive component revenue in 2026 as demand for high-power AI server components accelerates globally. Doubling AI product sales could improve profits by shifting to a higher-value product mix, with implications for supply chains and procurement across data center and server manufacturers worldwide, as well as enterprise customers.

When TSMC chairman C.C. Wei recently dismissed the hype around Chinese robots as "just for show," it sparked heated debate across the tech sectors on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Yet, the market had already quietly signaled a nuanced answer.