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Tuesday 19 May 2026
Google teases Gemini Robotics push one day before Google I/O

Kristin White, transportation industry executive and field strategist at Google, delivered a keynote at the 5th Mobis Mobility Day in Sunnyvale that outlined the company's vision for a new era of physically capable AI — one that moves beyond generating ideas to taking action in the real world.

Tuesday 19 May 2026
Only one or two humanoid makers will survive the current boom, Plug and Play CEO predicts
Saeed Amidi, founder and CEO of Plug and Play, used the 5th Mobis Mobility Day in Sunnyvale to offer a candid market outlook on humanoid robotics and detail the accelerator's expanding strategy to build Applied AI ecosystems beyond Silicon Valley.
Monday 18 May 2026
Apple Watch blood pressure alerts drive TASC demand as 2026 redesign looms
Apple has added a new high blood pressure notification feature to Apple Watch, sharpening the device's health-management appeal. Market watchers expect a major redesign of high-end Apple Watch models in the second half of 2026, which could boost end-market shipments by 20% to 30% from 2025 as incoming CEO John Ternus takes over on September 1.
Monday 18 May 2026
Hiwin doubles robotics revenue share in 1Q26 on semiconductor automation demand
Taiwan precision motion-control leader Hiwin Technologies is accelerating growth on the back of semiconductor automation and robotics demand, with robot-related products emerging as a rapidly expanding revenue driver as the company deepens its push into wafer-handling systems, logistics robots, and humanoid robot components.
Monday 18 May 2026
Hehui Electronics targets breakeven in 2026 as robotics, in-vehicle systems, and smart manufacturing expand
Hehui Electronics said it expected operations to improve in 2026 as new business in robotics, smart in-vehicle systems, and smart manufacturing gained traction following product demonstrations at Nvidia GTC 2026. The company announced plans to leverage an integrated edge vision-language model and smart mobility capabilities to drive growth and target a return to breakeven in its core business this year, a spokesperson stated.
Monday 18 May 2026
Asus leverages manufacturing expertise and memory supply edge to grow its South Korean server business
Asus is accelerating its push into the server market in South Korea, leveraging its manufacturing prowess, long-term ties with major memory makers, and flexible design and supply strategies to take advantage of mass procurements in South Korea's government-led sovereign AI infrastructure initiative and GPU server roll-outs at Hyundai Motor, telecom operators, and financial institutions in the country.
Monday 18 May 2026
Taiwan ICT firms push global AI supply chain expansion with TEEMA Science Park 3.0
Taiwan's information and communications technology (ICT) sector has reinforced its central role in the global artificial intelligence supply chain and unveiled an overseas expansion strategy, executives said at the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association annual members' meeting in 2026. The industry reported record output in 2025 and is advancing a "TEEMA Science Park 3.0" initiative aimed at helping companies deploy production and data infrastructure abroad to manage geopolitical risk.
Monday 18 May 2026
Taiwanese electronics firms poised to benefit as Western automakers localize E/E sourcing
Taiwanese electronics firms are poised to become key suppliers for Western automakers' next-generation vehicle electronics, with a wave of RFQs expected to convert into mass-production orders from 2027. Production shifts globally could affect supply-chain localization, cybersecurity planning, and the rollout of edge-AI-enabled vehicles across markets from the US to Europe.
Monday 18 May 2026
Lotes holds prices to gain share as server and AI connectors drive record revenue
Connector maker Lotes said it held product prices to win market share and reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue as strong server demand lifted results. The company disclosed that consolidated revenue for the first quarter reached NT$9.332 billion (US$295.12 million), gross margin was 49.55%, operating margin was 29.04%, net profit was NT$2.4 billion, and earnings per share were NT$21.72, with the server business accounting for more than 50% of total revenue for the first time.
Monday 18 May 2026
Nvidia GB300 drives AI server boom as Vera Rubin ramp approaches third quarter
Nvidia's GB300 is becoming the mainstream AI server product in the first quarter of 2026, boosting ODM revenue and profit worldwide; with Vera Rubin servers due to ramp in the third quarter and aggressive ASIC deployments by cloud providers, the global AI server supply chain expects sustained growth into the second half of 2026.
Monday 18 May 2026
TEEMA global science park plan takes shape with Mexico leading
The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) is moving ahead with its global science park strategy, and Mexico's Sonora has emerged as the leading candidate for an early launch, TEEMA chairman Young Liu said before the group's 27th general assembly on May 15, 2026. Liu said Sonora has the strongest chance of becoming the first site because talks began earliest there and field inspections have already been carried out three times, putting it well ahead of other candidate locations.
Monday 18 May 2026
India roundup: India's semiconductor ambitions expand from AI power management to supply-chain localization

India's semiconductor and electronics sectors are accelerating across multiple fronts, from AI-driven power-chip development and domestic EV battery technology to smartphone manufacturing and semiconductor supply-chain expansion. Industry executives and analysts say the shift reflects India's broader effort to move beyond assembly into higher-value chip design, power electronics, and localized technology ecosystems.

Sunday 17 May 2026
AI drives Cisco orders, lifts Taiwan networking suppliers
Cisco's latest earnings report has injected fresh momentum into the networking industry, with CEO Chuck Robbins highlighting strong order momentum in AI infrastructure, which helped drive product orders up 35% year-over-year in the third quarter of fiscal 2026. AI infrastructure orders from hyperscalers reached US$1.9 billion during that quarter, and US$5.3 billion for the year to date, beating the company's original US$5 billion target. Looking ahead, Robbins also struck an upbeat tone, saying hyperscaler AI infrastructure orders in fiscal 2026 are expected to reach US$9 billion, or roughly 450% of 2025 levels.
Sunday 17 May 2026
Adlink bets on physical AI with robotics, healthcare, and semiconductors
Adlink Technology said on May 13 that edge AI demand continued to rise, helping the industrial PC maker deliver one of its strongest profit performances in recent quarters in the first quarter of 2026. The company struck a cautiously optimistic tone for the second half and said long-term growth will center on expanding AI deployment across more real-world use cases.
Saturday 16 May 2026
AI server tracker: Rising server demand leads to high revenue growth for rail kit makers
Growing demand for AI is driving appetite for server components across cable connectors, cases, and rail kits. This wave has led most major Taiwanese players in the industry to record rising annual revenues, with some exceptions. Rail kit makers in particular have posted strong annual growth as AI servers claim a larger share of their business.
Friday 15 May 2026
AI servers squeeze ODM margins as consignment gains traction
As AI server prices rise, original design manufacturers (ODMs) are hitting record revenue, but also coming under pressure on their gross margins. To defend profitability, manufacturers are cutting costs, negotiating with customers to switch from buy-sell procurement to consignment, and chasing ASIC and general-purpose server orders.
Friday 15 May 2026
Ability Enterprise targets AI and automation growth after strong first-quarter results
Ability Enterprise has said it expects continued revenue and profit growth through 2028 as the company expands beyond traditional imaging products into AI edge computing, robotics, vision systems, and smart automation.
Friday 15 May 2026
Delta Electronics chair warns RE100 delays could risk Taiwan's global tech orders amid green power shortage
Delta Electronics Chairman Ping Cheng has warned that companies failing to meet RE100 targets risk losing orders as global customers intensify demands for renewable energy compliance. His comments highlight mounting concern across Taiwan's technology sector that insufficient green power supply could become the next major constraint on the island's semiconductor and electronics industries.
Friday 15 May 2026
Auras says Nvidia Vera Rubin gold-plating change won't hit operations as revenue, profit jump
Auras Technology reported record first-quarter results and said it expects revenue and profit to grow quarter by quarter in 2026, dismissing market talk that a design tweak on Nvidia's Vera Rubin server cooling system would harm its business. The cooling-module maker posted first-quarter revenue of NT$49.038 billion (approx. US$1.56 billion), up 110.17% year-over-year, gross profit of NT$14.597 billion, up 142.15%, operating profit of NT$12.019 billion, up 175.6%, and net profit after tax of NT$7.916 billion, or NT$20.17 per share.
Friday 15 May 2026
Foxconn moves from validation to commercialization with AI servers, robots, EVs and LEO satellites
Foxconn used its first quarter of 2026 earnings call to signal that its long-term "3+3+3" strategy is transitioning from technical validation into commercialization, highlighting growth in AI servers and advances across smart manufacturing, electric vehicles, semiconductors, and low-Earth-orbit communications. The group also framed its COMPUTEX 2026 positioning as a "Token Factory" to signal a broader role in the AI era, executives said.
Friday 15 May 2026
Pan-International shifts to AI servers and AFM motors to drive over half of revenue by 2030
Pan-International Industrial Corp. said it recorded about NT$1.25 billion (US$39.62 million) in revenue and a small loss in the first quarter of 2026 after customers deferred shipments and copper prices rose. The company called the period its annual operating trough, announced measures to stabilize results and expected a significant recovery and a return to profitability in the second quarter.
Friday 15 May 2026
TECO bets on Penang manufacturing hub to capture Southeast Asia data center opportunities
TECO Electric & Machinery reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of NT$14.235 billion (US$451.17 million), a 4.54% year-over-year increase, and earnings per share of NT$0.51, as executives said the company's power and energy business grew more than 30% and rose to a 24.5% share of revenue from 19% a year earlier. The firm announced plans to expand its Southeast Asia footprint by acquiring a majority stake in Malaysia's Dynaciate Engineering and bringing a new Penang Busway manufacturing plant into volume production to serve the region's data center market.
Friday 15 May 2026
OpenAI and Apple partnership frays as legal threat looms

Tensions are escalating between OpenAI and Apple, threatening what was once seen as one of the most important alliances in the generative AI industry.

Friday 15 May 2026
Foxconn's operating profit jumps 63% as AI server scale offsets seasonal dip
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported first-quarter 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$2.11 trillion (approximately US$66.95 billion), up 29.68% year over year but down 19% from the fourth quarter of 2025 due to seasonal factors. Core profitability improved despite the slowdown.
Friday 15 May 2026
Foxconn says AI server mix and consignment model will drive annual shipments to more than double
Foxconn (Hon Hai) held an online investor briefing on May 14, where executives outlined that cloud and networking products accounted for nearly 50% of group revenue in the first quarter of 2026 and that AI server shipments will more than double year-over-year for 2026. The company said a shift toward consignment supply for some AI server transactions has depressed reported revenue sequentially but did not affect overall profitability and helped reduce working capital and improve capital efficiency.