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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.
Friday 15 May 2026
Ubiqconn Technology reports improved gross margin in the first quarter as product mix shifts
Ubiqconn Technology reported consolidated revenue of NT$130 million in April 2026, down 25% month-over-month and down 20% year-over-year, and cumulative revenue for the first four months of 2026 totaled NT$678 million, a 12% decline from a year earlier. The firm said short-term revenue was affected by market demand adjustments, but ongoing product mix optimization had begun to drive structural, differentiated growth across its end markets.
Friday 15 May 2026
AI server tracker: Optical module suppliers show mixed momentum as AI networking demand reshapes market

Taiwan's optical module supply chain delivered mixed April 2026 results, reflecting uneven demand patterns across AI infrastructure and data center networking markets. According to the latest data, the overall April revenue reached approximately NT$2.1 billion (US$66.6 million), down 7.4% month-over-month but still up 1.2% year-over-year. Cumulative revenue for the sector remained strong, rising nearly 20% year-over-year.

Thursday 14 May 2026
AI surge fuels patent race in server cooling with Taiwan firms among global leaders
A Taiwan Intellectual Property Office report released in 2026 showed that AI demand accelerated a global patent race in data center and server cooling technologies, with Inventec, Foxconn, and Quanta emerging among Taiwan's top patent holders. The report analyzed 8,449 published and announced patent families from 2015 through 2024 and found cooling-related patent families grew at a 17% compound annual growth rate over the past decade, and entered a distinct growth phase in 2022 when annual filings first exceeded 1,000.
Thursday 14 May 2026
Pegatron 1Q26 earnings fall more than 60% amid off-season, eyes stronger 2Q26 on AI PC demand
Pegatron announced its first-quarter 2026 financial results on May 13, with profit down more than 60% compared with the same period a year earlier, while earnings per share (EPS) hit its lowest level for the same period in nearly seven years.
Thursday 14 May 2026
Asus's record revenue signals greater exposure to AI server demand and higher component costs
Asus Computer Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 brand revenue of NT$194.051 billion (US$6.19 billion), a record high and a 44% increase year on year, driven by surging AI server demand and stable notebook shipments. The company's co-CEOs, S.Y. Hsu and Samson Hu, raised the full-year server revenue growth target to "at least double," up from a prior 50% to 100% range.
Thursday 14 May 2026
ASMedia reports record profit as it expands beyond PC chips into AI and automotive
Despite weakness in the personal computer market, surging DDR5 memory prices, and tight CPU supply, ASMedia Technology posted record results in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring early gains from its shift beyond PC connectivity chips into custom silicon, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and automotive electronics.
Thursday 14 May 2026
SoftBank looks beyond mobile with data center, battery push
SoftBank is committing JPY1 trillion (US$6.34 billion) through fiscal 2030 to make artificial intelligence, data centers, and energy infrastructure its next growth engines, according to company materials as well as Bloomberg and Nikkei reports.
Thursday 14 May 2026
Cisco accelerates AI push with Silicon One gains and major restructuring plan
Cisco Systems reported record fiscal third-quarter results for fiscal 2026, surpassing its own financial guidance, driven by triple-digit order growth from hyperscale cloud providers. The company significantly raised its full-year outlook for AI-related infrastructure orders. It announced a major restructuring plan to reallocate human and financial resources toward high-growth technologies, including proprietary silicon and optics.
Thursday 14 May 2026
Alibaba faces mounting margin pressure as AI investments accelerate
Analysts gave Alibaba Group Holding's latest results a cautious reception, warning that surging artificial intelligence (AI) investments are pressuring profitability even as cloud growth accelerates. While investors welcomed strong AI-related momentum and rising cloud revenue, several research firms said heavy infrastructure spending and weaker-than-expected earnings underscored the mounting costs of Alibaba's ambitious AI expansion.
Thursday 14 May 2026
Tencent eyes Chinese ASIC ramp in 2H26
Tencent Holdings Limited reported a 9% year-over-year increase in total revenue to CNY196 billion (approx. US$28.86 billion) for the first quarter of 2026, driven by a strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence (AI) and stabilized growth in its core gaming and advertising segments. Company executives highlighted the quarter as a turning point, noting "significant initial progress on our new AI products" while continuing to integrate machine learning across existing business lines.
Thursday 14 May 2026
Foxconn briefing to clarify AI server orders, CPO commercialization, and EV alliances, investors say
Foxconn will hold its first-quarter 2026 earnings briefing on May 14, with investors expecting detailed updates on AI server demand, the commercialization of co-packaged optics, and the strategic significance of recent alliances with Mitsubishi Electric and ElectroMobility Poland. The company's record first-quarter revenue has heightened expectations for a dense briefing.
Thursday 14 May 2026
Microloops posts record first-quarter profit as AI server cooling drives growth
Microloops reported record revenue and profit for the first quarter of 2026, driven by sustained demand for AI server cooling products that accounted for 60% of sales, the company announced. The thermal module maker said the strong AI-related mix lifted scale and profitability even as revenue slowed at the start of the second quarter.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Inventec sees strong AI, general-purpose server demand through 2028
Inventec expects both artificial intelligence (AI) servers and general-purpose servers to see growth in 2026, with company president Jack Tsai noting that orders for the latter are expected to grow through 2028. The company also plans to double capital expenditure in 2026, focusing on expanding production sites to meet customer demand.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Commentary: AI server ODMs face margin squeeze as memory costs soar
As AI server orders surge, system assembly makers are finding that more business does not always mean better profits. High-priced GPUs and soaring memory costs are pushing up revenue without lifting manufacturing fees at the same pace, leaving original design manufacturers (ODMs) facing lower gross margins as assembly orders grow.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
AI server tracker: ASPEED sees sustained growth as AI server demand strengthens BMC market outlook
ASPEED Technology has continued to show strong revenue momentum in recent years, supported by structural changes in global data center infrastructure and the rapid expansion of AI server deployments.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
TECO expands into AI data centers with Malaysia acquisition deal
Taiwan-based industrial manufacturer TECO Electric & Machinery said on May 12 that its board had approved the acquisition of Malaysian engineering firm Dynaciate Engineering Sdn. Bhd. for about RM200 million (approx. US$50.8 million), in a deal expected to close in August 2026. After completion, TECO will gain controlling ownership, with revenue and earnings from the acquired company expected to begin contributing to consolidated results in the second half of 2026.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
AI server tracker: GUC surges ahead as Faraday and Alchip face slower 2026 start

Taiwan's ASIC and design services sector is showing sharply diverging fortunes in 2026, with new monthly revenue data highlighting strong momentum for GUC while rivals Faraday and Alchip face a slower start to the year.

Tuesday 12 May 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan AI server sales show gains spreading beyond TSMC

Taiwan's AI server supply chain delivered another month of strong April sales, with growth extending from TSMC's chipmaking base to server assemblers and suppliers of cooling, board materials, rail kits, and server-management chips.

Tuesday 12 May 2026
Taiwan thermal firms ride AI server boom, AVC and Auras lead 2026 surge

Taiwan's thermal management sector continued to diverge sharply in early 2026, with AI server demand increasingly separating high-growth liquid cooling and advanced server thermal suppliers from more traditional cooling players.

Tuesday 12 May 2026
Altos targets South Korean AI server market with software edge
Altos Computing, Acer's AI server subsidiary, is targeting South Korea's relatively mature demand for high-end computing with flagship systems based on Nvidia Blackwell architecture. The company is also leaning on its in-house Altos aiWorks software as a key differentiator, as it transitions from a hardware maker into an AI infrastructure solutions provider.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Memory shortage slows Flexium transformation with new product launches to lift profits in 2H26
Flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) manufacturer Flexium Interconnect said during an earnings call on May 8 that, looking ahead, imbalances in memory market supply and demand will impact the industry. Aside from major US customers with stronger pricing power, the mass production and shipment schedules for new products such as smart glasses and artificial intelligence (AI) servers have been delayed, becoming one of the key variables affecting the company's operational transformation in 2026.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics see record April revenue on strong AI server demand
Leading IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics posted double-digit growth in both monthly and cumulative revenue for January to April 2026, driven by demand for data centers and AI-related servers.
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Nvidia's modular AI strategy fuels Delta Electronics supplier boom

AI infrastructure demand is reshaping the electronics manufacturing sector, pushing component makers to move up the value chain into module production and system integration. Delta Electronics has emerged as a prominent example, with its aggressive global expansion plans also accelerating capacity investments by suppliers, including rack maker JPP Holding and battery module supplier Dynapack International Technology in Thailand.