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Tuesday 9 June 2026
Tencent takes dual-track AI chip route with Canghai V2 and domestic partnerships
Tencent is sharpening a dual-track AI chip strategy, combining self-developed semiconductors for its own business workloads with deeper partnerships across China's domestic AI computing...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Topco monthly sales hit third-highest level on chip materials demand
Topco Scientific said strong demand from artificial intelligence and high-performance computing drove higher shipments of advanced-process materials, lifting consolidated revenue in...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
AMD commits up to GBP2 billion to speed AI research in the UK
AMD said on June 8 it plans to invest up to GBP2 billion (approx. US$2.67 billion) in the UK over the next five years to accelerate AI innovation and research and broaden access to...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Taiwan suppliers target physical AI platforms as robotics race moves beyond hardware
Computex 2026 closed last week with physical AI among its central themes, and robots emerging as one of the clearest ways to demonstrate it. Yet, unlike CES, where robot makers competed...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Jensen Huang deepens LG alliance as Nvidia expands its AI ambitions in South Korea
After concluding a meeting with SK Group on the morning of June 8, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang traveled to LG Group's headquarters, the LG Twin Towers in Seoul's Yeouido district, for...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
ELAN Microelectronics expands into AI PCs, drones, and optical chips
ELAN Microelectronics is broadening beyond notebook PCs into agentic AI PCs, unmanned vehicles, and optical communication chips, moves that could influence technology supply chains...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
HiSilicon chip price hikes put China's AI compute supply chain back in focus
Huawei's chip design arm HiSilicon Technologies has reportedly raised prices for some products, drawing market attention as China's semiconductor sector shows signs of recovery after...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Analysis: ASICs are coming for Nvidia's GPU dominance — and it could happen next year, says DIGITIMES analyst
Jensen Huang spent nearly two weeks in Taiwan for GTC Taipei and Computex 2026 before flying to Seoul on June 5 — and even on the streets of South Korea, he returned to the same...
Monday 8 June 2026
Nvidia push into AI PCs comes as smartphone market faces steep downturn
Nvidia's move to expand AI-powered PCs could reshape where global consumers and companies use artificial intelligence, shifting more work onto local devices rather than cloud services...
Monday 8 June 2026
Apple M5 Pro teardown points to chiplet strategy shift
Apple's M5 Pro signals a broader shift in laptop processors, with implications for global device makers, developers, and AI users. A teardown suggests Apple is combining chiplet-style...
Monday 8 June 2026
Dreame under scrutiny for breakneck expansion pace and state-owned funding
A city in China has begun investigating the connections between its local companies and Dreame Technology, a Chinese company known for its robot vacuum cleaners that has reportedly...
Monday 8 June 2026
China analog IC maker Shanghai Belling raises prices by up to 30%, signaling chip market recovery
Shanghai Belling, a Chinese analog IC supplier, has announced price adjustments for some of its products starting June 9, 2026, with increases ranging from 10% to 30%. The move is...
Monday 8 June 2026
Exclusive: The semiconductor battle behind AI data centers and EVs
Beneath the rapid expansion of electric vehicles and artificial intelligence infrastructure, a quieter battle is unfolding in the semiconductor supply chain.
Monday 8 June 2026
Exclusive: Marvell says AI's copper wall is nearing, with custom silicon and optical I/O set to scale
US chipmaker Marvell took a more visible stance at Computex 2026, with CEO Matt Murphy delivering a keynote speech and senior executives visiting Taiwan to lay out the company's outlook...
Monday 8 June 2026
Weekly news roundup: Taiwan ecosystem strengthens AI chip supply chain as MediaTek, Nvidia deepen cooperation
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of June 1-7, 2026: