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Nov 10
CXMT chairman's reported DeepSeek investment spotlights China's semiconductor capital network
Zhu Yiming, chairman of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), reportedly participated in Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's second funding round, drawing attention to his semiconductor investment network. Neither DeepSeek nor the reported investors have confirmed the claims, leaving the investment entity, amount, and shareholding structure unclear.
Alibaba filed for a Hong Kong IPO for its chip design unit, T-Head, as a spin-off on November 10. The separate listing would let investors gain direct exposure to the group's chipmaking business as China's AI ecosystem seeks to reduce its reliance on US semiconductors through domestic alternatives.
Cadmen Technology reported October revenue of NT$75.61 million (US$2.3 million), up 11.91% year-over-year and marking a record high for the same period as well as its highest monthly revenue of 2026, as peak-season demand emerged. Revenue for the first 10 months reached NT$678 million, up 4.57% year-over-year, also setting a record for the same period.
Asia Electronic Materials is developing high-frequency, high-speed substrate materials based on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) through a Hybrid Coreless solution and continues to submit samples for AI customer validation, targeting advanced semiconductor and AI applications.
Acer subsidiary Altos reported October 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$155 million (US$4.72 million), up 44.1% year-over-year, while revenue for the first 10 months reached NT$2.41 billion, up 57.3%. Fueled by strong global demand for AI infrastructure, revenue through October surpassed its full-year 2025 total, setting new monthly and cumulative records.
Acer Synergy Tech rides semiconductor demand to record revenue
Nov 11, 12:49
Acer subsidiary Acer Synergy Tech benefited from sustained semiconductor industry growth, which drove demand for information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and workforce service solutions. Its consolidated revenue reached NT$307 million (US$9.34 million) in October 2026, up 187.93% year-on-year and marking a record high for the second consecutive month.
Powerlogic said the rapid growth of global AI applications has diverted chips and key components toward the AI market, disrupting gaming hardware supply chains and customer purchasing schedules. The fan manufacturer's revenue fell 39.25% year-on-year in the first 10 months of 2026.
Nvidia's OOI architecture paves way for optical interconnects in GPUs
Nov 11, 12:49
DIGITIMES observed that Nvidia is advancing an optics-on-interposer (OOI) architecture that moves the optical engine from an organic substrate to a silicon interposer to increase interconnect density and reduce transmission energy consumption.
Nvidia is a key customer for Taiwan's semiconductor and AI server supply chains. If recent national security concerns around CEO Jensen Huang affect sales in China, export approvals for the H200, or reviews of customer transactions, it could reshape order allocation and shipment schedules across Taiwan's supply chain.
Anthropic is taking direct aim at the enterprise productivity market dominated by Microsoft and Alphabet's Google. Beyond its core strength in software engineering, the company is expanding into daily workplace operations by introducing a new suite of collaborative AI tools, including Claude Sheets, Claude Whiteboards, Claude Data, and the upcoming Claude Meetings.
SynPower has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with AblePrint Technology (APT) to jointly develop substrate equipment with warpage suppression annealing system (WSAS) functions, the companies said, deepening their collaboration in semiconductor advanced packaging and high-end Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) products.
Asia Vital Components (AVC) expects all GPU- and ASIC-based AI servers to adopt liquid cooling by the end of 2027, with customers increasingly turning to double-sided cold plates to accommodate vertical power delivery (VPD) designs.