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Wednesday 18 March 2026
Surging US AI demand drives contract manufacturing fees higher for Taiwan electronics makers
Aggressive AI investments by major US cloud service providers (CSPs) are driving a surge in demand for Taiwan's semiconductor and ICT hardware, pushing exports, prices, and private...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Meta accelerates AI ASIC roll-out as Broadcom secures four-generation chip design deal
Meta recently announced plans to launch four generations of ASIC product lines over the next two years, including the already mass-produced MTIA 300 and upcoming MTIA 400, 450, and...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Hon Precision raises AI chip test capacity plan by 40% amid surging demand
Driven by rapid growth in AI and high-performance computing (HPC) markets, semiconductor IC test equipment leader Hon Precision has upgraded its production expansion plan for 2026...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
MPI posts record 2025 revenue and profit, expands probe card production in Taiwan
Semiconductor test and measurement solutions provider MPI reported that strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and application-specific integrated...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
AI-related impact on gaming industry goes beyond memory chip shortage
As demand for memory chips in AI data centers continues to surge, the global "RAMaggedon" has now claimed another unwitting victim: the gaming industry. The sector is now feeling the...
Monday 16 March 2026
AI boom fuels cargo surge at Taoyuan Airport's free trade zone
Taiwan's government-run free trade zone has recorded a significant surge in air cargo at Taoyuan International Airport, reflecting the island's expanding role in the global AI supply...
Monday 16 March 2026
Taiwan OSAT firms log double-digit annual growth despite slow season
Benefiting from the continued expansion of AI applications, demand for chips used in high-performance computing (HPC), memory, networking, and smartphones has grown simultaneously,...
Monday 16 March 2026
Tesla's Terafab project launches in five days in bold push into AI chip manufacturing: 200bn AI chips annually?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company's Terafab Project, aimed at producing artificial intelligence (AI) chips, will launch in five days, signaling an expansion beyond Tesla's core...
Monday 16 March 2026
IC design houses push 12-inch chips as 8-inch process price hikes loom
The chip market is facing a wave of price increases, with IDM companies issuing hike notices and foundries preparing to raise prices for the 8-inch wafer process amid current supply-demand...
Monday 16 March 2026
US withdraws draft for rule requiring approval for AI chip exports anywhere in the world
The US revoked a draft rule on March 13 that would have required the country's approval to export US-made AI chips anywhere in the world. The withdrawal marks a reversal of one of...
Monday 16 March 2026
Nvidia GTC 2026: Jensen Huang targets AI bubble fears, unveils next-generation chips

Nvidia's annual GTC conference opens March 16 (Pacific Time), with CEO Jensen Huang returning to the nearly 20,000-seat SAP Center in San...

Monday 16 March 2026
AWS and Cerebras collaborate on faster AI inference for Amazon Bedrock
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AI chip startup Cerebras Systems said they are working together to bring a high-speed AI inference architecture to Amazon Bedrock, a managed service for...
Monday 16 March 2026
Commentary: Nvidia CEO outlines new AI infrastructure vision ahead of GTC 2026
On March 10, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang published an in-depth personal article systematically explaining the development logic behind the AI industry. He argued that AI should not...
Saturday 14 March 2026
AI boom lifts global foundry revenue to record US$169.5bn, demand risks surface for 2026
Global semiconductor foundries rebounded strongly in 2025 as artificial intelligence workloads and premium smartphone chips boosted advanced-node demand, though rising memory prices...
Saturday 14 March 2026
Winbond raises DDR3 prices to match DDR4, accelerates shift to DDR4
Facing ongoing DRAM shortages and widespread capacity constraints, chipmaker Winbond has raised the price of its 4Gb DDR3 chips to match that of equivalent DDR4 products. The company...