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Thursday 20 August 2026
Techman Robot lifts SI mix to 20% as server-heavier builds spur robot demand
Techman Robot said on August 19 at Automation Taipei 2026 that it remains cautiously optimistic about the second half of 2026, expecting business to outperform the first half on continued...
Thursday 20 August 2026
AI server market CAGR nears 40%; rack power density surging 100-fold poses grid strain
Speaking at the 2026 Taiwan AI Academy Annual Conference held on August 18 at Academia Sinica's Social Sciences building, Neo Yao, CEO of Foxconn's Visionbay.ai, and Huang-Jen Chiu,...
Thursday 20 August 2026
Gamers pivot to high-margin peripherals as PC price pressures drive double-digit growth in gaming monitors

High PC hardware prices are pushing gamers to delay full-system replacements and redirect their budgets toward targeted upgrades, driving...

Thursday 20 August 2026
Xiaomi's AI-EV Pivot gains momentum as memory costs pressure Q226 smartphone business
Xiaomi is accelerating its transition from a smartphone-focused electronics manufacturer toward a broader technology ecosystem company, as artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles...
Thursday 20 August 2026
AI chip strategies echo StarCraft factions as memory bottleneck reshapes the race

The global semiconductor ecosystem is facing an unprecedented shortage of memory chips, with hardware growth increasingly constrained...

Thursday 20 August 2026
AI models show softer responses on authoritarian leaders, report finds
U.S.-based AI models were found to avoid direct criticism of authoritarian leaders more often than democratic ones, according to a July report from the Meta-funded Oversight Board...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
China accelerates Microsoft Windows 10 exit from state systems
China is accelerating efforts to remove foreign technology from sensitive state-linked systems, ordering some government-affiliated entities to uninstall a customised version of Microsoft...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Vietnam eyes city upgrades for Samsung hub Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh
Vietnam is considering plans to turn Bac Ninh, a major Samsung Electronics manufacturing hub, and Quang Ninh into centrally administered cities as the country builds out its northern...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
TAITRA Chair: Taiwan's economy relies on AI capex; warns of weak ROI risk
Speaking at the opening of the 2026 Taiwan Artificial Intelligence Conference on August 18, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Chairman James C.F. Huang urged engineering...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Samsung Display restarts Asan OLED plant to meet foldable and IT demand
Samsung Display Co. is reported to be restarting construction of a new OLED plant in Asan, South Korea, after a five-year pause as demand rises for foldable phones and OLED panels...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwan seeks shift from drone supplier to strategic partner in entering US market
Industry figures and analysts from Taiwan and the United States gathered on August 19 at an international unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) forum to discuss how Taiwan can move beyond...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Taiwan Mobile sees Systex deal as AI-driven expansion play, targets 14% ICT market share
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) recently announced a tender offer for Systex, setting a goal of doubling its share of Taiwan's information services market from 7% to 14% within six years. TWM...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Tatung to complete self-built AI data center PoC by September, secures edge AI order
Taiwan's Tatung held an earnings call on August 18, during which company president Sung-pin Chang stated that the group's self-built artificial intelligence (AI) data center proof...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Google and AMD target post-GPU era with Frozen v2 and Taalas
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) recently announced its acquisition of Canadian AI chip startup Taalas to sharpen its competitive edge in AI inference. Taalas' core technology bakes model...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
NSTC's unmanned vehicle revenue tops 40% as semiconductor AOI and CPO fuel growth
Optical imaging technologies company New Smart Technology (NSTC) is moving beyond traditional optical and image inspection into semiconductor high-end automated optical inspection...