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Monday 25 May 2026
Nvidia, Intel, and AMD all in on AI: server supply chain faces shortage of orders, but does for three critical resources
Nvidia, AMD, and Intel are all optimistic about AI development. However, server supply chain companies admit that orders are no longer the issue. Instead, what is most lacking are...
Monday 25 May 2026
Grok falters across government and enterprise as SpaceX pivots to lease idle compute
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI faced weak uptake for its chatbot Grok across US government, corporate, and consumer markets, and SpaceX moved to lease idle computing capacity to Anthropic...
Monday 25 May 2026
India roundup: India accelerates chip ambitions, but ecosystem gaps remain a key challenge

India is advancing its technology and semiconductor ambitions through new fab projects, packaging...

Monday 25 May 2026
Embedded substrates draw AI chip interest as packaging turns strategic
Rising interest in embedded substrates among Nvidia, AMD, and Intel signals potential shifts in AI data‑center supply chains, as the technology promises improved signal integrity...
Sunday 24 May 2026
China smartphone sales plunge 16% around May Day holidays as memory price hikes squeeze demand
China's smartphone sales fell 16% year‑over‑year during the two weeks surrounding the 2026 May Day holiday, a drop that signals wider implications for global supply chains...
Sunday 24 May 2026
Geopolitics disrupts chips — can Taiwan and South Korea cooperate to hold the line?
The global semiconductor industry is being pulled in two directions. On one side, the cost of building a single advanced chip factory has ballooned to as much as US$40 billion, concentrating...
Sunday 24 May 2026
AI server boom squeezes Samsung Electro-Mechanics' component supply

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is emerging as another beneficiary of the AI data center buildout, as demand for high-end capacitors and package...

Saturday 23 May 2026
Jensen Huang lands in Taiwan, calls Vera Rubin biggest product ramp in computer history
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taiwan on May 23 ahead of COMPUTEX, telling reporters that the company's next-generation AI server platform — codenamed Vera Rubin —...
Friday 22 May 2026
WPG Holdings flags server supply gaps amid memory price hikes, 800V shift
Amid the continued crowding-out effect of artificial intelligence (AI) demand, IC distributor WPG Holdings said memory shortages and rising prices are weakening end-product sales momentum,...
Friday 22 May 2026
China's Wuhan optics hub bets big on AI with 12.8T module debut
The rapid adoption of generative AI, large language models, and AI agents is accelerating global data center construction and driving a new growth cycle in optical communications....
Friday 22 May 2026
Nvidia's rapid AI iteration cycle strains supply chain partners
Nvidia's record revenue, profit, and margins are masking growing strain across its supply chain, as increasingly compressed product cycles and surging AI demand force suppliers to...
Friday 22 May 2026
Analysis: Samsung deal prevents walkout but deepens internal rifts over compensation
Samsung Electronics and its union signed a provisional agreement late at night, about an hour before a scheduled May 21 strike, averting an industry estimate of more than KRW100 trillion...
Friday 22 May 2026
AUO ditches panel era with three new business lines for next decade
Looking ahead to 2026, AUO said the global economy is stabilizing and returning to growth, but that international trade disputes and regional conflicts still pose risks. It added that...
Friday 22 May 2026
BenQ Qisda Group to spotlight AI deployments at COMPUTEX 2026
BenQ Qisda Group will participate in COMPUTEX 2026 under the theme "AI In Action," showcasing how artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied in real-world deployments. BenQ Qisda...
Friday 22 May 2026
Tech Forum 2026: As notebook and smartphone sales slow, AI devices take a larger share

Global notebook and smartphone shipments are expected to weaken in 2026, but AI-enabled devices are set to take a larger share of both...