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Thursday 14 May 2026
AI surge fuels patent race in server cooling with Taiwan firms among global leaders
A Taiwan Intellectual Property Office report released in 2026 showed that AI demand accelerated a global patent race in data center and server cooling technologies, with Inventec,...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Pegatron 1Q26 earnings fall more than 60% amid off-season, eyes stronger 2Q26 on AI PC demand
Pegatron announced its first-quarter 2026 financial results on May 13, with profit down more than 60% compared with the same period a year earlier, while earnings per share (EPS) hit...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Analysis: Android AI upgrade underscores China's self-contained smartphone AI ecosystem and limited spillover impact
Google announced Gemini Intelligence in the US on May 13, further integrating Gemini's AI capabilities into Android. The move pushes Android from a traditional operating system toward...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Asus's record revenue signals greater exposure to AI server demand and higher component costs
Asus Computer Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 brand revenue of NT$194.051 billion (US$6.19 billion), a record high and a 44% increase year on year, driven by surging AI server demand...
Thursday 14 May 2026
ASMedia reports record profit as it expands beyond PC chips into AI and automotive
Despite weakness in the personal computer market, surging DDR5 memory prices, and tight CPU supply, ASMedia Technology posted record results in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Sony launches Xperia 1 VIII in bid to reclaim ground in premium smartphone market
Sony announced on May 13 that it will launch the Xperia 1 VIII flagship phone as it seeks to reclaim market share amid intensifying competition in the premium smartphone segment. The...
Thursday 14 May 2026
SoftBank looks beyond mobile with data center, battery push
SoftBank is committing JPY1 trillion (US$6.34 billion) through fiscal 2030 to make artificial intelligence, data centers, and energy infrastructure its next growth engines, according...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Cisco accelerates AI push with Silicon One gains and major restructuring plan
Cisco Systems reported record fiscal third-quarter results for fiscal 2026, surpassing its own financial guidance, driven by triple-digit order growth from hyperscale cloud providers...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Alibaba faces mounting margin pressure as AI investments accelerate
Analysts gave Alibaba Group Holding's latest results a cautious reception, warning that surging artificial intelligence (AI) investments are pressuring profitability even as cloud...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Tencent eyes Chinese ASIC ramp in 2H26
Tencent Holdings Limited reported a 9% year-over-year increase in total revenue to CNY196 billion (approx. US$28.86 billion) for the first quarter of 2026, driven by a strategic pivot...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Foxconn briefing to clarify AI server orders, CPO commercialization, and EV alliances, investors say
Foxconn will hold its first-quarter 2026 earnings briefing on May 14, with investors expecting detailed updates on AI server demand, the commercialization of co-packaged optics, and...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Oppo Taiwan forecasts 5% to 8% shipment decline while revenue is set to rise
Oppo Taiwan said on the 12th that annual smartphone shipments were likely to fall 5% to 8% this year as surging memory prices pushed up handset costs and extended replacement cycles...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Microloops posts record first-quarter profit as AI server cooling drives growth
Microloops reported record revenue and profit for the first quarter of 2026, driven by sustained demand for AI server cooling products that accounted for 60% of sales, the company...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Inventec sees strong AI, general-purpose server demand through 2028
Inventec expects both artificial intelligence (AI) servers and general-purpose servers to see growth in 2026, with company president Jack Tsai noting that orders for the latter are...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Commentary: AI server ODMs face margin squeeze as memory costs soar
As AI server orders surge, system assembly makers are finding that more business does not always mean better profits. High-priced GPUs and soaring memory costs are pushing up revenue...