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Tuesday 11 August 2026
Taiwan telecom trio posts strong July on 5G, roaming, AI gains

Taiwan's three major telecom operators — Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications — all reported...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
Google readies Pixel 11 lineup, market breakthrough still under question

Google has officially announced that it will unveil its annual Pixel 11 flagship smartphone series on August 13, 2026, with the lineup...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
Microsoft seeks expanded Maia 300 production to tap into demand for cheaper compute
Microsoft plans to unveil its new Maia 300 accelerator chip this fall, with a public announcement possible as early as next month, according to The Information. Although Microsoft...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Taiwan's AI server supply chain posts record July as growth spreads down the component tier

The latest indication of global demand for AI hardware comes not from a hyperscaler capex presentation, but from unaudited monthly...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
Anthropic's US$9.1B Riot deal underscores its scramble for AI computing power

Anthropic PBC has agreed to pay US$9.1 billion over 20 years for computing capacity from Riot Platforms Inc., a Bitcoin miner turned...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
LiteOn teams with Wolfspeed on 800VDC power systems for AI data centers

LiteOn Technology plans to begin trial production of its 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) solutions in August as it prepares...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
Iron Force Industrial expands into AI server cooling as auto market stays uneven
Automotive parts makers are looking beyond cars as global demand shifts and AI infrastructure grows. Iron Force Industrial is joining that move by developing liquid-cooling components...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Climax Technology breaks ground on NT$2.3 billion Neihu plant, capacity set to rise 60%
Taiwanese wireless security systems maker Climax Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its new plant in the Jiuzong section of Neihu District, Taipei, on August...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Asus posts record July revenue on strong AI server demand
Asustek Computer (Asus) reported July 2026 group revenue of NT$84.13 billion (approx. US$2.61 billion), a record high for the period, up 53.3% from a year earlier but down 21% from...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
TSMC affiliate VisEra scales AI optics with 1.6T silicon photonics
VisEra, the TSMC-affiliated optical components supplier, is expanding into AI optical interconnects and silicon photonics, with its MicroLens products for 800G pluggable transceivers...
Monday 10 August 2026
Nvidia invests up to US$3B in Lancium as energy becomes new AI bottleneck
Nvidia will reportedly invest US$2 billion into energy technology and infrastructure developer Lancium, which is building the Stargate data center campus in Texas. This deal illustrates...
Monday 10 August 2026
Chenbro stays bullish on AI demand, flags seven indicators to watch in 2H26
Chenbro CEO Corona Chen said the company's July 2026 revenue experienced some fluctuations due to shipment scheduling, shipping logistics, and the timing of revenue recognition.
Monday 10 August 2026
FCC 26-50 extends US tech controls to chips, optical transceivers and supply-chain origins

US technology controls are reaching deeper into communications supply chains. Under FCC 26-50, the Federal Communications Commission...

Monday 10 August 2026
Apple tests CXMT memory chips as shortage, price pressures persist

Apple has tested DRAM from China's ChangXin Memory Technologies in iPhone and MacBook products as AI-driven memory shortages and rising...

Monday 10 August 2026
Interview: Nvidia sees Taiwan as more than an assembler — an engineering partner

Taiwan's role in the global AI supply chain is shifting from manufacturing toward engineering, Nvidia networking senior vice president...