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Thursday 21 May 2026
Demand surge for power semiconductors reshapes data-center power and cooling, pushing suppliers toward SiC and GaN
Demand for power components is surging as AI servers adopt high-voltage direct current power delivery and advanced cooling technologies. This shift could increase component density...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Auras Technology raises 2026 revenue outlook as AI-driven liquid cooling demand grows
Auras Technology said strong AI server demand will sustain growth in thermal management through 2028, driving the company to raise its full-year revenue growth forecast for 2026. Executives...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Tech Forum 2026: How much longer can semiconductors sustain Taiwan?
During a keynote discussion session at Tech Forum 2026, DIGITIMES senior reporter Monica Chen and semiconductor analyst Andrew Lu shared their views on current AI server technology...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Nvidia introduces ACIE sub-segment, adds Anthropic as partner, and breaks out Physical AI
Nvidia introduced a new segment reporting framework on its first quarter of fiscal 2027 call, splitting data center revenue into Hyperscale and ACIE (AI Clouds, Industrial, Enterprise)...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Nvidia prices rivals out of AI factory race with Blackwell, Vera CPU, and Rubin
Nvidia used its first quarter of fiscal year 2027 earnings call on May 20, 2026 to lay out a three-tier silicon cadence that should make any rival roadmap look thin: a Blackwell ramp...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Nvidia excludes China from its outlook while citing analyst estimates of US$1 trillion in hyperscaler capex by 2027
Nvidia continues to exclude Chinese data center compute revenue from its outlook, with CFO Colette Kress citing uncertainty around whether H200 imports will be allowed into the country...
Thursday 21 May 2026
FII challenges Broadcom and Nvidia as CPO race shifts to system integration
As AI computing demand continues to grow exponentially, pressure to upgrade data center network architectures is intensifying. Co-packaged optics (CPO) is moving from concept to real-world...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Nvidia revenue surges 85% as data center sales jump 92%
May 20, Nvidia reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of US$81.6 billion, up 85% year-over-year and 20% sequentially. GAAP diluted EPS reached US$2.39, up 214% year-over-year,...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Samsung averts strike with last-minute labor deal, but deeper divisions remain
With less than an hour remaining before a planned strike was set to begin, Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative agreement late on May 20, narrowly avoiding what...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Alibaba's T-Head doubles down on AI infrastructure with Zhenwu M890
Alibaba Cloud has unveiled the Zhenwu M890, a new proprietary AI training and inference chip developed by its semiconductor subsidiary T-Head Semiconductor, as the Chinese cloud group...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Amazon's AI chip push gains ground as Nvidia remains central to AWS

Amazon's yearslong push to build a credible alternative to Nvidia's AI chips is beginning to gain traction, as software improvements,...

Wednesday 20 May 2026
Former Samsung semiconductor head warns that memory prices and demand could fall sharply after 2028
The global semiconductor industry has been focused on a memory supercycle, with some forecasts suggesting the upturn could last until 2030. However, Kye-hyun Kyung, former head of...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Google and Blackstone could lift ASIC demand with TPU leasing joint venture
Recent media reports say Google is set to team up with Blackstone to form a new cloud computing leasing company, with Blackstone as the main shareholder. The new venture aims to build...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
South Korea sounds alarm on manufacturing hollow-out as AI server boom lifts Taiwan
As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, demand for data centers is rapidly redrawing the export map of nations.
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Inside the LEO boom: How Starlink and rivals are reshaping global PCB supply chains
The global satellite communications industry is accelerating the deployment of next-generation infrastructure, unlocking the commercial potential of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) networks,...