Computex 2026 closed last week with physical AI among its central themes, and robots emerging as one of the clearest ways to demonstrate it. Yet, unlike CES, where robot makers competed to showcase their hardware, Computex presented a different picture: AI computing platforms, edge inference, physical AI architectures, and the ecosystems behind robots took center stage.

After concluding a meeting with SK Group on the morning of June 8, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang traveled to LG Group's headquarters, the LG Twin Towers in Seoul's Yeouido district, for a formal meeting with LG Chairman Koo Kwang-mo. The discussions underscored a widening strategic partnership between the two companies across robotics, AI infrastructure, mobility technologies, and advanced AI development.

Taiwan's Yesiang has started volume shipments of a newly certified recycled advanced micro-contamination (AMC) filter as semiconductor makers push deeper into 2nm and smaller nodes. The development could matter globally because tighter contamination control is becoming a critical yield factor for advanced chips, while cleaner manufacturing also aligns with lower-waste sourcing trends.

ELAN Microelectronics is broadening beyond notebook PCs into agentic AI PCs, unmanned vehicles, and optical communication chips, moves that could influence technology supply chains across Asia, the US, and Europe. The company also disclosed a strategic investment in US-based PETA Optronics, signaling a deeper push into next-generation hardware markets worldwide.

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) is bringing its consumer SSD brand ZHITAI back to South Korea after a four-year absence, as major memory makers devote more resources to high-bandwidth memory and enterprise storage.

MAtek reported May 2026 revenue of NT$544 million (US$17.23 million), a 26.87% increase year-over-year and a 0.69% increase month-over-month, marking its third consecutive month of record sales, the firm announced. For the first five months of 2026, revenue reached NT$2.51 billion, up 19.01% from the same period in 2025, with the company's leadership attributing growth to demand for outsourced materials analysis and failure analysis services driven by high-end AI chip development and advanced process transitions.

Passive component prices are staying elevated as AI continues to drive demand, with industry sources saying pricing in 2026 will remain at high levels. Panasonic is set to launch a new round of price increases in July, mainly for its SP-Cap capacitor products, with hikes ranging from 5% to 30% depending on the specification.

As four major North American CSPs step up AI infrastructure spending, global semiconductor output forecasts keep rising. But the AI demand surge is also exposing hidden supply-chain bottlenecks, with industry watchers saying the number of components that are currently in a severe shortage now far exceeds those that are not.

Huawei's chip design arm HiSilicon Technologies has reportedly raised prices for some products, drawing market attention as China's semiconductor sector shows signs of recovery after a prolonged downturn.

AI is reshaping the global memory-chip market, according to Morgan Stanley, by pulling in more DRAM, HBM, and NAND, and turning once-cheap components into scarce resources. The shift is raising costs, tightening supply, and forcing priority allocation for cloud, server, and other high-value buyers worldwide across industries.

Global semiconductor equipment sales hit a record first-quarter 2026 high, as the AI buildout lifted investment in leading-edge logic, DRAM and advanced packaging.