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Friday 8 May 2026
US president considers inviting Nvidia and other CEOs to China trade talks
CEOs from Nvidia and other American tech companies are among those that the US government plans to invite to join President Donald Trump's visit to China next week. Along with the trade negotiations, the US leader has also sought to frame the summit as a type of high-level trade delegation, although the White House is reportedly considering inviting only a small number of executives.
Friday 8 May 2026
TSMC revenue rise highlights Asia's grip on AI chip supply
TSMC said on May 8 that revenue for the first four months of 2026 rose 29.9% from a year earlier, offering a further sign of the strength of the world's largest contract chipmaker as investors focus on AI-related demand and capacity constraints across the semiconductor supply chain.
Friday 8 May 2026
Novatek raises margin outlook on stronger product mix and early shipments
Novatek Microelectronics, one of Taiwan's leading display driver IC (DDI) makers, said revenue in the first quarter of 2026 was supported by growth in system-on-chip (SoC) and large-size display driver products, which offset weakness in the smartphone segment.
Friday 8 May 2026
TSMC reportedly pushes CoPoS exclusivity to lock in next-gen packaging lead
TSMC is accelerating the expansion of its CoWoS advanced packaging capacity while pushing ahead with the more technically demanding panel-level packaging technology CoPoS, aiming to widen its lead over rivals in the AI semiconductor race. Industry sources said TSMC has imposed strict confidentiality controls across the CoPoS supply chain, requiring Taiwan-based equipment and materials partners to sign agreements that prevent technology leakage and limit supply to TSMC for several years after mass production begins.
Friday 8 May 2026
Sony, TSMC form Japanese joint venture to push image sensors into automotive and robotics
TSMC and Sony Semiconductor Solutions have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture (JV) for next-generation image sensor development and manufacturing, with Sony holding the majority and controlling interest.
Friday 8 May 2026
Inside Nvidia's high-stakes bet on next-generation AI cooling

One of the most closely watched developments in the AI server industry in recent weeks has been reported changes to the cooling architecture of Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin platform, a shift that has already triggered sharp swings among related suppliers in Taiwan's equity market.

Friday 8 May 2026
Samsung chiefs address pay talks as strike deadline nears
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and Device Solutions (DS) head Jun Young-Hyun, along with Device eXperience (DX) head Roh Tae-moon, issued a joint statement to all employees on the progress of wage negotiations on May 7, marking their first public remarks on the talks. The move comes as Samsung tries to defuse labor tensions ahead of a union strike deadline.
Friday 8 May 2026
TSMC's 2026 revenue surges 30% in first four months on AI boom
TSMC on May 8, 2026, reported consolidated net revenue of approximately NT$410.73 billion (US$12.6 billion) for April 2026, up 17.5% from the same month a year ago, though down 1.1% from March 2026.
Friday 8 May 2026
Taiwan firms' US investment tops forecasts; government lines up US$50 billion financing
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on May 6 that, excluding TSMC, about 20 Taiwan companies plan to invest US$35 billion in the US. The statement comes after US President Donald Trump issued reciprocal tariffs in April 2025, which unexpectedly helped speed up long-stalled progress on a Taiwan-US economic and trade agreement.
Friday 8 May 2026
Analysis: Samsung's union fight exposes a fault line in semiconductor investment
A labor dispute at Samsung Electronics is sharpening a debate with implications well beyond South Korea: how semiconductor companies balance worker compensation against the capital-intensive investment cycles that determine who leads in chips.
Friday 8 May 2026
Samsung workers seek bigger share of AI profits as strike looms

Samsung Electronics is facing mounting pressure from workers seeking a larger share of the AI-driven semiconductor boom, as unions threaten an 18-day walkout and the dispute puts renewed scrutiny on the company's decades-old performance-pay system.

Friday 8 May 2026
Commentary: Trump-Xi Summit puts Taiwan's chip industry at center of global politics

US President Donald Trump is expected to visit Beijing on May 14-15 for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. If the trip proceeds as planned, it would mark Trump's first visit to Beijing since returning to the White House and the most consequential meeting between the two leaders since the escalation of the US-China technology war reshaped the global economy.

Friday 8 May 2026
Topco hits record 1Q26 revenue, profit on semiconductor materials demand
Topco Scientific reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue and profit on May 7, driven by strong demand for photoresists, photomask substrates, and silicon wafers used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes, as well as peak revenue recognition from environmental engineering projects in Taiwan and overseas.
Friday 8 May 2026
PMIC supplier GMT bets on volume growth over higher prices
Power-management chip maker Global Mixed-Mode Technology, or GMT, said demand conditions in the first quarter of 2026 were stronger than expected, helped by an improved product mix and resilient PC-related orders, even as memory shortages and rising component costs continue to reshape the broader electronics industry.
Friday 8 May 2026
AI boom reshapes global EMS supply chain as Taiwanese firms extend lead

As 2026 entered its second quarter, market research firm DIGITIMES released its ranking of the world's top 20 electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturers (ODM) for the first quarter of the year. The results underscored a sector increasingly being redrawn by the rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), which continues to drive both growth and competitive realignment across the electronics supply chain.

Friday 8 May 2026
Taiwan government expands science parks as US-China tech war drags on
Taiwan's government decided five years ago to expand science park development after concluding that the US-China tech war would not end soon, laying the groundwork for the Third Kaohsiung Science Park (KSP), also called the Nanzih Science Park (NSP), under the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Bureau. The Nanzih project is now under environmental review and, if approved, is expected to support semiconductor production, generate NT$960 billion (approx. US$30.46 billion) in annual output, and create 6,600 jobs.
Friday 8 May 2026
TSMC eyes bigger US investment; Arizona chip expansion accelerates
Taiwan remained the largest foreign delegation at the US Department of Commerce's SelectUSA Investment Summit for a third straight year, with TSMC indicating it may further expand its US investment footprint amid rising demand for advanced semiconductor manufacturing and AI infrastructure.
Thursday 7 May 2026
Delta Electronics expands Malaysia presence as SEA becomes semiconductor growth hub
As global supply chains continue shifting under "China+1" and "Taiwan+1" strategies, Southeast Asia has emerged as a key destination for semiconductor and electronics investment. For Taiwanese power and automation company Delta Electronics, Malaysia is becoming a central part of that regional expansion strategy.
Thursday 7 May 2026
Singapore chip firms showcase cross-border manufacturing and testing strengths
Headquartered in Singapore, MPics Innovations is staffed by several former executives from Broadcom's isolation products division. The company has long focused on the automotive, industrial, and medical markets, known collectively as the AIM market, which demand high reliability.
Thursday 7 May 2026
WinWay April revenue hits second-highest on AI, HPC demand
WinWay said April 2026 revenue fell nearly 20% from the previous month due to its customer mix and product profile, but still rose more than 50% from a year earlier as orders for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications surged. The test interface maker said its Coaxial Socket high-end test socket capacity kept coming online.
Thursday 7 May 2026
Chinese semiconductor equipment makers deepen SEA OSAT presence
Chinese semiconductor equipment makers CCtech and Nextool Technology are expanding into Southeast Asia's OSAT hubs as Malaysia and Singapore emerge as key packaging and testing centers amid global supply chain restructuring and southbound shifts. Both companies said surging AI demand and fast growth in power electronics are setting up a new upcycle for test and packaging equipment.
Thursday 7 May 2026
Global chip sales surge in 1Q26, signaling supply and investment shifts
Global semiconductor sales reached US$298.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported, underscoring robust worldwide demand with possible implications for technology supply chains, pricing, and production investment. The results come as markets eye a potential US$1 trillion year, driven by broad regional growth across Asia Pacific, the Americas, and China.
Thursday 7 May 2026
SEMI reports stronger wafer shipments with global implications
The SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group reported a 13.1% year-over-year rise in global silicon wafer shipment area to 3,275 million square inches in the first quarter of 2026, signaling stronger demand for wafers used in AI data centers and reshaping supply and production priorities across the global semiconductor supply chain.
Thursday 7 May 2026
SpaceX targets AI chip independence with US$119 billion Texas Terafab
Elon Musk is rapidly expanding his ambitions beyond rockets and electric vehicles (EVs), positioning SpaceX at the center of a vertically integrated artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure strategy spanning semiconductors, data centers, AI models, robotics, and space systems.
Thursday 7 May 2026
South Korea's US$344.3 million push to localize power chips
South Korea plans to provide KRW500 billion (US$344.3 million) in state funding for a large-scale research and development project aimed at localizing next-generation power semiconductors, ETNews reported.