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Monday 29 June 2026

Taiwan's first homegrown submarine enters dive trials ahead of handover; shipbuilder eyes unmanned boat contracts

Taiwan's first domestically built submarine, Haikun, has entered submergence testing and is on track to be handed over to the navy...

Monday 29 June 2026

Taiwan optics makers eye humanoid robot vision market as deployments accelerate

As physical AI enters a pivotal growth phase in 2026, deployment of robotic systems is rapidly accelerating across the industry. Beyond established applications such as inspection,...

Monday 29 June 2026

AI demand drives Foundry 2.0 market revenue up 23% in 1Q26, says Counterpoint

Global revenue for the semiconductor industry's "Foundry 2.0" market reached US$86 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 23% year-over-year, driven by strong demand for AI accelerators...

Monday 29 June 2026

BYD's in-house smart driving chip reportedly faces long road to production vehicles despite vertical integration push

BYD's newly unveiled Xuanji A3 autonomous driving chip may represent a major milestone in the company's semiconductor ambitions, but industry experts say bringing the processor into...

Monday 29 June 2026

Rising lithium battery material prices trigger widespread inflation; Chinese battery makers forced to take action

China's electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage supply chains are undergoing a profound structural shift. Over the past year, prices of upstream battery materials have continued to...

Monday 29 June 2026

China makes AI power a national priority in new five-year energy plan

Generative AI is driving a sharp rise in electricity demand from data centers and AI computing infrastructure, prompting China to release...

Monday 29 June 2026

Weekly news roundup: South Korea takes physical AI push from policy to practice; Europe aggressively pursues non-red supply chains

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of June 22-28, 2026:

Monday 29 June 2026

Foxlink appoints Freddy Kuo president, targets AI factory transformation

Cheng Uei Precision Industry (Foxlink) announced on June 24 that its board of directors has approved the appointment of Freddy Kuo as company president. Speaking publicly for the first...

Monday 29 June 2026

US AI restrictions face scrutiny as Chinese models gain ground

Chinese artificial intelligence developer Zhipu AI, also known as Z.ai, is narrowing the performance gap with leading US AI companies...

Monday 29 June 2026

Physical AI's next hurdle is not walking, but grasping

As Physical AI moves closer to commercial reality, its global impact may depend less on humanoid robots that can run or dance and more...

Monday 29 June 2026

Onsemi's Synaptics acquisition intensifies competition for physical AI leadership

Onsemi's acquisition of Synaptics underscores how global chipmakers are racing to build broader edge AI platforms, with implications that could ripple through data centers, industrial...

Monday 29 June 2026

Goertek's 12-inch AR wafer fab could double waveguide output, cut AI glasses costs

Goertek has begun mass production at China's first 12-inch AR optical wafer fab, a milestone that could cut waveguide costs, strengthen the domestic AI smart glasses supply chain and...

Monday 29 June 2026

CATL turns sodium-ion batteries into lithium hedge for EVs and grid storage

CATL is turning sodium-ion batteries from a lithium alternative into a commercial product line, with planned deployment in 10,000 to 20,000 electric vehicles this year and a new sodium...

Monday 29 June 2026

Taiwan electronics sector stays upbeat as AI demand lifts exports

Taiwan's electronics-machinery sector is heading into the second half of 2026 with cautious optimism, as global demand for AI infrastructure, high-end semiconductors, and cloud services...

Monday 29 June 2026

AIC sees double-digit growth as AI infrastructure shifts to rack-level systems

AIC said the global shift from single-server AI computing to rack- and system-level integration is driving coordinated storage, compute, and networking design as a key trend in AI...

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