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Thursday 28 May 2026

Salesforce Taiwan targets double-digit growth on AI applications and services

Since opening its Taipei office in January 2026, customer relationship management (CRM) technology firm Salesforce has continued to expand its Taiwan-based team, shifting from remote...

Thursday 28 May 2026

CXMT cleared for IPO listing; could boost China's memory supply chain

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's top DRAM maker, has been cleared by China's securities regulator for its highly anticipated IPO, which could raise funds worth CNY29.5...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Semiconductors and AI are pillars of Taiwan's global prosperity, says Taiwanese president

During the 2026 Europe Day Dinner, Taiwanese President Ching-te Lai referenced how coal and steel formed the foundation of peace in Europe, comparing that to how semiconductors and...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Peking University's true-3D EDA tool gives Huawei's LogicFolding chip roadmap critical design link

Peking University researchers have unveiled a prototype electronic design automation (EDA) tool built for "true-3D" chip design, offering...

Thursday 28 May 2026

US cuts Section 232 tariffs to 15% boosting Taiwan auto parts competitiveness

The US reduced Section 232 tariffs on Taiwan auto parts from 27.5% to 15%, a move that Taiwan auto parts manufacturer Tong Yang Industry said would improve competitiveness and restore...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Nvidia's Rubin CPX plans clouded as Groq gains bigger inference role

Nvidia's plan to launch Rubin CPX, an inference-focused graphics processing unit for its Vera Rubin platform, has become increasingly uncertain as supply-chain activity around the...

Thursday 28 May 2026

ProLogium to list on Nasdaq via US$3.8 billion merger with TDAC

ProLogium, a leader in next-generation solid-state batteries, and Translational Development Acquisition Corp (TDAC), a special purpose acquisition...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Commentary: China's AI chip certification becomes new market gatekeeper

China has brought AI chips into its national security and reliability evaluation framework for the first time, turning what looks like a product certification process into something...

Thursday 28 May 2026

SAS succession complete as founder Mingguang Lu exits board amid diversified growth

Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) held its shareholders meeting on May 26 and completed a full board overhaul, with founder Mingguang Lu stepping down as a director and Hsiu-lan...

Thursday 28 May 2026

China's LLM price war puts DeepSeek, Xiaomi on a collision course with OpenAI

China's large language model (LLM) market is coming under mounting pricing pressure, as domestic AI model developers cut fees closer to cost, while the gap with international model...

Thursday 28 May 2026

ByteDance's chip ambition grows with US$70 billion capex plan

ByteDance is considering a sharp increase in capital spending this year as the TikTok owner pushes deeper into artificial intelligence infrastructure — a move that could make...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Qualcomm wins ASIC customers beyond ByteDance

Qualcomm has reportedly landed more than one ASIC customer, with a separate project for a US cloud service provider also taking shape, according to industry sources. The development...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Formosa Chemicals maps turnaround through hydrogen, AI, and semiconductor materials

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation said it is accelerating restructuring and diversification efforts after posting losses in 2025, as the petrochemical major pivots toward higher-value...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Nvidia's move into Beitou-Shilin Tech Park raises AI power demand; Taipower uses dual-track strategy to push substation development

Nvidia's new Taiwan headquarters is expected to begin construction by the end of 2026 and officially open in 2030, and CEO Jensen Huang is propagating that Taiwan "needs more electricity"...

Thursday 28 May 2026

Yageo signals possible price hikes as Japanese and Korean passive component makers raise prices

Passive component manufacturer Yageo held its 2026 annual shareholders meeting on May 27. In a post-meeting interview, chairman Pierre Chen confirmed that the world's two largest multilayer...

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