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Monday 17 August 2026

Topoint's high-end drill bits hit 56% share ahead of schedule, aims to double capacity by end of 2028

Printed circuit board (PCB) drill bit manufacturer Topoint Technology stated during its second-quarter 2026 earnings call that strong...

Monday 17 August 2026

AI server growth is lifting Taiwan ODM revenue, but margins now face the harder test

Taiwan's top six original design manufacturers are seeing AI servers become the main revenue engine in 2026, but the boom is also bringing heavier exposure to expensive GPUs, CPUs,...

Monday 17 August 2026

Weekly news roundup: AI expansion fuels supernodes, post-HBM memory, liquid cooling and supply-chain shifts

This week's most-read stories traced the AI boom across the stack, from supernodes and next-generation memory to liquid cooling, solar power, telecom services and PCB demand. Below...

Monday 17 August 2026

Stripe reportedly agrees to buy AI routing startup OpenRouter for more than US$7 billion

Stripe has reportedly finalized an agreement to acquire OpenRouter, a startup that helps businesses switch between artificial intelligence (AI) models, for more than US$7 billion,...

Monday 17 August 2026

LG, Nvidia deepen ties on humanoid robots, AI factories, and vehicles

LG said on Wednesday that it is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot with Nvidia technology, a move that could influence how factories, vehicles, and service robots...

Monday 17 August 2026

India roundup: India's electronics push gains momentum as water, China ties, chip incentives collide

India's electronics and AI infrastructure ambitions are accelerating, but mounting environmental...

Monday 17 August 2026

DFI accelerates edge AI rollout in 2H26 with ‘Right Compute’ strategy

Industrial PC (IPC) maker DFI held its second-quarter 2026 earnings conference on August 14, reporting a sharp improvement in profitability as its embedded, intelligent automation...

Monday 17 August 2026

Solomon posts record 2Q26 profit as AI vision, robotics orders surge

AI vision specialist Solomon Technology Corporation reported strong financial results for the second quarter of 2026, with quarterly profit reaching a record high. Solomon chairman...

Monday 17 August 2026

Taiwan's Century Group eyes SMR supply chain as AI power demand accelerates

AI-driven electricity demand is prompting Century Group to broaden its energy ambitions beyond offshore wind. The group plans to enter the small modular reactor (SMR) supply chain...

Monday 17 August 2026

Unique Opto sees AI demand lift 1H26 results, but CPO upside remains uncertain

Unique Opto-Electronics said stronger demand tied to artificial intelligence applications lifted first-half profitability above 2025 levels, while management struck a cautious tone...

Monday 17 August 2026

Appier lifts FY26 outlook after record second-quarter revenue, margin gains

Appier, an agentic AI-as-a-service provider, reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of JPY12.9 billion and raised its fiscal 2026 outlook on the back of stronger growth and higher...

Monday 17 August 2026

Sigurd tops NT$2B in July revenue as AI testing demand surges

Sigurd Microelectronics, an IC testing and packaging company, reported record July 2026 revenue and said demand from AI and AI connectivity markets drove the result. The company said...

Sunday 16 August 2026

Taiwan Mobile launches tender offer for Systex, targeting majority control

Taiwan Mobile said on August 12 that its board approved a tender offer for Systex Corporation common shares through its wholly owned subsidiary Taiwan Cellular, with the goal of lifting...

Sunday 16 August 2026

Edgecore pushes all-optical networking for distributed AI data centers

Edgecore Networks said distributed AI infrastructure will become more important as data centers run into limits on power, space, and cooling. Speaking at the 2026 OCP APAC Summit,...

Sunday 16 August 2026

AI reshapes semiconductor testing as KYEC pushes four-way model

As AI chip value and integration complexity keep rising, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) President Gauss Chang said semiconductor testing...

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