Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan used his Computex 2026 keynote in Taipei to frame Intel's AI-era reset around execution, infrastructure, and deeper ties with Taiwan's PC and semiconductor supply chain.

Qisda Corporation is accelerating its AI strategy across its core businesses, with chairman Peter Chen saying the technology is still in its early stages but is already reshaping daily life and will have a greater impact over the next decade.

Power Integrations (PI) has announced two ultra-thin, compact auxiliary power supply (PSU) reference designs built for 800VDC AI data centers. PI principal training engineer Jason Yan said the ultra-compact solution, designed for Nvidia Kyber liquid-cooled blade-rack systems, uses a highly integrated GaN design that saves 30% of PCB space and reduces component count by 30% compared with conventional silicon carbide (SiC) solutions.

Foxconn Technology Group used COMPUTEX 2026 to present a broader AI infrastructure push, signaling a move beyond AI server supply and into token factory services. The company highlighted its "3+3+3" transformation strategy spanning manufacturing, platform applications, robotics, healthcare, and space-related computing.

Alphabet said it will raise US$80 billion in equity to fund a rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure as demand for its services accelerates, signaling a more capital-intensive phase of growth that could reshape global cloud and chip supply chains. Berkshire Hathaway separately agreed to invest US$10 billion, underscoring investor conviction in the company's long-term AI build-out.

Foxconn and Nvidia announced at Nvidia GTC Taipei that they would expand agentic AI deployments across Taiwan's major medical centers this year to support the government-backed Healthy Taiwan initiative, aiming to move hospital AI from isolated pilots to coordinated multi-agent systems. The rollout pairs Foxconn's Nurabot nursing collaboration robot and surgical scrub bots with CoDoctor software agents to handle clinical reasoning, record-keeping, logistics, and real-time procedure support.

Precision reducer manufacturer Turvo International entered COMPUTEX 2026 to showcase its shift from single-part manufacturing to end-to-end precision engineering services targeted at physical AI and robotics. The company exhibited a micro harmonic reducer and an integrated joint module designed for robot shoulders and wrists, and displayed a concept humanoid robot demonstrating full-system integration of its reducers.

Global Connect Show Shenzhen 2026 (GCS SZ 2026) was successfully held on June 1 in Shenzhen, China's innovation hub. Under the theme "Where Global Innovation Meets Market Opportunity," the event brought together more than 80 mainstream technology editors, key opinion leaders (KOLs), channel partners, and business associations from North America, the UK, Europe, and Southeast Asia, alongside over 100 Chinese enterprises expanding into international markets.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported a record second fiscal quarter of 2026, with management saying accelerating demand for AI infrastructure, networking, and enterprise modernization has pushed the company two years ahead of its original fiscal 2028 financial targets.

Foxconn said its Genesis smart manufacturing project has delivered measurable gains in AI-driven factory operations, with production-line scheduling efficiency up 50%, misjudgment rates down 50%, and root-cause analysis accuracy rising to 90%. The company also said the time needed to build new plants and deploy production lines has been cut by more than 60%.

GSEO expects a traditional peak season in the second half as smartphone camera customers prepare to ramp new-model orders from mid- to late June, while AI glasses have become its second-largest product line behind mobile phones.

Asus chairman Jonney Shih said the company is extending its AI strategy beyond servers into agentic AI, edge AI, and physical AI, while treating humanoid robots as a major future market. He said the company's AI server shipments are surging and that physical AI has already been made a long-term priority.

Chinese consumer electronics and tech brands have made significant strides in quality and innovation over the past few years, yet trust remains a persistent challenge in Western markets. Ongoing geopolitical tensions and media framing have added further complexity to that dynamic.

LianDe Holdings-KY moved into AI server liquid-cooling components and secured a spot in a US chipmaker supply chain, the firm announced, with product validation underway and volume production slated to begin in the second half of 2026. The company has developed a liquid-cooling floating fitting designed to pair with quick disconnects used between coolant lines and servers to support liquid-cooled AI servers.

RoboSense Technology, an AI-driven robotics technology company, announced a historic first quarter of the year in which the robotics business exceeded 50% of total LiDAR shipments for the first time in the company's history. Its dual-engine strategy across ADAS and robotics continues to drive growth, building on its first-ever profitable quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Delta Electronics president and COO Simon Chang said the company's long investment cycle in power technology is positioning it for rising AI data center demand and a broader manufacturing shift. He made the remarks on June 1 during a pre-event dialogue ahead of Nvidia GTC Taipei.

Meta is reportedly accelerating its push into AI-powered hardware with plans that include a wearable AI pendant, an expanded lineup of smart glasses, and a new enterprise-focused service, according to a report by The Information. The initiative underscores Meta's effort to establish a broader ecosystem around its AI services as competition intensifies among major technology companies seeking to define the next generation of consumer computing devices.

India is reportedly revising its smartphone incentive scheme to raise local value addition above 55%, a move that could reshape the country's electronics strategy. The shift reflects growing concern that the existing system has turned India into an assembly hub without building enough domestic manufacturing depth.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said the artificial intelligence industry is entering a rapid growth phase that could keep revenue rising sharply into 2027, while supply-chain bottlenecks are likely to persist as demand continues to outstrip capacity.

MediaTek held a media event ahead of Computex, with several top executives taking part as the company highlighted progress in AI data centers and its broader "One MediaTek" strategy. The event opened with Rahul Sandil, newly appointed general manager of global marketing and communications, followed by speeches from president and COO Joe Chen, corporate vice president of the data center and compute business group Vince Hu, and vice president and general manager of the auto business Mike Chang.

Taiwan has secured preferential treatment under US Section 232 tariffs for most exports other than semiconductors after months of negotiations with Washington, but uncertainty remains over proposed semiconductor measures. With chips accounting for the bulk of Taiwan's exports to the US, Taipei is seeking tariff-free quotas and company-specific exemptions before any new duties are imposed.

The AI boom is lifting valuations across Taiwan's system integration supply chain, while downstream vendors accelerate operations as the island's "electronic six giants" gain more influence. Industry executives say the focus is shifting from whether share prices look expensive to whether companies have solid fundamentals and an indispensable role in the sector.

Wistron said it has been building capabilities in quantum computing and satellite technology as potential growth engines in the AI era, announcing the purchase of a 32-qubit quantum computer and plans to run an internal project that integrates the device with conventional computing systems. The firm also said its first in-house experimental CubeSat is scheduled to launch into low-Earth orbit in late June. That work on a national communications satellite manufacturing industrialization platform, awarded in the third quarter of 2025, was progressing on schedule.

As Computex opens this week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has arrived in Taiwan early to meet supply-chain partners. For global readers, the message from local industry leaders is clear: in the AI boom, competitiveness is increasingly shaped by coordinated ecosystems rather than individual companies.

A defense industry forum in Taiwan signaled growing interest among US military tech companies in Taiwan's supply chain, particularly as a new era of warfare defined by AI and unmanned systems takes shape. Speakers at the event noted a need to shift from governments relying solely on traditional weapons procurement to supply chain integration between companies.