Taiwan industrial PC maker Ennoconn Technology reported record revenue and profit for the third quarter of 2026. It said it expects strong growth in both measures in 2027, supported by Physical AI applications and deeper integration with Kontron. The company also outlined a goal of lifting return on equity (ROE) to 20% by 2030, while emphasizing capital discipline and higher-margin solutions.

The US midterm election results, which delivered a major Democratic victory, and national security concerns surrounding an affair between an alleged Chinese spy and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have raised fears that AI data-center construction in the US could be disrupted. While few in the industry doubt AI's long-term growth, the impact of funding displacement warrants close attention.

Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) will hold its third-quarter 2026 investor briefing in person at the Mandarin Oriental, Taipei, on November 12, as investors seek clarity on 2027 orders, AI server deliveries, and whether growth can translate into higher profits.

Singapore-based cloud provider and former Nvidia customer Megaspeed International saw its assets surge about 90-fold in 2024, but liabilities grew even faster, exceeding total assets by US$10.08 million, according to company filings reviewed by Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao.

Wistron Corp. reported record revenue and profit in the third quarter of 2026 and approved new investments to expand AI server capacity. Consolidated revenue reached about NT$1.15 trillion (US$34.91 billion), up 28.3% quarter on quarter and 102% year on year. Net income attributable to the parent company rose 24.1% from the previous quarter and 149% from a year earlier to NT$18.402 billion. Earnings per share were NT$5.74.

Quanta Computer Inc. delivered record revenue and strong earnings in the third quarter of 2026, while its gross margin fell to 4.75% as notebook material costs rose and the mix of higher-priced AI servers pressured profitability. CFO Elton Yang said it was basically impossible to improve gross margin while keeping revenue from falling, and the company expects the margin to decline further in the fourth quarter.

Nvidia's board met on November 11 to weigh the future of Jensen Huang, the only chief executive the company has ever had. The stakes go beyond one career: the company at the center of the AI buildout has no publicly named successor, and the scandal is feeding a push in Washington to tighten control over its chips.

Moonshot AI reportedly accessed advanced Nvidia chips this summer, according to documents filed with Chinese regulators. The finding shows that advanced US chips continue to make their way into China despite Washington's export restrictions. It also reveals Moonshot's continued reliance on American chips even as Beijing seeks to bolster domestic chipmaking.

Taiwan's AI server component suppliers are surpassing last year's revenue well before December. Eleven of the 13 companies tracked across chassis, power supplies, rail kits and thermal management had already exceeded their full-year 2025 sales in the January–October 2026 period, although October's results show differing shipment momentum.

Advantech's South Korean business grew 67% in the first three quarters of 2026, as industrial equipment, networking and cloud infrastructure, and healthcare remained its largest local markets. Some South Korean customers and partners have moved edge AI solutions into mass production, while the company is looking to extend its industrial computing and software integration expertise into robotics and energy applications.

Acer subsidiary Altos reported October 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$155 million (US$4.72 million), up 44.1% year-over-year, while revenue for the first 10 months reached NT$2.41 billion, up 57.3%. Fueled by strong global demand for AI infrastructure, revenue through October surpassed its full-year 2025 total, setting new monthly and cumulative records.

Acer subsidiary Acer Synergy Tech benefited from sustained semiconductor industry growth, which drove demand for information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and workforce service solutions. Its consolidated revenue reached NT$307 million (US$9.34 million) in October 2026, up 187.93% year-on-year and marking a record high for the second consecutive month.

DIGITIMES observed that Nvidia is advancing an optics-on-interposer (OOI) architecture that moves the optical engine from an organic substrate to a silicon interposer to increase interconnect density and reduce transmission energy consumption.

Anthropic is taking direct aim at the enterprise productivity market dominated by Microsoft and Alphabet's Google. Beyond its core strength in software engineering, the company is expanding into daily workplace operations by introducing a new suite of collaborative AI tools, including Claude Sheets, Claude Whiteboards, Claude Data, and the upcoming Claude Meetings.

Asia Vital Components (AVC) expects all GPU- and ASIC-based AI servers to adopt liquid cooling by the end of 2027, with customers increasingly turning to double-sided cold plates to accommodate vertical power delivery (VPD) designs.

China's leading smart-device original design manufacturer (ODM), Huaqin Technology, plans to invest CNY1 billion (approx. US$149.86 million) in a wafer foundry venture, strengthening upstream semiconductor ties while expanding its AI server and data center businesses.

Taiwan will review information related to an alleged Chinese spy linked in media reports to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Premier Jung-tai Cho said, as US authorities investigate related matters and the affair prompts investor litigation against the chipmaker.

Tatung Co. said its consolidated revenue fell 8.06% year on year to NT$3.392 billion (US$103.47 million) in October 2026, down 8% from September, as weaker shipments of some products at its investee Elitegroup Computer Systems weighed on results. Revenue for the first 10 months totaled NT$39.642 billion, down 2.67% from a year earlier.

Some server buyers are asking for barebones systems and planning to purchase memory separately as component shortages complicate deliveries, according to independent electronic components distributor Smith. Others are upgrading existing infrastructure rather than buying new servers.

Anthropic's landmark initial public offering (IPO) filing to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ANT represents a defining milestone for both the company and the entire artificial intelligence landscape.

Hiwin Technologies Corp. expects demand from AI, data centers, and semiconductor equipment to keep orders for precision motion components strong into mid-2027, chairman Eddie Cho said at an investor briefing on November 10. Lead times for some ball screws have exceeded 6.5 months, while orders for linear guideways are also outpacing available capacity.

Traders on the main prediction markets are betting that Jensen Huang will survive the immediate fallout from his admitted affair. Still, they assign a substantial chance that he leaves the CEO post at Nvidia within the next two to three years. The gap between near-term and longer-term contracts suggests traders expect any change to come through a drawn-out board process rather than an abrupt removal.

CoreWeave said on its third-quarter earnings call on November 10 that it will not tap the unsecured debt market through 2027 at current yields, making customer prepayments and loans secured on specific contracts the main support for one of the AI buildout's most heavily financed companies. According to the call transcript, management also said when it expects to stop losing money and offered pricing, backlog, and supply data that bear on whether AI infrastructure demand is outrunning capacity.

Sysgration returned to profitability in the third quarter of 2026 as shipments of new rugged industrial PC (IPC) projects ramped up, while gross margin rose to 22.73% from 22.23% in the second quarter. The company expects its battery backup unit (BBU) business to add momentum as it supplies power upgrades for existing data centers.

Winmate Inc. said third-quarter revenue and net income set records for the quarter, as warehouse and logistics demand and OEM and ODM shipments lifted revenue 40.4% year on year to NT$1.413 billion (US$43.10 million). The rugged industrial PC maker said the third quarter was its peak shipment period of 2026, while a shift in product mix edged gross margin lower from the second quarter.