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Monday 1 December 2025
A decade-old cooling idea returns as AI servers overheat
Rising power consumption in AI accelerators is pushing chipmakers to seek new thermal solutions. Jentech Precision general manager Lin Chin-lung said the company developed its Microchannel Lid a decade ago, yet the technology drew little interest until chipmakers began revisiting it over the past three years, with momentum accelerating in the last two. Customers are now focused on its two core benefits: substantially stronger heat dissipation and thinner system design, both critical for next-generation AI servers.
Monday 1 December 2025
A coming quantum shock? Pat Gelsinger says AI's GPU era is nearing its end
In a recent interview with the Financial Times, former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger delivered a bold forecast: quantum computing could reach mainstream adoption within just two years, potentially puncturing the current AI hype. He went further, asserting that GPUs, which currently dominate AI processing, may begin to be gradually replaced by 2030.
Monday 1 December 2025
Beijing’s new frontier for AI computing is 800 kilometers above Earth

As global demand for AI computing power surges, conventional ground-based data centers are increasingly constrained by limits in energy supply and cooling capacity.

Monday 1 December 2025
Reliance JV to invest US$11 billion in AI data center in Andhra Pradesh
According to Bloomberg, Reuters, and Mint, Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management, and US-based Digital Realty Trust, announced that it will invest US$11 billion by 2030 to develop a 1GW artificial intelligence-native data center campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Monday 1 December 2025
India's Adani to invest up to US$5 billion in Google's AI data center in Andhra Pradesh
According to Reuters and Bloomberg, India's Adani Group plans to invest as much as US$5 billion in Google's artificial intelligence (AI) data center project in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, the company said on Friday. The investment will be made through AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and private data center operator EdgeConneX.
Monday 1 December 2025
Jensen Huang visits Taiwan and refutes ODM capacity concerns
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has recently been on the move, drawing significant attention. Aside from visiting TSMC founder Morris Chang and Quanta chairman Barry Lam during his Thanksgiving trip to Taiwan, there are also rumors that Huang made the trip to address ODM shipment issues with the GB300. Supply chain companies clarified that GB300 shipments are proceeding without problems, though pushing output to meet Nvidia's required volume will need an extra push.
Monday 1 December 2025
Riding the AI wave, Abico Asia pivots toward robotics and semiconductors

As generative AI applications surge, global venture investment has shown a steady rebound, with AI and robotics emerging as two of the most sought-after sectors. Sensing the momentum of this technological shift, Abico Asia Capital has already repositioned its portfolio and will make AI, robotics, and semiconductors its core investment pillars for 2026. The firm also emphasized its commitment to identifying Taiwan's "hidden champions" and helping them upgrade and globalize their supply chains.

Sunday 30 November 2025
Taiwan's vertical integration cluster advantage limits industry relocation risk
Amid reports that Taiwan plans to invest US$400 billion in the US to secure better tariff treatment, avoid overlapping tax rates, and reduce Section 232 impacts under the Trump administration, a Deloitte Taiwan consultant says concerns over industrial relocation and hollowing out are largely unfounded.
Saturday 29 November 2025
Tech giants lead energy self-sufficiency push
As AI computing power surges exponentially, electricity has become a critical strategic resource for the tech industry. With traditional power supply models struggling to meet the rapidly growing demand from data centers, US tech giants are transforming from mere consumers into active investors and traders in energy.
Saturday 29 November 2025
OT vulnerabilities push cybersecurity to core competency in manufacturing
As global supply chains realign and tariff barriers rise, Taiwan's manufacturing sector—at the heart of this storm—feels the uncertainty acutely. At the Fortinet Cybersecurity Carnival 2025 held on November 26, 2025, in Taipei, IDC senior research analyst Yvette Lin stressed that amid geopolitical tensions and rising operating costs, manufacturers must treat cybersecurity not as a simple cost of protection but as a core competitive advantage that ensures uninterrupted production and reinforces operational resilience.
Friday 28 November 2025
Google's TPU shakes up ASIC market, challenging Nvidia's lead
Google's push to expand its Tensor Processing Unit platform is drawing renewed attention across the AI chip sector, prompting debate over whether the company intends to challenge Nvidia's dominance or secure a strong position as the market's second supplier. Industry insiders say Google's system-level strategy, which emphasizes full-stack integration over chip-only sales, could reshape competition for application-specific integrated circuit developers.
Friday 28 November 2025
Liquid cooling opportunities bring optimism for Walrus Pump in 2026
Raymond Huang, chairman of water pump leader Walrus Pump, stated that 2026 will see four main growth drivers: this includes the launch of the new Kaohsiung Luzhu Global Factory, industrial water pumps entering the supply chains of major US and Japanese machine tool makers, shipments of server-grade technology pumps, and the launch of newly developed submersible pumps. The company is very optimistic about its 2026 business outlook.
Friday 28 November 2025
Daikin targets AI cooling boom with plan to triple North America revenue
Daikin Industries said at a 27 November briefing in Osaka that soaring server-cooling demand from the rapid uptake of generative AI has led the company to target over JPY300 billion (approx. US$2 billion) in North American data-center cooling revenue in fiscal 2030, nearly triple its JPY100 billion tally in fiscal 2025.
Friday 28 November 2025
Google's TPU strategy mounts fresh challenge to Nvidia's GPU lead

Google's expanding Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) strategy is emerging as a serious challenge to Nvidia's long-running dominance in AI accelerators, particularly after a report from The Information revealed that Meta is in talks to begin using Google TPUs in its data centers in 2027 under a potential multibillion-dollar agreement.

Friday 28 November 2025
Meta's Google TPU shift opens new AI supply chain for Taiwan PCB makers
Recent market rumors indicate that Meta is negotiating to deploy Google's seventh-generation TPU "Ironwood" in its data centers by 2027, with procurement potentially reaching tens of billions of US dollars. This move signals confidence that Google will become a leading ASIC chip supplier, challenging Nvidia's dominance and securing the second spot in the AI accelerator market.
Friday 28 November 2025
Exclusive: CSPs lock in memory capacity with two-year LTAs through 2028
Explosive AI demand is accelerating a historic global memory chip shortage, with major cloud service providers (CSPs) securing multi-year long-term agreements (LTAs) to guarantee supply through 2027 and 2028. Industry sources reveal that nearly all memory production capacity for 2026 has been pre-booked, confirming an unrelenting shortage throughout the year.
Friday 28 November 2025
Commentary: China's humanoid robot boom faces order uncertainty
The humanoid robot sector in China is experiencing rapid growth in production capacity, despite unclear large-scale demand, as companies prepare for anticipated commercialization. This comes amid delays in mass production efforts by Tesla Inc. in the US, highlighting differing dynamics between global markets.
Friday 28 November 2025
MiTAC confident in 2026 growth despite macro environment challenges
As 2025 wraps up, MiTAC Holdings president Billy Ho has stated that it has been a year of changes and challenges. He noted that 2026 will still have obstacles, including geopolitics, national policies, high levels of government debt, and weak global economic growth. Despite these challenges, he expressed confidence that growth in 2026 will not be an issue for MiTAC, with the second half expected to perform better than the first half.
Friday 28 November 2025
Analysis: Auto suppliers push into robotics and servers as traditional markets cool

In recent years, a growing number of Taiwanese auto–parts suppliers have accelerated their push into the robotics and server supply chains. Most remain in the sampling or small-batch shipment stage, but industry analysts say their products are often highly interchangeable. As a result, turning this cross-sector move into a meaningful revenue surge remains challenging.

Friday 28 November 2025
Why Jensen Huang spent Thanksgiving weekend in Taiwan
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was spotted in Taipei, Taiwan, on November 27, marking his third trip to Taiwan in the second half of 2025. While earlier reports suggested that he was in town to pay a visit to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder Morris Chang, sources indicate his primary purpose this time was to engage with Quanta Computer.
Friday 28 November 2025
AI servers fuel interconnect boom as suppliers race to integrate signal, power, and cooling
As AI computing power rapidly scales, electronic system interconnect demands are shifting from traditional terminal structure optimization to comprehensive integration of high-speed signal integrity, high-power delivery, and system-level thermal management. Connectors and cables have become critical bottlenecks defining the performance limits of AI servers and edge devices. Connector and cable supply chain players say design capabilities involving materials, plating, shielding, and thermal coupling are emerging as core barriers for vendors aiming to enter the high-end market.
Thursday 27 November 2025
Beijing reportedly bans ByteDance from using Nvidia GPUs in new data centers
Beijing authorities have reportedly imposed strict restrictions on high-end semiconductor imports, prohibiting ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, from deploying Nvidia GPUs in newly built data centers. Nationally funded infrastructure projects must now utilize domestically produced AI chips, signaling a significant policy shift towards semiconductor self-reliance.
Thursday 27 November 2025
Foxconn's AI infrastructure play: from chips to data centers
Following two days of presentations at Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD25), analysts and industry observers focused on one clear theme: Foxconn's sweeping vertical-integration strategy. From AI servers and factories to electric vehicles, smart manufacturing and smart-city infrastructure, the event underscored what Chairman Young Liu described as the company's evolution from contract manufacturer to technology platform provider—spanning chips, power systems, cooling, racks, data centers and applications.
Thursday 27 November 2025
Inventec gains from Google TPU drive as cloud firms seek Nvidia alternatives
Google's renewed focus on custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for artificial intelligence is driving up demand for its server hardware, giving Taiwan's Inventec new momentum and adding pressure on dominant chip supplier Nvidia.
Thursday 27 November 2025
US Fed sees low AI bubble risk, warns of economic shifts
The current surge in artificial intelligence (AI) presents opportunities for innovation and productivity that significantly differ from previous technology booms, according to recent statements by Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson. Unlike the speculative internet bubble of the 1990s, today's AI companies generally boast established businesses and profits, reducing the likelihood of a repeat collapse.
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