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Wednesday 6 May 2026
'Chipflation' hits Samsung, boosts Apple results
As soaring memory prices fuel "chipflation," Samsung Electronics and Apple are taking sharply different approaches. Samsung's Mobile eXperience (MX) division is trying to protect profitability...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Weblink posts record first-quarter revenue as business PC refresh fuels 70% hardware surge
Weblink International Inc. reported record consolidated revenue of NT$7.78 billion (US$247 million) for the first quarter of 2026, up 19.8% year on year, and net profit after tax of...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
How Plug and Play is bridging Taiwan's deep tech startups with Silicon Valley capital
For much of the past decade, Taiwan watched from the sidelines as global venture capital poured into software. The island's world-class manufacturers, semiconductor giants, and precision...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
DDR6 server memory moves into early development as industry prepares for next-generation AI demand
The development of next-generation server memory DDR6 is reportedly entering early hardware validation, as memory makers and supply chain partners begin pre-development work ahead...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Apple's AI-driven architecture shift could reshape Taiwan supplier roles and industry competition
Apple's product strategy is moving toward an AI-centered architecture, prioritizing on-device intelligence, tighter chip integration, and system-level design, a shift that could change...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
SignalPro positions itself as 'translator' to enter AI sensing sector, builds own AI data center as model refinery
Amid the rapid advancement of generative AI and the simultaneous rise of autonomous vehicles and robotics, industry competition is shifting away from pure computing power and hardware...
Monday 4 May 2026
Huawei targets US$12 billion in AI chip sales as China firms seek Nvidia alternatives
Huawei is set to capture the largest share of China's AI chip market this year, with revenue expected to rise at least 60% as Chinese technology companies accelerate orders for domestic...
Monday 4 May 2026
Cerebras eyes US$40 billion IPO in high-stakes AI chip challenge to Nvidia

Cerebras Systems is preparing to raise up to US$4 billion in an initial public offering, targeting a valuation of about US$40 billion,...

Monday 4 May 2026
Yageo's Pierre Chen says AI hardware boom is lifting passive component demand

Yageo chairman Pierre Chen said the rise of AI applications is driving stronger demand not only for advanced semiconductors and memory,...

Monday 4 May 2026
Samsung reshuffles TV leadership amid Chinese rivalry and service pivot
Samsung Electronics has replaced the head of its Visual Display (VD) business in a rare mid-cycle reshuffle, responding to weakening demand and intensifying global competition in the...
Monday 4 May 2026
Apple's cash pivot: A new CEO and strategy for the AI arms race
In a landmark shift coinciding with its second quarter of fiscal 2026 results, Apple has announced that it will no longer maintain its formal "net cash neutral" target. This financial...
Monday 4 May 2026
China automakers adopt disposable-car subscriptions to accelerate tech turnover
China's auto industry has begun rolling out a disposable-car model combining subscription plans and modular hardware to accelerate technology refresh cycles and cut the buildup of...
Saturday 2 May 2026
After buying Ansys, Synopsys starts merging the two stacks

Hardware design is entering a system-level reset, with Synopsys moving simulation to the core of product development. With Ansys 2026...

Friday 1 May 2026
China's US$1M Nvidia AI servers expose global chip squeeze

Prices for high-end AI servers in China are diverging sharply from global benchmarks, with systems built around Nvidia's B300 chips now...

Friday 1 May 2026
Hardware bottlenecks emerge as humanoid robotics race intensifies
Competition in humanoid robotics has intensified in recent years, with advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning often cited as the main drivers of progress. However,...