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Thursday 7 May 2026

Taiwan freezes trading in MediaTek as AI chip rally pushes valuation past US$165 billion

Taiwan's stock exchange placed MediaTek — the chip designer behind silicon used in Samsung phones, Chromebooks, and a growing share of AI hardware — under trading restrictions...

Thursday 7 May 2026

MediaTek opens AI R&D data center in Taiwan with Nvidia DGX SuperPOD

MediaTek announced the opening of a new research and development data center at the Tongluo Science Park in Miaoli, Taiwan, aimed at supporting growing demand for edge AI and cloud...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Taiwan notebook industry, 1Q 2026: 1Q26 beats expectations, but US-Iran war clouds 2Q26 outlook

Affected by the US-Iran war and notebook price hikes, global notebook shipments are likely to increase only 4.4% quarterly in the second quarter of 2026.

Thursday 7 May 2026

South Korea's US$344.3 million push to localize power chips

South Korea plans to provide KRW500 billion (US$344.3 million) in state funding for a large-scale research and development project aimed at localizing next-generation power semiconductors,...

Thursday 7 May 2026

APMIC's Traditional Chinese model ACE-1 ranks in global top 5 after Taiwan sovereign AI evaluation

APMIC announced that its Traditional Chinese language model ACE-1 ranked in the global top 5 overall and secured the top spot on a "Taiwan values" metric in a language-model evaluation...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Sporton posts six-quarter high profit as FCC rule changes boost Taiwan testing demand

Sporton posted consolidated revenue of NT$1.191 billion (US$37.98 million) in the first quarter of 2026, with a gross margin of 47% and net profit after tax of NT$302 million, up 4.3%...

Thursday 7 May 2026

From chips to telecoms, South Korea faces an AI-era labor reckoning

Labor tensions across South Korea's technology sector are intensifying, and the conflict is no longer confined to traditional disputes between workers and management. Increasingly,...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Taiwan delays in gas plants drive push for energy storage and virtual power plants

Taiwan's expanding semiconductor and AI-related industries have driven up electricity demand, prompting officials and researchers to call for the faster deployment of energy storage...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Exclusive: China's automakers leap forward in next generation of car architecture

As the global auto industry shifts toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), the evolution of electronic and electrical architectures has...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Power Win Taiwan scales safe-discharge recycling to secure critical battery metals

Power Win Taiwan, Taiwan's largest domestic lithium-ion battery processor with more than an 80% market share, said it is building a technical moat around its self-developed safe discharge...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Transcom sees overseas defense orders drive revenue and production into 2026

Transcom Technology reported that April 2026 revenue rose 45.94% year on year to NT$90.82 million (US$2.9 million) as delayed defense project shipments from March were booked in April,...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Taiwan brings 16 firms to AI EXPO Korea to pitch full AI supply chain to South Korea

Taiwanese companies showcased end-to-end AI infrastructure and applications at AI EXPO Korea 2026, aiming to address South Korea's urgent demand for high-performance computing, data...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Automakers face 2029 deadline to deploy quantum-resistant security systems

The opening of Taiwan's annual cybersecurity conference Cybersec 2026 has underscored a rapid global realignment in automotive cyber strategy, as major carmakers race to redefine security...

Thursday 7 May 2026

As AI expands, broadband upgrades fuel growth at Sercomm

Broadband equipment maker Sercomm reported a sharp surge in revenue for April, underscoring how demand for faster networks, fueled in part...

Thursday 7 May 2026

Memory hikes slow telecom orders, but network chipmakers stay upbeat

Network infrastructure demand in 2026 remains broadly positive as telecom operators in Europe and the US prepare for future AI use cases. Chipmakers say the growth is not just about...

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