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Thursday 11 June 2026

Commentary: BYD unveils new AI platform as China's EV race shifts beyond batteries

China's electric vehicle (EV) leader, BYD, is pushing aggressively into the next frontier of automotive competition: artificial intelligence.

Thursday 11 June 2026

Volkswagen plans Europe-made Samsung SDI square batteries to diversify supply chain

Volkswagen is preparing a new three-way lithium battery supply chain that would add Samsung SDI as a Europe-based supplier of standardized square batteries as early as 2027, executives...

Thursday 11 June 2026

Taiwan deepens ties with Central and Eastern Europe as Taiwanese firms expand into Czech Republic, Poland

The Czech Republic and other Central and Eastern European countries have gradually become emerging markets for Taiwanese investment and exports. This follows the donation of vaccines...

Thursday 11 June 2026

Unitree, Nvidia expose humanoid robotics' biggest question: who controls the body, brain and ecosystem?

Unitree Robotics' Nvidia-backed H2 Plus has sparked debate in China over who controls the robot body, AI brain and autonomy in a global ecosystem.

Thursday 11 June 2026

China's EV boom slows at home, but BYD sees further room to grow

China's electric-vehicle market is showing signs of slowing domestically, but industry leaders remain convinced that the country's shift away from gasoline-powered cars is far from...

Thursday 11 June 2026

Applied Materials invests US$500 million in Singapore to meet AI chip demand

As artificial intelligence (AI) fuels an unprecedented surge in demand for advanced semiconductors, Applied Materials is deepening its commitment to one of Asia's most important chipmaking...

Thursday 11 June 2026

DIGITIMES Insight: Power, not chips, is now the binding constraint for AI data centers

During COMPUTEX 2026 and Nvidia GTC Taipei, energy once again dominated the AI data center conversation — only this time the question was not whether enough electricity existed,...

Thursday 11 June 2026

Wistron ITS rebrands as WITS to scale chip and AI engineering in software-hardware integration pivot

Wistron ITS has officially changed its name to WITS. Chairman Ching Hsiao pointed out that the rebranding signifies the company's transition from software into the new frontier of...

Thursday 11 June 2026

Sharp's AI server plan signals a broader shift in Japan electronics

Sharp's June 9 fiscal year 2026 business briefing highlighted a deeper partnership with Foxconn, with AI servers becoming the main focus. Sharp said it will begin selling AI servers...

Thursday 11 June 2026

China's embodied AI boom tests whether robots can repeat the EV miracle

China's embodied AI sector is entering a financing cycle that increasingly resembles the early days of electric vehicles. Investors, local governments, and technology groups are backing...

Thursday 11 June 2026

PCIM 2026: Why the Silicon survival, physics, and the AI vortex are forcing reality check

While marketing initiatives promote an ultra-fast transition to wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, fully automated smart factories, and an all-electric...

Thursday 11 June 2026

Apacer targets industrial memory demand as DDR4 shortages drive profits through 2027

Memory supply remains tight, and higher prices have made end markets cautious. Despite that, Apacer Technology CEO Chia-Kun Chang said that foundry shifts by the three major makers...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Frontier of AI shifts from model strength to deployment, cost, and applications

The frontier of AI is shifting from model training and accuracy to real-world deployment and other emerging factors, according to a panel held on June 10 comprising AI leaders in Asia...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Nvidia's AI ramp deepens memory squeeze as cloud providers lock up supply through 2028

Memory shortages tied to Nvidia's next wave of AI hardware are expected to intensify through 2027 and into 2028, as major cloud service providers continue to secure long-term supply...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Aker to expand capacity by 20% as auto demand drives growth

Aker Technology plans to expand capacity by 20% in 2026 as automotive demand grows and the quartz component supplier pushes further...

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