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Tuesday 9 June 2026

Taiwan server makers post strong May sales as AI demand continues to drive orders

Taiwan's leading server manufacturers reported strong May sales, underscoring how global AI infrastructure spending is reshaping demand for data center hardware. The gains point to continued momentum in the second and third quarters, even as notebook markets remain weak and broader personal computer demand remains subdued.

Tuesday 9 June 2026

Cooling parts maker Global PMX wins AI server liquid-cooling supply and expects high-margin shipments in second half

Automotive power and safety parts manufacturer Global PMX said it secured placements in the supply chains of leading AI chip and rack makers and expected a wave of high-margin liquid-cooling component shipments in the second half of 2026, driven by a shift from air cooling to liquid cooling in data centers. The firm reported consolidated revenue of NT$761 million in May 2026, flat month-over-month and up 27% from May 2025, and cumulative revenue of NT$3.805 billion for the first five months of 2026, a 17% year-over-year increase.

Tuesday 9 June 2026

Panasonic raises SP-Cap prices as AI drives passive component demand

Passive component prices are staying elevated as AI continues to drive demand, with industry sources saying pricing in 2026 will remain at high levels. Panasonic is set to launch a new round of price increases in July, mainly for its SP-Cap capacitor products, with hikes ranging from 5% to 30% depending on the specification.

Tuesday 9 June 2026

Microsoft shifts AI cost burden toward devices as cloud bills climb

Microsoft is rethinking how the costs of artificial intelligence (AI) are distributed, with global implications for enterprise software pricing, cloud spending, and device strategy. Satya Nadella said the company wants Windows PCs and edge hardware to absorb more compute work, as rising cloud bills push AI economics toward a hybrid model.

Monday 8 June 2026

Beijing backs orbital computing in bid for AI leadership

China is accelerating its push into space-based computing, betting that the next frontier of artificial intelligence infrastructure may lie beyond Earth.

Monday 8 June 2026

Dreame under scrutiny for breakneck expansion pace and state-owned funding

A city in China has begun investigating the connections between its local companies and Dreame Technology, a Chinese company known for its robot vacuum cleaners that has reportedly spun off nearly 1000 affiliated companies within 18 months. The move follows a wave of online scrutiny over Dreame's business model, particularly its reliance on local state-owned funding while it aggressively seeks to expand into an expansive range of technology sectors.

Monday 8 June 2026

Uneec breaks into IT, liquid cooling racks on AI demand

Demand for artificial intelligence (AI) is pushing server chassis manufacturers to expand into the server rack business. Chenming Electronic Tech (Uneec) is optimistic about its rack business in 2026, with plans to enter the IT rack and liquid cooling rack sectors. President Charles Lo added that its double-wide "fat" rack has already completed validation and can be shipped at any time to meet customer demand.

Monday 8 June 2026

China launches prefabricated power hub to speed data centers, cut costs

China has launched what state media described as the world's first prefabricated computing-power hub, a modular power system designed to shorten data-center construction times and reduce land and infrastructure costs as demand for computing capacity rises.

Monday 8 June 2026

Microloops May revenue rises 54% as CSP cooling module shipments start

Cooling module maker Microloops reported May 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$330 million (approx. US$10.45 million), up 54.97% from a month earlier and down 10.76% from a year earlier. Revenue for the first five months of 2026 totaled NT$1.4 billion, a year-over-year increase of 14.9%.

Monday 8 June 2026

NTT taps Korean, Taiwanese partners for JPY70 billion-plus IOWN fund

NTT plans to establish an investment fund of more than JPY70 billion (approx. US$440 million), with major South Korean and Taiwanese partners to accelerate the international expansion of IOWN, its next-generation communications platform based on optical technology, Yomiuri reported.

Monday 8 June 2026

SpaceX's Google deal highlights shift from AI model ambitions to infrastructure monetization

SpaceX's multibillion-dollar cloud agreement with Google underscores a growing shift in the AI industry from building proprietary models to monetizing computing infrastructure. The deal not only secures a major recurring revenue stream ahead of SpaceX's IPO but also highlights persistent demand for AI capacity as technology companies race to meet surging enterprise adoption.

Monday 8 June 2026

Weekly news roundup: Taiwan ecosystem strengthens AI chip supply chain as MediaTek, Nvidia deepen cooperation

Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of June 1-7, 2026:

Monday 8 June 2026

Nvidia and SK Hynix announce multiyear memory partnership covering AI servers, PCs, and robotics

Nvidia and SK Hynix formally announced a multiyear technology partnership on June 7 at SK's Seorin Building in Seoul, during Jensen Huang's third public meeting with SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won on this Korea trip. The agreement covers next-generation memory co-development across Nvidia's full product roadmap and extends into semiconductor design, AI factory infrastructure and digital manufacturing.

Monday 8 June 2026

Nvidia and Doosan expand ties to target robotics and AI factory infrastructure

Nvidia and Doosan Group are widening their collaboration to develop physical AI, robotics, and AI factory infrastructure that could shape industrial automation worldwide. The effort spans robotics, heavy equipment, power systems, and advanced materials, highlighting how global AI growth is increasingly tied to manufacturing, energy, and data center supply chains.

Monday 8 June 2026

Nvidia, SK Telecom plan gigawatt-scale AI cloud in Korea

According to Nvidia's press release, SK Telecom plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI cloud in Korea, with the first AI factory set to go online in 2027. The project signals how telecom operators may evolve into global AI infrastructure providers, shaping access to computing capacity, energy use, and industrial AI deployment.

Monday 8 June 2026

KT Cloud speeds AI data center builds with modular construction and digital twin ops

KT Cloud is accelerating its artificial intelligence data center rollout in South Korea with modular construction, alternative power sourcing, and a digital twin operations platform. The move highlights how long permitting timelines, grid limits, and evolving GPU demands could shape AI infrastructure availability for users far beyond Korea.

Monday 8 June 2026

Dassault Systèmes, QCT, and Nvidia push digital twins for AI factories

Dassault Systèmes, Quanta Cloud Technology, and Nvidia are advancing industrial digital twins for AI factories, a shift that could shape how companies worldwide build, run, and scale generative AI systems. The effort targets more efficient inference, stronger lifecycle control, and lower energy use as demand for accelerated computing rises globally.

Monday 8 June 2026

France attracted over EUR110 billion in AI and data center pledges but delivery faces power and approval hurdles

France secured more than EUR110 billion (US$126.8 billion) in artificial intelligence and data center investment commitments at the recent Choose France summit, with the largest single pledge totaling EUR75 billion for three northern data centers, but officials and investors warned that grid constraints and administrative approvals could delay delivery. According to Financial Times and Reuters, the summit produced a record level of investment promises that together aim to add about 10 GW of computing capacity.

Monday 8 June 2026

Onsemi promotes 800 VDC power architecture for future AI infrastructure

As hyperscale cloud providers and enterprise customers race to build increasingly powerful artificial intelligence infrastructure, power delivery and energy efficiency are emerging as critical constraints. Industry analysts expect AI rack power requirements to exceed 1 MW per rack in the coming years.

Sunday 7 June 2026

South Korea data center market to hit KRW11T by 2029

South Korea's private data center market is set to expand rapidly as generative AI demand drives a global investment boom, with AI infrastructure, power supply, geographic dispersion, and data sovereignty reshaping the industry's development path. Jong-hyun Shin, a researcher at the Korea Data Center Council (KDCC), said 2028 is expected to be the peak year for data centers finishing construction.

Sunday 7 June 2026

Aspeed sees 2027 demand surge as agentic AI tightens supply chain capacity

Aspeed chairman Chris Lin said on June 3 that rapid growth in agentic AI is boosting demand for AI and general-purpose servers, with the chip maker's main constraint now supply-chain capacity rather than orders. He said the company already has visibility into a large volume of 2027 orders as customers rush to secure supply.

Sunday 7 June 2026

Taiwan Mobile and GMI Cloud sign MOU to expand AI data center services into SEA and beyond

Taiwan Mobile announced at Computex 2026 that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GMI Cloud to expand AI data center and high-end compute services across emerging markets in Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The firms said the agreement aims to deliver AI data center offerings that comply with local regulations and cybersecurity standards while competing for cross-border compute business.

Friday 5 June 2026

From 10kW to 1MW per rack in five years: Flex CTO says the hardest leap is still ahead

AI rack power density has increased 50 times in five years — and the next jump may be the hardest yet.

Friday 5 June 2026

AI servers and MLCC recovery drive growth at Ample Electronic

As artificial intelligence fuels demand across the electronics supply chain, Taiwanese conductive paste supplier Ample Electronic is seeing a rebound in one of the industry's most overlooked segments: passive components.

Friday 5 June 2026

Nvidia's Jensen Huang to meet South Korean business leaders beyond HBM sector

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea on June 5 for meetings with major Korean business leaders, as the company's cooperation with local companies broadens beyond high-bandwidth memory into robotics, automobiles, gaming, and cloud infrastructure.

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