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2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
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TSMC plans price hikes for advanced chips starting 2026, squeezing AI hardware costs
The world's most important chipmaker is raising prices on its cutting-edge manufacturing nodes, and the ripple effe
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
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Taiwan Semiconductor plans 15% price hike for 3nm chips in H2 2026
TSMC's aggressive pricing strategy reflects an AI demand surge that could ripple into crypto mining economics and consumer electronic
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
The world's largest chip designers are steadily growing more bullish on the future of cloud artificial intelligence (AI) chips known as ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) — a market increasingly seen as the next major battleground in the global AI boom.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
First Micron, then SK Hynix, join the trillion-dollar club, capping an extraordinary repricing of an industry once dismissed as a commodity play. The milestone is more than a valuation story: it crystallizes a structural debate about whether AI has permanently transformed memory's earnings profile, a bubble concern as Chinese rivals ramp capacity, and a sharpening geopolitical contest over who con
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
SmartSens and Unisoc have formed a strategic partnership to develop Micro LED high-speed optical interconnects, aiming to deliver domestic, low-power, high-bandwidth solutions for short-reach AI cluster links. The collaboration could accelerate the commercialization of Micro LED co-packaged optics (CPO) technology and strengthen China's role in global AI infrastructure supply chains, according to
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
US efforts to rebuild its semiconductor supply chain are exposing a critical gap in domestic packaging and testing capacity, a bottleneck that industry sources expect to ease only after 2028 as the US OSAT ecosystem gradually takes shape.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Wah Lee Industrial said it has formally moved into investments in standard gases and other supplies needed by wafer fabs, with its Tainan logistics center set to open in the second half of 2026 to support future growth. Chairman Gary Chang also confirmed that the company will pass on higher costs for semiconductor and PCB products quarterly as raw material prices climb.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Transcend announced it will exhibit enterprise solid-state drives, DDR5 7200 memory, and embedded camera modules at COMPUTEX 2026 in the Storage and Management Solutions area, saying the showcase will demonstrate integrated capabilities in AI computing storage, high-speed transmission, and reliable data processing. The firm highlighted that as AI expands to endpoint applications, performance and s
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to hold a company-wide communication meeting on the morning of May 27, during which chairman C.C. Wei is expected to explain in person the latest employee bonus policy, following online backlash over reports that the company will cut employee bonuses by 15%.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
WinWay Technology's orders are already booked out five to six months in advance, says company Chairman Mark Wang. He expects new production capacity coming online at the company's Kaohsiung facilities to gradually ease supply shortages and help drive record monthly and quarterly revenue growth throughout the second half of 2026.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
The agreement between Qualcomm and ByteDance positions the former for large-scale AI ASIC demand from the latter, as reported by Bloomberg, but market viability remains uncertain amid intense AI chip competition, evolving China procurement preferences, and regulatory pressures affecting cross-border semiconductor adoption.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Global DRAM revenue climbed sharply in the first quarter of 2026, approaching the US$100 billion threshold as artificial intelligence demand and tight supply conditions pushed prices higher across the memory market, according to Counterpoint Research.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Nvidia held an "employee town hall" on the morning of May 27 at the T17 and T18 sites in Beitou-Shilin Technology Park (BSTP), where CEO Jensen Huang met staff, gave away Dom Pérignon, and framed Taiwan as central to the company's AI expansion. Taipei Mayor Wayne Chiang attended only as a "guest."
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Samsung Electronics' 2026 tentative labor-management agreement is expected to pass after already surpassing an 86% voting participation rate within just three days. While the agreement has temporarily eased concerns over potential strikes, South Korea's semiconductor industry is increasingly worried that the newly expanded performance bonus structure, which guarantees employees a fixed percentage
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
SK Hynix has unveiled a new high-bandwidth memory technology designed to reduce heat buildup in next-generation AI systems, as rising computing density turns thermal management into a more critical front for HBM suppliers.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Printed circuit board (PCB) drill bit manufacturer Topoint Technology approved a private placement of unsecured convertible corporate bonds with a maximum issuance amount of NT$600 million (approx. US$19.10 million) at its shareholders' meeting on May 26. The company also welcomed Unimicron Technology, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), and Zhen Ding Technology Group (ZDT) as strategic investors.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
China has formally brought AI chips into its national security and reliability evaluation framework for the first time, marking a further expansion of the country's Information Technology Application Innovation procurement policy into AI computing infrastructure.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
TSMC chairman and CEO C.C. Wei addressed employees at a company-wide meeting on May 27, making a direct commitment on bonuses after days of backlash over reports of a 15% cut.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Qualcomm has reached a deal to supply AI data center chips to ByteDance, giving the US smartphone processor designer a potentially high-volume customer as it tries to expand into AI infrastructure and custom silicon.
2026-05-27
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2026-05-27
Taiwan-based Daxin Materials posted stronger revenue and profitability in 2025 as rapid growth in semiconductor materials offset a still-cautious display market recovery, with AI- and HPC-driven demand emerging as the company's primary growth engine.