Japan injects JPY150B into Rapidus to push for 2nm production by 2027

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on June 5, 2026, that the government completed an additional JPY150 billion (US$937.9 million) capital injection into Rapidus, the national semiconductor champion formed to commercialize advanced node chips, to fund plant construction, equipment and research for 2nm and 1.4nm chips. The funding was executed through the Information-Technology Promotion Agency, according to reports by Nikkei and Reuters.

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ADATA goes global with data centers, eyes 1Q27 payoff

Strong demand for memory procurement from AI servers continues, and ADATA chairman Simon Chen believes the AI expansion cycle is expected to sustain strong growth for at least another four to five years. As a result, ADATA is adding AI data center construction as a new business focus, working with strategic partners to deploy projects in four countries, including Brazil and Malaysia. The company expects this move to significantly increase its AI value content, reduce reliance on memory industry cycles, and enter a harvesting phase for revenue growth starting in the first quarter of 2027. The benefits are expected to emerge over the next two years.

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Sercomm posts record first five months as North America drives 2026 revenue surge

Sercomm Corporation reported May 2026 revenue of NT$6.48 billion (approx. US$205 million), up 70% year-over-year, and said cumulative revenue from January to May reached NT$30 billion, a 55.3% increase that set new company records for both monthly and year-to-date sales. The telecom broadband equipment maker attributed the gains to stronger North American demand and accelerating orders tied to AI-driven network traffic growth, executives said.

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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.

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Aewin pushes two-phase direct liquid cooling for high-density AI racks and gaming

Aewin announced a push into two-phase direct liquid cooling to address rising data center thermal demands as rack power consumption moves past 100kW, with demonstrations and product plans shown at COMPUTEX 2026 and a roadmap targeting commercial shipments in 2026 and scaled volume in 2027. The company positioned its two-phase direct liquid cooling, or 2P DLC, as a core element of a broader cooling stack that spans data centers to edge sites and as an infrastructure contributor to Qisda Group’s AI strategy.

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Electric bus with e-paper exterior displays hits road

E-paper applications are moving beyond retail electronic shelf labels and e-readers into the smart mobility market. BMW’s color-changing car that features E Ink’s electrophoretic displays technology has cleared regulatory hurdles and is nearing mass production. The Taiwan-based E Ink has also teamed up with King Lung Auto Manufacturing and several other local suppliers to unveil the world’s first electric bus equipped with an e-paper display system at Computex 2026.

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