Panel makers’ FOPLP strategies vary, with Innolux being the most active. AUO utilizes RDL technology to develop emerging applications such as satellite antennas.

The global notebook market is entering a new phase of competition as AI-driven products reshape demand, even as the broader recovery has fallen short of expectations. Apple is pressuring the low end with the MacBook Neo, while Nvidia is moving upmarket with the RTX Spark high-end AI PC.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan used his Computex 2026 keynote in Taipei to frame Intel’s AI-era reset around execution, infrastructure, and deeper ties with Taiwan’s PC and semiconductor supply chain.

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy announced on June 2, 2026, that it would sharply streamline domestic approval procedures for extreme ultraviolet equipment used in semiconductor fabrication, reducing installation lead times from 34 days to 9 days to accelerate advanced production lines. The ministry said the change reclassifies EUV tools from high-pressure gas manufacturing facilities to a new “specific equipment” category after a partial revision to the Enforcement Decree of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act.