Computex 2025: Pegatron flexes liquid-cooled GPU racks built for AI data center era

Pegatron Corp. is making its biggest appearance to date at Computex 2025, unveiling a standalone booth to showcase its latest rack-mounted solutions designed for increasingly complex AI and data center workloads. Senior Vice President and CTO Yean-Jen Shue noted that as AI demands grow, infrastructure must evolve to support higher performance, greater efficiency, and robust thermal management.

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DRAM prices surge in AI Boom; Samsung and SK Hynix set to benefit

The global surge in DRAM prices, combined with the increasing momentum of artificial intelligence (AI) development in the Middle East, positions South Korea’s memory chip giants—Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix—to benefit significantly from the renewed growth in the semiconductor sector. With both companies at the forefront of this market shift, they are set to capitalize on the rising demand for advanced memory solutions driven by AI innovations and broader technological trends.

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GE Vernova and Formosa join forces on hybrid power, LFP battery systems

Formosa Smart Energy Tech, a subsidiary of Formosa Plastics Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GE Vernova to form a strategic alliance focused on hybrid power and energy storage systems. The partnership aims to combine Formosa’s lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery expertise with GE Vernova’s global experience in gas-fired power and energy storage technologies.

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Huawei widens lead in global telecom race, Western RAN giants retreat under pressure

As global telecom players across Europe, the US, Japan, and South Korea face mass layoffs and resource constraints, market contraction is accelerating. Meanwhile, Huawei is bucking the trend, expanding its R&D headcount and consolidating its lead in 5G and communications infrastructure, emerging as the sector’s biggest wildcard. The growing split in the global telecom race is stark: Huawei gains strategic ground, while Western peers stall amid policy inertia and financial tightening.

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Taiwan startup CRIS delivers real-time carbon tracking for chip sector

Facing a critical turning point in 2026, Taiwanese manufacturers are under growing pressure to improve carbon transparency. That year, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment will begin collecting carbon fees, while the European Union will fully implement its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) following the end of its transitional phase. The changes will significantly impact companies that fail to account for their emissions accurately.

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Phison builds NAND stockpile, accelerates three-pronged AI storage push in SEA and India

Phison Electronics Corp. expects robust growth in the second half of 2025, driven by tighter NAND flash supply and surging demand for its controller chips. The easing of US-China trade tensions and recent tariff reductions between the world’s two largest economies have spurred system vendors to accelerate orders and shipments, particularly in May and June.

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