Asia Tech News Digest - August 23, 2026

#	Source	Title	Summary	Topics	Link
1	TechAsia	Nvidia to raise AI server prices by more than 15%	Contract manufacturers have warned Microsoft, Google, and Oracle about the higher costs.	AI	Read
2	DigiTimes	Taiwan automation shifts from hardware specs to AI platforms and open robot architectures	Taiwan's automation industry is moving beyond the traditional race over robot-arm payload, servo precision, and sensor resolution. At the 2026 Automation Taipei and Taiwan Automation Intelligence and Robot Show, held August 19-22 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, the industry's major players all put the spotligh	AIAutomation	Read
3	DigiTimes	Google, Marvell long-term deal keeps Broadcom at bay, limits MediaTek impact	Marvell filed a Form 8-K with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2026, revealing that it signed a commercial agreement with Google on July 29 to develop custom chips. The move has drawn close attention across Taiwan's chip supply chain, especially to the impact on IC design leader MediaTek and netw	SemiconductorLogistics	Read
4	DigiTimes	Automation Taipei 2026: The invisible joint — why aerospace lightweighting is rewriting how parts are built	The aerospace industry's pursuit of lighter structures has long centered on advanced alloys, composites and additive manufacturing. But as aircraft and spacecraft shed weight, another manufacturing challenge becomes harder to ignore: the interface between the materials themselves.	Automation	Read

Nvidia to raise AI server prices by more than 15%