Asia Tech News Digest - June 23, 2026

#	Source	Title	Summary	Topics	Link
1	CNA	EU approves €76 million German state aid for cutting edge semiconductor facility	EU approves €76 million German state aid for cutting edge semiconductor facility	Semiconductor	Read
2	DigiTimes	Nvidia targets robot safety as humanoids edge toward factory floors	Getting humanoid robots into factories and warehouses has always depended on two things: making them smart enough to be useful and safe enough to work alongside people.	Automation	Read
3	DigiTimes	AI data center buildout fuels optical interconnect race, but 6-inch InP wafers hit supply wall	Technology giants are continuing to expand AI computing infrastructure, driving demand for high-performance optical interconnect components. US optical communications leaders Coherent and Lumentum are actively developing 6-inch indium phosphide (InP) wafer production technology. Industry sources said 4-inch wafers rema	AI	Read
4	DigiTimes	Nippon Sanso raises helium prices over 30% on Middle East instability-driven supply crunch	Industrial gas manufacturer Nippon Sanso Holdings announced it will raise prices for all helium products in the Japanese market starting in July 2026, with an average price increase of more than 30%. Affected products include helium used in key applications such as semiconductor front-end process wafer cooling and medi	Semiconductor	Read
5	TechAsia	Catching AI fraud with behavioral profiling	Cyberette goes beyond deepfake detection by analyzing behavioral cues such as distress and coercion to help investigators build stronger cases.	AI	Read
6	TechAsia	Soma AI thinks APAC marketers deserve better than ChatGPT	AI tools promised to free marketers. Instead, they've created more work. Here's one startup's attempt to fix that.	AI	Read
7	TechAsia	Singtel sells $773m stake in Thai firm Gulf to fund AI	The divestment comes as Singtel plans to raise capital expenditure to about S$3 billion (US$2.32 billion).	AI	Read
8	EETAsia	DigiKey Sponsors AIoT Design Challenge 2026	The AIoT Design Challenge 2026 aims to foster innovation at the intersection of AI and the Internet of Things. The post DigiKey Sponsors AIoT Design Challenge 2026 appeared first on EE Times Asia .	AI	Read
9	EETAsia	Brewer Science to Acquire Heraeus Epurio’s Semiconductor Chemical Business	The acquisition strengthens Brewer Science's ability to support semiconductor customers with highly specialized, ultrapure chemical solutions. The post Brewer Science to Acquire Heraeus Epurio’s Semiconductor Chemical Business appeared first on EE Times Asia .	Semiconductor	Read
10	EETAsia	Why Cadence Sees AI Super Agents as the Next Semiconductor Productivity Engine	Cadence believes autonomous AI agents will become essential as semiconductor complexity outpaces engineering workforce growth. The post Why Cadence Sees AI Super Agents as the Next Semiconductor Productivity Engine appeared first on EE Times Asia .	SemiconductorAI	Read
11	NikkeiAsia	Private bank LGT sees AI and inflation as Japan tailwinds	Private bank LGT sees AI and inflation as Japan tailwinds	AI	Read
12	NikkeiAsia	Why Google, Tesla and AMD are turning to Samsung for AI chips	Why Google, Tesla and AMD are turning to Samsung for AI chips	AI	Read
13	NikkeiAsia	Japan's 'Sakana Fugu' multiagent AI scores well against Fable 5, GPT 5.5	Japan's 'Sakana Fugu' multiagent AI scores well against Fable 5, GPT 5.5	AI	Read
14	KED	AI trade isn’t just about tech stocks but also power, TCW says	The artificial intelligence boom has sent investors racing into chipmakers, cloud providers and megacap technology stocks, but a more durable opportun	AI	Read
15	KED	No career ambition, no ego: AI plays devil's advocate at Audax Private Equity	Generative AI is challenging traditional investment theses, acting as a devil's advocate to sharpen decision-making, particularly when it comes to ass	AI	Read
16	KED	EuBiologics partners with Korea's health agency to develop Nipah virus vaccine candidate	EuBiologics Co., South Korea's vaccine-focused biotechnology company, is developing a vaccine candidate against the Nipah virus, an infectious disease	Biotechnology	Read

EU approves €76 million German state aid for cutting edge semiconductor facility

Asia Tech News Digest - June 23, 2026