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Thursday 5 November 2026
Taiwan accelerates unmanned boat fleet as experts urge allied cooperation
The Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET) released a report on November 4 at the 2026 Taiwan Marine Tech & Unmanned Robotics Expo (MATURE Taiwan),...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Taiwan digs deep: 2,049-meter geothermal well strikes 140°C in Taitung
Taiwan's deep geothermal sector is reporting fresh progress after a 2,049-meter well that reached temperatures of 140 degrees Celsius was completed in a challenging metamorphic rock...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Winbond approves US$2.2 billion fab expansion, seeks long-term deals with 10 customers
Winbond's board has approved approximately NT$73.1 billion (approx. US$2.23 billion) in capital spending to expand its Kaohsiung wafer fab, as the Taiwanese memory chipmaker prepares...
Thursday 5 November 2026
AI doubts mount, but server supply chain still sees strong demand
As concerns over AI deepen and negative headlines continue to emerge, companies across the AI server supply chain say customer orders remain strong. Industry sources said Nvidia GPU...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Asia Optical posts record Q3 profit, ramps CPO and AI optics push
Asia Optical Group reported record third-quarter profit for 2026 on November 4, as revenue reached approximately NT$7.846 billion (US$239.4 million), while gross profit, operating...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Chicony Power profit hit by notebooks in Q3 2026
Chicony Power Technology Co. reported weaker quarterly results in the third quarter of 2026 as slowing notebook demand and severe memory shortages among customers weighed on performance...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Airoha targets multibillion growth as 100G ramps, 200G tapes out
Airoha, a MediaTek subsidiary, expects its optical communications business to deliver another multiple-fold increase in 2027 as 100G pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM4) digital signal...
Thursday 5 November 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: TSMC, ASML's 2031 photomask target puts High NA EUV suppliers on the clock
ASML and TSMC announced plans in September 2026, ahead of the SPIE BACUS symposium, to advance high-numerical-aperture extreme ultraviolet (High NA EUV) lithography by replacing the...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Former Intel packaging chief Navid Shahriari joins MediaTek as senior vice president
MediaTek announced that Navid Shahriari will join the company on November 9 as Senior Vice President, reporting to the General Manager and Chief Operating Officer.
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Waymo fleet crowds San Diego chargers, straining EV access
Alphabet's autonomous taxi service Waymo began operations in San Diego, California, in September 2026 and expanded its coverage on October 27. However, EV owners have reported that...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Raydium faces 4Q26 slowdown after AI capacity fears fuel customer stockpiling
Display driver IC designer Raydium Semiconductor reported consolidated revenue of NT$6.57 billion (≈ US$200 million) for the third quarter of 2026, down 3.8% sequentially but...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Onsemi to buy Ferric for US$600M to strengthen AI processor power delivery
Onsemi has agreed to acquire Ferric, Inc., a developer of integrated voltage regulator (IVR) technology, for US$600 million in cash plus up to US$175 million in contingent consideration...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Weblink International posts record 3Q26 profit on AI demand
Weblink International Inc. reported record profit for both the third quarter of 2026 and the first three quarters, driven by growing enterprise AI adoption and sales of new products...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Global chip sales top US$500 billion in a single quarter for first time
Worldwide semiconductor revenue reached US$517.7 billion in the third quarter of 2026, a 24.1% increase from the prior quarter, according to data released by the Semiconductor Industry...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Intel reportedly targets DDR4 upgrades with Raptor Lake Next
DDR4 memory, once gradually fading from the market, is regaining popularity as tight DRAM supply drives DDR5 prices higher. Following AMD's revival of processors supporting the AM4...